bowman beach … 02/28/2009

This morning, early and i mean early, the Sanibel-Captiva Audubon society sponsered their weekly walk, this week at Bowmans beach, Sanibel Island, Florida.
These are a few of the moments captured on film …

A few ibis, feeding in the early morning, still waters:

The following “splash” is a brown pelican hitting the water, capturing a fish …an unbelievable splash and the amazing thing is: They rarely miss …

a shorebird, sandpiper, looking for their early morning feed:

Forster’s Tern in flight:

Looking:

And diving:

A couple more pictures, in flight:

A Gull:

Always exciting: A Bald Eagle:

A cactus:

Beach Shells:

A Gar:

Some of “the members”

And this concludes another successful early morning walk with “The society”

until next time … so long

a blog to confirm – yes i’m alive …

I have been laying kind of low lately so here is one from the archieves: So here we go:

Course number 1 of a 10 course dinner at an oriental wedding: jellyfish, I was the only one at a table of 10 that tried this delicacy …

A backyard guest – we figure between 8 anf 9 feet – suns him/her self daily:

West Quoddy light, or is it east, Lubac, Maine, New Brunswick in the back ground:

Early morning sun, old statehouse, Boston —

Oreo cows – Cambden, Maine:

South beach – Miami Beach – Florida

Early evening sun, late winter, from my favorate porch, Marblehead, ma.

Redstone Lane, the side lane to our house, Marblehead, yes that IS turkey heading up the street … gobble gobble

My favorate fence, Benington, Vt. due to lighting conditions it never looks the same:

and finally the side enterance to: Versace’s house, South Beach…oh what a house it is…

a close up – yellow crowned night heron:

and finally a green heron:

well folks , thats it for now:::::

BIRD WALK – sanibel-captive audubon society

On saturday, Feb 14th, valentines day, i went for a “bird walk” with the Sanibel-Captiva Audubon Society. The walk was at “The Baily Tract”, on Sanibel Island, Florida. Attached are a few of the sightings.

Its a bird, no a plane, oh my … its a mocking bird:

Moving on:

We were confronted with: OMG, marsh rabbits:

Spider webs with early morning due:

Ducks swimming away from the excitment:

The yellow crowned night herons, were checking us out:

as the snipes were hiding from us … look carefully, he is their (or she):

here are a few species i personally am not sure exactly what they are:

We also saw: A moorhen:

and a killdeer:

along with: butterflys

thistles:

and wildflowers:

Well as one can see, it was another day in paradise:
and it is dinner time so … see you next week

A day in Palm Beach: I felt I belonged, or did I —

On monday, Feb 9th, Susie, Susie’s sis, Joanne and hubby Dennis left Ft Myers at approx 8am, had breakfast at “micky d’s” in Clewston out near lake “O” and arrived in Palm Beach at sometime around 10 to 10:30a. We parked the car down by the ocean at the end of “Worth Ave” and proceeded to walk the ave. The following is a small part of our “walk down the avenue” I felt so at home, who knows maybe I will move in…

The following is a taste of our day:

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I kind of liked this antique auto:

Such a beautiful place:

Such beautiful architecture:

This woman was amazing, I would guess she was maybe 90yo and her face was so tight it was like porcelain. Worse then Joan Rivers. But I am sure if she could smile … She would.

I wish I could share the young gal whom exited this rather expensive automobile
I am sure you get the point…

The whole experience kinda forced me to look at a new auto…(and i have a bridge with a swamp on it) … Oh you know what i mean

From PB we headed up to Jupiter to see my friends Burt, Tiger, Greg and Chrissy. Much to my dismay guess what? None were home but we did get to view the Jupiter light house.

Man … what i day . I must now go rest.