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A female cardinal spreads her wings in preparation for flight from a vertical perch. She looks as if she is peering around the perch and waving.

02 Mar

A Beautiful Northern Cardinal Says Hello

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Hi-ya! One of the reasons that I really enjoy watching and photographing birds is because you never know what they...

01 Mar

American Robins are a Beautiful Sign that Spring is Coming

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography, Weather

Harbinger of Spring As a kid, I remember seeing American robins (Turdus migratorius) moving through New Mexico and my folks...

A downy woodpecker rapidly climbs up a tree trunk.

28 Feb

Beautiful Downy Woodpeckers are Extraordinary Climbers

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Skyward Woodpeckers are known for having incredible climbing ability. They zip around in the trees as if gravity doesn’t even...

A pen and ink drawing depicts a Carolina Chickadee posed inside a black and grey frame.

26 Feb

My Colorful Southern Songbirds Series is Growing

Posted by whatnext10 Artworks, Birds

Carolina Chickadee This cute little Carolina chickadee (Poecile carolinensis) is the latest in my series of Southern Songbirds. These little...

A pair of intricate pipe vine seed pods hang empty and discarded from a dormant vine.

25 Feb

Nature Can Have Very Interesting Waste

Posted by whatnext10 Environment, Photography, Plants and Flowers

Discarded With spring just around the corner, almost all of nature is focused on rebirth and new growth. But it...

A chilly hermit thrush warms itself in the early afternoon sun.

24 Feb

Even Our Beautiful Winter Visitors Were Cold Today

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography, Weather

Warmth With much of New England completely shut down due to blizzard conditions, those of us in Florida cannot complain...

Double crested cormorants are well known for their bright blue eyes and yellow-orange lores.

22 Feb

Double Crested Cormorants are Known for Beautiful Blue Eyes

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography, Travels, Weather

Eyes of Blue Winter is winding down despite the fact that more cold weather is on the way for today...

A male downy woodpecker hangs upside down from an oak branch as it checks cracks and crevices for insects.

20 Feb

Beautiful Downy Woodpeckers are Industrious

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Downy Upside Down It is always a lot of fun to watch a downy woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens) at work. They...

A little black and white warbler perches quietly on a branch in a peaceful green wood.

18 Feb

Silence in the Woods Often Hides Amazing Things

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography

Quiescent Woods Some of the birds I watch around here are happy to let you know whenever they are around....

An eastern phoebe takes a rest in the branches of a black cherry tree that is just beginning to sprout leaves in early spring.

17 Feb

A Beautiful Eastern Phoebe Shows Us More Signs of Spring

Posted by whatnext10 Birds, Photography, Weather

Spring Phoebe Eastern phoebes (Sayornis phoebe) are winter birds in Florida, and technically we are still in the winter season....

A Beautiful Northern Cardinal Says Hello

American Robins are a Beautiful Sign that Spring is Coming

Beautiful Downy Woodpeckers are Extraordinary Climbers

My Colorful Southern Songbirds Series is Growing

Nature Can Have Very Interesting Waste

Even Our Beautiful Winter Visitors Were Cold Today

Double Crested Cormorants are Known for Beautiful Blue Eyes

Beautiful Downy Woodpeckers are Industrious

Silence in the Woods Often Hides Amazing Things

A Beautiful Eastern Phoebe Shows Us More Signs of Spring

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