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Old 05-14-2022, 05:30 PM   #101
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Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, FL

Whenever we have the opportunity, Linda and I like to put out some bird feeders and see how many different bird species will stop by to feed while we are parked there.

These pictures were taken at the RV Park aboard NAS Jacksonville, FL during a two week stay.

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Old 05-15-2022, 05:49 AM   #102
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Very enjoyable…thanks for sharing! 😀
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Old 06-25-2022, 12:41 PM   #103
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Cedar River, Jacksonville, FL

The Anhinga is a water bird found mostly in southern shallow waters. In FL it is more often referred to as a “snake bird”.

Because they do not have waterproof feathers they will almost always try to warm-up and dry out before flying. In my observations of this bird, it will usually defecate as it takes flight from the warming/drying position.

This one has it's back turned to the sun and will hold it's wings out to hurry the feather drying process.

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Old 06-25-2022, 01:23 PM   #104
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Cedar River, Jacksonville, FL

The Anhinga is a water bird found mostly in southern shallow waters. In FL it is more often referred to as a “snake bird”.

Because they do not have waterproof feathers they will almost always try to warm-up and dry out before flying. In my observations of this bird, it will usually defecate as it takes flight from the warming/drying position.

This one has it's back turned to the sun and will hold it's wings out to hurry the feather drying process.

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They are pretty interesting birds. Saw them from time to time in our southern travels but didn't pay much attention. We spent a month in Crystal River FL and a couple of hours every day at Lake Rousseau with puppy. Those birds LOVE it there and just sit on the stumps in shallow water, wings outspread the entire time we were there. And yes, seemed like they "jettisoned the tanks" upon lift off.
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Old 06-26-2022, 05:33 PM   #105
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We call those "water turkeys" in SE Texas. If you have a stocked pond, they will eat the fish out of it pretty quick.
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Old 06-26-2022, 06:29 PM   #106
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We call those "water turkeys" in SE Texas. If you have a stocked pond, they will eat the fish out of it pretty quick.

I don't guess I've ever seen them "in action", just sitting and/or sunning. Do they dive like osprey or skim fish or ?? To empty a stocked lake they would have to be pretty active seems like.
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Old 06-27-2022, 11:06 AM   #107
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Taken out-back in the desert at Rancho California RV Resort. Aguanga, CA.
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Old 08-06-2022, 09:49 AM   #108
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Greenville, SC Squirrels

When at Linda’s hometown we parked at Springwood RV Park out on US-25 in southwest Greenville, SC.

The RV Park was well established with trees/power polls on or near our fiver on just about all of the sites we used. When possible, I’d park as close to a tree or power poll that could be viewed from the trailers living room window. Tigger, our cat was mesmerized and would spend hours watching the squirrels/birds.

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Old 10-01-2022, 08:04 AM   #109
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A Cat Story

In our current retirement community, we have a ditch running along our front yard property line. Many people have asked us how we control the mosquito problem. The answer is, we don’t have one. The “ditch” is actually a freshwater stream that bubbles from the ground about a quarter mile away. After it leaves out property it has been routed into an underground pipe to a pond about 2 miles away.

All local birds, wild animals and strays end-up in our back yard because the stream is the only fresh water in the neighborhood. We get a lot of stray cats. Normally I trap them, try to identify their owners and take all unclaimed ones to the local animal rescue unit operated by the county.

About 5 years ago a black cat could often be seen drinking from the stream. All attempts to capture him failed. Linda has a friendly voice all animals take to. So she started taking him food and talking to him. In about a month she lured him onto our porch, and we captured him. He had been so traumatized by someone that I just knew the animal shelter would destroy him. So, we adopted him and made him a house cat. To this day he is extremely frightful of all male guests. He has learned to tolerate me, but I can only touch him when he is looking for a treat. However, he loves Linda and even sleeps in her lap.

When we first got him, we called him little black. By the time he got to 14# we gave him the name Sammie. He will not wear a collar, so we got him chipped.

Addendum: We once found a stray that was friendly. We took it to our vet to see if it had a chip. Yup! She had one. She was 16 miles from home and her owner was thrilled when we called her to see if she wanted her cat back.

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Old 10-22-2022, 05:55 AM   #110
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Nice pics!
I’m too busy driving to look sideways, but I do announce the species of roadkill to my GF as I pass by.
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Old 10-22-2022, 06:00 AM   #111
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I’m too busy driving to look sideways, but I do announce the species of roadkill to my GF as I pass by.
Thank you. I’m glad I’m not the only one that does this. I’ve been announcing to my family for years what the roadkill was we just went by if it was unusual. Deer, deer, deer, deer gets really boring. If it was particularly “smeared” we may have to have a “moment of silence for the deceased”. But, we have a weird sense of humor. There also used to be a game called Roadkill Bingo…
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Old 10-22-2022, 07:27 AM   #112
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Thank you. I’m glad I’m not the only one that does this. I’ve been announcing to my family for years what the roadkill was we just went by if it was unusual. Deer, deer, deer, deer gets really boring. If it was particularly “smeared” we may have to have a “moment of silence for the deceased”. But, we have a weird sense of humor. There also used to be a game called Roadkill Bingo…
I usually make the comment that the "daily special at the local diner" is influenced by what's on the side of the road.... A number of years ago, after making such a comment at a particularly gruesome and bloody roadkill scene, we stopped for lunch at a "mom and pop diner in a small town in Alabama"... Sure enough, on the menu was, "Roadkill burgers".. My son, in his "12 year old wisdom" wouldn't stop commenting on how neat it was that he was eating dead stuff from the highway..... <sigh> Kids
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Old 10-22-2022, 07:43 AM   #113
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I've been saying for years that deer are more suicidal than whales. I think there should be some deer therapist available in rural America. All said in jest....
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Old 10-25-2022, 07:16 AM   #114
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We were going to the Columbia River Gorge and passed through Portland Oregon, when we saw these animals destroying the habitat.

I tried to post pictures, but the censor keeps rejecting it, sumtin about senseless nudity.
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These are Mallard Ducklings feeding on a sandy beach near the clear waters of Lake Ossipee, NH.

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