Posted on June 16, 2021
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Yesterday, I discovered a nest of blue-gray gnatcatchers. I have been hearing the squeaky sounds of blue-gray gnatcatchers a lot lately but they are hard to see. They are tiny birds that flit among the leafy branches looking for insects. I saw an adult… Continue Reading “Blue-gray Gnatcatchers”
Posted on June 1, 2019
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We had a great time kayaking the Silver River and had more to share than we could in the last post. In this post, I want to share some of the pictures of other wildlife we saw. My favorite experience on the trip was… Continue Reading “More Pictures from the Silver River”
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Posted on May 30, 2019
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We spent a couple days camping at Silver Springs State Park so we could go kayaking on the Silver River. On the way to the campground, the check engine light came on in the motor home. When we arrived at the campground and disconnected… Continue Reading “Underwater at the Silver River”
Category: UncategorizedTags: american alligator, baby anhinga, baby common gallinule, fort king paddling trail in silver springs state park, juvenile cormorants playing with a piece of grass, juvenile double-crested cormorant, nesting birds, silver river, silver springs state park, underwater video of life in the Silver river, underwater view of a double-crested cormorant, underwater view of an alligator swimming, wren nest
Posted on May 19, 2019
by Linda
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The baby Red-bellied Woodpeckers can be seen in the nest cavity. Regis got some video today. If you listen carefully, you can hear at least one of them. We can see two babies in the video. Very cute!! You can see that the parents… Continue Reading “Baby Woodpeckers”
Category: UncategorizedTags: baby birds, baby birds in a nest cavity being fed by parents, baby Red-bellied woodpeckers, bird behavior, canon, canonusa, feeding baby birds, nest cavity, nesting birds, nestlings, red-bellied woodpeckers feeding young, wildlife
Posted on April 21, 2019
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I went to the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine today to get video of the birds nesting in the rookery. All the birds in the video below are wild. The alligators are captive. The alligators were bellowing a lot today. I also saw a… Continue Reading “Bellowing Alligators and Baby Birds”
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Posted on April 17, 2018
by Linda
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By Linda I think I might have a problem sitting still too long, so we recently put our house up for sale. We plan to travel in the motor home and ultimately settle somewhere in Washington State. Our son lives there and we’d like… Continue Reading “St. Augustine”
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