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After a short rain shower, a female cardinal takes a minute to clean her feathers.

18 Jul

A Little Rain is Really Great for Everyone, Even the Birds

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography, Weather

Quick Clean Rain has been in the news a lot lately, and in some areas of the United States it...

A fancy hibiscus flower shows loads of vibrant reds, pinks, oranges, and yellows in its delicately folded petals.

16 Jul

Some Hibiscus Flowers are Wildly Colorful and Beautiful

Posted by whatnext10 Photography, Plants and Flowers, Poetry, Travels

Folds of Color Bright orange and red Delicately folded petals Fancy hibiscus Brilliant colors Perfect like the sun itself A...

A young laughing gull flies off confidently after capturing a large insect in mid air.

15 Jul

A Young Gull Hunting Insects was Interesting to See

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Insects, Photography, Travels

Sudden Halt The last time I was out in Cedar Key, I spent most of my time watching the dolphins...

The sun sets behind a line of trees bordering a large field containing a single oak tree.

14 Jul

Sunsets are Beautiful During the Winter

Posted by whatnext10 Landscapes, Photography, Sunsets and Sunrises, Weather

One Evening in February I love a good sunset. Who doesn’t, right? But the best sunsets have a couple of...

A pair of black bellied whistling ducks hustle along to catch up with their companions.

13 Jul

Black Bellied Whistling Ducks are Very Interesting

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Scrutiny On a recent trip out to Watermelon Pond the water levels were very low and that allowed me to...

A squirrel tree frog moves around on a glass window as it searches for insects that have been attracted by the inside light.

12 Jul

I Absolutely Love the Little Tree Frogs

Posted by whatnext10 Photography, Reptiles & Amphibians

Tree Frog on Glass One of my favorite little creatures out here where I live are these little squirrel tree...

A spicebush swallowtail butterfly is attracted to leaf litter after a rain in order to get a drink.

11 Jul

Puddling is Really Good for the Beautiful Butterflies

Posted by whatnext10 Arthropods, Butterflies, Insects, Photography

Attracted Have you ever noticed several butterflies surrounding a muddy puddle or a single butterfly returning over and over to...

A female cardinal calls off into the woods, communicating with her mate.

09 Jul

Cardinals are Very Good Communicators

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography 1 Comment

More to Say. Even though we tend to think of ourselves as good communicators, we are far from the only...

Blue-eyed grass is a small summer grass that produces beautiful blue flowers.

08 Jul

Blue-eyed Grass is a Beautiful Summer Grass

Posted by whatnext10 Photography, Plants and Flowers

Blue Eyed Belle During the summer in western Florida this beautiful little wildflower is very common. It’s called blue-eyed grass...

A bunch of peacock flowers hangs over a pond filled with lily pads.

06 Jul

Peacock Flowers are Wonderful and Very Useful

Posted by whatnext10 Environment, Photography, Plants and Flowers, Travels

Peacock Flowers Another beautiful flower that I came across at the Cedar Lake Botanical Garden was the peacock flower (Caesalpinia...