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European Starling ~ Sturnus vulgaris ~ Huron River and Watershed
European.Starling Sturnus vulgarismost numerous songbird U.S.songbirdbirdglossy iridescencemurmationslook like fourpointed stars in flightyellow beak in summerStarllingboisterouswhite spots on wingstight flocks in flightaerial balletnatureoutdoorsbirthday
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"Here's Looking at You, Kid" ~ Huron River
Taken from IMDB trivia on Casablanca: "Here's looking at you, kid" was improvised by Humphrey Bogart in the Parisian scenes and worked so well that it was used later on again in the film. He originally used the same line in Midnight. It is also rumored that during breaks, Ingrid Bergman would play poker with other cast members. Since she was still learning English, Bogart would occasionally watch the game, and he added "Here's looking at you" to her poker repertoire. It is unclear where the line, "Here's looking at you, kid," originated, but it definitely predated both Casablanca and earlier stage work by Bogart. On March 9, 1932 - 10 years before Casablanca - Eddie Cantor signed his name in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater and wrote, "Here's looking at you, Sid" (referring to Sid Grauman, owner of the theater). Cantor certainly meant it as a take-off on "Here's looking at you, kid", which evidently was a line in circulation at the time.
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summertime ~ Huron River and Watershed
"Summertime, and the livin' is easy
Fish are jumpin' and the cotton is high
Oh, your daddy's rich and your ma is good-lookin'
So hush, little baby, don't you cry.
One of these mornings you're gonna rise up singing
And you'll spread your wings and you'll take to the sky
But till that morning, there ain't nothin' can harm you
With daddy and mammy standin' by."
~ George Gershwinsummertimeoutdoorsnaturewingsbirthday
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Wood Duckling with Mom ~ Aix sponsa ~ Huron River
"I have a room all to myself; it is nature." ~ Henry David Thoreau
wood duckaix sponsaduckducklingwaterfowlbirdiridescencestrong clawsjuveniles resemble femaleskeep apart from other waterfowlriverhelmetlong taildistinctive shapeforagersdabblersstrong fliersbirthday
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House Sparrow, Near Cliff Swallow Nest ~ Passer domesticus ~ Huron River
"No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings." ~ William Blake
House SparrowEnglish SparrowPasser domesticusnot related to other North American sparrowsnatureoutdoorsnot nativebirdCliff Swallow nestbirthday
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Green Heron ~ Butorides virescens ~ Huron River
"Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive." ~ Elbert Hubbard
Green HeronButorides vierscensyellow legsvelvetgreen backrich chestnut bodydark capsmall heronherondaggerlike billsometimes use baitbirdshortneckedconcealed in vegetationbirthday
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Feral Rock Pigeons in the Morning Sun ~ Columba livia ~ Huron River
"I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
And what can be the use of him is more than I can see....
The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow ~ ....
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball,
And he sometimes gets so little that there's none of him at all." ~ Robert Louis StevensonRock PigeonferalColumba liviaorange eyesshadows pigeonbirdmorningbridgenatureoutdoorssense earth's magnetic fielddomesticated more than 5K years agobirthday
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Baby Goose Down ~ Branta canadensis ~ Huron River
“There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.” ~ Ansel Adams
Huron RiveroutdoorsnatureBranta canadensisgoosegoslingdowngoose downCanada Goosehonkerwaterbirdlong neckvery young birds clad only in downthermal insulationwaterbirthday
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Blanket Flower ~ Gaillardia ~ Huron River and Watershed
“I never have taken a picture I’ve intended. They’re always better or worse.”
~ Diane Arbusblanket.flowerfloweryellowredherbforbIndian Blanketperennialfull.sunshowymulticolorbold redorangedaisylikeplantgarden attracts butterflies and beespetalseasy careGaillardiafew insects or disease problemsnatureoutdoorsbloomsunflower familyTexas State University inspired colorsbirthday
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Red-headed Woodpecker ~ Melanerpes erythrocephalus ~ Ohio River Valley
"Photography can only represent the present. Once photographed, the subject becomes part of the past." ~ Bernice Abbott
Redheaded WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusbirdwoodpeckerflying checkerboardentirely crimson headbold patternmediumsizedredscarlet red headstockybirthday x2
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Morning Stroll ~ Southern Outer Banks
“A tear contains an ocean. A photographer is aware of the tiny moments in a persons life that reveal greater truths.” ~ Anonymous
Southern Outer Banksmorning strollbeachoceanseasideseaisleislandAtlantic OceanwatersandBogue BanksEmerald IsleCrystal Coastnaturewavesoutdoorsseashorebirthday
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Another Perspective ~ Least Tern ~ Sternula antillarum ~ Southern Outer Bank Banks
"Be like the bird who, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing she hath wings." ~ Victor Hugo
Least TernperspectiveSternula antillarumnesting siteEmerald Islebarrier islandBogue BanksCrystal CoastEastern SeaboardEastern North CarolinabirdinflightseashoreAtlantic OceanAmerican TernplungerSpecies of High Concernloss of nestinghabitatseacoastseasideoutdoorsnaturebirthday
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Least Tern ~ Sternula antillarum ~ Southern Outer Banks
"No place is boring, if you've had a good night's sleep and have a pocket full of unexposed film." ~ Robert Adams
Least TernTernSternula antillarumSouthern Outer BanksAtlantic OceanAmerican Ternbirdinflightprefers nesting on sandy beachesoldest recorded was at least 24 yearsplungerSpecies of High Concernloss of nesting habitatEmerald IsleBogue Banksseacoastseasidebarrier islandCrystal CoastEastern SeaboardEastern North Carolinaoutdoorsnaturebirthday
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tethers ~ Southern Outer Banks
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ~ Mark Twain
kitetethersrecreationkitingkiteboardingkitesurfingsportsynergy of wind and waterbeachSouthern Outer BanksEastern SeaboardEastern North CarolinaBogue BanksEmerald Islebarrier islandAtlantic Oceanseaseasideseacoastharness the winddream of flyingpilotmajestic swoopsoutdoorsbirthday
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Brown Pelican ~ Pelecanus occidentalis ~ Southern Outer Banks
"Promise me you will not spend so much time treading water and trying to keep your head above the waves that you forget, truly forget, how much you have always loved to swim." ~ Tyler Knott Gregson
pelicanbrown pelicanhorizonoutdoorsnaturePelecanus occidentalisSouthern Outer BanksbirdsoaringAtlantic Oceanseaseasidecoastbarrier islandislandwatercomically elegantoversized billsinuous neckglide above the surfEastern SeaboardEastern North Carolinaplungediversspecies recovered from pollutionseabirdstretchy throat pouchupdraft surferswingbeats slowdeeppowerfulnest.in.coloniesbirthday
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Captain Buck ~ Shrimping ~ Southern Outer Banks
"Do what makes you happy. Look upon what gives you joy. Listen to what lifts your spirit. Speak to those who warm your heart. Surround yourself with sights and sounds and people who make you smile." ~ Unknown
shrimpingboatCaptain BuckSouthern Outer Bankswatersoundharbormonochromebirthday
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Herring Gull, probably 2nd year ~ Larus argentatus ~ Southern Outer Banks
"The only way to truly know a person is to argue with them. For when they argue in full swing, then they reveal their true character." ~ Anne Frank
Herring Gull2nd yearLarus argentatusSouthern Outer BanksAtlantic OceanoceanseacoastEmerald IsleBogue BanksCrystal CoastEastern SeaboardEastern North Carolinacoastseajuveniles are mottled brown2ndyear brown wgraybirdinflightshorelinenatureoutdoorsbirthday
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Laughing Gull ~ Leucophaeus atricilla ~ Southern Outer Banks
"I have a place where dreams are born, and time is never planned. It’s not on any chart, you must find it with your heart.... Just think of lovely things, and your heart will fly on wings...." ~ J.M. Barrie
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Sea Isle ~ Southern Outer Banks
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." ~ Aristotle
seacoastoceansea isleislandAtlantic OceanBogue BanksCrystal CoastSouthern Outer BanksEastern SeaboardEastern North Carolinawaternatureoutdoorswavesbluesandsurfskiesseafoamwhitecapsbirthday
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Siberian Iris ~ A Closer Look ~ Huron River and Watershed
"In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you." ~ Buddha
Siberian IrisnatureflowerflorapurpleIris sibiricafrillygardenspringlushlonglasting bloomsnarrow foliagefrom cormsbloomtallgraceful plantslim grassy foliageperennialmacrobirthday
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Siberian Iris ~ Huron River and Watershed
"Being male is a matter of birth, being a man is a matter of age, being a gentleman is a matter of choice." ~ Drake
Siberian.IrisIrisnatureoutdoorsflowerflorapurpleblueIris sibiricafrillygardenspringlush longlasting bloomsnarrow foliagefrom cormsbloomtall.graceful plantplantslim grassy foliageperennialbirthdaychallenge
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Maui Focus
"When I am playing with my cat, how do I know she is not playing with me?" ~ Michel de Mongaigne
MauifocusplayingcatkittykittenOriental Shorthairfelinemonochromebirthday
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Blue LIght
“The mind is ablaze with light if we will look.... what we see outside is what we project from inside, and were we to not only look outside in life for truth, but also turn our gaze within, we would find that same Milky Way of light reflected inside as well. In fact, we would also realize that the outer is the reflection of the inner, and not vice versa.... If the mind is like an ocean, let's not spend all of our time in the shallows.” ~ Michael Erlewine
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Iris ~ Huron River and Watershed
"Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious." ~ Brandon Gill
Irisplantflowerpurpleflowering plantshowy flowersrainbowgardennatureperennialgrow from creeping rhizomesalso grow from bulbslong erect flowering stemornamentalspringstate flower of Tennesseemacrobirthday
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Sanderling ~ Calidris alba ~ Great Lakes and Watersheds
"All good things are wild and free." ~ Henry David Thoreau
SanderlingCalidris albaLake Michigansandsurfbeachbirdpeepsandpipershorebirdbreed only on High Arctic tundrawinter along beacheswave chaserswaternatureoutdoorsbirthday
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Daffodils ~ Huron River and Watershed
Regarding daffolils: "I thinke none ever had this kind before myselfe nor did I myself ever see it before the year 1618 for it is of mine own raising and flowering first in my own garden." ~ John Parkinson, *Paradisus Terrestris* 1632
daffodilsnarcissusplantperennialfloweryellowdaffadowndillyjonquilwellknown.in.ancient. civilizationsnatureoutdoorsarose.in.the.Iberian.peninsulaasphodelnative to meadows and woodlandsornamentalgardensymbol of springnational flower of walesmacroeaster
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Lake Michigan
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera." ~ Dorothea Lange
sailboatsailingboatoutdoorsLake MichiganGreat Lakeswaterrecreationwavessheetssunshinebirthday
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House Finch ~ Haemorhous mexicanus ~ Huron River and Watershed
"I once knew a man who built his own railroad. It was completely straight. Not one curve in it. He had a reason for that. I don't remember what it was. Reasons get forgotten." Baldabiou, *Silk*
House FinchFinchHaemorhous mexicanuslongtwittering sonsmallbodiedfairly large beakflat headshort wingsmalerelatively shallow notch in tailbouncy flightstreaking on flanksbirdbirthday
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American Goldfinch ~ Spinus tristis; White-breasted Nuthatch ~ Sitta carolinensis ~ Huron River and Watershed
“Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.” ~ Iain S. Thomas
goldWhitebreasted NuthatchbirdSitta carolinensisagilechestnut underbellyoutdoorsnatureanimalAmerican goldfinchyellowSpinus tristisfinchspringacrobaticbouncy.flightsongbirdbirthday
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White-breasted Nuthatch ~ Sitta carolinensis ~ Huron River and Watershed
"You are continuously discovering how you can ooze more Spirit into your personal life and there's no end to that process. It goes on and on and deepens and deepens and deepens." ~ Arjuna Ardagh
Whitebreasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisbirdagile chestnut underbellyoutdoorsnatureanimalbirthday
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American Goldfinch ~ Spinus tristis ~ Huron River and Watershed
"I believe that if one always looked at the skies, one would end up with wings…" ~ Gustave Flaubert
American GoldfinchbirdyellowSpinus tristisnatureoutdoorsfinchspring malespringacrobaticbouncy flightsongbirdanimalbirthday
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Chipping Sparrow, Feasting After the Rain ~ Spizella passerina ~ Huron River and Watershed
"If you're small and on a search
I've got a feeder for you to perch on."
~ Mark O. EverettfeederHuron River Watershedafter the rainoutdoorsnaturechipping sparrowSpizella passerinasparrowbright rufous caploud trilling songbirdfeastbirthday
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Willet ~ Tringa semipalmata ~ Southern Outer Banks
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." ~ Helen Keller
willetTringa semipalmataSouthern Outer BanksNorth Carolinapiercing callsdistinctive wing markingsshorebirdbeachcoastlinebirdstriking white and black stripes on wing in flightrunnerbarrier islandwater's edgechunky shapesubdued plumageEastern SeaboardAtlantic OceanCrystal Coastseasidenaturebirthday
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Green-eyed Blue
“Meow” means 'woof' in cat.” ~ George Carlin
Oriental ShorthairBluegreen eyescatfelinekittypetcomfortdomesticfurrycarnivorousmammalanimalhouse catfelidsocial speciesblueticked tabbycompanionsoftindoorsgood sense of smellalertbirthday
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Ring-billed Gull, Strolling ~ Larus delawarensis ~ Old Saugatuck
"Jonathan Seagull discovered that boredom and fear and anger are the reasons that a gull's life is so short, and with those gone from his thought, he lived a long fine life indeed." ~ Richard Bach
Old SaugatuckMichiganGreat LakesLake Michiganshorewatertidesociableringbilled gullLarus delawarensisbirdbeachsandacrobatopportunistic feederforagerbirthday
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Sanderling ~ Calidris alba ~ Southern Outer Banks
"When we show respect for other living things, they show respect for us." ~ Arapaho proverb
sanderlingCalidris albashorebirdbirdSouthern Outer BanksCrystal CoastEmerald IsleislandAtlantic Oceansandpiperwavechasersbeachsandsandy beachpeepforagerprobingmigrantnatureoutdoorsseacoastseasideoceanbirthday
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Blue
"Cats are connoisseurs of comfort." ~ James Herriot
catOriental Shorthairfelinecomfortdomesticfurrycarnivorous mammalhouse catfelidsocial speciesblueticked tabbypet companionsoftgreen eyesindoorsgood sense of smellcover
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Cattails ~ Huron River and Watershed
"In nature, everything looks so imperfect and unscaled, but the formation is so beautiful." ~ Bhavesh Chhatbar
cattailswetland plantsflowering spikeplantmarshbulrushreedmacepunkscorn dog grasscumbungirhizomes are edibleherbaceousperennialwinddispersed seedsdominant competitorHuron River Watershednatureoutdoorsbirthday
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Downy Woodpecker ~ Picoides pubescens ~ Huron River and Watershed
"The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it." ~ Peter Pan
downywoodpeckerpicoides pubescensHuron River Watershedbirdacrobaticforagerblackandwitered patchundulating flight pathbirthday
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gifts from the sea ~ Southern Outer Banks
“Patience, patience, patience, is what the sea teaches. Patience and faith. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach ~ waiting for a gift from the sea.” ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
detritusbeachsandseaweedSouthern Outer BanksNorth CarolinaEmerald IsleBogue BanksislandAtlantic Oceanseaseasideseashoresandyshoreoceangiftsbirthday
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Shells ~ Great Lakes and Watersheds
“The camera makes you forget you’re there. It’s not like you are hiding but you forget, you are just looking so much.” ~ Annie Liebovitz
shellsseashellssandgrains of sandbeachbluemacrobirthday
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Old Colony Council ~ Southern Outer Banks
"I don't mind being bones and feathers. I just want to know what I can do in the air and what I can't, that's all. I just want to know." ~ J. L. Seagull
Larus delawarensisSouthern Outer BanksNorth CarolinashorebirdEmerald IsleBogue BanksseacoastAtlantic Oceanseasidebeachsanddunecolonybirdacrobatscoastalblack band encircling yellow billgullsociablenimble flyersopportunistic feederassemblyfeathersringbilled gulloceancoastbirthday
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