Category Archives: Wildlife

Manatee Love

Posted on September 15, 2012 by donnahuebsch

A few days ago I noticed a commotion in the creek out back which I’ve come to recognize as a manatee visit. I got Jim and we went out back to take a look. We could tell that it was … Continue reading →

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Manatee Sighting

Posted on April 11, 2012 by donnahuebsch

I was beside myself today – we saw a group of manatees swimming in the creek behind our house! We had seen one briefly yesterday, but it was at a distance and when I returned from getting my camera, it … Continue reading →

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A Case of Mistaken Bird-entity

Posted on April 1, 2012 by donnahuebsch

I’ve been watching a bird who hangs out across the creek at a little gap where the water flows through. I had been assuming it was a yellow-crowned night heron like the bird I saw in our back yard last … Continue reading →

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Another Back Yard Critter

Posted on January 6, 2012 by donnahuebsch

We had a new visitor yesterday in the back yard. He’s a wood stork, and is probably down in this area for the winter. He has a long, decurved beak and a very interesting, scruffy-looking head – it reminds me … Continue reading →

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Christmas Day Visitor

Posted on December 25, 2011 by donnahuebsch

We had a back yard visitor on Christmas Day…as usual, I had to run get my camera and telephoto lens to get a shot. This particular critter is called an anhinga. If you’ve ever seen this bird swimming, you know … Continue reading →

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Roseate Spoonbill

Posted on December 21, 2011 by donnahuebsch

I know it’s been forever since I last posted – much has been happening, which is why I haven’t written in a while, and I will try to post a detailed update soon. For now I wanted to share a … Continue reading →

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And the Mystery Bird Is…

Posted on April 11, 2011 by donnahuebsch

A Yellow-crowned Night Heron…hubby found the Florida bird guide and we ID’ed the bird visitor from a couple of days ago. It was the first time one of these birds has looked exactly like his picture in the book: There’s … Continue reading →

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Now Where Is That Bird Book??

Posted on April 9, 2011 by donnahuebsch

We had a bird visitor today in the back yard that had me looking for my bird book, which is apparently temporarily misplaced 😦 He was really gorgeous and very interesting with his little white plume of feathers on the … Continue reading →

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Turtles Take Over

Posted on April 3, 2011 by donnahuebsch

The turtles took over Bird Rock for a while yesterday – they were so cute! They posed for several photos, and when I turned to walk away, I heard plop, plop, plop, plop, plop! They had all immediately jumped back … Continue reading →

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Get Your Ducks in a Row – Wordless Wednesday #2

Posted on February 9, 2011 by donnahuebsch

This mama duck did a great job getting her 13 ducks in a row! I’m trying to get mine in a row by gathering all the information I need to do our tax return. Leave a comment and share how … Continue reading →

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