Up the Lazy River | Hiding from COVID-19
We are taking COVID-19 very seriously. Sheltering in place for almost three weeks, now. And it’s not all that bad. I am catching up on a lot of projects and…
Thunderstorms Build over the Florida straits
A shrimp boats runs for port somewhere along Florida’s lower keys. Mean looking thunderstorms build over the Florida Straits, that sliver of water that separates Florida from Cuba and connects the…
Blue-winged Teal Comings and Goings
Blue-winged Teal comings and goings. Recently, while enduring another quiet morning at a favorite birding "Hot Spot" about the only entertainment came in the form of a few Blue-winged Teals.…
Sunset Key West Style
Just another sunset Key West style. If you've never experienced it, you should. "A sunset is a sunset," you say. "It happens every day." Not so in Key West. In…
The American White Pelicans are Back
The great white giants of the air have returned, like the swallows of Capistrano. The American White Pelicans are back. Returned from their summer and breeding habitat in Central Canada…
If a Butterfly Flutters It’s Wings…
Monarch Butterfly If a butterfly flutters its wings in Brazil could it cause a tornado in Texas." is a quote attributed to the meteorologist Edward Lorenz based on his theory…
In Bird Photography the Focus is on the Eyes
Great Blue HeronThe number one rule in wildlife photography, and especially bird photography, is the eye must be tack-sharp in focus. Everything else is secondary. It is also the most…
Beauty in an Angry Sea
The ocean is never still. When we are at the beach we expect to see waves to the horizon. Large waves or mere ripples. Here in Southwest Florida, where I…
Sanibel Island Light and Boca Grande Lighthouse stand as sentinels for Pine Island Sound
Two historic lighthouses keep watch over the entrances to Pine Island Sound in Southwest Florida. The Sanibel Island Light or Point Ybel Light was one of the first lighthouses on…
Meet Brutus the Liger
Brutus is a liger, which is the result of breeding a male lion to a female tiger. Conversely, a tigon is the result of a male tiger mating with a…