Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

Bird Every Bird

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Roger

It was an overcast, chilly, unprepossessing day, and I had no greater ambitions than to crash for the evening. I drove past the pond on Black Squirrel Creek and saw a small flock of geese gathered around the one tiny … Continue reading →

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Finally!

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Roger

It was two years and one day ago that somebody first found the Western Screech-Owl at Clear Spring Ranch in extreme southern El Paso County. It would have been a lifer for me then, and I drove down to see … Continue reading →

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Bobcat

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Roger

It was the final break on the final day of the conference. I was footloose and fancy free from 3:00 until 4:15. But it was hot, as it had been all week. The daytime temperatures were around 85° and the … Continue reading →

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Reptile/Amphibian #30 – Brown Anole

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Roger

anolis sagrei Wednesday, January 15, 2020 — 3:30 pm Orlando, Florida — Disney Springs I zipped over to Disney Springs from my hotel one afternoon for about half an hour to see if a Roseate Spoonbill was hanging about. I … Continue reading →

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Bird #553 — Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Roger

dendrocygna (from dendron, tree, and cygnus, swan) autumnalis (belonging to autumn) Wednesday, January 15, 2020 — 7:23 am Winter Garden, Florida — Newton Park on Lake Apopka I was hoping to see these ducks, but eBird sightings at Newton Park … Continue reading →

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