tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61927903828273599662024-03-28T08:10:20.283-04:00Karen Casebeer PhotographyImages from around Northern MichiganKaren Casebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14002150769292672779noreply@blogger.comBlogger630125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192790382827359966.post-75100332649021797062024-03-28T08:09:00.000-04:002024-03-28T08:09:36.659-04:00Frankfort North Pier Light<p> </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">It was another blustery day and I headed to Frankfort to capture the wind and waves bouncing off the lighthouse and pier. I incorporated the beautiful dunes in some of my photos too. Even with the clouds, it was a good day for picture-taking.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3QeMmZPEumSfJIHlpE4qK5BNyYLJJgoIufuDSi1sxdgHKrnn0kLm3y_raxEBRFaYlvaPd2nOvV01iyOsudLfn0O-OtdTPGIsUqcQ0au94nKLV9gkGHVNzhZQRVsFxcw9cbEf-kuaTnfxBhpwNPlibx9OHpUcjQ7dUoUllRkrYXejSHps19DlGbk7dM5p/s3169/IMG_9625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2113" data-original-width="3169" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3QeMmZPEumSfJIHlpE4qK5BNyYLJJgoIufuDSi1sxdgHKrnn0kLm3y_raxEBRFaYlvaPd2nOvV01iyOsudLfn0O-OtdTPGIsUqcQ0au94nKLV9gkGHVNzhZQRVsFxcw9cbEf-kuaTnfxBhpwNPlibx9OHpUcjQ7dUoUllRkrYXejSHps19DlGbk7dM5p/w640-h426/IMG_9625.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; 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font-size: 18px;">I hadn’t seen a deer all winter but there’s a neighborhood near Empire where they frequent.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">I love seeing these critters!</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">From the looks of their shaggy coats and the amount of scratching they were doing, I think they’re shedding their winter garb.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw06_b7VBSC_8-_x6JZF2Tb6vPUHWwHwGEGlbjbjvbmHqYVRFTsvlKN2NR_nKSqV0DdcXWH6mgZnI4Y5ZbICBJ7naj5oBmiUYB-ryKz_-Oo4Few5LOTX55ne3mTX1-dHy_gXfAwxnUaHPv9TJid99MosUDsF_-K5LnpLYv4x-239wEJ0A_TksF2jnl3xsM/s2952/IMG_5021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1968" data-original-width="2952" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw06_b7VBSC_8-_x6JZF2Tb6vPUHWwHwGEGlbjbjvbmHqYVRFTsvlKN2NR_nKSqV0DdcXWH6mgZnI4Y5ZbICBJ7naj5oBmiUYB-ryKz_-Oo4Few5LOTX55ne3mTX1-dHy_gXfAwxnUaHPv9TJid99MosUDsF_-K5LnpLYv4x-239wEJ0A_TksF2jnl3xsM/w640-h426/IMG_5021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 18px;">I had a wonderful evening around Empire with friends Don and Diana Burton.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Dinner at Friendly’s.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Sandhill Cranes near the dunes.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">The sunset at Empire Beach, which always attracts sunset worshippers.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">This night was no exception, even though the temperatures hovered in the thirties.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Where did our spring fling go?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; 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font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Winds from the south only produced chop.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Except for water sounds, the area was quiet.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Both the Glenn Haven Canning Company and the Dune Climb had zero visitors.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">I returned with my friends Don and Diana a few evenings later for the sunset.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">The dune had one visitor then, a Sandhill Crane silhouetted atop the highest dune.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Blue skies and warm temperatures beckoned me. I noticed the grasses around the river had turned golden and the ponds were free of ice. To my delight, Sandhill Cranes had returned. I’d never seen them earlier than March 11 and counted ten that day (March 3). I also caught a bald eagle feasting on prey, something reddish, maybe a fox or deer part. Lastly, I saw a beautiful ring-necked pheasant making its way through a field. 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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The focal point of Babcock Webb was the 395 acre Webb Lake. Dispersed throughout the lake were little islands that would’ve made perfect rookery sites. Despite the lush landscape, we didn’t see many birds. </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4jt0akfEYjOp9OyqH8GV3-xvRe4dtItYp9gl8HUzzFXcITJD2vRqP342jVD94ReuVsmmsKjHD9tiPNdSiFhGALrwQw-Aqwjlw8zVFQsvmT4X25Ts0vRf9vw0AMCHoPDw7B4mClY3b0Kx5Czmw_G5VqDJF6nKrh2EuhhkAZXwLljsAvXOWiuYjGo6IkH8/s3137/IMG_4555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2091" data-original-width="3137" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4jt0akfEYjOp9OyqH8GV3-xvRe4dtItYp9gl8HUzzFXcITJD2vRqP342jVD94ReuVsmmsKjHD9tiPNdSiFhGALrwQw-Aqwjlw8zVFQsvmT4X25Ts0vRf9vw0AMCHoPDw7B4mClY3b0Kx5Czmw_G5VqDJF6nKrh2EuhhkAZXwLljsAvXOWiuYjGo6IkH8/w640-h426/IMG_4555.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I did see a couple Double-crested Cormorants, one in a tree and another on the shoreline. I love their striking turquoise eye.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRa-ZZScNCkEb7sBvSnGYRw2sUlXm7_971SVYy3kXnEcHQJcsweGAXV19OOwE99K3b9y2jxzE7LtdFya3Y-5R7l8fy2M5vrdfvZkBzZdHV-jdrS_nbC1RXQC7GA02_n8oHk9z0PDbN5k8dciCoHkaBbkS6wJKiJoMBrDM6kuskxbasq01KEh9T6zCTv8Y/s6000/IMG_4568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWRa-ZZScNCkEb7sBvSnGYRw2sUlXm7_971SVYy3kXnEcHQJcsweGAXV19OOwE99K3b9y2jxzE7LtdFya3Y-5R7l8fy2M5vrdfvZkBzZdHV-jdrS_nbC1RXQC7GA02_n8oHk9z0PDbN5k8dciCoHkaBbkS6wJKiJoMBrDM6kuskxbasq01KEh9T6zCTv8Y/w640-h426/IMG_4568.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I also saw another Anhinga with its wings spread out drying. From the looks of its stretched out pink gullet, I think it had just speared and swallowed a tasty fish for lunch. </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Despite the dearth of birds at Babcock Webb, I couldn’t leave Florida without taking in a sunset. </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8V3L3yXigUTMIRYzBxJc_wiI8Ed6TaZFr2WaGZPJ8KrolJS3cbiacpfStXGfMLKoqR0M_h5cD49EhnK05dzHrq-5juzjxV37uEd2Nq8jy9-4vXuGHB7p4QaixSGE9EFZ8zrATaR9wyRYiec6h8Evot5hKMZe0AJxv_UIZ6gkEaPOkoc75h9zROaF6snA/s3896/IMG_3951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2597" data-original-width="3896" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ8V3L3yXigUTMIRYzBxJc_wiI8Ed6TaZFr2WaGZPJ8KrolJS3cbiacpfStXGfMLKoqR0M_h5cD49EhnK05dzHrq-5juzjxV37uEd2Nq8jy9-4vXuGHB7p4QaixSGE9EFZ8zrATaR9wyRYiec6h8Evot5hKMZe0AJxv_UIZ6gkEaPOkoc75h9zROaF6snA/w640-h426/IMG_3951.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The Punta Gorda beach lies on the south bank of the Peace River and the eastern shore of Charlotte Harbor, an arm of the Gulf of Mexico.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18uCTTw_zeiYt97RTwrbqW6bTwAkkLi_muMzLFmlU9oyYlZ3f34rwXrdA3iGvQeJ1q4NT2PdHEp34ncsD6vVCwMFERBdMfw1Okwu7dbBNDuD6b93CLrYcL8L5ouovGv_IQjuRQ6SLrQGbLlRKMs-qRCbsZylNsBrgM9vDfSmlyH8tpdzB0mPcG8pbzQn3/s4247/IMG_3964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2831" data-original-width="4247" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh18uCTTw_zeiYt97RTwrbqW6bTwAkkLi_muMzLFmlU9oyYlZ3f34rwXrdA3iGvQeJ1q4NT2PdHEp34ncsD6vVCwMFERBdMfw1Okwu7dbBNDuD6b93CLrYcL8L5ouovGv_IQjuRQ6SLrQGbLlRKMs-qRCbsZylNsBrgM9vDfSmlyH8tpdzB0mPcG8pbzQn3/w640-h426/IMG_3964.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Its brackish waters are a mix of fresh and seawater. What a lovely sunset!</p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Thanks, Mark, for sharing your birding sites with me. This spot is really special.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I had a great time taking pictures and seeing your new Florida digs.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"> </p>Karen Casebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14002150769292672779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192790382827359966.post-86983644364173515702024-03-07T09:16:00.000-05:002024-03-07T09:16:13.720-05:00MYAKKA RIVER STATE PARK<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">On the second day of my visit, Mark and I went to Myakka River State Park near Sarasota.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">The park is one of Florida’s largest and most diverse natural areas.</span></p><p><br /></p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">A 7-mile scenic drive winds through the park with occasional boardwalks for close-up views of various wetland critters.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkpBGjy5t7nCWPtrd5LZ3-9244tGeyM-ArbrEtczC6j_40BphgHVrRDPb_dNwOiHzELGpOgjC_0INZ1pnXy_XA3bHvfLrvF1IpVc70ZuyRY_P-Ui4CMrIw7hFjlA7QqoaVG4Dcd5549HD7IPF79xGnR8R7e0nte4G3Q7e2C0Ea1pXY2tzXIrEtubT1UU-/s4289/IMG_3972.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2859" data-original-width="4289" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHkpBGjy5t7nCWPtrd5LZ3-9244tGeyM-ArbrEtczC6j_40BphgHVrRDPb_dNwOiHzELGpOgjC_0INZ1pnXy_XA3bHvfLrvF1IpVc70ZuyRY_P-Ui4CMrIw7hFjlA7QqoaVG4Dcd5549HD7IPF79xGnR8R7e0nte4G3Q7e2C0Ea1pXY2tzXIrEtubT1UU-/w640-h426/IMG_3972.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Most of the time we stayed in the car because of the gators.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx9JCNYnZh0H64hyphenhyphencq98F8WHE1Iy1w3Oqgdg0I-EkSi5w1JD3muuJ9jp8NUHKxlduot3uCugE8grrnZ1pHUOvoFzkiL52cGNT8_9y8yFMJ7Lo6Hq1l35myM5NJ-uj0ceZ5iWV8Ipuv5SeeyycDn__IuXJTBtKSM4QT6jYtZirx1TRyL_S2UD9Ap-iLeX-/s5703/IMG_3978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3802" data-original-width="5703" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx9JCNYnZh0H64hyphenhyphencq98F8WHE1Iy1w3Oqgdg0I-EkSi5w1JD3muuJ9jp8NUHKxlduot3uCugE8grrnZ1pHUOvoFzkiL52cGNT8_9y8yFMJ7Lo6Hq1l35myM5NJ-uj0ceZ5iWV8Ipuv5SeeyycDn__IuXJTBtKSM4QT6jYtZirx1TRyL_S2UD9Ap-iLeX-/w640-h426/IMG_3978.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Lots of them. Signs warned visitors not to approach, frighten, tease or feed them. No problem.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSKUCZr5s2IAkOY1Ks6wdwnAg2Ga2jM6Z8CxcA9KPqAfs3os5J3O5tviRrW17E3P-OdT00C8WgqlclpuJy3eVQTOHIicBSdhHAEqeTzmlYFh9ed83kZozwqd0sIi54Sbil2z0_Rz0DPpvk8ydSCgceVLzZhvxf1OCMeI99kvGYlxwkEaS3f8nsGYesMxK/s5844/IMG_4053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3896" data-original-width="5844" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSKUCZr5s2IAkOY1Ks6wdwnAg2Ga2jM6Z8CxcA9KPqAfs3os5J3O5tviRrW17E3P-OdT00C8WgqlclpuJy3eVQTOHIicBSdhHAEqeTzmlYFh9ed83kZozwqd0sIi54Sbil2z0_Rz0DPpvk8ydSCgceVLzZhvxf1OCMeI99kvGYlxwkEaS3f8nsGYesMxK/w640-h426/IMG_4053.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I loved the shady oak trees with moss hanging from the branches.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDnrrRd61C5puSOgTF8Xtt2G52VlmENwykv-BLB5z75GvFTR6ch981ySCiUrrFUyW6nDPXfhHFndSwS66XZbh6EXrZFYC21bvw_nczEbY1Hjxr7wI2Qajw5pBWsC2eHYBtFgm-VWwbIoFgThagsm8U-rtl7m_E7sQGdt3FMok06Hx4W2srrLSv5dMeffK/s6000/IMG_4353-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDnrrRd61C5puSOgTF8Xtt2G52VlmENwykv-BLB5z75GvFTR6ch981ySCiUrrFUyW6nDPXfhHFndSwS66XZbh6EXrZFYC21bvw_nczEbY1Hjxr7wI2Qajw5pBWsC2eHYBtFgm-VWwbIoFgThagsm8U-rtl7m_E7sQGdt3FMok06Hx4W2srrLSv5dMeffK/w640-h426/IMG_4353-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">They were massive. For scale, note the person standing on the lower left side.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PZqZWJsvV0CGhuazPAur4cpx3cWJEwRYYkTHvpENLGQ55KfvxiSeo8YjbXWOBcL-BPWrSD7-IJTNHc8jag7pukOI4wxRYRiCcwo41rg0Y91595TnGvNcGVrQzYtVIttvKImhFuHhcugOvy_VOP71irEwLbL0TCh2VhzjPwmQfxLshXgMSSD4HEuRLLDE/s2112/IMG_4191.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1408" data-original-width="2112" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PZqZWJsvV0CGhuazPAur4cpx3cWJEwRYYkTHvpENLGQ55KfvxiSeo8YjbXWOBcL-BPWrSD7-IJTNHc8jag7pukOI4wxRYRiCcwo41rg0Y91595TnGvNcGVrQzYtVIttvKImhFuHhcugOvy_VOP71irEwLbL0TCh2VhzjPwmQfxLshXgMSSD4HEuRLLDE/w640-h426/IMG_4191.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">We saw herons and egrets, but I focused on birds I’d not seen before, like this White Ibis. </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvoFWonRKKOH95EH5iuUpClTvvRUqaN8toCuTJuil6-L0o1Bwj4uYAf_fwWIwRnBz0elPDa_FMpFox4NFTi-ND428lVNc2VIy2nxw4VLcPds2KGKWXAg8PlOAHTLvTAd3h_vRXjaBNK9PkpZGJIBHj1OnmqiLLgG8nA6fF_JDzbUw-RjbEPrbzhG8EDdU/s2511/IMG_4206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1674" data-original-width="2511" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvoFWonRKKOH95EH5iuUpClTvvRUqaN8toCuTJuil6-L0o1Bwj4uYAf_fwWIwRnBz0elPDa_FMpFox4NFTi-ND428lVNc2VIy2nxw4VLcPds2KGKWXAg8PlOAHTLvTAd3h_vRXjaBNK9PkpZGJIBHj1OnmqiLLgG8nA6fF_JDzbUw-RjbEPrbzhG8EDdU/w640-h426/IMG_4206.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Its curved pink bill and legs are striking. </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqsNYZnrwkkreey5FEkgcHxa6SENGsqYUtWQGx389a20NBitFTdBj85sNe9KHT9ijRF85ixjMcXilV5iCq6-9PF54K9vhyphenhyphenITWLtI6TSevAPxjoVxKrbtL2eFmPsp5PsPZMXz41DkGhDV1Ilh3gvrXy7VGsywAYeJw-avCfTbJQW6ywvzyKSFBEsJbWAGA/s1687/IMG_4267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="1687" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqsNYZnrwkkreey5FEkgcHxa6SENGsqYUtWQGx389a20NBitFTdBj85sNe9KHT9ijRF85ixjMcXilV5iCq6-9PF54K9vhyphenhyphenITWLtI6TSevAPxjoVxKrbtL2eFmPsp5PsPZMXz41DkGhDV1Ilh3gvrXy7VGsywAYeJw-avCfTbJQW6ywvzyKSFBEsJbWAGA/w640-h426/IMG_4267.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I also saw this white Cattle Egret. We identified it by its small size and the pale orange-brown patch on its head. </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ52AHbOdWpV3bfevmrONxQQZr7M4CHzVrQtK3b7KiRoSCd7lCNEsfJy7NGB9FSW9H_iv12VOHZYR3n0fHH7k-fSUTqzjCjS0rePOjdtvV_MEaLaVMfkM3qWVynz0NbebhVRjYe8d7HlMU4Rldc5TldPs9FngbuGUemSDPBTuQcZ40y91iJFK_93LhjDZ8/s2038/IMG_4240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="2038" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ52AHbOdWpV3bfevmrONxQQZr7M4CHzVrQtK3b7KiRoSCd7lCNEsfJy7NGB9FSW9H_iv12VOHZYR3n0fHH7k-fSUTqzjCjS0rePOjdtvV_MEaLaVMfkM3qWVynz0NbebhVRjYe8d7HlMU4Rldc5TldPs9FngbuGUemSDPBTuQcZ40y91iJFK_93LhjDZ8/w640-h426/IMG_4240.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Mark told me that, after Texas, Florida is the second largest cattle-raising state in the nation. Cattle Egrets sometimes forage at the feet of grazing cattle, or ride on their backs to pick off ticks.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aE1-qkKJkKCG8HOIXdL7B-CC1rsQqsoNmIcRduqF3UFYwjsxOtvn9mVQpsZnrSbLFlY19Rsiym5nJJux26QJZV8cRsGSnAftOYwIltBdO8jEeIzx9oCBRLT6Xmg1lASptpxxCaUzaoVTFgLCB5EkAq7LBzVGNsj3cnIf0db5gpuStr1Yd_ESUlbiZBYJ/s1798/IMG_3997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1798" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aE1-qkKJkKCG8HOIXdL7B-CC1rsQqsoNmIcRduqF3UFYwjsxOtvn9mVQpsZnrSbLFlY19Rsiym5nJJux26QJZV8cRsGSnAftOYwIltBdO8jEeIzx9oCBRLT6Xmg1lASptpxxCaUzaoVTFgLCB5EkAq7LBzVGNsj3cnIf0db5gpuStr1Yd_ESUlbiZBYJ/w640-h426/IMG_3997.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I’d not photographed an Osprey before, although some migrate to Michigan in the summer. This raptor was quite far away and I caught it in flight. </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bhoERFjWZGTt2S7Ph5z36_DuQJ6NqVzvf2DmyWuRU7sXOtzSWjU0sujWqSGV4BaXeiq57h-1W0vzhg0yCS6N3GeLuVAsUp10lgFq2zKK4-SN2XII3xD20fSg1f9DFeeobu8233z4c60WxLkA2psgLdV9V6dtLZPz2Hr5rJjRZF9iYCW_US2WRoIX4gZK/s1600/Osprey-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9bhoERFjWZGTt2S7Ph5z36_DuQJ6NqVzvf2DmyWuRU7sXOtzSWjU0sujWqSGV4BaXeiq57h-1W0vzhg0yCS6N3GeLuVAsUp10lgFq2zKK4-SN2XII3xD20fSg1f9DFeeobu8233z4c60WxLkA2psgLdV9V6dtLZPz2Hr5rJjRZF9iYCW_US2WRoIX4gZK/w640-h426/Osprey-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Mark got this better close up of the bird as it skimmed low over the land searching for wetland fish.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERJOEkb7z4g22lLM2Eh5_OEcyV3-lu5brXzrZ8oLjeej5cFHNkbQeJcanlUMFYoAhxRVe_z04Cs1szxQGhM81FF5lNfXdY2gXOyq5_EFQNI23N7xgA9mGxp4PWGnpfvD9m1gglAtp6au_tGl_O5f-bkNhyphenhyphenPhoPoURGRXrXMI4Tlm7SYdGr3Vm5BIPcqhg/s2113/IMG_4243.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="2113" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERJOEkb7z4g22lLM2Eh5_OEcyV3-lu5brXzrZ8oLjeej5cFHNkbQeJcanlUMFYoAhxRVe_z04Cs1szxQGhM81FF5lNfXdY2gXOyq5_EFQNI23N7xgA9mGxp4PWGnpfvD9m1gglAtp6au_tGl_O5f-bkNhyphenhyphenPhoPoURGRXrXMI4Tlm7SYdGr3Vm5BIPcqhg/w640-h426/IMG_4243.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The last bird I shot that day was this Black-necked Stilt. Its black upper parts contrasted with its white underparts. This shorebird is native to Florida and other coastal areas and never makes it north. It was another good day of photographing Florida scenery and wildlife.</p><div><br /></div>Karen Casebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14002150769292672779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192790382827359966.post-88438666608113003732024-03-04T08:38:00.000-05:002024-03-04T08:38:47.698-05:00VENICE AREA AUDUBON ROOKERY<p> </p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">I’ve just returned from a five-day trip to visit my brother in Punta Gorda, Florida.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">As happens when two photographers get together, we took pictures.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">I’ll be sharing some of the 3400+ images I shot over my next few blogs.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2Eaz5mXtkMIXgalQ9QmtMiiXPerrD5xKIZularwZE5-O8aszUIv3dsL4cpI0bIhOMOnx9IZkc0UYGSvhAGRPwjh2CyooqtUwdmuAeZToWktCd9uWD3zL6tzNAfKPAR7mSWWpJ3Ft3-CKhX9iPuu6T8gaH38I4hjhFukRjj65HXTKn44w6x-ffmySoMwk/s3996/IMG_1321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="3996" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2Eaz5mXtkMIXgalQ9QmtMiiXPerrD5xKIZularwZE5-O8aszUIv3dsL4cpI0bIhOMOnx9IZkc0UYGSvhAGRPwjh2CyooqtUwdmuAeZToWktCd9uWD3zL6tzNAfKPAR7mSWWpJ3Ft3-CKhX9iPuu6T8gaH38I4hjhFukRjj65HXTKn44w6x-ffmySoMwk/w640-h426/IMG_1321.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">On our first day of shooting, we went to the Venice Area Audubon Rookery. It’s an oasis of natural beauty within nearby urban development. In the middle of the pond stands a rookery island where a variety of birds roost and nest. </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBZUSSypG1zHNYvwK4rc4XPeMg7iTXUg97e-GUk9rPI4tS20AnIf12z53Neld7l9tRRU47cGJEvL4Sw4QRTjAVV8hkfEmZnDreny_uKYNgjk2bznZBu6XhV6TqrNuSvFTbiS5cI0LmQFv3K2ZJsxzhNp2Ic1OU1capxctSnhE_0vG1bFCZIAy3nztBj51/s2103/IMG_2345.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="2103" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBZUSSypG1zHNYvwK4rc4XPeMg7iTXUg97e-GUk9rPI4tS20AnIf12z53Neld7l9tRRU47cGJEvL4Sw4QRTjAVV8hkfEmZnDreny_uKYNgjk2bznZBu6XhV6TqrNuSvFTbiS5cI0LmQFv3K2ZJsxzhNp2Ic1OU1capxctSnhE_0vG1bFCZIAy3nztBj51/w640-h426/IMG_2345.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I’ve photographed Great Egrets before, but never this close or with their breeding plumage and lime-green lores. The interactions between the seasonal mates were amazing to watch.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIXzM2NfCQFonEW51gM42Zh_wXbYQCK4DeXv_mJB5OEnBbMQupW3_7-ngm2IyHvcf1iSWvBzrV0zmqtQ4obw_yOTnLj3qJYsHwaN8HwtbhmoHrIbUyg6VgFpVXZtC4ndIupuFEKfAR7h5fs1ojIlwF1Xmu6YeHXzvmx84uDP3TRuBs1S_YbQyB7k__moh/s3945/IMG_2548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2630" data-original-width="3945" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyIXzM2NfCQFonEW51gM42Zh_wXbYQCK4DeXv_mJB5OEnBbMQupW3_7-ngm2IyHvcf1iSWvBzrV0zmqtQ4obw_yOTnLj3qJYsHwaN8HwtbhmoHrIbUyg6VgFpVXZtC4ndIupuFEKfAR7h5fs1ojIlwF1Xmu6YeHXzvmx84uDP3TRuBs1S_YbQyB7k__moh/w640-h426/IMG_2548.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2YJJjXmhomK-UF9vBbuTIbBqntHYLnjY9rYiAZflWFUHT0f-dW-FWxDYIqrLXB9oAzNO6LEcIteMo2On718t4KVjYk4EKcmCIU7EeDjFujmdgKitUHg81zA0zNZBRYioa6q17q5v5PxE0xzAqo5evbFoq9ZRLcLvUH4ryI9rAW5iZVgPttBS72OYNDpF/s3744/IMG_3666.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2496" data-original-width="3744" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2YJJjXmhomK-UF9vBbuTIbBqntHYLnjY9rYiAZflWFUHT0f-dW-FWxDYIqrLXB9oAzNO6LEcIteMo2On718t4KVjYk4EKcmCIU7EeDjFujmdgKitUHg81zA0zNZBRYioa6q17q5v5PxE0xzAqo5evbFoq9ZRLcLvUH4ryI9rAW5iZVgPttBS72OYNDpF/w640-h426/IMG_3666.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFoWa6q3KhDop_EH9q-zFMtLoQeE49fEJurOKZrvIV2z1xeuT7peGgQqe0dqFx-dKqqlvb1QO7DVCnUT0GDw9E_boCckuJ-UCb4pffzdIYj1iGGskQS6QndxXVsSbkcOqubRYheJWK1Avyr_Rf2_sgLJsgUJIck79ZfgdC2RjsmpeH4swN8F9HCa13ZYV/s3547/IMG_3137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="3547" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFoWa6q3KhDop_EH9q-zFMtLoQeE49fEJurOKZrvIV2z1xeuT7peGgQqe0dqFx-dKqqlvb1QO7DVCnUT0GDw9E_boCckuJ-UCb4pffzdIYj1iGGskQS6QndxXVsSbkcOqubRYheJWK1Avyr_Rf2_sgLJsgUJIck79ZfgdC2RjsmpeH4swN8F9HCa13ZYV/w640-h426/IMG_3137.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskF3z1sE0M3sdu0MHdi4pQRk_v_d33l1o0Kd8WhmQ5yEXk9cXQfQQOQ6jk3cBo_kBXlTLi1vmiRRqnjCkS-B4wB8YuFuBA8KYc4mV3RY7whoNoa4rU6MSIr7WQVW8sx-vP-kQ12yw8srinDYsiZDTFn7dQXyf-e_3YdreYMYQEQcFHPKJsTRXf2qiLqUo/s4837/IMG_1685.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3225" data-original-width="4837" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiskF3z1sE0M3sdu0MHdi4pQRk_v_d33l1o0Kd8WhmQ5yEXk9cXQfQQOQ6jk3cBo_kBXlTLi1vmiRRqnjCkS-B4wB8YuFuBA8KYc4mV3RY7whoNoa4rU6MSIr7WQVW8sx-vP-kQ12yw8srinDYsiZDTFn7dQXyf-e_3YdreYMYQEQcFHPKJsTRXf2qiLqUo/w640-h426/IMG_1685.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The next bird I photographed was the Anhinga, completely new to me and not native to Michigan. Unlike most waterbirds, the Anhinga doesn’t have oil glands to waterproof its feathers. After swimming, it must spread its wings and dry its feathers in the sun.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I see adult Great Blue Herons often during the summer in Michigan, but at this rookery I got to see them with young ones. They’d fledged about a month ago. In the first image, the adult lands on its nest. The next picture shows the juvenile. You can see its crest feathers just beginning to show.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpzQzs5ziEB4Q7aXVFJjT6HUOCNru7Mwy0XBBjAWXrLrUA89KDBJAR3cOPDht8xxM-mo27b3hiPr_LfhmsE4J7aFe3Mq5KkHUwVTEhcjEKpu6BC-WEr3sG3TkmTzcpmSZYOT9DpajJBO75YctVpvxeNykO3BosBAjpj9K__9mDP368D6KB1PXtMqQze48/s5065/IMG_2795.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3377" data-original-width="5065" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpzQzs5ziEB4Q7aXVFJjT6HUOCNru7Mwy0XBBjAWXrLrUA89KDBJAR3cOPDht8xxM-mo27b3hiPr_LfhmsE4J7aFe3Mq5KkHUwVTEhcjEKpu6BC-WEr3sG3TkmTzcpmSZYOT9DpajJBO75YctVpvxeNykO3BosBAjpj9K__9mDP368D6KB1PXtMqQze48/w640-h426/IMG_2795.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOXX4jR1vYftAl40P_EgnBMqOr6CYhC-9Q7pSwJrcwGL68VyoUpz1AgN754VKSKUwoFtYh7BliG-fWO9sZed4mPPFEpzjesPod5toc0ncV9cgHuzC2LgrR2_zpnnzXDDSPmbLpY3LUaSeQGa68GERW_yoEEW_b4FTt7Dc4CDd1QYWoR_yczjmsFGpRmgA/s3892/IMG_2619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2595" data-original-width="3892" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOXX4jR1vYftAl40P_EgnBMqOr6CYhC-9Q7pSwJrcwGL68VyoUpz1AgN754VKSKUwoFtYh7BliG-fWO9sZed4mPPFEpzjesPod5toc0ncV9cgHuzC2LgrR2_zpnnzXDDSPmbLpY3LUaSeQGa68GERW_yoEEW_b4FTt7Dc4CDd1QYWoR_yczjmsFGpRmgA/w640-h426/IMG_2619.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The last picture to share from this first photoshoot was of the Common Gallinule. This chicken-like marsh bird was another new species to me. I like its striking red forehead color. More pictures to come on Thursday. </p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p>Karen Casebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14002150769292672779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192790382827359966.post-32347439709673153012024-02-29T04:30:00.003-05:002024-02-29T04:30:46.725-05:00WINTER'S DISAPPOINTMENT<p> </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">The biggest disappointment this winter has been not seeing a single Snowy Owl, especially since I’ve been photographing them every year since 2011. I’m not sure whether the dearth is caused by warmer winters or the growth in the Chum’s Corner area where their natural habitats are being destroyed. So, to get my 2024 Snowy Owl fix, I grabbed some favorites from my catalogue. It’s always their eyes that draw me in.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #060606; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90AmcaD-4XrDcz5hHf76nJN2af9BLeW6JN8tmQz_9C4qfdqryrv3E0llFgxqA0KHeCdT9LRboTedVjVmm9dksObuvrHeoteEH2TTw6dIEsMeMzEam4NpsRroqZIMXV4ZLVxVYtdS76KfDb2jUgRJh6Klz9dOMVjcGy571pn2WUAY6gsr4cw3GGjuOnwnu/s800/IMG_2625.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AUhGoIIn-CsdUEuDmR8UrCYAFimLIS5yCn6Ta4nKKV6_YN2IvAsm1vYC0cNRpnnqRYP1tW82e0geAIv5OfJI9rxtU05rdUJiI1lVWV70JO6emw1bVIg098si3KIZC8RLrk0o6hXMNcJl3kd1APdkvq-t4-jTFD2KyhUx-OZxdBBuZqiQ2UBhWP2Fh44T/w640-h426/IMG_2664.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span><p></p>Karen Casebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14002150769292672779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6192790382827359966.post-75973883522613025602024-02-26T08:40:00.000-05:002024-02-26T08:40:25.168-05:00AMAZING DOWNTOWN MURALS: <p> </p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">We all know the arts are alive Up North.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">I got to experience some of that as I wandered through downtown Traverse City and took in all the beautiful murals.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; 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font-size: 18px;">I’m drawn to those red berries that stay on trees during the snowy months.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Actually, any red brightens the winter landscapes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8I5tJxamXmo69T5nzYcH0aKlVahzfnX366Kg5QkwAs5uXHFcAn7EOLoJ7_7QA0wsuoFqH0WXhyphenhyphenrc1RbVOJLbphBvQqJqemePqXK-nkJdIMAFbUWMPKbqhe4hnoD502j90LzapqnOChAI7aOlHLJd31pGJav1iDsqOA3l4H3L4l7zZa0kz6_0kEs73nO1X/s2729/IMG_9465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1819" data-original-width="2729" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8I5tJxamXmo69T5nzYcH0aKlVahzfnX366Kg5QkwAs5uXHFcAn7EOLoJ7_7QA0wsuoFqH0WXhyphenhyphenrc1RbVOJLbphBvQqJqemePqXK-nkJdIMAFbUWMPKbqhe4hnoD502j90LzapqnOChAI7aOlHLJd31pGJav1iDsqOA3l4H3L4l7zZa0kz6_0kEs73nO1X/w640-h426/IMG_9465.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Then we got dumped on with another snowstorm. 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font-size: 18px;">I woke from my afternoon snooze knowing something was different.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">My study was bathed in light.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">I immediately headed to nearby Old Mission hoping for some sunny vistas over water.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">But the best I got were some strips of blue sky among the clouds, soon turning to all clouds with some brightness at the horizon.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Still, I was happy to be outdoors enjoying the brief burst of sunshine.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: 18px;">One of my nearby sites for seeing waterfowl is at the South YMCA pond.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">It’s more intimate than Medalie Park or Logan’s Landing.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Now that the pond is thawing, geese and ducks are returning.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">But my favorite residents are the pair of mute swans who make the wetland their home.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">It’ll be fun to watch them build their nest, incubate eggs, and raise cygnets as the spring progresses.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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But as Michiganders, we’ve learned not to expect the expected. These foggy images were shot along M-22 on my way to Northport.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38kcV5OelTHqUEI1tN57Q1ftBy6tr6OpP982XfMZGHFHUSss0GSgdyZKFf0h52wPWWf7ioEqRwUGtOX0iyrLuNCPacBVj81WFYAsRq4UodLNxOLnY9HmmNdOg2bNTPYEAni0uRL6DU7dDjZ5MJwfIZyQA_mAMt5sARofFQebclwuxTv1A70X4ZWGi9fqg/s5631/IMG_9365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3754" data-original-width="5631" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38kcV5OelTHqUEI1tN57Q1ftBy6tr6OpP982XfMZGHFHUSss0GSgdyZKFf0h52wPWWf7ioEqRwUGtOX0iyrLuNCPacBVj81WFYAsRq4UodLNxOLnY9HmmNdOg2bNTPYEAni0uRL6DU7dDjZ5MJwfIZyQA_mAMt5sARofFQebclwuxTv1A70X4ZWGi9fqg/w640-h426/IMG_9365.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; 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SUNRISE<p><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, forecast an early spring and I wonder if this beautiful sunrise on Friday morning was just the beginning. Whatever happens, the sun sure felt great, even if it was only 28 degrees.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUvpNz4cT0lensfiI3POjWre1WpHW21uyyNLskRgcpLvvSfj-cSOE8bFdsKB6NL1F9G8a0EPoBEr2cFjnwQ1TpZUaLXTIn3f8kkYFpukW9AoqKGBwPpS8mDK5azGHQVA2JJYBJib3KiRO_NT9l3JzohG9SxpcGJrIyhKel36-AAvvzY9-NwahzyQz3yIY/s5809/IMG_9316.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3873" data-original-width="5809" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUvpNz4cT0lensfiI3POjWre1WpHW21uyyNLskRgcpLvvSfj-cSOE8bFdsKB6NL1F9G8a0EPoBEr2cFjnwQ1TpZUaLXTIn3f8kkYFpukW9AoqKGBwPpS8mDK5azGHQVA2JJYBJib3KiRO_NT9l3JzohG9SxpcGJrIyhKel36-AAvvzY9-NwahzyQz3yIY/w640-h426/IMG_9316.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; 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font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">It’s been a challenging winter for photography. Many beautiful landscape scenes I’ve taken pictures of were never fully covered in snow. And I can’t remember a winter where I didn’t see at least one Snowy Owl. Not this year. But I was drawn to these frozen wetlands, mostly from the hint of sepia that reminded me of pictures from a bygone era.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmlz2jacKnREehXocqBPE58OzCuSYiFpca1tLi6QBy0-nV2yukuGMqkEijdGvfQ7fFxJ70qdNdCslcb7g8k3IpyjLwN2PqUNvAVr3keVhPDkWkDRkpVwwQk_40K4_x7MhHWBQMTZpWNp72Rv0AIJ5bRtyjzuuNHiayMzsjRCkuLdCmqTNc2kvoLndsdhw/s4959/IMG_9302-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3306" data-original-width="4959" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmlz2jacKnREehXocqBPE58OzCuSYiFpca1tLi6QBy0-nV2yukuGMqkEijdGvfQ7fFxJ70qdNdCslcb7g8k3IpyjLwN2PqUNvAVr3keVhPDkWkDRkpVwwQk_40K4_x7MhHWBQMTZpWNp72Rv0AIJ5bRtyjzuuNHiayMzsjRCkuLdCmqTNc2kvoLndsdhw/w640-h426/IMG_9302-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: Helvetica; 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Colder temps are coming as the week progresses along with a few days of sunshine forecast. We’ll have to wait and see what happens. </span></span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGuyuIH0wurfiCbSGpxke6nOUofq4yjvj8SbDLAPbZo2SJaT22Ie8vlO0vrOw5WRXeG-3tOQUFlL9lqJMxyvuXihuhE97SfYgYaI-z2sk2nD8PsAnsamj7dYdV-mO92QUH9BJDXzkGxQHUo8dQVusx7Yo7GwvrGFXXO2LWuYxJPQ_DmJn7hJVPLLAXwnz/s3859/IMG_9267.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="3859" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGuyuIH0wurfiCbSGpxke6nOUofq4yjvj8SbDLAPbZo2SJaT22Ie8vlO0vrOw5WRXeG-3tOQUFlL9lqJMxyvuXihuhE97SfYgYaI-z2sk2nD8PsAnsamj7dYdV-mO92QUH9BJDXzkGxQHUo8dQVusx7Yo7GwvrGFXXO2LWuYxJPQ_DmJn7hJVPLLAXwnz/w640-h426/IMG_9267.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I promised I'd update you went the paperback version of Calling, my new mystery novel, was out. The paperback version is available for $14.99 from the following:</p>
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<li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Your local bookstore. If it’s not in stock where you live, your local bookstore can order it from Ingrams and it’ll arrive in a few days.</li>
<li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">online bookseller: barnesandnoble.com</li>
<li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">online bookseller: bookshop.org</li>
<li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">online bookseller: indiebound.org</li>
<li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">While Amazon shows the paperback version alongside the e-book, it is listed temporarily out of stock. In fact, it has never been in stock at Amazon so I cannot recommend ordering there. </li>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>Calling</i> is still available in e-book format for $6.99 at Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Amazon, Smashwords, Kobo, and more.</p>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">In case you’ve forgotten what Calling is about: here’s the skinny:</p>
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<li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Two hunters gunned down at close range…</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Three Sandhill Cranes shot from the sky…</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">What the hell is going on in this small farming community outside Traverse City, Michigan?</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Forensic Detective Quinn Macarthy had solved many crimes in her twenty-five-year law enforcement career, but this case stumped her. There weren’t many leads. Were the five shootings even related? Where was the murder weapon?</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">When Quinn runs into newspaperman Ian Doyle, the puzzle begins to shift. He’s researching mob presence in Northern Michigan, past and present.</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Then Quinn and Conversation Officer Patrick Elliot find a lost dog trapped in a culvert in the middle of a cornfield. Was it really a culvert? Or a gateway to a bygone era?</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">When Quinn, Patrick, and Grand Traverse County Sheriff Gilda Hansen discover what’s behind the shootings, they set off to apprehend the killers. Only to find out they aren’t the only ones in pursuit.</span></li>
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<p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Thanks for your support and I hope you enjoy the book! Karen</span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CubWf8qF0sc5HzHXvhrMEjNKR7ivK3LgXc1ZXDgAwVnZYAEaf53u01PpsxWZarHKIvoBze6niLpCy6vXbNfcqycixqgzmz_jkCFeSRPAF2Du2ukcc_4tvdHcRzMXuC4xwL6bnfrxCeaIhJJwfKfkuJqOeQrCJtDsi011NJsfohyphenhyphendRx6K2zidBLRrzVT-/s3088/IMG_1259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3CubWf8qF0sc5HzHXvhrMEjNKR7ivK3LgXc1ZXDgAwVnZYAEaf53u01PpsxWZarHKIvoBze6niLpCy6vXbNfcqycixqgzmz_jkCFeSRPAF2Du2ukcc_4tvdHcRzMXuC4xwL6bnfrxCeaIhJJwfKfkuJqOeQrCJtDsi011NJsfohyphenhyphendRx6K2zidBLRrzVT-/w480-h640/IMG_1259.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br /></span><p></p>
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font-size: 18px;">With the harshness of winter settling in, and the Boardman Lake nearly frozen, ducks are seeking the open waters of the river.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Near the Cass and Eighth Street bridge, I saw a large raft of mainly Redheads, but also some Scaup, Goldeneyes, Buffleheads, and a few Mergansers mixed in.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Looked cold to me.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6wQC7-x4Ax5KJUBh0xaZFEwx4DaNBVIfPJeMUUuyr8WWmad2WwDiWLI3wI1LpAuGvyPsDpblBW0HoOoR47E_5RSgOLB-V6ci1KcWLp_uy-cPYzPeWv-EP7tY7ySwfu1tU-rUwMaLnOLd2lqGpQG4njqkLKPwEAv1iSFCspLuNRsRb1MqXO_z0WwxeE_a/s5766/IMG_0780.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3844" data-original-width="5766" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6wQC7-x4Ax5KJUBh0xaZFEwx4DaNBVIfPJeMUUuyr8WWmad2WwDiWLI3wI1LpAuGvyPsDpblBW0HoOoR47E_5RSgOLB-V6ci1KcWLp_uy-cPYzPeWv-EP7tY7ySwfu1tU-rUwMaLnOLd2lqGpQG4njqkLKPwEAv1iSFCspLuNRsRb1MqXO_z0WwxeE_a/w640-h426/IMG_0780.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Some times the feeders are so busy, the birds wait in my spruce trees or on my deck posts for a turn at one of the three feeders. When there’s such an eating frenzy going on, seed flies all over the place. 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font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I hadn’t been out since the weekend storm. Like a lotta folks, the snow warnings kept me indoors, safe and cozy. Finally, I headed out on Tuesday, hoping to capture some wintry scenes. But the roads were punkier than I thought they’d be, and with the temperatures steady at twelve degrees, I stayed in town. Boardman Lake was beginning to freeze, I saw a beautiful cardinal at Logan’s Landing, and the marina was completely empty, except a few gulls in the parking lot. 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font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">I was right.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHMxISZ3HioTlTrnDruc1uP566x5YmrKi6ytJOKA8_sEZJ0H1Cqtp3yrnqhhIAz6jO9HtG1CvtR1TmGJ9sIIQq5RTmDXkvFVYeyYAqITj-M31LCYv5xHVFIrGD5JzfFHDm_7C_MVGxv9DJEDKW4f_h2sogBAgq-gGtonVtWYFAJ1W9LBfunC6rjS1SdSt/s4000/IMG_9113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="4000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHMxISZ3HioTlTrnDruc1uP566x5YmrKi6ytJOKA8_sEZJ0H1Cqtp3yrnqhhIAz6jO9HtG1CvtR1TmGJ9sIIQq5RTmDXkvFVYeyYAqITj-M31LCYv5xHVFIrGD5JzfFHDm_7C_MVGxv9DJEDKW4f_h2sogBAgq-gGtonVtWYFAJ1W9LBfunC6rjS1SdSt/w640-h426/IMG_9113.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Birders have dubbed it the Roadkill Cafe because it’s where the road commission dumps deer that’ve been hit by cars. The carrion draw bald eagles every winter to feed on the remains. Already one adult eagle and a juvenile have arrived and are waiting for the cafe to be stocked. But not all eagles are so lucky to have a protected area for feeding. In the past ten days, two bald eagles have been hit by cars while they fed on roadside carrion. Please, be alert especially as you drive the peninsulas because eagles perch near the shoreline where they can fish but also eat critters hit by cars, such as squirrels, birds, and rabbits.</p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAF-2YC_JK8peExxzC9Qg5sU9NaraJYeGU8UGzbs7HEOoMFXs133znBU3-Sr8xhR1SblzONP4uUGMQYmyngILHEXQ1bFzHr0dr2JhMzq7FRzLs6sDKTaUPx-ki0xXkfrJV66NkQRVcPHNBi1X1h0kTLBgmBStZ1E-DE9lqqbjS6L5_6bQcDdj5cQFeFln_/s5916/IMG_0511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3944" data-original-width="5916" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAF-2YC_JK8peExxzC9Qg5sU9NaraJYeGU8UGzbs7HEOoMFXs133znBU3-Sr8xhR1SblzONP4uUGMQYmyngILHEXQ1bFzHr0dr2JhMzq7FRzLs6sDKTaUPx-ki0xXkfrJV66NkQRVcPHNBi1X1h0kTLBgmBStZ1E-DE9lqqbjS6L5_6bQcDdj5cQFeFln_/w640-h426/IMG_0511.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p style="font-family: Helvetica; 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font-size: 18px;">On the same sunny day I took the Empire sunset pictures, I wandered the Grand Traverse Commons. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">So much about the former Northern Michigan Asylum is interesting.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">The architecture in the grand Victorian-Italianate style.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">That each patient room had a view of the outdoors with a supply of fresh air and light.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">But it has always been the iconic red spires that’ve drawn me.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">I thought they were just part of the design.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Turns out, the spires were a functional part of the ventilation system.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;">Large fans forced air through underground tunnels, into the basement, and then up flues in the building.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px;"> The air would exit the buildings through attic ducts via the “ventilators,” which were the spires.</span></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GG1M3zwguPFdE1x1JxqT1r9lmYaWvozG63H9KfQ3zo7Qr4Lj3eVSVKPo1kf-JweEqmxwJeeLcLyXNOoMuq4TV1Yj_85wzwW-Wu-tg0gEQGFqfRZUaxlO2OmI76clvVF2oIWUNPOAxvfwJpEN0ufQC4YbsDGFswnB0gkseoMUCOgHazb_BXMpUcW1nKn9/s5506/IMG_9044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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