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Beautiful White Tailed Deer Tend to Be Very Cautious Out in the Open

Cautious We tend to have quite a few white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) around our neighborhood since we back up onto the Gothe State Forest. It’s not at all uncommon to see them out near the road early in the morning or just before dusk. They like to graze on the grasses and weeds that grow on the roadsides. We also have a number of people with horses in the neighborhood, and horse…

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Interesting Eastern Grey Squirrels Really Love Fruit, Including Grapes

Great Grapes Some people don’t really like the eastern grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) coming to their feeding stations, but I don’t mind them at all. They do tend to make little piggies of themselves, and occasionally they do scare some of the birds, but there is plenty for everyone, and the birds get used to them. Lately, I have been putting out some fresh fruit as well as seeds and…

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The Sherman’s Fox Squirrel is a Very Interesting Species

Sherman’s Fox Squirrel Friday evening, as I was headed home from work, I stopped to take some photos of a couple of the many, many wildflowers that are blooming right now. While shooting flowers, I happened to look across the road to see this fellow watching me. Needless to say, I completely forgot about the flowers and trained my camera on him. He continued to watch me for a few more seconds…

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The Moon is Getting Closer and Closer to Being Full

Nearing Full This evening, on my way home from work, I decided to stop at the Bailey Trails in Gothe State Forest for a short hike. As often happens once I get out into the woods, I got interested in watching, seeing, and photographing things, and ended up being out there longer than I had planned. By the time I made it back to my truck, the sun was fully down and the moon was coming up. Right…

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It’s Surprising How Quickly the Moon Sinks in the Morning

Watching the Moon Sink One morning when I was out and about pretty early, the moon was still up in the sky even though the sun was already up. I love seeing the moon in the morning or the afternoon, I pulled over to get a photo of it. I placed myself in a position where the moon would be far enough above the power lines that they wouldn’t be in the picture. By the time I had gotten out my camera…

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The Full Moon is Especially Beautiful in Partially Cloudy Skies

Full Moon in Clouds The moon has always been fascinating to me, and I especially like a full moon. Back in February, when the days were shorter, the full moon was rising as I was driving home from work. I loved the way it looked in the partially cloudy sky that evening and couldn’t resist some photos. Sometimes it’s the simplest things in nature that are the most…

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Lyreleaf Sage is Another Colorful Spring Favorite

Fresh Lyreleaf Sage Another one of my favorite spring flowers is the lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata). It a member of the mint family and like many others in that family it has square stems, which I think is kind of cool, and it has a fresh, mildly minty taste. The flowers are a beautifully mottled purple with a long neck, which is a shape I find very appealing, too. Right now it’s growing all over…

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Prickly Poppies are Beautiful, Especially After Rain

Damp Prickles Prickly poppies (Argemone albiflora) are one of my favorite spring flowers, so I was very pleased when I found one covered in water droplets after the rain on Wednesday. When fully open, they are striking, large white flowers with a colorful center. The plant itself is covered in small prickles and has firm, spiky leaves. Between the flower and the plant there is color and texture…

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Morning Rains Can Result in Beautiful Afternoon Images

Mullien After Rain On Wednesday we had some pretty wicked morning weather with severe thunderstorms, wind, rain, and a tornado watch. Even after the front passed through, it rained for quite awhile, but once the rain stopped it turned into a pretty pleasant afternoon. When the sun started to peek out from behind the clouds, it gave me the urge to get outside. We have loads of wildflowers…

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Misty Mornings Can be a Beautiful Time to be in the Woods

Mists of Morning The forest is most definitely one of my happy places especially when I can get out there in the early morning. It’s cooler and more comfortable for walking around and the wildlife are just starting their days and tend to be more active than they are later on. It’s also the time of day when there can still be mist or fog hanging around from the previous night. A little bit of fog…

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The Swamps of Central Florida Can be Quite Beautiful

Swampy Sunset When most people think of Florida, the first thing they think of is the beach. The next place they probably think of are the swamps (after all, the University of Florida stadium is nicknamed The Swamp). The swamps are an important habitat around here, and they come in all sizes from this small one to very large ones like those around Lake Okachobee. This little swamp is part of the…

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Phlox is in Full Bloom and Especially Beautiful at Sunset

Phlox at Sunset Right now the Drummond’s phlox (Phlox drummondii) is in full bloom and quite glorious. It tends to grow in large clusters in areas that get adequate amounts of sunlight, which includes roadsides and medians. This image was actually shot in the road median just outside of Chiefland, Florida. I was on my way home and had been watching the sun getting lower and lower in my rear view…

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All My Little Frogs Love that Spring is Finally Here

Cricket Frog at Night The last of my regular frogs to reappear after the winter was this beautiful southern cricket frog (Acris gryllus). They tend to be nocturnal so it may have been out of hibernation for longer than I knew, but I was happy to find it hopping around on my front porch one night a couple of weeks ago. This will be the fourth year (that I know of) that this frog has lived here…

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Fall Can be a Beautiful Time For a Frog

Fall Frog Early fall in central Florida is almost always a really pretty time of year. The temperatures are becoming more bearable and even though we don’t get leaf color like some other places in this world, we get some. And some of the leaves that fall can still look pretty, especially in the water. This little American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) seemed to think so as he floated among…

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The April Solar Eclipse was a Really Amazing Experience

63 Percent Like many people in the United States, I spent about two hours watching and photographing today’s solar eclipse. Where you were determined when and what you would see it, and even though I don’t live in the path of totality, I found the whole event very interesting. Even though I could have traveled somewhere to see the totality, the thought of the drive, the expense of traveling and…

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Warmer Weather Leads to the Return of Beautiful Frogs

Bullfrog in Paradise With warmer weather most days my frogs have been slowly waking from their long winters naps and showing themselves again. Some nights are still a little cool, at least by frog standards, but most days and especially the sunny ones my American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) is out sunning for at least part of the day. The little green tree frogs have also been showing up…

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The Tricolored Heron is Beautiful, Especially in Breeding Plumage

Fishing Hole The last time I went out to Cedar Key, I spent about an hour shortly before sunset lurking under a bridge watching this tricolored heron (Egretta tricolor) and a snowy egret while they fished. Both birds seemed very intent on filling up on the small fish that live in that waterway before the sun went down, and once they decided I was no threat, they pretty much ignored me. During…

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