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Mar 10. 2010

Warmer days

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Mar 9. 2010

Ruddy Turnstone

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As we were walking along the beach we stumbled, almost literally, across this feeding flyer. I think you can tell he’s pretty small if you look at the size of shells against him.

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As is typical of many of the birds I came across in Florida, I was clueless as to his name. I thought he looked a lot like a killdeer so I was assuming he was in the plover family.

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Well I finally put an identity to him. He’s a Ruddy Turnstone, aka Rock Plover. According to my bird book they can be very tolerant of humans when feeding and that was the case here.

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I was astonished at how close I was allowed to get!

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Bye!

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Mar 7. 2010

Pinchy Macro Monday

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I like crabs as long as I know where they are, not so sure of them when I stumble upon them though.

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This one didn’t bother me at all, but this isn’t exactly how I found it though.

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Yep, this is how I found it. Haden turned it over for me. lol

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Macro Monday is easy to play, snap a macro (or any close-up) photo, post it on your blog and come back here and sign MckLinky.  Don’t forget to visit each other.  :)

Mar 7. 2010

Beach Bums

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I think I need to spend more time on the beach. ;0) I love how his eye is closed here. It seems dreamy.

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So, I think he’s too big to be a Spotted Sandpiper but I’m not really sure what he is. Any ideas?

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Have a closer look.

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Slightly smaller than a gull, but not as small as a sandpiper.

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I think he’s cute no matter what he is.

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Tiny Sandpiper.

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Remarkable how similar their colors are and structure, almost look like a mom and a babe but I don’t think they are.

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Some sort of Tern?

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Mar 6. 2010

Feathered Treasures

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You know I love birds, right? I hope you do too, because I have tons of bird photos from our Florida trip! This Ring-billed Gull looks just like the gulls I see up in Wisconsin. But I couldn’t resist him anyway.

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Some sort of sandpiper – the pipers totally intrigued me. They are so small and active!

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See, tiny! The gull looks like a giant compared to him! The Ring-billed stands 19″ tall with a 4′ wingspan.

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La-ti-da-ti-da, I’m just walking along. . .

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Looks like Mr Gull found a snail for a snack.

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Laughing Gull was laughing, lol.

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The pipers run toward the water, eating something deep in the sand and then run away from the incoming waves.  They were very fun to watch!

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While I was caught up in birds, the guys were seeking treasures of a different kind.

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I got temporarily distracted by things washed ashore.

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But it wasn’t long until the birds stole my attention once more.

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Camera Critters

Mar 4. 2010

Is that Gulf or Golf?

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We would have liked to see more sunshine while we were there. But any sunshine is more than Wisconsin gets this time of year, lol.

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Can you tell where we were by this photo? I don’t mean Florida, but where in Florida. Nah, probably not. We were in Daytona Beach, at. . .

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Yep, minigolf, seems we’re drawn to this chain. We’ve played in Missouri, Wisconsin, Maine, and now Florida.

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I love palms!

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I used the little camera a lot more on this trip. I just didn’t feel like lugging the big guy everywhere and don’t really plan on printing, so.

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After mini-golf the guys took a dip. Uh, it was really windy, and cold, that’s why they’re alone in there. Most hotels didn’t even have their pools open, lol.

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Beyond the pool was the beach and ocean, ah, beauty!

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The only reason we stayed the night in Daytona Beach was that we wanted to see the rocket launch at 4 am. Well, we ran out on our balcony and waited. . .tick, tock, tick, tock. . .finally the time passed for launch so we turned on the tv – cancelled, well postponed and we couldn’t hang out waiting another night. Since we were already up, we packed up and headed for the everglades.

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Hiked a wee bit with Chris and her boys. :)

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Mar 2. 2010

Spying on boats

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