Category Archives: Wildlife

Animal #81 — Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Roger

tursiops truncatus Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida — Pensacola Bay Sunday, April 26, 2026 — 9:13 am We drove from Navarre Beach to Pensacola Beach on Sunday morning and boarded the catamaran operated by Jolly Dolphin cruises. The boat was … Continue reading →

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Bird #610 — Northern Fulmar

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Roger

fulmarus glacialis Sunday, February 17, 2013 Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California For some reason I don’t recall, I recently decided to look back at my photos from the whale-seeking trip I took out into the Pacific Ocean off San … Continue reading →

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Bird #609 — Western Warbling Vireo

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Roger

vireo swainsoni Viento State Park, Oregon Tuesday, May 6, 2008 — 4:50 pm The Warbling Vireo has just been officially split into Eastern and Western species, netting me another lifer. According to my eBird records, I saw my first Western … Continue reading →

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Reptile/Amphibian #44 — Speckled Kingsnake

Posted on April 26, 2025 by Roger

lampropeltis holbrooki Saturday, April 26, 2025 — 10:30 am Crawford County, Arkansas — Frog Bayou Wildlife Management Area I was birding the cells, mostly looking for shorebirds. I was walking through a patch of spotty weeds when I spotted this … Continue reading →

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Bird #608 – Saltmarsh Sparrow

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Roger

ammospiza caudacuta St. Augustine, Florida – Dr. Robert Hayling Freedom Park Saturday, March 29, 2025 – 8:19 am I stood on the edge of the marsh, watching my lifer Seaside Sparrow when I saw several other sparrows chasing each other … Continue reading →

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