Category Archives: Nature

Tribbles

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Ron Haines

If you’re of a certain age and watched a certain TV show you know the word and what it means:  small, voracious, constantly-multiplying, creatures that take over everything and scare the crap out of everyone because of the trouble they can … Continue reading →

Posted in Appalachian Moutain Club, Grumman canoe, Nature, Offbeat, Paddling, Trash Patrol | 2 Comments

Swan song

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Ron Haines

Not mine, the swan’s.  I have been seeing and photographing a lot of these critters lately and the phrase ‘swan song’ came to mind.  What’s that all about? So I dove into the internet to find out what I don’t … Continue reading →

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The best one yet

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Ron Haines

I take a lot of photos of blue herons.  They are huge, easy to spot and therefore an amateur nature photographer’s dream subject. I have a 300-millimeter lens that helps overcome the distance they want between me and them and a good digital … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Paddling | 5 Comments

When you’ve got an itch…Part 4

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Ron Haines

When you’ve got an itch…Part 4 The urge to itch struck this female anhinga as I was watching her and I couldn’t resist the urge to click. To see the others of this ilk, go here, here and here.  

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Wooing at Wakodahatchee

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Ron Haines

If you’re down my way a go-to spot for seeing Florida birds is the Wakodahatchee Wetlands, a man-made gathering, roosting and breeding spot for a variety of species. As this photo shows, nesting involves a bit of wooing. Derived from … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Photos mostly | 2 Comments

A green spot in Broward County

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Ron Haines

A green spot in Broward County Broward County is the second most dense county in Florida, runner-up to Pinellas (home to the cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg), but there are still places there to paddle among the flora and … Continue reading →

Posted in Hornbeck canoe, Nature, Paddling, Sierra Club | 3 Comments

Frog legs and gator tails

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Ron Haines

Frog legs and gator tails One of the paddling MeetUp groups I belong to recently planned an outing to Lake Cara, a tiny little postage stamp of a lake in the Fort Drum Wildlife Management Area up east of Yehaw Junction … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Offbeat, Paddling, Photos mostly, Road trip | 6 Comments

Look out Manatees, here we come!

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Ron Haines

For more than a decade, the manatees that spend the winter clustered in the relatively warm water coming out of the Florida Power and Light power plant in Palm Beach County have had their privacy.  Sure, the occasional FPL employe … Continue reading →

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Look! Up in the tree!

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Ron Haines

Look, up in the tree! I have iguanas at my house in Florida. They are not pets, they just live around me.  I live by the water, they like to live by the  water, I live in a warm climate, … Continue reading →

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Meet Chubs

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Ron Haines

This is Chubs. He’s a foot-long, red-footed tortoise. He had a pretty lousy holiday season, but all has ended well for him. On Christmas day he dug his way out of a pen in the yard of the family he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Offbeat | 7 Comments