Florida flowers

I just like the above planter, which I spotted at a Florida Super Target.

Florida flowers

Orange tree blossoms.

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Florida bee photos

Alligators at Merritt Island, Florida

Identify those Florida birds...part 3

Identify that Florida bird...part 2

The pocketfisherman still exists

Photoshop makes a difference!

Identify that Florida bird...part 1

Rocky Raccoon at Merritt Island Beach

Rocky Raccoon and friends at Merritt Island Beach

Four or five raccoons came out from under the stairs at the Merritt Island beach.
By the time I had my camera ready, they went back into hiding.
Then one or two came out, one at a time.

Hmmm, perhaps chinese food?

My dog didn't notice the alligators on this trip, but oh my!
He did notice those raccoons!

I'm glad the dog had his seatbelt on.
I don't want him meeting this fellow.

Have you ever gone down stairs with a bit of concern about what lurks outside of your view?

From the look on Rocky's face, that was some spicy Thai food.

I have a theory that there are 4 sets of raccoon eyes staring back from here, but I can't find them.

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Florida bee photos

Florida bee photos

Does anyone know what variety of bee this is?

Feel free to answer in the comments section below.

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Alligators at Merritt Island, Florida

Alligators at Merritt Island, Florida

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These guys were fun to photograph. My mother in law encouraged me to hop out of our vehicle to get a closer view of the gator. (What am I? Bait?)

We had our dog with, who totally ignored the alligators at Merritt.
No worries, he stayed in our vehicle, belted in so he wouldn't go for a joy run.

The raccoons were a different story though. He really noticed the raccoons.

Identify those Florida birds...part 3

Please use the add a comment feature if you can identify these Florida birds.

Thanks.

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Identify that Florida bird...part 2

Identify that Florida bird...part 2

Please reply at the bottom of the page if you have an idea what kind of bird this is.

Thanks!

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The pocketfisherman still exists

Wow! The pocketfisherman still exists!

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Photoshop makes a difference!

I thought this image was interesting because when I first viewed it, I thought the bird was flying away from me.

But when I adjusted the image in Photoshop, I found the seagull was facing me.

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Identify that Florida bird...part 1

Any idea what kind of Florida bird this is?

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Thanks.

Florida Vacation photos

Florida Vacation photos...more later!

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To learn more about Merritt Island, visit these sites:

http://www.answers.com/topic/merritt-island-florida

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritt_Island

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritt_Island_National_Wildlife_Refuge

http://www.fws.gov/merrittisland/ccp/index.html

http://www.merrittislandwildlifeassociation.org/index.html