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Tricolor

exploreorca's avatar by exploreorcaDecember 21, 2014

Bob Montanaro and I had just sat down on the viewing platform at the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, when a juvenile tricolor heron (Egretta tricolor) landed on the railing. Bob could not get to his camera bag without disturbing our…

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Birds Egretta tricolor, Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, tricolor heron

Eagle ?

exploreorca's avatar by exploreorcaNovember 12, 2014May 19, 2017

Volunteers Ken Gonyo & Jean 'JJ' Romano have sighted an eagle flying around the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area. Hopefully, the eagles will nest again on the south side of Oslo Road, as they have in the past -- but not…

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Birds, Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area Bob Montanaro

Lifelong Learner – Florida State Bird

exploreorca's avatar by exploreorcaJuly 13, 2014May 19, 2017

Some birds capture our hearts, and the mockingbird, the Florida state bird, has always had mine. Lifelong learners, mockingbirds learn new sounds throughout their lives. They inspire us in so many ways, as Miss Maudie, the avid gardener in Harper…

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Birds Bob Montanaro, Harper Lee, mockingbird, To Kill a Mockingbird

Brownhead thinks that it’s an Acorn

exploreorca's avatar by exploreorcaJuly 12, 2014May 19, 2017

At a glance, a person - or a young scrub jay - might think that the sphere pictured above was an acorn. It is a gall on a myrtle oak (Quercus myrtifolia). For a wonderful photo of a juvenile scrub…

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Birds, galls Bob Montanaro, gall, gall wasp, myrtle oak, Quercus myrtifolia, scrub oak

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