Marilynne's Wetlands and Other Stuff - 2025

[Marilynne]

Next stop the Nature Center parking lot to look for the hummingbirds.

Only saw this butterfly.

 

[Marilynne]

Then I walked the Cypress Boardwalk. Didn't see or even hear a bird. No otters this trip either.

 

[Marilynne]

A few Morning Glories

 

[Marilynne]

An aster past its prime

 

[Marilynne]

Back to the parking lot and this time I saw the male Ruby Throated Hummingbird.

 

[Needa]

Back to the parking lot and this time I saw the male Ruby Throated Hummingbird.

Seems like you get quite a few of the shots in the parking lot.

 

[Marilynne]

Seems like you get quite a few of the shots in the parking lot.

That's where they hang out. Don't remember the last time I walked any of the trails.

 

[Marilynne]

When I got home, Chris was working on the downspouts.

Still had one to do.

 

[Marilynne]

At the feeder in my backyard yesterday. Shooting through a screen. Have to figure out how to do that better.

These are the best of the worst.

 

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[Marilynne]

I was reading Birds & Blooms online when I came across a photo that looked familiar, then I saw my name. What a surprise!!
https://www.birdsandblooms.com/gardening/attracting-butterflies/tropical-milkweed/

If you happen to get a copy of Birds & Blooms Extra!, I have a question and a photo on page 46. It's the same one as their website.

 

[Marilynne]

There were a couple of Painted Buntings in my yard yesterday. By the time I got the camera out, only this female was there.

 

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Then this squirrel came down the palm tree and spooked the bunting.

 

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Yesterday

Chris made this tool, no, it's not a cross, for some project he was working on in 2021. It turns off the water to the house.

 

[Marilynne]

Behind the Hive

These remind me of the wax lips we used to have at Halloween

 

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The view

 

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You find all sorts of interesting things in the picnic area

 

[Marilynne]

Outtakes for monthly challenge - wood and/or metal

 

[Marilynne]

Yesterday, my shooting buddy and I went to Gulfstream Park to look for the Mitred, Red-Masked and White-Eyed Parakeets. She was there on Sunday and spotted the Red-Masked and White-Eyed. We didn't see any.

They must have a problem with people dropping off cats there.

 

[Marilynne]

Walked down to the beach. Water was a little choppy.