Nature and Wildlife



A waterspout over the ocean, as seen from our back yard.

American Green Tree Frog

A mourning dove, nesting in the grapefruit tree outside the front door.
hard to catch, not good to eat
A ghost crab, on the beach

sea oats are on the Protected Plant List
Sea oats on the dunes near our house


Ospreys and nest

Were you expecting a 1963 Corvette?
Stingray

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Egrets

caution: these animals are not good to eat
Armadillo

note the very skinny legs on these birds
A family of pink flamingos, in the wild
don't worry... the tag doesn't hurt
This one has been tagged by the Florida Wildlife Association.

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.
same tree two years later
See the tree, how big it's grown
but friend it hasn't been too long it was a nut.
She laughed at me and I got mad,
the first day that I planted, it, she teased my butt.
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.
probably an immature turtle nested here, and didn't know to cover the eggs
Here's what happens when the turtle doesn't cover the eggs; the raccoons come and eat the eggs.

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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