“If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have to at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family anatidae on our hands.” Douglas Adams
Heads or tails? Northern pintails both. — Photo by Pat Bean
Favorite Bird-Watching Places
A roseate spoonbill turns the water pink with its reflection. — Photo by Pat Bean
Squished between the Kennedy Space Center and the Canaveral National Seashore is Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
On and around this Florida coastal area live over 1,000 plant species, 117 fish species, 68 amphibian and reptile species, 330 bird species and 31 different mammals.
I spent a couple of days roaming the refuge in search of the birds. These photos represent just a few of the ones I saw.
Wood storks, snowy egrets, great egrets and white ibis feeding peacefully together, well until the snowy egrets got pushy. — Photo by Pat Bean
The world needs more such places.
Book Report: Travels with Maggie is up to 43,203 words.. Not much else to say except I’m slowly plodding ahead.
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not far from here (may have been the refuge), my father witnessed a panther strolling immediately in front of him… just amazing.
Really? That’s awesome Fey!
Thanks Bella
Laugh often — and keep writing Pat Bean https://patbean.wordpress.com
> Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 22:43:07 +0000 > To: patbean@msn.com >
even more special… it was BLACK! rare + extra rare!
I saw a bobcat in the area. It would have been great to see a panther. They’re endangered now I think.
Laugh often — and keep writing Pat Bean https://patbean.wordpress.com
> Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 15:44:44 +0000 > To: patbean@msn.com >
Plod away on the book, my dear. It’s the only way.