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Red-bellied Woodpecker ~ Melanerpes carolinus ~ Huron River and Watershed, Michigan
“Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees.” ~ Paul Strand
Redbellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus bird Michigan Huron River and Watershed woodpecker
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Spring ~ Huron River and Watershed
"Just living is not enough...one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." ~ Hans Christian Anderson
spring springtime Huron River flowers pink flora blooms
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Sanderling ~ Calidris alba ~ New Smyrna Beach, Florida
"May your love be firm, and may your dream of life together be a river between two shores - by day bathed in sunlight, and by night illuminated from within. May the heron carry news of you to the heavens, and the salmon bring the sea's blue grace. May your twin thoughts spiral upward like leafy vines, like fiddle strings in the wind, and be as noble as the Douglas fir. May you never find yourselves back to back without love pulling you around into each other's arms." ~ James Bertolino
Sanderling Calidris alba bird New Smyrna Beach Florida sand beach water wings beak bill Atlantic Oceean Atlantic Seaboard sea seaside seashore sea coast coastline coastal beach coast peeps sandpiper obsessive wave chasers extreme longdistance migrants breed on high Arctic tundra usually monogomous widespread shorebird stout black bill populations declining
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Windswept Snowy Egret ~ Egretta thula ~ New Smyrna Beach, Florida
"It is never too late to go quietly to our lakes, rivers, oceans, even our small streams, and say to the sea gulls, the great blue herons, the bald eagles, the salmon, that we are sorry." ~ Brenda Peterson
windswept snowy egret Egretta thulla elegant heron white plumage yellow feet plumes New Smyrna Beach Florida beach coast water sand shells wings bird black bill beak feathers Atlantic Ocean Eastern Seaboard Atlantic Seaboard sea ocean may run the waves to forage threat is habitat loss
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Willets ~ Tringa semipalmata ~ New Smyrna Beach, Florida
"I have a room all to myself; it is nature." ~ Henry David Thoreau
Willet Tringa.semipalmata bird shoreline beach Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Seaboard seashore shells distinctive wing markings shorebird piercing call winter colors longlegged straightbilled coastline coast coastal water sand eggs apparently tasty oldest known willet least 10 years heavy barring on breast heavy motting on back feed day and night short to longdistance migrant sandpiper black and white stripe on each week only during flight
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Close-Up of a Woodstork ~ Mycteria americana ~ New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Mycteria americana Wood Stork New Smyrna Beach Florida wader bird soars on thermals balheaded bird just over 3 feet tall harbingers of spring and birth in mythology oldest recorded was 20 years massive long heavy curved bill white bird black flight feathers scaly head football shaped body uncommon in U.S.federally threatened tántalo americano tantale d'amérique
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Snowy Egret ~ Egretta thula ~ New Smyrna Beach, Florida
"It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living." ~ David Attenborough
egret Snowy Egret New Smyrna Beach Florida ocean sea beach bird Atlantic Seaboard Atlantic Ocean heron white plumage black legs yellow feet coast breeding plumes once worth twice the cost of gold white heron sometimes chase prey through the waves water bird forager
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grass wind Huron River and Watershed flora nature
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Hooded Merganser ~ Lophodytes cucullatus ~ Huron River and Watershed
Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Huron River duck crested cavity nesting nicitating membrane oversized head chestnut flank diving bird usually silent
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Brown Pelican ~ Pelecanus occidentalis ~ New Smyrna Beach, Florida
"And to lose the chance to see frigatebirds soaring in circles above the storm, or a file of pelicans winging their way homeward across the crimson afterglow of the sunset, or a myriad terns flashing in the bright light of midday as they hover in a shifting maze above the beach -- why, the loss is like the loss of a gallery of the masterpieces of the artists of old time." ~ Theodore Roosevelt
brown pelican Florida Pelecanus occidentalis New Smyrna Beach onthewing Eastern Seaboard Fauna Atlantic Ocean seasde bird sinuous neck flight echoes waves plunge dive comeback thanks to pesticide regulations oldest recorded age 43 years giant bill seabird stocky graygrown yellow head white neck coast bird awkward gait on land masterful flier highly social
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No Boundaries
“I like geography best, he said, because your mountains and rivers know the secret. Pay no attention to boundaries.” ~ Brian Andreas
Indian River Florida New Smyrna Beach river water sky clouds dock ripples boundaries
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Big Sky ~ Indian River, Florida
"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all." ~ Emily Dickinson
Indian River Florida clouds weather sunset New Smyrna Beach evening Eastern Seaboard atmosphere meteorological conditions climate
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Black Vulture ~ Coragyps atratus ~ Canaveral National Seashore, Florida
black vulture Coragyps.atratus Canaveral National Seashore Florida bird black plumage bare black head poor sense of smell fierce family royalty most numerous vulture in Western Hemisphere 34 million year old fossils silvery patches on underside Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Seaboard follow Turkey Vultures to food monogamous beneficial scavenger
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Forster's Tern, in non-breeding plumage ~ Sterna forsteri ~ New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri bird birdinflight nonbreeding plumage New Smyrna Beach Florida wings beak shoreline coast seaside seashore tern waves water sky Atlantic Seaboard Eastern Seaboard onthewing fauna mediumsized tern masked bandit commashaped black ear patch in winter plunger Species of Moderate Concern
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Osprey ~ Pandion haliaetus ~ Canaveral National Seashore, Florida
Osprey Canaveral National Seashore Florida Pandion haliaetus bird birdinflight Atlantic Ocean Eastern Seaboard ocean raptor hawk reversible outer toe wings angler bird of prey bone breaker white underparts white head with brown line conservation success story hooked black beak
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Low Tide
"Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst." ~ Henri Cartier-Bresson
low tide seaside sea sea coast seashore seascape Atlantic Ocean water tide plants sea level sealevel fluctuation beach beach front sandy beach New Smyrna Beach Florida coast plants seaside garden shoreline shore flora
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Ring-billed Gull ~ Larus delawarensis ~ Lake Michigan
Ringbilled Gull Larus delawarensis acrobat yellow bill with black band builtin compass pale eyes yellow legs omnivore ground forager bird on the wing Lake Michigan water fauna Great Lakes
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The Patrol ~ Indian River North, Florida
Indian River North Florida Brown Pelicans birds sign patrol fauna onthewing
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Little Blue Heron ~ Egretta caerulea ~ Port St. Lucie, Florida
"i'm very happy being me, although sometimes I'd love to be a bird so that I can fly." ~ Joy Fielding
blue and purple bird Egretta caerulea aigrette plumes white during first stage of life oldest known 13 years plus Little Blue Heron Garceta Azul Aigrette bleue daggerlike bill small heron purple maroon head dark blue body bird water yellow eyes stand and wait predator fauna Eastern Seaboard species of High Concern 2 rain
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Flying Dragon Waterfall ~ Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens ~ Delray Beach, Florida
waterfall cascade water falls steep incline cataract shower torrent overflowing chute downfall gush stream flow plunge downrush watercourse spout falling stream rush tumble spill Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens Delray Beach Florida nature
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Great Blue Heron ~ Ardea herodias ~ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida
Great Blue Heron in flight river Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens Coral Gardens Florida bird Ardea herodias slow deep wingbeats bluegray plumage tucked in neck long legs powder down night vision oldest24 years massive silhouette long orangish bill black crown head plumes largest North American heron wild black stripe over eye daggerlike bill water rocks reflections
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Royal Terns (with Laughing Gulls) ~ Thalasseus maximus ~ Port St. Lucie, Florida
Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus greatest sea fisherman Ancient Greek bird redorange bill black cap during breeding season lives on the coast only found near salt water seabird webbed feet more streamlines than gulls black legs patchy in winter Atlantic Ocean Port St. Lucie Florida sand seacoast saside diving bird fiercely defensive of nest and young ocean beach oldest 30 years banded in North Carolina short forked tail inflight fauna
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Little Blue Heron ~ Egretta caerulea ~ Port St. Lucie, Florida
"i'm very happy being me, although sometimes I'd love to be a bird so that I can fly." ~ Joy Fielding
blue and purple bird Egretta caerulea aigrette plumes white during the first stage of life oldest known 13 years Little Blue Heron Garceta Azul Aigrette bleue daggerlike bill small heron purple maroon head dark blue body bird water Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Seaboard ocean sea seaside rocks yellow eyes stand and wait predator fauna Eastern Seaboard species of High Concern 2016
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Leap of Faith ~ Brown Pelican ~ Port St. Lucie, Florida ~ Pelecanus occidentalis
“Wings are like dreams. Before each flight, a bird takes a small jump, a leap of faith, believing that its wings will work.” ~ J.R. Rim
Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican Port St. Lucie Florida oversize bill sinuous neck plunge divers oldest pelican 43 years seabird in flight leap of faith stretchy throat pouch surf updrafts strong swimmers Eastern Seaboard Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Seaboard seaside seacoast rocks water squadrons echo motions of waves sea ocean brd nature fauna animal
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Brown Pelican, Juvenile ~ Port St. Lucie, Florida ~ Pelecanus occidentalis
“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.”
~ Marc Riboud
Pelecanus occidentalis Brown Pelican Port St. Lucie Florida oversized bill sinuous neck squadrons echo motions of the waves plungedivers oldest pelican 43 years seabird inflight stretchy throat pouch surf supdrafts masterful fliers strong swimmers Eastern Seaboard Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Seaboard sea ocean seacoast waves water bird
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Pair of Wood Storks in the Rain ~ Mycteria americana
"Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts." ~ Paramahansa Yogananda
wading bird Wood Stork scaly head Mycteria americana bald headed bird Florida Port St. Lucie black and white wings longlegged wetland bird swamp habitat soar on thermals uncommon in U.S.federally threatened primarily not migratory Eastern Seaboard
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Bird Flying High ~ Eastern Seaboard
"Bird flyin' high
You know how I feel
Sun in the sky
You know how I feel
Breeze drifting by
You know how I feel...."
~ Songwriters: Gladys Knight, Al Claiborne, G. Garcia, Edesio Alejandro Rodriguez
wings sunlight bird in flight sky clouds bird ocean sea
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Over the Ocean
soaring waves tide sea ocean pelicans Atlantic Ocean nature birds brown pelicans seaside birdsinflight water sky journey seacoast
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Skies over Canaveral Seas (Panorama)
"Tell me and I will forget, teach me and I will remember, involve me and I will learn." ~ Benjamin Franklin
sky clouds Canaveral National Seashore Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Seaboard water waves tide sand tidal pools white caps blue New Smyrna Beach Florida Eastern Seaboard beach beach flora seaside vista landscape seascape ocean sea
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Sanderlings, with Sleeping Dunlins
"Life is a gift, given in trust - like a child." ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Dunlin Sanderling bird wading bird Calidris alpina coastal bird sandpiper shorebird Calidris alba
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In Silhouette ~ Huron River and Watershed, Michigan
silhouette; Cormorant; birds; Huron River and Watershed; Michigan; in silhouette; image; solid shape; backlit sight of a Cormorant; emphasises outline; Etienne de Silhouette; outline portrait; profile; portrait; clouds; sky; bird; bird; tree; branches; limbs; perching; fauna
DSC0158 j van cise photos
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Portrait of Maui
"Cats have it all - admiration, an endless sleep, and company only when they want it." ~ Rod McKuen
Maui portrait cat feline kitty Oriental Shorthair pet animal mammal domestic cat related to Siamese almondshaped eyes triangular head large ears elongated slender muscular body vocal intelligent social athletic greeneyed genetically from Thailand Himalayan family of breeds fauna ebony silver spotted tabby
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Summertime Fun on the Water Slide
"Truth is like a waterslide ~ only fun when it's slippery and wet." ~ Bob Dylan
water waterslide summertime wet slippery boy child play fun portrait flume water chute slide recreation runout.chute
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Red-tailed Hawk ~ Buteo jamaicensis
"Anyone who has ever stopped to watch a hawk in flight will know that this is one of the natural world's most elegant phenomena." ~ John Burnside
redtailed hawk Buteo.jamaicensis hawk open.woodlands animal oldest at least 30 yrs Michigan eat small mammals sharp taloned mate for life buteo bird of prey
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Michigan in Winter
"Hill tops we sled down hill tops
As fast as we can go
Snow man we built a snow man
When came the first snow
Hot chocolate we sip, hot chocolate let it warm our soul
All the lakes are frozen over so ice fishing we go
It's winter time, winter time, winter time in Michigan."
~ Jetty Rae
fallow fields corn corn fields sky clouds snow winter trees
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River in Winter
"My favourite places on earth are the wild waterways where the forest opens its arms and a silver curve of river folds the traveller into its embrace." ~ Rory MacLeanr
clouds blue river trees sky lines reflections nature waterway curve of river water tree serene wood bridge
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Double-crested Cormorant ~ Phalacrocorax auritus
"If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive." ~ Eleonora Duse
double crested cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus prehistoric looking matte black related to frigatebirds and boobies divers waterbird colonial waterbird cormoran à aigrettes cormorán orejudo
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Surfin' U.S.A. ~ Southern Outer Banks, North Carolina
"If everybody had an ocean
Across the U.S.A.
Then everybody'd be surfin'
.... Surfin' U.S.A."
~ written by Chuck Berry, performed by The Beach Boys
surf Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Seaboard ocean sea coastline Eastern Seaboard North Carolina Eastern North Carolina waves surfboard sky clouds
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Fields of Gold ~ Huron River and Watershed, Michigan
"I never made promises lightly
and there have been some that I've broken
But I swear in the days still left we'll walk in fields of gold
We'll walk in fields of gold." ~ Sting
golden Huron River Watershed Michigan flora flower flowering plant nature petals macro wildflower
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Nature ~ Huron River and Watershed, Michigan
"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin." ~ William Shakespeare
rose.of.sharon seedpods nature plant bokeh flora Huron River and Watershed Michigan macro
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Scullers on the River ~ Huron River, Michigan
"Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream,
Merrily merrily, merrily, merrily
Life is but a dream."
~ Eliphalet Oram Lyte
sculling Huron River water trees oars stern sculls rowers crew shells sculler vessel boat tree people Michigan
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Blue, Oriental Shorthair
"It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens." ~ Cynthia E. Varnado
whiskers feline cat kitten Oriental Shorthair carnivorous mammal fur green eyes short snout kitty pet fauna animal
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Yellow-rumped Warbler ~ Setophaga coronata ~ Southern Outer Banks, North Carolina
"I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright." ~ Henry David Thoreau
Yellowrumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Southern Outer Banks North Carolina onthewing fauna nature Eastern Seaboard yellow versatile forager warbler bird tree
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Siberian Iris ~ Huron River and Watershed
"I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow." ~ Abraham Lincoln
Siberian Iris Huron River Watershed purple flower flora petals plant garden buds perennial herbaeceous rhizomatous violetblue ornamental nature
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Black-capped Chickadee ~ Huron River Watershed, Michigan
"[1] Every autumn, Black-capped Chickadees allow brain neurons containing old information to die, replacing them with new neurons so they can adapt to changes in their social flocks and environment even with their tiny brains..... [2] Flocks have many calls with specific meanings, and they may contain some of the characteristics of human language." ~ Cornell Lab of Ornithology
bird Black capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus Huron River Watershed black cap hides seeds to eat later Chickadee flocks alert birders to migrants perching bird acrobats feathers leaves fauna nature
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Forest Floor ~ Southern Outer Banks, North Carolina
"When the oak is felled, the whole forest echoes with its fall, but a hundred acorns are sown in silence by an unnoticed breeze." ~ Thomas Carlyle
forest floor green moss leaves stones tree needles nature flora rocks macro wood
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The Cove ~ Southern Outer Banks, North Carolina
"Everyone likes birds. What wild creature is more accessible to our eyes and ears, as close to us and everyone in the world, as universal as a bird?" ~ David Attenborough
Southern Outer Banks Eastern North Carolina North Carolina Redbreasted Merganser Mergus serrator waterfowl water cove diving duck sawbill saltwater wetland coastal water Bonaparte's Gull herd minnow bird
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Bonaparte's Gull ~ Chroicocephalus philadelphia ~ Southern Outer Banks, North Carolina
"Birds flying high you know how I feel
Sun up in the sky you know how I feel
Breeze driftin' on by you know how I feel."
~ Nina Simone
Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Southern Outer Banks North Carolina Eastern North Carolina bird water sea ocean Atlantic Ocean gull nonbreeding thin black bill adults are dark hooded waves in flight bird in flight Atlantic Seaboard breeds in isolated taiga boreal forests fauna nature
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