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Flocks of wild swans patrol the river and the entrance to the bay. Hundreds of them. The bulk of them hang out near one of the quay walls, drawn to those who throw bread down from on high…
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Red-Banded Hairstreak Butterfly
The lizards here are quite cool. Very shy, though. I shot this with the 300mm fully extended.
What time is the eleven o’clock duck parade?
Closed Published by Jay Lee April 23rd, 2007 on The Bald HereticThe hotel they have us shacked up in is for this event is the Peabody Orlando.
It’s pretty posh, but not exquisite or anything. Convention rates put the rooms at $200 a night (company is paying) so I am sure they’re more expensive for the average visitor.
The “mascot” of this hotel is the Peabody Duck […]
I have been dispatched to Orlando, FL to support the companies annual sales rally. It the one time each year all of our sales critters are brought together to be educated and hyped on the corporate sales strategy.
Overall, it’s not a bad gig for me. Good food and a luxury hotel combined with an endless […]
Here are a few more in a bit larger, portrait format.
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I spotted Lizardo as he was leaping onto a palm frond in the front garden. It’s the first sighting of him since acquiring the new camera. I quickly affixed the Tamron AF 28-75mm f2.8 XR Di in the hopes of getting a macro shot of the big fella.
Oddly enough, he did not retreat as I […]
We love having feeders in the yard to attract the birds. Cynthia has even gone a step further and buys a cheap loaf of bread so that she can put some out when she gets home from work.
We’ve got tons of sparrows, Ricky and Lucy our mated pair of Cardinals, the occasional Mockingbird, plenty of […]
I have a fond memory of reading the book “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” by Richard Bach during the early 70’s. It was a very popular and inspirational story in my youth and it came highly recommended to me by many of my friends.
It’s one of those memories that looses detail over the years but gains in […]
As mentioned previously, Cynthia and I went to Bolivar on whim a few Saturdays ago when the sun was bright and the sky was blue.
I managed to talk her into riding the ferry which was an accomplishment in and of itself since she HATES boats.
She actually ended up enjoying the experience and it was a […]