Category Archives: Nature

Honk like an Egyptian

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Ron Haines

I saw a couple of these hanging around my house a few years ago and I didn’t know what they were.  It was the first time I’d seen them. I posted a photo and asked if any of my Facebook … Continue reading →

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Those creepy things again

Posted on December 8, 2017 by Ron Haines

I’ve written about these things before.  But that was when I saw them up north.  I don’t know why I’d never seen them in the south, or why it never occurred to me they would be down here.  I guess … Continue reading →

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When you’ve got at itch…it’s nice to have Mom handy

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Ron Haines

A young wood stork gets an itch scratched by an attending parent out at the Wakodahatchee Wetlands.  The place is overrun with wood storks, their nests and their babies right now. The anhingas come in a far second in nesting … Continue reading →

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Crater Lake…just what it says it is

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Ron Haines

On my road trip last year from San Francisco to southern Oregon and back I noticed a sign proclaiming that Crater Lake National Park  was nearby. After a short detour off of U.S. 97  I was at the entrance, my senior … Continue reading →

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When you’ve got an itch…Part 6

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Ron Haines

This is the loon edition. Loons are wonderfully interesting birds, fun to watch, really pleasant to listen to, and not nearly as plentiful as other types of waterfowl I see on the waters of the Northeast. It’s the only waterfowl … Continue reading →

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Gone before I could get there

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Ron Haines

I recently drove over to Fisheating Creek for a paddle with the alligators and planned on stopping in at an interesting rural country store/restaurant for a late lunch in nearby, very small, Palmdale, Florida (population just under 600). The Florida … Continue reading →

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Mooned by a blue heron

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Ron Haines

This is the first time I’ve been mooned by a blue heron.  This one is on Pine Acres Lake, a small, shallow body of water near the eastern Connecticut town of Hampton. It’s beginning to get chilly up here now, … Continue reading →

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Big holes in big trees

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Ron Haines

As much as one might abhor the thoughtless touristy tradition of driving through a hole that’s been hacked into a majestic redwood tree, one has to admit that the iconic photo of a car doing just that has planted the … Continue reading →

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First a moose, now an elk!

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Ron Haines

What a summer it’s been! First a I saw a moose in the water in northern New Hampshire, and now an elk in the wild in northern California. Spotting the moose  required lots of planning and patience, getting up one … Continue reading →

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A moose on the loose

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Ron Haines

My goal this week was to find a moose in the wild and get a decent photo of it.  Bingo!  Here it is! But first a bit of background: Moose and I have a history of sorts. First there was … Continue reading →

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