Dog Walk – Dec. 3, 2013

Today’s dog walk was fun and some of our usual friends were out. The Green Heron was searching for bugs to eat. Then Pixel decided we needed to go a couple blocks further than normal, which took us past a neighbor’s yard full of wonderful lush, green plants.

 

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A bee flies near a Bottle Brush tree.

 

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An iguana swims across the tidal canal.

 

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A Green Heron eats a bug.

 

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Two iguanas face off on a branch of a Mangrove tree.

 

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Detail of a cut palm tree trunk

 

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Detail of a palm frond

 

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A Jaguar hood ornament escapes its car cover.

 

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The sun shines through palm fronds.

 

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Orchids blooming