http://www.janine-images.com/blog/ Photography en-us Nucleus CMS v3.24 © Weblog http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.janine-images.com/blog//nucleus/nucleus2.gif http://www.janine-images.com/blog/ http://www.janine-images.com/blog/index.php?itemid=162 I also have a lot of travel coming up this month so blogs will most likely be even less frequent :(
However I hope to be able to share some new and interesting places with you!

Here are a few shots of a sanderling at Dania Beach from a while back.







]]> General http://www.janine-images.com/blog/index.php?itemid=162 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:17:11 -0400 http://www.janine-images.com/blog/index.php?itemid=162 http://www.janine-images.com/blog/index.php?itemid=161 As we neared our destination the wind and rain started.
We pulled in to the parking lot at Yamato Scrub Preserve in the midst of a downpour. We sat in the truck for a while and after the squall passed, I checked the weather radar on my phone, which promised clear skies after the small storm had passed.
Off we went in search of the Grebes.
We wandered along the path through oak and palmetto scrub, and saw a pair of wet mourning doves sheltering beneath the palmetto fronds.
Finally we reached the lake, and a birder couple had their binoculars trained on the grebes. One parent was foraging for food, while the other stayed sheltered close to the grasses along the lake's edge. The skies remained ominously gray.



You can see one of the babies on the adult's back!


Here comes the other parent with a fish:


And as the babies left the safety of their parent's back and began to swim around, the rain began again.


We got soaked on our way back to the truck. I brought a rain jacket but was more concerned with keeping the cameras dry.
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Black-bellied whistling duck at Green Cay


Osprey at the beach




Green Cay moonrise


Green Cay sunset


In other news, hoping to finalize our move shortly. The first couple of places we were interested in fell through so fingers crossed for this one! Otherwise things going well, settling in a bit at the new job and really enjoying it. Looking forward to cooler weather and the return of migrant birds.
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Butterfly world photos continued...





And now, a gentle transition to non-butterflies:













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I took over 300 pictures and have not gone through them all yet, but here are a few I have done so far:













In other news, I started the new job last week. I think I will be very happy there once I settle in, so far everything is going great. The commute is a drag, but hopefully we will be moving soon.

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The parrots and wildlife exhibits are gone but the winding paths through the original botanical gardens remain, as do the ponds and fountains which are home to carp, turtles, iguanas, ducks, and geese.





While admiring the gardens, we noticed these unusual anoles darting amongst the rocks and shrubs along the path. After some research on the internet, I believe them to be Anolis cristatellus cristatellus, the Puerto Rican Crested Anole. It was an exciting discovery because I have not yet photographed this species of anole. It is one of the numerous non-native species of lizard that has colonized South Florida. Unsurprisingly, we did not see a single native lizard during our walk.



Note crest along spine esp. on tail


Juvenile maybe




In other news, we are keeping a close eye on Hurricane Ike. The track looked very bad for us yesterday, a Category 4 headed directly for South Florida! The models have shifted the path further south and west now so for now it looks like the worst of it will miss us. Let's hope it continues on this path and also continues a trend of weakening over the next couple of days. ]]> General http://www.janine-images.com/blog/index.php?itemid=157 Sat, 6 Sep 2008 20:58:57 -0400 http://www.janine-images.com/blog/index.php?itemid=157 http://www.janine-images.com/blog/index.php?itemid=156










We then took a quick walk around the Wakodahatchee wetland boardwalk. The windy conditions resulted in poor birdwatching but we saw plenty of turtles and a cute baby skink.

Florida Softshell


Five Lined Skink


In other news, the storms are lining up and taking aim. Here are TS Hannah, Hurricane Ike, and TS Josephine. Image courtesy of NOAA

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There are several storms at various stages of intensity stewing in the Atlantic, some heading this way. We are already experiencing some nasty wind and rain from distant Hurricane Gustav. Luckily it seems we are out of its path, not so lucky for Louisiana.

Tropical Storm Hannah looks to be heading our way, although the computer models are pretty disorganized right now.

I am starting a new job soon and will be moving in the near future to be closer to the office.

The good news is I'm off next week to relax and catch up on some things, as well as check out some properties. As long as the weather holds up, at least ;)

On to more exciting things... last weekend we visited the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach. They have plenty of sea turtle hatchlings housed temporarily until they gain strength and can be released.

The most common hatchlings are loggerheads, although there are a few green turtles as well.


Green sea turtle


Loggerhead turtle named Arlington. They name each turtle and give a short description of its treatment. Arlington was found weak and anemic and is being treated with antibiotics.


Arlington surfaces


Loggerhead hatchlings


Egg tooth from hatching still visible




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Step 1. Hang around parking lot and wait for vehicles to arrive.


Step 2. Inspect vehicle for dragonfly carcasses.


Step 3. Pluck dragonfly from grille.




Step 4. Consume dragonfly.




Step 5. Repeat 1-4 as necessary.

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