tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64695039707440325362011-11-27T16:05:22.379-08:00Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824630210445853607noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469503970744032536.post-11779168045962535452009-06-10T19:51:00.000-07:002009-06-10T19:55:20.420-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SjBxj0k7PdI/AAAAAAAAAro/jiC6Xu5j3YI/s1600-h/IMG_7990.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345897617911659986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SjBxj0k7PdI/AAAAAAAAAro/jiC6Xu5j3YI/s400/IMG_7990.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I caught these two Locust today at the Loxahatchee NWR</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6469503970744032536-1177916804596253545?l=floridawildphotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824630210445853607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469503970744032536.post-73195633065835596682009-06-10T08:11:00.000-07:002009-06-10T08:18:10.353-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/Si_N81Gcs8I/AAAAAAAAArQ/LefiqG2rqiU/s1600-h/IMG_8001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345717727642039234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/Si_N81Gcs8I/AAAAAAAAArQ/LefiqG2rqiU/s400/IMG_8001.JPG" border="0" /></a> I took this photo today on a walk along the Marsh Trail at the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge..<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6469503970744032536-7319563306583559668?l=floridawildphotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824630210445853607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469503970744032536.post-73807590499184405572009-06-07T13:14:00.000-07:002009-06-07T13:16:39.497-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/Siwf588TxFI/AAAAAAAAApM/N_-yWQ22DGg/s1600-h/IMG_7844+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344681938254021714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/Siwf588TxFI/AAAAAAAAApM/N_-yWQ22DGg/s400/IMG_7844+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> Taken on June 1, 2009 trip to Green Cay in Palm Beach County<br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6469503970744032536-7380759049918440557?l=floridawildphotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824630210445853607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469503970744032536.post-43323692355622952612009-06-04T06:55:00.000-07:002009-06-04T07:02:04.315-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SifTEE-yh6I/AAAAAAAAAnQ/UhMnStiLXGI/s1600-h/IMG_7804+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343471549908420514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SifTEE-yh6I/AAAAAAAAAnQ/UhMnStiLXGI/s400/IMG_7804+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center">Great Blue Heron </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">From Green Cay trip in Palm Beach County Florida June 1, 2009<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SifSmsSf0BI/AAAAAAAAAnI/RIqbMMG7XYE/s1600-h/IMG_7804+copy.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6469503970744032536-4332369235562295261?l=floridawildphotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824630210445853607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469503970744032536.post-6455308093277476562009-06-03T15:17:00.000-07:002009-06-04T07:04:19.523-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/Sib2__ywAbI/AAAAAAAAAmc/G2OvPqIIFE4/s1600-h/IMG_7905+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343229587238158770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 249px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/Sib2__ywAbI/AAAAAAAAAmc/G2OvPqIIFE4/s400/IMG_7905+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> I took this on my June 1, 2009 Trip to Green Cay in Palm Beach County</div><div align="center"><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/Sib20WRQ9-I/AAAAAAAAAmU/LoVoKj5W64A/s1600-h/IMG_7905+copy.jpg"></a>From the Audubon Society of Florida:</div><br />About 350 pairs were censused in Tampa Bay colonies this year, but colonies move frequently and are hard to locate. In addition, Least Terns now nest readily on flat, gravel-covered rooftops, where they may avoid detection by surveyors. Highly vulnerable to disturbance by humans and pets, Least Terns are listed as Threatened by the Wildlife Commission. </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6469503970744032536-645530809327747656?l=floridawildphotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824630210445853607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469503970744032536.post-81563913931611787212009-06-02T13:19:00.000-07:002009-06-04T07:01:38.036-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SiWJs0y4NTI/AAAAAAAAAlk/o0Zp3P4ZNnM/s1600-h/IMG_7909+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342827936124253490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 247px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SiWJs0y4NTI/AAAAAAAAAlk/o0Zp3P4ZNnM/s400/IMG_7909+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> Dragonfly</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">Green Cay Trip 6.01.09</span> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6469503970744032536-8156391393161178721?l=floridawildphotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824630210445853607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469503970744032536.post-40574094417464061472009-06-01T12:59:00.000-07:002009-06-04T07:02:20.779-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SiQ0kIj8poI/AAAAAAAAAkc/aDmfDQ8Nt9c/s1600-h/IMG_7852.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342452853346444930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SiQ0kIj8poI/AAAAAAAAAkc/aDmfDQ8Nt9c/s400/IMG_7852.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SiQzqQ5U9nI/AAAAAAAAAkU/D1_5_9Mptoo/s1600-h/IMG_7858+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342451859151189618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SiQzqQ5U9nI/AAAAAAAAAkU/D1_5_9Mptoo/s400/IMG_7858+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a> Red-bellied Woodpecker<br /></div><div align="center">I took these at Green Cay in Palm Beach County today. <div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6469503970744032536-4057409441746406147?l=floridawildphotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824630210445853607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469503970744032536.post-64159672338878174792009-05-29T18:33:00.000-07:002009-06-04T07:02:51.153-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SiCNwQGKHYI/AAAAAAAAAjA/xoIWFhdLAQQ/s1600-h/IMG_7641+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341425018155441538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SiCNwQGKHYI/AAAAAAAAAjA/xoIWFhdLAQQ/s400/IMG_7641+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SiCNv6-sx9I/AAAAAAAAAi4/VlpqAaYItaU/s1600-h/IMG_7648+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341425012487014354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SiCNv6-sx9I/AAAAAAAAAi4/VlpqAaYItaU/s400/IMG_7648+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SiCNvpj2bzI/AAAAAAAAAiw/8BUkyhYmN54/s1600-h/IMG_7644+copy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341425007810998066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 278px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_u5s6IZVa9Zs/SiCNvpj2bzI/AAAAAAAAAiw/8BUkyhYmN54/s400/IMG_7644+copy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I took these today in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.</div><div></div><div>Photo 1: Locust</div><div></div><div>Photo 2: Soldier Butterfly (Danaus eresimus)<br /></div><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6469503970744032536-6415967233887817479?l=floridawildphotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824630210445853607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469503970744032536.post-36825443373826789992009-05-21T12:04:00.000-07:002009-06-04T07:03:44.532-07:00<a href="http://www.utalknews.com/images/Wako/AnHin.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 190px" alt="" src="http://www.utalknews.com/images/Wako/AnHin.jpg" border="0" /></a> Wakodahatchee Wetlands, which comes from the Seminole Indian phrase meaning “created waters,” is a manmade wildlife oasis in the middle of our urban jungle. The 56-acre property not only serves as a wonderful example of a South Florida wetland habit, but also filters reclaimed water of its nutrients before they are released into our canals and oceans.<br /><div></div><div></div><div><div><br /><br /></div><div>Wakodahatchee has a wide variety of plant and animal life. On the day I<a href="http://www.utalknews.com/images/Wako/HDR2PS.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 152px" alt="" src="http://www.utalknews.com/images/Wako/HDR2PS.jpg" border="0" /></a> visited I had Dr. Steve Bass, former Director of Gumbo Limbo, guide me through the habitat. He pointed out 23 different species of birds including a Wood Stork, Great Blue Heron, and Osprey to name a few. He also spotted two alligators, Blue Tilapia, and rabbits. Dr. Bass also mentioned that bobcats had been spotted here in the past. </div><div><br />If you are looking for a fun and “FREE” way to enjoy a sunny afternoon, get up close to the wildlife with your camera, or if you just want to experience the diversity of wildlife found in South Florida then the Wakodahatachee Wetlands are for you. </div><div><br />Note:</div><div><br />Admission: Free</div><div></div><div>Parking: Limited<br /></div><div><br />Location: 13026 Jog Road, Delray Beach</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6469503970744032536-3682544337382678999?l=floridawildphotography.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11824630210445853607noreply@blogger.com0