Colleen M. Dougher

A portrait I made of my favorite Grackle in a beautyberry frame.

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I have had that problem at times … mostly with videos … do only post the very short ones. Your photo is beautiful!

My favorite photo find today.

We see many kinds of birds on our neighborhood lake in South Florida but NEVER swans. Imagine our surprise when this pair of Mute Swans arrived this week and began making themselves right at home!

We see many kinds of birds on our neighborhood lake but NEVER swans! Imagine our surprise when this pair arrived this week. ❤️

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Common Grackle taking a splash bath in our South Florida neighborhood lake.

Splish splash, he was takin' a bath.

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The Little Blue Heron who is a regular on our neighborhood lake. 💙

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Blue-Winged Teals on our neighborhood lake in South Florida.

I love that these adorable Blue-Winged Teals have been coming to the lake in Fall/Winter. 💙

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Sunrays from behind the clouds in South Florida.

Yesterday afternoon.

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An American White Ibis on our neighborhood lake in South Florida.

I love the sky-blue eyes of the Ibis. This is one of the many Ibis who visit our neighborhood lake.

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Thanks. Grackles are definitely Superbirds and deserving of all the love.

"If you want to show your true colors you must spread your wings & make yourself look bigger than you feel at times."
-- A Grackle who practices this art.

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A message from my iguana friends. 🦎

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Lil Red Buttons (aka Ms. Buttons, Princess Bubbarini, Baby Bug and an entire host of other aliases) enjoying one of her many comfort zones during a South Florida cold spell. She likes an extra blanket or two on her rare open-window days.

Lil Red Buttons (aka Ms. Buttons, Princess Bubbarini, Baby Buglet and an entire host of other aliases) enjoying one of her many comfort zones during a South Florida cold spell. She likes an extra blanket or two on her rare open-window days.

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Anhinga on a South Florida lake on a cold day.

An Anhinga preening on our neighborhood lake in South Florida.

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An Anhinga on an unsually cold South Florida day.

I eventually braved the cold-for-South-Florida weather today & joined the creatures outside. Glad I did.

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My video of tonight's Full Snow Moon.
Sorry if it's bouncy. Just know that the BEST part is my Common Gallinule friends expressing what I feel is their deep appreciation of the moon, each other & just being alive.

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Thanks! 🙂

Northern Mockingbird on a fence in South Florida.

One of my favorite neighbors -- a Northern Mockingbird. I love their imtense curiosity about all that surrounds them.

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The Snowy Egret who has been visiting our South Florida neighborhood lake every day for months now.

The Snowy Egret who loves our neighborhood lake. Always happy to see this bird here.

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An Anhinga on our neigborhood lake in South Florida.

One of the beautiful Anhingas on our lake this week. ❤️

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Young Egyptian Goose preening alongside the lake.

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I love when the family of Egyptian Geese rests along the lake & am touched by the closeness of these 2 (of the 5) young Egyptians.

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Young Egyptian Geese (siblings) alongside the lake this week.

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I was in an oak hammock this week & nearly walked right into this Golden Silk Orbweaver. I rarely see their web so low & wonder if the recent winds damaged her web & she's trying to work things out.

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Resilient Orange and Green Iguanas gathering in the sunny spots of a large tree after a cold night at Long Key Natural Area in Davie, FL this week. They're not a fan of the cold nights, so are seeking out the sunshine they love.

Resilient Iguanas gathering in the sunny spots of a large tree after a cold night at Long Key Natural Area this week. 🧡💚

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Oh, I get it. I also don't necessarily get the boat reference in their name. I see the iridescence in both the Common and Boat-tail, depending on the light. So many colors.

Thanks. Was happy to see the bird land so close. I took 5-6 pics. It looked like a Boat-Tailed to me & checked each on the ID & it came back as Boat-Tailed. I see Common Grackles here too but the ones I see have yellow eyes and are not as boisterous. What kind of Grackle are you thinking it is?

Boat-tailed Grackle alongside a neighborhood lake in South Florida.

I rarely get a nice pic of a Boat-Tailed Grackle but recently was watching Killdeer foraging on the bank of the lake when this BTG landed right in front of me. ❤️

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One of the Anhingas on our neighborhood lake in South Florida. They come here to swim and catch fish.

The Anhingas on our lake catch many fish but also drop a few who manage to escape. Can't win them all.

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The Blue Jays here do the same, as do many other birds. They’ll do whatever they feel it takes to protect their young. I was once divebombed by a Grackle who apparently had a nest close to where I walked. I also watched a pair of Mockingbirds swoop a big iguana who ran under a parked car to escape.