Woke up to watch the sunrise in Atchafalaya, Louisiana as thousands upon thousands of blackbirds streamed from the south towards the north; filling the sky. A Barn Swallow was busy feeding her four young that appear to be about to fledge.
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Nature Ali’s Grand Adventure – Atchafalaya, LA to west of Houston, TX – Day 24, July 13th.
Posted in Birds, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Fish, Grand Adventure, Louisiana, Margot, National Parks/Preserves/Refuges, Texas, tagged Atchafalaya, Dicksissel, Hurricane Ike, King Rail, Least Tern, life bird, Louisiana, Neotropic Cormorant, Sabine National Wildlife Refuge, Seaside Sparrow on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nature Ali’s Grand Adventure – Panama City, FL to Atchafalaya, LA – Day 23, July 12th.
Posted in Alabama, Amphibians, Birds, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Fish, Florida, Grand Adventure, Louisiana, Mammals, Margot, Mississippi, National Parks/Preserves/Refuges, Reptiles, tagged Carrabelle, Great Blue Heron, Laughing Gulls, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge on July 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I woke up a 5 a.m. to a great cup of coffee that my brother made enjoying some more great conversation before we both had to leave. I went over to Gulf Coast Community College to bird a bit while the weather was still cool (there is no such thing as cool here – just [...]
Nature Ali’s Grand Adventure – Gainesville to Panama City, FL – Day 22, July 11th.
Posted in Amphibians, Birds, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Family, Fish, Florida, Grand Adventure, Mammals, Nature, Reptiles, tagged Dragonflies, heron, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, thunderstorm on July 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I left Gainesville hoping to make some distance but alas, wanting to revisit St. Marks Wildlife Refuge, progress was shorter than hoped. I was amazed at how many Swallow-tailed Kites I saw along the road to St. Marks. What a beautiful bird!
Nature Ali’s Grand Adventure – Gainesville to Ocala National Forest – Day 21, July 10th.
Posted in Amphibians, Birds, Field Trips, Florida, Grand Adventure, Mom, Reptiles, tagged Florida Scrub Jay, freshwater spring, Ocala National Forest on July 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Went on an adventure with my Mother in search of the Florida Scrub-Jay and the elusive Limpkin; success on the jays but skunked again on the Limpkin. Ocala National Forest is east of Ocala and has many varied habitats.
Nature Ali’s Grand Adventure – Mom’s House – Day 20, July 9th.
Posted in Family, Mom, Tara, tagged Gainesville, rest on July 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I stayed at my mother’s house in Gainesville and visited with her and my sister all day. I didn’t even go out, just worked on my very tardy blog entries and photos. I can’t believe my amazing sister; she is going through chemo and was still tending to Mom and trying to serve me which [...]
Nature Ali’s Grand Adventure – Everglades National Park to Gainesville, FL – Day 19, July 8th.
Posted in Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Big Cypress National Preserve, Birds, Dragonflies, Everglades National Park, Fish, Florida, Grand Adventure, Mammals, Mom, Nature, Reptiles, Tara, tagged Alligators, Big Cypress, Everglades, Gainesville, Gulf of Mexico, Interstate 75, thunderstorm on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My intent today was to bird Shark Valley as recommended by my friend Ellen. I was looking forward to seeing the so-far elusive Limpkin.
Nature Ali’s Grand Adventure – Manassas, VA to Hinesville, GA – Day 15, July 4th.
Posted in Birds, Dragonflies, Family, Georgia, Grand Adventure, Nature, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Wildlife on July 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reluctantly, I left Manassas after a wonderful visit with my family, especially my sister Margot.
Nature Ali’s Grand Adventure – Huntley Meadows Park to Arlington – Day 14, July 3rd.
Posted in Birds, Butterflies, Family, Fish, Grand Adventure, Margot, Virginia, tagged Birding, Family, Liz, playtime, Rich, Thai food on July 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I met Liz at 7:30 a.m at Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria, VA. This was a great park where I saw so many great birds and several lifers. The park has a trail that leads to a boardwalk along a marsh.
Nature Ali’s Grand Adventure – Mannassas to McLean – Day 12, July 1st.
Posted in Family, Margot, Virginia, tagged Aunt, birthday, family tree, Melley, photos, sharing, Uncle on July 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This reststop in Manassas, VA was so needed both Margot and I were exhausted from a break neck pace the previous four days. I just worked on my blog and processed photos while sleeping much of the day.
Nature Ali’s Grand Adventure – Stamford, CT to Manassas, VA – Day 11, June 30th.
Posted in Birds, Connecticut, Delaware, Grand Adventure, Margot, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, tagged Audubon headquarters, Cape May, home, Manor Ridge Road, Margot's house, Pelham on June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I grew up in the Village of Pelham Manor, NY and had not been there since I was a child. Took a quick trip around the town realizing that the town apparently shrunk since I was a child, I used to walk ten miles to school and now the walk was only a mile.
