Friday, February 29, 2008

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Hooded Merganser (female)
Viera wetlands

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

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Osprey
Viera Wetlands

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

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Snowy egret
Viera Wetlands

Monday, February 25, 2008

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Ruddy Turnstone
Bal Harbour pier

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Pat Condell on the US Elections

One I had missed. Pat Condell on the US Elections. It takes a Brit to explain it to us.

Pat Condell: Take a cruise, Tom

Pat Condell's latest. Excellent as always.



(Via Cynical-C)

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Morning fog (later on the same day as the previous photo)
Viera Wetlands, Florida

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Orthotics save a bird



I didn't know they could do orthotics for birds. A captive eagle had a foot problem. They solved it elegantly and humanely. A great story to brighten your day.

Just because golden eagles never wear heels doesn't mean they don't have foot problems.

At the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program in Fort Collins, the situation became so serious for one very large, very important eagle that the next step was going to be killing the bird...

Link


(Photo by George Kochaniec Jr.)

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Foggy morning at Viera Wetlands

Friday, February 22, 2008

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Morning fog
Viera Wetlands, Florida

Thursday, February 21, 2008

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Green heron
Viera Wetlands

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

State Approves Evolution As 'Scientific Theory'

The State of Florida approved the using of the E-word in their school curriculum but with the addendum that is is named the 'Scientific Theory of Evolution', in order to appease the fundamentalists that now can claim a "victory" as "it is only a theory". Yes, just like the Theory of Gravity and the Theory of Relativity.

Small gains, are at least some gains.

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Great Blue Heron
Viera Wetlands

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Florida's reputation for flakiness is at stake

Carl Hiaasen writes in the Miami Herald: Our reputation for flakiness is at stake:

In a move that could endanger Florida's flaky backwater reputation, the
state Board of Education is poised to endorse the teaching of evolution as a
science.

This is a dangerous idea -- not the presentation of Darwinism in
schools, but the presentation of Florida as a place of progressive scientific
thought.



I agree with Mr. Hiaasen. It is a dangerous idea for Florida to "boldly going against the flow, in defiance of reason and all known facts". What are we thinking?


If you do not know what's happening, Florida is adding Evolution as a science to the school curriculum. There was a hearing in Orlando, where lots of kooks came out of the woodwork to talk against this "theory". Especially interesting is this learned gentleman talking about oranges and cats.

It would be funny if it weren't so pathetic.

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Green heron
Viera Wetlands

Monday, February 18, 2008

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A pair of Hooded mergansers
Viera Wetlands

Sunday, February 17, 2008

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Kildeer
Viera Wetlands

Saturday, February 16, 2008

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Kildeer
Viera Wetlands

Friday, February 15, 2008

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Coot
Viera Wetlands

Thursday, February 14, 2008

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Snowy egret
Viera Wetlands

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

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Sandhill crane
Viera Wetlands

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

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Caracaras
Viera Wetlands

Monday, February 11, 2008

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Blue-winged teal (female)
Viera Wetlands, Florida

Sunday, February 10, 2008

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Hooded mergansers
Viera Wetlands

Saturday, February 09, 2008

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Glossy Ibis
Viera Wetlands

Friday, February 08, 2008

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Blue-winged teal
Viera Wetlands, Florida, early morning

Thursday, February 07, 2008

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Snowy egret
Viera Wetlands

I have been on a photography outing with our internet photo-club this past few days. We visited Merrit Island NWR and Viera Wetlands, near Titusville Florida. I have many bird photos to process and will be posting soon.

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

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Villa Vizcaya

Tuesday, February 05, 2008

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Photo shoot in Villa Vizcaya

Saturday, February 02, 2008

Friday, February 01, 2008

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Villa Vizcaya