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Photographed in the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. Titusville, FL.   Click Here for Cards and Prints of this image. 

I traveled to visit my parents on their lovely piece of property in the middle of nowhere, Florida. I was lamenting over the very overcast day, but decided to take the walk down to the lake with my camera anyway. And what should I find, to my surprise, a pair of Sandhill Cranes with a newly hatched little one! I was so thrilled! The mother ...

Mottled Duck Feathers. I have always admired the way that animals seem to come with their own natural cosmetics and jewels!   Click Here for Cards and Prints of this image 

Socrates wrote that the swan sung it’s most beautiful song just before it died, leaving us with the phrase “swan song”   Click Here for Cards and Prints of this image. 

An American Coot stands on a small log as the sun sets over the Orlando Wetlands in Christmas, FL.American Coot (Fulica americana)Often mistaken for a duck, the American Coot is a common waterbird. Its all black body and white chicken-like beak distinguish this swimming rail from the real ducks.Although it swims like a duck, the American Coot does ...