Category Archives: Florida_Birds

Hasta Luego, Florida Birds

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Richard

While we have been home a while, I still have some photos of neat birds we saw. This is the last group – time to focus on Vermont birds.

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More Cedar Key Birds

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Richard

With temperatures in the forties in Vermont, it’s fun to recall the warm days we had just a couple of weeks ago — 1500 miles south.

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Florida Yard Birds – Part 2

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Richard

One of the birds we enjoyed watching was this Spotted Sandpiper, who liked to admire his image in the antenna cover next door. Another we watched for some time was this Tri-colored Heron – hunting a short distance from our … Continue reading →

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Florida Yard Birds – Part 1

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Richard

The place where we stay in Florida has wonderful birding right out back – a tidal estuary which at times, can tax the ability of a northern birder who hasn’t seen a shorebird in six months. We decide just to … Continue reading →

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Another Nice Surprise

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Richard

Yesterday, we combined a grocery trip to Gainesville with a birding visit to a new spot for us: Sweetwater Wetlands Park, a birding mecca of 125 acres of wetlands and ponds right in the city. While we saw dozens of … Continue reading →

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Last Day Bird Groups

Posted on February 8, 2020 by Richard

This morning, there were all sorts of birds out back at low tide. This group had Wood Storks (the ones with black on the back), American White Pelicans, Roseate Spoonbills, Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, and White Ibises, Groups of Roseate … Continue reading →

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Florida Birding sans camera

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Richard

We are enjoying good weather and birding in Cedar Key but an extra leash tug from Ginger ended up with a dropped camera and a jammed lens on my SX60 Canon. So it’s iphone time and the birds here are … Continue reading →

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Some Morning Birds

Posted on February 1, 2019 by Richard

Yesterday morning, it was cold (40) here at Paynes Prairie Preserve when I went out for a walk. I was bundled up and the birds were puffed up. A Red-Shoulder hawk eyed me as I headed out. Weather is finally … Continue reading →

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Florida Birds

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Richard

I often tell folks that I don’t chase birds and generally that is correct. However, when I planned the 1500 mile trip to Florida to trade my truck in on an Airstream Interstate RV, I started to put a short … Continue reading →

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