Marilynne's Wetlands and Other Stuff 2017

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Starts here

 

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Thought this was going to be my entry in the weekly challenge - TRIO, but those twigs got in the way

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Glad to see the Black Necked Stilt nest is still there after yesterdays rain.

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Pond Apple

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After the petals fall off, they float

 

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Glad to see the other Black Necked Stilt nest is still here after the rain. Why do they build their nests so close to the water?

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Eye see you - soft shelled turtle

 

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I feel like I have cotton mouth

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Approximately seven - eight weeks old and look at its beak.

 

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Just enough wind to move these Pond Apple petals around

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When's lunch?

 

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Puff ball

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or Cattle Egret

 

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Three handheld shots stitched

 

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Very rare that their face is looking at me

 

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Mom's turn to sit on the nest

Can't tell which one is sitting on this nest

 

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Highly cropped Osprey

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