Artemis II launch was April 1st, 2026. Made a great memory with the family standing in the IRL.

#photography #doubleexposure #artemisII #moon #space #bonvoyage

Artemis ii

Rosette spoonbill with wings Spread.

Rosette spoonbill gliding over the house today. Great start to the spring break.

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Ruby-throated hummingbird.

Finally getting some much needed moisture.

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Rosette spoonbill wading in water.

Visited a new place looking for snail kites, but came across this rosette spoonbill instead.

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Sandhill crane.

What a surprise to stumble upon. The wonderful crane family visited the yard today.

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A female ruby-throated hummingbird drinking from a red feeder.

A lovely pair of ruby-throated hummingbirds visited the feeder. Here is a pic of the beautiful female.

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Thank you.

Frigatebird with stretched wingspan riding in a wide open blue sky.

Finally saw a frigatebird again, and I’m sooo happy. It was nice enough to circle back around for me to get a pic for national bird day.

#birds #blueskymonday #nature #photography #birding

Male painted bunting on branch.

First bird photo of the year! Let’s Go, 2026!

#birds #birding #newyears #paintedbunting #photography #nature

Searching for morsels on the beach.

#birds #birding #nature #photography #sanderling #beaches

Palm warbler sitting on fence.

I really like the background of this palm warbler pic.

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Juvenile American bittern.

A cute young American bittern seen at the Orlando Wetlands. Mark another checkbox on the life list!

#birds #birding #orlandowetlands #nature #habitat #photography #orlandowetlandspark

Deleted my Tweeter acct so I’m archiving this here.

#coding #codetheworld #olddognewtrick

A sanderling scurries across the sand looking to gobble something up.

#birds #birding #photography #nature #beaches #shorebirds

My first willet! It caught what looks like a sea flea.

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Royal terns waiting in line for the ocean buffet.

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Another female showing up for food. This is the first, of hopefully many, painted buntings.

#birding #photography #buntings #nature

This beautiful female northern cardinal showed up in the yard today.

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Birds these days. Smh… back in my day they weren’t so molty.

#birds #bluejays #immolting

Coming in for a landing! This beautiful swallowtail butterfly has the prettiest colors.

#butterflies #nature #habitat #pollinator #swallowtail

Egg-xactly why we plant native flowers. It's the perfect place for zebra longwing butterflies to lay eggs.

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Crane family is back! This colt has grown some legs. 🦵

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A mockingbird grabbing at some berries. Not sure the berries are ripe enough yet. Multiple mockingbirds will squabble over them though.

#birds #areyoumockingme #gardens #habitat #nature #songsoflife

It has been a great pollinator week, and this firebush shrub is a favorite for most. I’ll watch these iridescent bees fly around until the hummingbirds come back.

#pollinators #bee #habitat #firebush

Two zebra longwing caterpillars. I enjoying looking at all the spikes these little ones have.

#caterpillar #butterflies #habitat #feasting #zebralongwing

A couple monarch caterpillars are chowing down on some milkweed. Here is one with a couple mouthfuls.

#monarch #butterflies #caterpillars #greatfloridapollinatorcensus #pollinators #milkweed #habitat

Family of osprey settle into their nest; sitting on top of a minimum wake sign.

Family photo day. Dad just got back from work. Time to preen, baby. #birds #osprey

What a beaut! Great shot.

Red-shouldered hawk.

Had four raptors, mostly juveniles, squawking at me the other day. Had to take this pic behind a screen just to be safe.

#birds #birding #wildlife #photography #raptor #hawk #nature