Little critters at Chesnut Park

Posted on September 7, 2021 by dinajohnston

Little critters at Chesnut Park.

You can always find cardinals on the boardwalk here. That first one is a very young one. He was hopping around from branch to branch but I don’t think he could fly far yet.

A very young northern parula with a snack.

A cormorant preening on the side of the lake.

Lots of titmouse coming to see if I have a handout for them.

The sun hadn’t made it over the trees yet when I was ready to go home in July. After an early quick walk it was too hot to hang around much longer.

Tiny critters in the flowers and the trees.

Posted on September 30, 2019 by dinajohnston

Lots of tiny critters in the flowers at the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo.

The squirrels were busy eating.

A young mockingbird sitting high up in the trees. Not many other birds out in early September.

A flock of anhingas go flying by overhead.

It was hot. The gardens were very quiet with only a few tiny flying critters but I got a good 2 hour walk in that morning.

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Too hot for the birds

Posted on August 19, 2019 by dinajohnston

Little critters at the Florida Botanical Gardens in Largo.

Not many birds in early July. A cardinal with a snack and a Loggerhead Shrike

As I was leaving the gardens, I saw this hawk up on a light post. I think this is juvenile Cooper’s Hawk.

I stopped for a quick walk around the boardwalk at Largo Nature Preserve but there wasn’t much there either. I think the smart birds went north for the summer. I found this green heron creeping around the boardwalk.

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Flying things at Bok Tower Gardens

Posted on May 6, 2019 by dinajohnston

Little critters in the flowers.

Nothing new but not too common with the exception of the cardinal. The others are a prairie warbler, yellow bellied sapsucker (woodpecker) and the yellow throated warbler. I was hoping to find some other birds but I was a little too early for spring migration.

The best find of the morning was the bobwhite. I never see them where I live so this was a treat. He peaked out behind the bushes for a few minutes as I was walking down the trail and then ran back after a few seconds.

I drove over to Bok Tower Gardens in central Florida early in April for a long walk.

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In Our Yard.

Posted on November 26, 2018 by dinajohnston

Late summer babies. Blondie came back in August with another new baby.

The usual critters in our yard during the past few months.

One day I came home from work and grabbed the mail from the mailbox that is on the side of our house next to the front door. This guy came out with the mail. I dropped the mail to the ground and was glad he didn’t land on me. I think I woke him up.

The muhly grass blooms pink in the fall. These started blooming in late October.

Different skies in the front and back yards.

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Summer critters on summer flowers

Posted on October 8, 2018 by dinajohnston

Lots of little critters buzzing around at Lettuce Lake in August.

Not many birds but I did see a juvenile northern parula and a red-eyed vireo.

This was the last time I saw the swallow-tail kites, in mid-August. One was flying over the boardwalk. They all left town to head south for the winter.

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A quiet moment in the woods

Posted on December 10, 2016 by dinajohnston

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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All kinds of critters

Posted on August 16, 2015 by dinajohnston

Little critters

Bigger critters

Flying critters

Fish eating critters

Sand critter

Chesnut Park and Safety Harbor on a recent Saturday .

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The usual critters

Posted on August 8, 2015 by dinajohnston

Cute critters at Chesnut Park.

Tiny things on flowers

Posted on August 2, 2015 by dinajohnston

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.