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Thursday, May 4, 2023

Crops & Clips #1,060: Flashback to May, 2020

As I do on the first Thursday of each month, I enjoy looking back over my archived photos, taken three years previously, to remember how things were then as contrasted with 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), skies and clouds, reflections, flowers and scenes which speak for themselves. 

May started out with clear skies and pleasant temperatures. The month ended up more summer-like, with evolving morning storms over either the ocean to the east or the Everglades to the west, or both, which often provided afternoon showers. 

My first bird photos of the month were on May 3, of a female Anhinga winging her way across the lake...

...while an adult Bald Eagle was heading over in the opposite direction:

Morning view along my favorite back route which I named the Bar Ditch Trail. It is an extinct farm road which runs on top of the spoils from a drainage canal. Summer rains will put much of it under water:

A startled Green Heron took flight:


This Northern Waterthrush peered out from the trailside brush:

I surprised a White-tailed Deer buck as it was wading across the ditch:

A Raccoon crossed the path ahead:

Common Nighthawks were nesting along the gravel road. This female flew out into the open to distract us:


Killdeer also tended their well-camouflaged nests:

Ospreys successfully raised one chick in their nest on the floodlight array above the neighborhood soccer field. The adult female is to the right:

At the local Bald Eagle nest, the smaller of the two eaglets was alone in the nest. The second-hatched, we presumed it was a male. His nestmate was 68 days old when she fledged the previous day, on May 22. He would remain in the nest until he was about 80 days old when he took flight, on June 3:

The male parent flew in to roost nearby:



Red-shouldered Hawk with a V-shaped flock of White Ibises overhead, which I did not notice until I processed the image:

Sunrise:

Storms moving in:

Sunburst:

Rainbow:

Ruddy Daggerwing:

In our back yard, White Ibises lined up along the lake shore:

Entrance to our subdivision at dawn:

Full Moon setting over the Wounded Wetlands on May 7:

This month's Full Flower Moon provided inspiration for a pair of composite images:


This week's header: Pond Cypress at sunrise

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Linking to:




Wordless Wednesday (on Tuesday)

Wild Bird Wednesday

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21 comments:

  1. Well, Ken, this series of photographs is simply an outstanding reminder of how beautiful nature can be!

    Thank you for sharing a wonderful memory.

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  2. Hello,
    Your sky images are stunning, love the rainbow and the moon captures too. Awesome bird photos. It has been awhile since I have seen a Nighthawk, they are cool birds. Love the Eagles series and the Osprey. The Green Heron is a favorite too. Take care, have a great day and a great weekend ahead!

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  3. What a beautiful Buck..Great shot..Love the Moon shots with the birds flying by..Eagles are always a favorite..Lovely cloud formations..ENjoy your weekend..

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  4. Wow a stunning set of photos they are amazing, well done and thanks for sharing. Have a good day, Diane

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  5. So many inflight shots that are so incredible

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  6. You must have some great memories from your years in Florida.

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  7. Hi Ken, the sky images are stunning. But just as beautiful are the photos of the birds and other animals. Thank you very much for showing and for linking to Nature Thursday. I photographed the full moon last night. Unfortunately the sky is overcast again today.
    Kind regards - Elke (Mainzauber)

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  8. Wonderful wildlife photography! The Bar Ditch Trail looks interesting.

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  9. That bird and the moon is AMAZING! What a brilliant capture!!

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  10. The reflected rainbow is also pretty special - and thanks for joining in #Allseasons

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  11. Wow, such archives you had. Great photos, it looks like you had a great place to take them,

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  12. You've taken so many wonder photos of Florida over the years! I love all of these and I'm always on the lookout for some of the birds you've seen. The skies have been especially pretty lately. Hope you are having a good week my friend.

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  13. Oh my! These are spectacular shots - each and every one!
    Thank you so much for joining us this week at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2023/05/forrest-is-putting-his-big-boy-shoes-on.html

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  14. I enjoyed these great flashback collection 👍
    Havve a flashbacktastic week 👍

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  15. Your photos are really first rate! It was healing to stroll through your month with you. Thank you doctor

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  16. Hello :=)
    Outstanding captures of nature in all it's forms. The in flight captures are brilliant. The Eagle close up,the White-tailed deer buck crossing the river are both stunning images, and all your sky shots are very beautiful. I really enjoying all of your photos, thank you.

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  17. You surely have a good eye for an absolutely great picture! I really enjoyed it. We have a few eagles where I live, but not many. A lot of ducks, crows, stuff like that. We live about 8 blocks from Fox River. :) Have a nice day!

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  18. Absolutely stunning Flower moon shots and composition.

    Always a pleasure to see your archived images as well, Ken.

    Hope you are feeling much, much better and will be raring to go in no time. Prayers and good vibes always.

    Here's one from my birding walk in April:

    https://natashamusing.com/2023/05/the-early-bird-catches-the-worm-ii-natasha-musing/

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  19. Beautiful post ! loved the shot of Pond cypress at sunrise. I couldn't take my eyes off from your lineage of sky shots. Thanks for sharing with Garden Affair. I always look forward to your posts.

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  20. Hi Ken,
    I just wanted to say thanks for linking up and sharing this post. I commented early and then I went on a vacation. I am just catching up with my comment replies and visits. Have a great day and week ahead.

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