Tag: Birds
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Red Bug Lessons
A recent environmental hike in a nature preserve just ten minutes from where we live in the winter, turned out to be not just educational but purposeful as well. The place we ventured to is named Red Bug Slough (pronounced sloo). A slough is basically a slow-moving shallow drainage system. Our walk took us through…
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Florida Gallery
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Skim, Skim, Skimmin’
Florida has interesting coastal birds. One particular kind, the Black Skimmer with its long bright red scissor-like bill was intriguing to me because this is the first time I’ve seen such a bird. A distinctive feature is that it’s lower bill juts a third beyond the upper. And its black and white wings are long…
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