A quiet moment in the woods

On December 10, 2016December 10, 2016 By dinajohnstonIn Florida animals4 Comments

Critters at the park.

I was standing on the boardwalk looking for birds and heard a noise in the leaves. Thinking it was a squirrel, I didn’t look down right away. When I did, this was staring up at me. She was so close I had to pull out my phone to take a picture.

I stood there quietly and watched the deer roam around for a few minutes. The mom and older baby were having a bonding moment. They kept an eye on me but went about their day.

Chesnut Park on a Saturday morning in November.

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Stuff in the swamp

On August 21, 2016August 22, 2016 By dinajohnstonIn Florida animals4 Comments

Saw this gator chomping on a fish.

Pretty green lizards.

Another reason to stay away from the squirrels. The bottom pictures shows a big sore near his back. This is a botfly bite. I won’t gross you out with the details. It doesn’t kill the squirrels but is probably just very itchy and annoying. Eventually it should heal. I see these sores a lot on the squirrels in the summer.

A fancy lunch left over by the limpkins.

I think this is some type of cicada. He was making a lot of noise for such a tiny bug.

Pretty in the swamp.

All from a July walk at Lettuce Lake Park.

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Tiny things on flowers

On August 2, 2015August 2, 2015 By dinajohnstonIn flowers and plants7 Comments

It’s the middle of summer and not many birds around. I can a least find some little critters at the Florida Botanical Gardens to take pictures of. This was in late June before the summer rains started. It was fun to see those teeny tiny inchworms on the pink flowers. I struggled to get a good clear picture of them. I really needed my macro lens but had not brought it with me. It was a great morning even though it was hot.

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Assorted flying things on pretty flowers

On September 14, 2014April 3, 2021 By dinajohnstonIn Florida animals15 Comments

Labor Day weekend was hot as usual. I headed out Saturday morning to the Florida Botanical Gardens to see if there were any flowers left that hadn’t wilted. There were a few still blooming. The gardens were almost empty of birds. Only a few osprey hanging around.

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A morning in a cemetery – Skywatch Friday

On January 17, 2013January 8, 2013 By dinajohnstonIn Atlanta, bird photography6 Comments

It wouldn’t be a day out in nature without seeing some squirrels.

Blue jay keeping an eye on me.

I think this is a chipping sparrow? They were all over the cemetery.

Getting a drink from an empty planter.

Robins were everywhere.

Mockingbird on a cross.

A warbler in the bushes.

I could hear this carolina wren singing all over the cemetery.

Flowers were still blooming.

You can see the capital from across the cemetery.

Even though it was a little cold, it was a beautiful morning. The sun came in and out all morning. Nothing like spending a little time in a cemetery right before Christmas. I’m sure the people there thought I was crazy with my long lens taking pictures of birds. I’ve always said “Cemeteries have good birds.” Even in downtown Atlanta. I was surprised to see so many birds there. I didn’t see the red-headed woodpeckers that I had seen on my last 2 trips there. They may have been hiding. I thought I’d only be there an hour and then go somewhere else, maybe the zoo close by but ended up staying 3 hours.

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