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Chopper and I spent the afternoon at the Center for Birds of Prey and thoroughly enjoyed it. The highlight was the flight demonstration, which featured several different birds. I didn’t pay too much attention to species names, which I probably should have for labeling purposes. More photos on Flickr.
Eagle:
Falcon:
Spectacled owl:
Tags: charleston, nature, photos
Chopper and I went out to Cypress Gardens and the Old Santee Canal today, and while I got a lot of photos, I got one that I’m proud to call my photo of the day today. Cypress Gardens is a lovely old swamp, and as we were paddling around, I saw something in the water that caught my eye. As we passed, I realized it was a tiny bird, and more to the point – it was alive. We swiped it out of the water and after a few minutes of drying out and warming up, it began to flutter about. When we left, it was headed to the animal care center for an exam. I’m not sure what species it is, although it’s definitely a flycatcher of some kind.
I saved a bird today.
Tags: a photo a day, cute, nature, photos
We have had a small population of very tiny, nimble lizards living in the house over the past few weeks. I find them charming rather than creepy. When I first spotted them, I saw three near one of our window air conditioners and they were probably an inch and a half long max. I’ve now seen several, progressively larger but still wee, around the apartment and even one on the doorknob as I was coming home from work yesterday.
I found one today and he or she was courteous enough to stay put long enough for me to take a few photographs. Our little guests are Mediterranean geckos, an invasive but harmless species that tends to live in walls. (Surprise! I knew that already.)
If they eat bugs, they can stay.
On a separate note, Tropical Storm Hanna is passing just to the east of us, and we’re fine. Conditions are going to deteriorate as the evening wears on but we’re tucked in for the night.
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I’m delighted to report that we’ve spotted the first of the night herons at the rookery near the Gailliard Auditorium on George Street. I’ll be spending some quality time down there with my camera before too long.
Six photos for seven days. I did in fact take photos on February 20 — those would be the eclipse photos, which warranted their own album. The EXIF information for these can be seen in the Detail view of each photo from the gallery, if you’re interested.
Starting at the top left: The man made from miniature clay pots, affectionately known as “Pot Man Junior” (my mother has the full sized one); our new team mascot at work; the nearly full moon from the parking lot at work; Dexter eating Worm Man’s Worm Farm roasted waxworms out of the jar (mmm); the black vulture Mom gave me for Christmas; and a hedgehog and dragon figurine from my sister-in-law Jan and niece Athene.
Tags: a photo a day, dexter, hedgehog, nature, photos
Netflix – at home