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Wakodahatchee Wetlands – March 19, 2014

Last week I attended a photo workshop lead by Karen Milstein, of Wings & Things Photography, at the Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Fla. Getting up and being there at 7am was not a lot of fun, but it was soooo worth it. Wakodahatchee is amazing no matter when you go but it was magical in the early morning. I picked up quite a few new tips from Karen. I’d highly recommend going to next year’s workshops.

I’m very sad to report that the Great Egret hatchlings are now missing from their nest. Hopefully there will be more hatching soon.

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Double-crested Cormorants

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Tricolored Heron

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Juvenile Great Blue Herons

Double-crested Cormorants gather in a tree at sunrise.

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A Great Egret and an Anhinga are reflected in the water.

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A Great Egret flying is reflected in the water.

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A Great Egret shows off its breeding plumage during a mating dance.

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A female Great Egret sits on her nest

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Great Egret hatchlings, that are less than a week old, peek over the edge of their nest

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Two Boat-tailed Grackles

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An Anhinga spreads its wings

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A Cattle Egret in breeding plumage

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Female Blue-winged Teal

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An alligator sits silently in the still morning waters.

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A Great Egret hunting

Nature Posted by Suzy Mast 25 Mar 2014 / 0 comments

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

Dog Walk / Nature Posted by Suzy Mast 03 Dec 2013 / 0 comments

Dog Walk – Thanksgiving Day

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Just when I was joking that I had dragged the camera with me and there was nothing to take photos of today. I actually said to my husband, “Please take the leash, maybe there will be a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker” on the tree ahead. Surprise there was! Turns out that it wasn’t such a bad outing after all.

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A female Yellow-bellied Sapsucker looks for dinner.

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A Cormorant looks for dinner.

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A Green Heron perches on a mangrove tree.

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Air plants hanging in a tree.

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A male Cardinal

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A cracked coconut on a rock

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Well, it is Thanksgiving in South Florida.

Dog Walk / Nature Posted by Suzy Mast 28 Nov 2013 / 0 comments

Today’s Dog Walk

I am owned by two dogs, WeeGee and Pixel. Pixel LOVES her walkies. On our daily walks, I usually try to talk photos in our neighborhood. Here are a few scenes from today. Enjoy!