So I braved the 4 mile Lake Apopka Loop Trail again. It’s a challenge, not just because it’s an 8 mile walk round drip, but also because the trail is hard, compact gravel much of the way, so I’m always sore when I get back. This morning it was cold (by Florida standards) and windy, […]
The Eurasian Nuthatch
Sittelle torchepot Sitta europaea It might be common, but it’s still is a handsome bird! 300 mm + convert. 1/4 15/12/2012
A Pomegranate for the Cardinals
Sometimes I buy a pomegranate, put it on a shelf, and never get around to eating it. You have to be in the mood to get red juice on your hands… Cardinals are happy to help with that. I cut a dried-up looking pomegranate into bits yesterday — it was still juicy inside — and […]
Common Frog (Rana temporaria)
Being a new contributor to the blog I now have an opportunity to share these images that I took back in the spring of this year. The pictures portray a youngcommon frog, (Rana temporaria) which is just changing from the tadpole stage in to a froglet, so tiny is it at this stage of life […]
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) – First time this year I can take close ups of this deligtful little bird in my garden! I don’t have a clue though about the berries name! Ok, one more!
Sesión de fotos con el Picaflor vientre negro (Black-throated Mango)
Aprovechando que terminaron las clases y el Jueves tenía un poco mas de tiempo libre al mediodía me senté durante una hora en la galería del patio de mi casa a fotografiar picaflores, por momentos llovía y debido a que las abejas desaparecieron tuve bastante actividad de tres especies de estas aves, las visitas se […]
Fotohut – nog een keer.
Door onvoorziene omstandigheden pas nog een keer naar de eerste fotohut van Han Bouwmeestergeweest. Ondanks het mindere licht die dag toch nog een aantal, in mijn ogen, leuke foto’s kunnen maken. Dit keer naar de eerste hut geweest. Hier waren het deze keer niet de Eekhoorns die de show stalen, maar het echtpaar Specht welke […]
Flame Box Crab at Gasparilla Island Beach
This little Flame Box Crab (Calappa flammea) washed up on the beach on Gasparilla Island Beach State Park. Not uncommon, but rarely seen, the Flame Box Crab quickly burrows in the sand when exposed. The larger of it’s claws can give a surprizingly nasty pinch. It also uses it’s claws as a defense by closing […]