It Was The . . . Of Times

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest...

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Florida Burrowing Owl Progeny

With great enjoyment, I have been studying the Florida Burrowing Owl since my first discovery of it in late February 2010. The Burrowing Owl above was photographed near Cape Coral Library in May 2010.My observations have been at Cape Coral Library and the area immediately to its south from the intersections of Mohawk Parkway and Skyline Boulevard.I have learned that this species of bird is also known as Ground Owl among other names. The Burrowing Owl above was photographed at Cape Coral Library...

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War And Peace

I didn't see the Scarlet Ibis this past week within a couple of hours of viewing time available prior to meeting up with Dan and Lorraine at Lakes Regional Park in Fort Myers. Dan and Lorraine above were photographed at Lakes Regional Park in May 2010.The White Ibis were in great numbers as expected with not as many other species making their way through that morning as in prior weeks.My other opportunity for wildlife observation was late in the week when I debated which venue to visit. Peter...

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Lights, Camera, Action

The learning curve of capturing video with the Canon 5dmk2, making very basic editing of the video for its duration, and uploading it to the web for viewing was accomplished in the past few weeks. The Burrowing Owl above was photographed at Cape Coral Library in April 2010.The subject of the video involves the mating behavior of the Florida Burrowing Owl which has been observed with concerted effort at Cape Coral on Florida's west coast about two hours south of Tampa.Although only having observed...

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