Wednesday, September 22, 2010

My Lil’ Pond

I suppose native Floridians and Southerners alike wouldn’t be impressed by the menagerie that I see everyday while looking outside my kitchen window, but as someone who grew up in New Jersey, I am just in awe of all the beautiful birds and neat creatures that visit my pond everyday.

100_7187   101_6459Great Blue Heron

62Snowy Egret and Merganser Ducks

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100_8027Mottled Ducks

100_7152  Cormorants

100_7136Great Egret

100_7139Little Blue Heron

100_7113     Roseate Spoonbill

100_8001Wood Stork

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101_3471Sand hill Cranes

100_7237 Baby Alligator

101_4186 101_4187Juvenile Gator (This guy was moving between our pond and what I call the “Swamp”) At first I thought he was a big ol’ snake as I only saw his tail.

101_0730Red Eared Slider

101_0727 101_0732     Florida Soft Shell

101_4554 And last but not least, lots of little ones :)

 

Karen

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