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Pretty in Pink
April 13, 2014
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The St. Augustine Alligator Farm native rookery has come alive with color and activity.
Egrets, Wood Storks and Herons are carrying on courting and fighting over nesting spots. But on this day it is the Roseate Spoonbills that have caught my eye. They outdo all of those white birds.... flashes of pink everywhere.
They are busy flying here and the...
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Spring has Sprung in the Bottomland
March 22, 2014
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I know spring has arrived in the Santa Fe River bottomland when I see the first Ruby-throated Hummingbirds feeding on the flowers of the Florida Buckeyes. It's a yearly cause for celebration as this event marks the onset my favorite time of the year.
Soon to follow are the zephyr lilies. Some years they are scattered throughout the bottomland.
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Is it Love or War?
February 28, 2014
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I stopped by the St. Augustine Alligator Farm to see what was going on in the native rookery there. Some Wood Storks, a handful of Spoonbills and many Great Egrets have arrived and nest-building has begun.
As I watched the Great Egrets, I had a hard time telling if they were courting or fighting.
I could not tell if this pair w...
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Paynes Prairie
February 20, 2014
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One of the great pleasures of visiting Paynes Prairie is that you never know what you are going to see. When the water level is just right, the resident Wood Storks come to Alachua Sink to forage for food. On this day, the basin at Alachua Sink was full of Wood Storks feeding away. Of course, they have to share the space with the ever-present allig...
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