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Great Blue Heron with Greater Siren
The Greater Siren (Siren lacertina) is a large aquatic salamander that is found in the Southeastern coastal...
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Uploaded on Mar 10, 2012
Blue-winged Teal
A view of the very beautiful coloration of the male's wing. This male appeared to be displaying with wing...
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Uploaded on Mar 10, 2012
Hooded Merganser
I have been wanting to get a photo of a male Hooded Merganser for years and finally had a chance last week at the Viera Wetlands in central Florida.
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Uploaded on Mar 10, 2012
Brown Pelican
Exchanging glances with a pelican in the Florida Keys.
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Uploaded on Jan 14, 2012
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Purple Gallinule
A birding trip to the Everglades isn't complete without finding a Purple Gallinule. I photographed this one along Anhinga Trail.
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Uploaded on Jan 13, 2012
Green Iguana
This jumbo male green iguana was munching on fallen fruits at John Pennekamp State Park in Key Largo.
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Uploaded on Jan 12, 2012
Baby Manatee with Mom
This adorable baby West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) was resting on his mother in a canal on Tavernier, Florida.
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Uploaded on Jan 12, 2012
White Peacock
This White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae) is one of my favorite butterflies that we saw along Eco Pond on a recent trip to the Everglades.
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Uploaded on Jan 12, 2012
White Ibis
I captured this image of a wild White Ibis at the Florida Key's Wild Bird Sanctuary in Tavernier where wild...
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Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012
Reflection of a Snowy Egret
I captured this image of a Snowy Egret in Florida Bay in the Keys.
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Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012
Roseate Spoonbill
We only occasionally get to Florida and birding is at the top of our list of fun things to do. This...
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Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012
North Carolina's highlands
Blueberries are ablaze during October on high elevation rock outcrops and shrub balds in the southern...
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Uploaded on Oct 9, 2011
Fall colors along Grandfather Mountain, NC
One of the many reasons why my wife and I feel very privileged to live in the southern Appalachians. This...
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Uploaded on Oct 9, 2011
Linn Cove Viaduct
A view of the fall colors that were near their peak today (Oct 9) in the vicinity of Grandfather Mountain. (HDR)
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Uploaded on Oct 9, 2011
Crowned Slug Caterpillar
The intricate feathery hair-like structures of this beautiful caterpillar (Isa textula) are for defense and...
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Uploaded on Oct 2, 2011
Gray-cheeked Thrush
A photo of a migratory thrush at Big Bald near Wolf Laurel, NC.
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Uploaded on Sep 30, 2011
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