Some birdies, bugs, and buds seen recently. ​Black Racer snake ​Black Vulture picking at some lunch ​Youngling Water Snake ​Snowy Egret ​Green Anole. Our native lizard, being replaced by the invasive Brwon Anole. ​Limpkin with a snail ​Pied-Bill Grebe ​Red-Eared Slider ​Dragonfly in flight ​Juvie Little Blue Hron getting his adult feathers ​Assassin Bug ​White … More Critters

Since the zombie apocalypse arrived and I had to hole up here in Florida and am unable to travel, there is only a tiny number of places that I can go to on those occasions when I leave the house. So all I can really do is look for wildlife in a handful of parks … More Some Florida Plants

Various critters encountered during walks in St Pete FL. ​Ivory Millipede ​I think this is a species of Assassin Bug ​Snowy Egret ​River Otter ​Red Bellied Woodpecker ​Screech Owl ​Coal Skink ​Crow with what looks like a bird egg ​Anhinga ​Nephila Orb Spider—the big one is the female and the little one is the male … More Some Florida Critters

I’m not really an “indoors” kind of person, and it’s killing me to be cooped up inside all the time during lockdown. Now I know how prisoners in solitary must feel. Jeebus. But I did take the chance to order the DVD version of “1917” and watch it. Then watch it again…. So here is … More “1917”: A Quick Review

Every so often I am able to take a walk in Sawgrass Lake Park, right across the street from where I am living. A few photos. ​Boardwalk at the park ​Snowy Egret ​There are usually some Gators here ​Limpkin ​Dragonfly resting on a soccer ball that some dunce left in the water. The plants are … More A Walk at Sawgrass Lake

Some photos from a walk along the St Pete FL waterfront. ​Coffeepot Bayou ​Cormorant at a boat dock ​Jellyfish washed up on shore ​Great Blue Heron ​Osprey takes a bath ​Anhinga dries her wings ​Brown Pelican ​A molted exoskeleton–or remains of somebody’s lunch ​Another photographer ​This rhino statue is a local landmark