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Red Wing Black Bird

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Red Wing Black Bird – Orlando Wetlands Park – January 2015

“We are all connected; to each other biologically. To the earth chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.” Neil deGrasse Tyson

Interesting fact about these birds – the females are brown and white. Haven’t captured one yet – still looking – they are a year round resident at the park so lots of time to find. And did I mention this fellow was noisy,

Heading for the park today and tomorrow for a weekend bird photography seminar – woo hoo.

Quote found at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/12855.Neil_deGrasse_Tyson

Wednesday is Bird Day

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Limpkin – Mullet Lake Park – January 2015
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American Bittern – Orlando Wetlands Park 2015

“Intelligence without ambition is like a bird without wings” – Salvador Dali

First picture is a limpkin. A bird I confused with the American Bittern which is the second pic. When I am out and about picture taking the limpkin is the most asked for bird. People stop me and ask about sightings frequently. I’m guessing that Central Florida is a known habitat for this bird.

The second is the American Bittern, one of my favorites. This bird has just come off his natural posture, which is beak in the air pretending to be a reed among the many.

Previous post with misidentified limpkin https://picturethisbyfrank.com/2015/01/20/young-ibis/ . Scroll all the way down, the first pic is indeed an ibis.

Quote seen at http://thinkexist.com/quotation/intelligence_without_ambition_is_a_bird_without/7487.html

UCF Arboretum – an Oasis

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Yellow Trumpet – UCF Arboretum February 2015

There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon. – Basho

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Great Egret in the Sun – UCF Arboretum February 2015

There are lots of these vines along the trails at UCF Arboretum. My favorite parts are the buds – they remind me of mini aliens.

This guy had a great vantage point from high atop the pines.

Thanks to UCF for preserving this oasis. I spend countless hours here soaking up the beauty.

For my other posts on the arboretum see – https://picturethisbyfrank.com/2015/01/08/acres-of-diamonds/

Quote found at http://zenquotes.net/tag/flower

Some Birds

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Green Heron – Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge, January 2015

“An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.” Henry David Thoreau

Fabulous day at Orlando Wetlands Park yesterday. Learned a lot – met some great folks. Looking forward to coming up to speed and being able to contribute. Saw many different birds that I hadn’t noticed before. Notable are the Cara Cara and vermillion flycatcher. Picture is a little fuzzy – but in person it was beautiful. I need to figure out if my shutter speed (1/500) was too slow, or auto focus failed.

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Caracara with Food – Orlando Wetlands Park – February 2015

This morning’s walk will be at the UCF Arboretum – looking forward to enjoying the air.

Quote found on http://www.gardeninggonewild.com/?p=22736