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Thursday, October 13, 2022

Crops & Clips: Flashback to October, 2019

As I do each month, I enjoy looking back over my archived photos, taken three years previously, to remember how things were then as compared to events this year at our new home in Connecticut. As usual, I searched for images which reflected favorite memes: critters of all kinds (especially birds and butterflies), skies and clouds, reflections, flowers and scenes which speak for themselves. 

We spent the entire month at home in south Florida and I processed over 500 images from our early morning walks in the Wounded Wetlands adjacent to our home. Migration was in full swing. 

On October 1, a colorful male American Redstart caught my eye:

The more subtle plumage of the female Redstart is no less pleasing:

I had nice views of a boldly patterned male Black-throated Blue Warbler:

The inconspicuous female Black-throated Blue almost looks like a separate species. An important clue to her identity is the white spot on her wing: 

A Worm-eating Warbler hunted for insects:

A male Northern Parula warbler posed in soft shade:

Even a poor view of a male Painted Bunting was a treat:

This Ovenbird was intently watching something on the ground:

In the back yard lake, a pair of Egyptian Geese showed off their new family:

American Kestrels had returned to winter in our neighborhood:

A slightly larger falcon, the Merlin, had also arrived:

Covid-19 had not yet made an appearance and I was leading monthly interpretive walks at nearby Chapel Trail Nature preserve in Pembroke Pines. The boardwalk affords access to an extensive wet prairie and surrounding brush:

Longhorn cattle grazing in the  peaceful pasture next to the preserve attracted Cattle Egrets. Sadly, this field is being paved over and converted into a parking lot for recreational vehicles and trailers:

A Gulf Fritillary sipped nectar from the Lantana flowers:

This view shows the colorful undersides of a Giant Swallowtail:

A Florida Tree Snail climbed on a bulrush stem:

A Brown Basilisk, a species native to Mexico and Central America and introduced via the pet trade in the 1970s, watched from the safety of a tree next to the boardwalk:

The Pembroke Pines Bald Eagles were refurbishing their nest:

Hunter's Moon was settling over the lake on October 13:

A canal separates our subdivision from the Wounded Wetlands:

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19 comments:

  1. That was a lovely ramble! (ツ) from Jenn Jilks , ON, Canada!

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  2. I really enjoyed this flashback, Ken. Outstanding collection of some very nice migrants.
    Superb photography.

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  3. We are sure seeing more birds this week here in North Central Florida. It's fun to look back at photos...helps our memory of what we've seen in the past! Enjoy your weekend!

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  4. Great recap! These are stunning beauties.

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  5. The painted bunting is a lot like our Rainbow Lorikeet. How strange. Like it's messy cousin. Your photo of the eagles is fabulous! Quite different to see them in the nest like that. Thanks for joining in #Allseasons

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  6. Hello Ken,
    no matter whether you show current photos or those from the archive, they are always worth seeing. Thanks for showing and linking to Nature Thursday.
    Elke

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  7. As always Ken, exceptional images!!! Thanks for linking in this weekend.

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  8. Hello :=)
    What a bumper bird post. None of which I have seen in real life. They are all lovely birds and beautifully photographed. I also enjoyed seeing all the other creatures.

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  9. Beautiful pictures! Your bird photos have inspired me to pay more attention when I take walks. Today I saw an osprey and decided to do a little research. The video below talks about the ospreys that l see on my walks.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLR34AuH4DI

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  10. So many critters! The buntings are always a treat. Wow, those Egyptian geese are beautiful.

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  11. Fascinating shots!
    Thank you for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2022/10/some-more-fun-with-botanical-drawing.html

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  12. You have lovely photos so clear and vivid can see every detail

    Have a flashbacktastic week 👍

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  13. Such beautiful birds, most of these I've never seen in my neck of the woods. I live near the backwaters of the Mississippi up north, so we have a lot of waterfowl and Bald Eagles are as common as robins. I see one almost every day. That tree snail is so beautiful!

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  14. These are such beautiful birds; I don't think we've ever seen any of these varieties!

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  15. Great shots! I saw an eagle yesterday but I didn’t get a picture.

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  16. Another post full of fantastic photos! I love all the different, bright colors.

    Thanks for sharing your link at My Corner of the World this week!

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  17. This is a lovely flashback . I am stunned by your capture of that tree snail. Thanks for sharing with Garden Affair.

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