Nature and Wildlife


Were you expecting a 1963 Corvette?
Stingray

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Egrets

caution: these animals are not good to eat
Armadillo

the flamingo has very skinny legs
A Pink Flamingo, in the wild

I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts...
A coconut palm tree I just planted.
Bookmark this page and check back in five or six years to see how it's doing.
That is a Sea Grape tree in the background.

Two pictures of Sand Hill Cranes.
water behind the crane is reflecting the sky

handsome looking birds
also known as a sea cow
Manatee

this is a beautiful bird
A Roseate Spoonbill

seagulls taking off
A nice shot of seagulls in flight.

winter visitors
A pair of Snowbirdus Americanus.
These migrate between here and New York. The male is identified by the white bands
on the legs and the black feet, while the female sports the purple plumage on her head.

spider web in morning dew
Spider web in the morning dew.

osprey with fish
An osprey with his half-eaten fish.


ocean storm
Kay watching a storm come in from the north.

pelican

A very strange bird is the pelican,
another pelican


Hurricanes Floyd and Irene (1999) really caused a lot of damage and beach erosion.
hurricane damage to dune
Here is Kay holding Maxxi beside a washed out dune crossover.
storm damage to paint on steps
This shows how the surf and sand can remove the finish from wood.
sea cow

A manatee at the boat dock.
scrub jay, photo 1 scrub jay, photo 2
scrub jay, photo 3
Three shots of a FLORIDA SCRUB JAY.
The bird is an endangered species and is native to Florida.
sea turtle laying eggs
A LOGGERHEAD turtle laying eggs in the dunes.
ladies watching turtle

Kay and another lady looking at the eggs.
all done
All finished... going back into the ocean.
ill eagles
Two BALD EAGLES at the local zoo.
The birds are injured and cannot be freed.
Notice the missing right wing on the eagle in front.
heron in surf
A great blue heron, waiting for me to catch him a fish.
you have to see this blackbird
A blackbird with an identity problem.

I like the logo of our local zoo. Click the logo to visit the zoo page.

An EPA Indian River Lagoon site.


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