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Summer Tanager

Posted June 5th, 2009 by Sureshot | No Comments

This is a newcomer to our yard – a Summer Tanager. It summers in the  Southern United States and winters in South America. It’s a bee and wasp eater! YEAH! We certainly have plenty of wasps around here! It is welcome to as many as it can eat. A very pretty bird and seemed to [...]

5 Banded Skink

Posted June 3rd, 2009 by Sureshot | No Comments

This is an adult 5 banded skink. When young, they are an iridescent blue color. They are rather shy, so getting this shot was lucky.  

Broad Wing Hawk

Posted May 31st, 2009 by Sureshot | No Comments

I occasionally see hawks perching on power lines as I drive through the country and this morning I had my camera with me for once. I spotted this guy and he stuck around long enough for me to get some decent photos of him. He’s a young Broad Wing Hawk.

Green Anole Shedding

Posted May 27th, 2009 by Sureshot | No Comments

This little guy looks itchy! He’s pulling the skin that he’s shed off his legs.  

Phoebe Nestlings

Posted May 25th, 2009 by Sureshot | No Comments

These babies are filling up that little nest! If they get much bigger, they’ll fall out!