Sarasota through the Camera Lens
Celebrating the Natural Beauty of Sarasota and Her Keys
The Woodpecker Chronicles (S1, E3) When last we left our fine-feathered friends, Junior was just starting to become visible at the nest entrance. This post is a substantial update, including photos of the young buck poking his head out of the nest cavity, plus a video of his rather unfortunate dinner manners. . Introducing the …
The Woodpecker Chronicles (S1, E2) A Second Brood for Our Red-Bellied Woodpeckers Dedicated readers may remember my previous post back in May, which highlighted the modest exploits of a red-bellied woodpecker chick in a nearby Australian pine. Within a few days, however, this fellow had completely disappeared from the area. I can only presume that …
The Woodpecker Chronicles (S1, E1) A Discovery in Our Backyard My wife was the first one to notice. For several days, she kept telling me about hearing chirpy sounds emanating from the trees in front of our building. In the back of my mind, I just assumed it was the newly hatched night herons in …
I've been living on Siesta Key for a little over a year now, and it still amazes me how accessible the wildlife is. Today, for example, I wandered out in the general direction of our two boat docks without much of an agenda. It was just after noontime on a bright, sunny day. From my lanai, I …
Sarasota through the Camera Lens 