Oven Birds are Beautiful in the Winter Sun
Alighting in the Light If you have read much of this blog, you probably know that I really love the...
Great Blue Herons Can Be Peaceful and Beautiful
Times of Tranquility Great blue herons (Ardea herodias) are tall, majestic wading birds that are pretty common around water in...
The Afternoon Moon Can be Really Beautiful in the Haze
Hazy Half Moon The first half moon of 2026 turned out to be pretty delightful. I happened to catch it...
Yellow Rumped Warblers Can Be Pretty in a Picture
Pair of Butter Butts One of Florida’s common snow birds are the yellow rumped warblers (Setophaga coronata), sometimes affectionately called...
Colorful Birds Mean Breeding Season Starts Soon
Confidence It won’t be long before the breeding season is fully underway for birds in Florida. There have been signs...
Acorns are Very Much Loved by Colorful Red Bellied Woodpeckers
Nut Job Acorns, which are the fruit (or nut) of the live oak tree, are highly edible and lots of...
Turkey Vultures are Important for the Environment
Can You Lead a Vulture to Water A lot of people don’t care for turkey vultures (Coragyps atratus). I recently...
Little Ovenbirds Really Love Life in the Brush
Hidden in the Thicket Yesterday, as I sat in my camp chair sipping a mug of hot coffee and reflecting...
Bulltongue Arrowhead Makes Beautiful Flowers Most of the Year
Winter Greenery Winter is not the time of year that you generally think about beautiful flowers blooming, but in Florida...
Beautiful Blue Grey Gnatcatchers Can be Found in Swamps
Exquisitely Perched Blue grey gnatcatchers (Polioptila caerulea) are very active little birds that live in a variety of habitats. I...
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