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Fishing the Flats
self | Dec 31, 2007 | swampsniper

Posted on 12/31/2007 11:56:28 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER

Hospital Creek, in St. Augustine. The Great Egret has a crab in its beak if you look closely. Happy New Year, Freepers!!

Great Egret Ardea alba


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Chit/Chat; Hobbies; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: egret; florida

1 posted on 12/31/2007 11:56:33 AM PST by SWAMPSNIPER
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
I love your wildlife photography Sniper. I do underwater myself. Here are some Pacific Whiteside Dolphins off the northern tip of Vancouver Island.


2 posted on 12/31/2007 12:06:59 PM PST by VR-21
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Happy New Year, Swampsniper! You always take such great pics!
Looks like that here (eastern NC) today. Sounds like we’re in for a rude awakening in the next day or so!
Curiosity question—I’ve seen lots of the big birds—herons, etc. this year. We have almost no little birds. Have you noticed that in Fla this year?


3 posted on 12/31/2007 12:07:58 PM PST by gardengirl
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To: VR-21

Wow! That looks like one of those sea life murals by that guy that does the sides of buildings.


4 posted on 12/31/2007 12:09:46 PM PST by gardengirl
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Thanks, I could bore you to death talking about that dive. By the way Swampsniper, (and all) Happy New Year to you! Do keep posting your wonderful pics.


5 posted on 12/31/2007 12:13:32 PM PST by VR-21
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6 posted on 12/31/2007 12:19:04 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Moveon is not us...... Moveon is the enemy)
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To: VR-21

Don’t dive—sinus problems and claustrophobic. Always thought it would be cool. I envy you! :)
We have Atlantic bottlenose dolphins here. They’re gorgeous and you can get really close to them.
My husband works for Marine Fisheries. Last year he participated in a dolphin rescue. A baby got tangled up in some old net. Husband was the one who got the baby in the boat—unfortunately it was too stressed and weakened from infection. It didn’t make it. I’ve always wondered why we feel such a kinship with dolphins—almost like dogs with gills.


7 posted on 12/31/2007 12:20:18 PM PST by gardengirl
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That's similar to Poe's idea:

"Nemo me impune lacessit [No one assails me with impunity]."

8 posted on 12/31/2007 12:23:55 PM PST by bannie
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To: VR-21

When I got married in 68 my wife moaned and whined until I stopped diving, I should have seen what was coming and headed for the islands! Great dolphin shot!


9 posted on 12/31/2007 12:24:48 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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“We have almost no little birds”.


I know, got a lot of theories, something happening for sure. I hope it’s just a normal cycle. When county wide skeeter control started it damaged the food chain out here, I’d rather swat the skeeters.


10 posted on 12/31/2007 12:29:44 PM PST by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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Very cool pictures to both of y’all.

Thanks!


11 posted on 12/31/2007 12:36:43 PM PST by Eaker (If illegal immigrants were so great for an economy; Mexico would be building a wall to keep them in)
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We’ve had a bad drought this summer, altho we’ve gotten more rain than the rest of the state. Don’t know if there aren’t any birds because there aren’t any seeds/insects because of the drought. Shrug. Usually we’re inundated, and we were most of the summer, now they’re all gone. Vacationed in the mountains of NC in Aug. No birds. In a week’s time, I think we saw/heard 5. We were right on a big lake and it was down, but still—I would have thought there would have been birds aplenty.
I work in a feed and seed. Everyone is saying the same thing and our bird seed sales are way down.
Not many hummingbirds this year, either. Usually they’re like flies, and we love them. Figured the hurricanes farther south got them.


12 posted on 12/31/2007 12:50:02 PM PST by gardengirl
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