Saturday, May 29, 2010

Northern Rough-winged Swallow


toward the lotus pond
the Northern Rough-winged Swallow
   swoops from far above

Thursday, May 27, 2010

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Tufted Titmouse

the cicadas' roar
drowns the Tufted Titmouse cry -
a hot May morning

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Green Heron

by the riverbank
Green Herons grab dragonflies
right out of the air

Friday, May 21, 2010

On the Pinellas Trail

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a pair of Killdeer
by the school bus parking lot
stands guard on the trail

the strong resonance
within the bamboo thicket
Downy Woodpeckers

a lone Brown Thrasher
looking over his shoulder
from the chain-link fence

among small white stones
left on the graves of the Jews
several Fish Crows

Friday, May 14, 2010

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Bahama Mockingbird




Fort DeSoto Park
rare Bahama Mockingbird
feasting on privet

Thursday, May 13, 2010

American Redstarts




mid-May, just a few
American Redstarts are
visiting the park
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Friday, May 7, 2010

Pileated Woodpecker

                                         a meal of termites
                                         Pileated Woodpecker
                                         feeding a big chick

Spotted Sandpiper

standing on a rock
by Boca Ciega Bay
Spotted Sandpiper
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Thursday, May 6, 2010

Wood Stork




chasing with one foot
catching with its ivory bill
early May Wood Stork
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