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December 18, 2021 - Today was the start of a 4 day weekend for me, so I decided to get up at 5:15 am and head up to the Wakodahatchee Wetlan...

December 11, 2021 - Last weekend, on the way up to visit my daughter for a long weekend, I had a few hours to waste and decided to visit Orl...

November 26, 2021 - I woke up at 5 am this morning so that I could drive up to Green Cay by sunrise. When I got there, the sun was just comi...

October 13, 2021 - I took the day off today to revisit Green Cay Wetlands. The last time I visited was back in March when I was looking for...

October 02, 2021 - Perhaps the weather isn't yet "fall like" here in Miami, but the birds are back in town! Our backyard is definitely busy...

September 11, 2021 - Today I visited Fairchild Tropical Gardens. This weekend is their annual International Aroid Society Show and Sale. I wa...

April 16, 2021 - Spotted this tiny American Redstart up in our huge tree out front this morning. What drew me outside was the sound of th...

April 12, 2021 - We had a bad day of storms here yesterday and even lost power a few times. It was still gray and rainy this morning, so...

March 31, 2021 - I woke at 5:30 am this morning to drive up to Green Cay Nature Center & Wetlands up in Boynton Beach. It opens at 7 am a...

March 22, 2021 - I decided to take advantage of our last cool, non humid day for this week and head back to Wakodahatchee Wetlands. I wok...

March 17, 2021 - Happy St. Patrick's Day! I was outside this morning watching the bird feeder, but heard the Red-Bellied Woodpecker loud...

March 16, 2021 - I hope you aren't getting bored of my backyard wildlife. For me, it's not only fun and relaxing, but it allows me to pra...

March 14, 2021 - Have you ever seen a sleeping squirrel? I mean, I guess they do rest and sleep, but this one was doing it right out in t...

March 09, 2021 - I think the last of our cooler weather this week is fading. We have had a beautiful breeze though and you can still feel...

March 02, 2021 - I made a return trip to Fairchild Tropical Gardens today. It was in the mid 80's today with a feel like temperature of 9...

March 01, 2021 - This beautiful Mockingbird was sitting on the fence today and allowed me to take several photos before flying off. Since...

February 28, 2021 - Hello again. I spent a little time out in my backyard this morning watching the birds. I had plenty of squirrels, a beau...

February 23, 2021 - Even though we were expecting some rain today with an approaching front, I drove 60 miles north to find a Bald Eagles ne...

February 19, 2021 - Whenever we buy a new feeder, the birds take some time to warm up to it. We decided to leave the old, broken feeder out...

February 15, 2021 - I went back to look at my blog to see how long it had been since I visited Wako. The last time I posted about being ther...

March 19, 2018 - First of all, I can't believe that I haven't picked up my camera since last October! Unfortunately, photography is only...

July 16, 2017 - They are gone... At the end of June, the male and female were still nesting. I left for a one week vacation to Disney W...

June 06, 2017 - In between playing nursemaid to my daughter, who had all 4 wisdom teeth removed last Friday, I've been trying to go outs...

May 31, 2017 - I really don't want to jinx myself, but I think that a new Red-Bellied Woodpecker family has moved into our tree out bac...

April 14, 2017 - Happy Spring! Looks like this year will be another active bird season around here. We have a Red-Bellied Woodpecker coup...

February 25, 2017 - Somehow I managed to wake this morning at 4:55 am, 5 minutes before my alarm was set to go off! I haven't been to the Ev...

February 15, 2016 - I was lucky enough to have President's Day off and I was long overdue for a photography outing, so I packed my gear and...

February 07, 2016 - I finally picked up my camera today for the first time this year. January flew by and we have had nothing but a soggy wi...

October 06, 2015 - When I got home today, I noticed that the Cardinals were out on the feeder. During the day I think that the squirrels ra...

April 27, 2015 - South Florida broke heat records this past weekend. I knew it was hot, but I was having too much fun on Sunday to notice...

April 25, 2015 - After shooting the sunrise this morning, I pretty much spent the rest of the day bird watching. There are so many differ...

April 24, 2015 - So the squirrels have been eating us out of house and home. My husband has been determined to put a stop to it. He cleve...

April 11, 2015 - What an interesting day I had today! I had to get up very early this morning for my daughter's high school registration...

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April 08, 2015 - It seems that there are actually two Cardinal pairs. One pair is a little bit smaller, so I don't know whether they are...

April 06, 2015 - I took the camera out back today after dinner and found a squirrel eating the seeds in our new feeder. I knew that this...

April 05, 2015 - Wow! I haven't taken any pictures since February! Too bad life gets in the way of my hobby. So a couple of days ago, I...

June 21, 2014 - After days of complete quiet out back, today I heard a bird ruckus going on, so I went out to investigate. To my surpris...

June 12, 2014 - Today little eyes were staring back at me! I decided to get out the ladder and just perch myself on top...and wait. Some...

June 10, 2014 - Just a quick update on our backyard Red-Bellied Woodpeckers. The little ones are definitely in the nest, as you can hear...

April 25, 2014 - It's pretty cool when all you have to do is step out into your own backyard to see a beautiful bird! A few weeks ago I h...

December 31, 2013 - It's the last day of 2013 and I was determined to get out there and shoot something...with my camera, of course! The wea...

September 28, 2013 - Kaley and I went to Flamingo Gardens this morning and took advantage of the last $6 Saturday admission pricing. I would...

March 10, 2013 - After visiting the Burrowing Owls Saturday morning, I drove a few miles down the road to Flamingo Gardens. This was my f...

January 02, 2013 - Let me first start this article by wishing you a ver Happy New Year! Today marked the last day of my Christmas vacation...