Category Archives: nature

Thursday, November 11, 2010

A Green Holiday Season

I don’t want to panic you or anything, but have you looked at the calendar recently? The Holidays (capital H, here) are racing up on us and along with them, the dinners, the parties, the last minute and impromptu get-togethers. I’m going to do something a little bit different today, and I’m not going to [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 10 Comments
Saturday, January 30, 2010

PhotoHunt: Spotted

The PhotoHunt theme this week is “Spotted” When I saw the PhotoHunt theme this week is “Spotted”, the first thing that crossed my mind was the Spot-Breasted Oriole. These birds are native to Mexico and Central America, but because of their vivid plumage, many were caught and brought to the U.S. to be caged birds [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 21 Comments
Thursday, November 19, 2009

PhotoHunt & Nature Notes: Buntings & Catbirds & Hummingbirds, Oh, My!

The PhotoHunt theme this week is “Birds” Totally cheating, I’m combining my PhotoHunt and Nature Notes posts, again this week. Well, the subject’s pretty much the same – Birds. Things have been, and continue to be, hectic around here, lately. But I was able to steal a little time to enjoy the increasingly better weather [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 22 Comments
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

#GreatHallowTweet Nature Notes: Turkey Vultures!

Remember a couple of weeks ago? I was bitching about Fall taking absolutelyfreakingever to reach South Florida? Like many of you Northerners look for the first Robin of Spring, how I look for the first Vulture of Autumn? Well, boys and girls, just in time for the #GreatHallowTweet, the Turkey Vultures are back! First, there [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 14 Comments
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Nature Notes: Giant Swallowtail Butterfly

We had a little bit of a cool spell over the last weekend – for us. Listen, wherever you live, when the low is 82º one night and 55º the next, it feels a heck of a lot colder than the temperatures alone, sound! Sly, discovering MJ’s bathrobe, or as we like to call it, [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 12 Comments
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Nature Notes: Fall. Finally.

Please don’t hate me because I’m warm. Because I’m not warm. I’m freaking HOT. And not in a good way. While I realize that many of you didn’t have much of a summer and that you’re probably freezing your keisters off prematurely, we here in Florida have been roasting in 90º heat way past its [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 8 Comments
Saturday, September 26, 2009

PhotoHunt: Twisted and Nature Notes: More Vanda Orchids

The PhotoHunt theme this week is “Twisted” Lazy slug that I am, these last couple of weeks, I’m combining my PhotoHunt post with my (belated) Nature Notes post – again! These are the “twisted” roots of one of my orchid plants: The vanda orchids at the other end. Don’t they look like little lion faces? [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 10 Comments
Saturday, September 19, 2009

PhotoHunt: Upside Down & Nature Notes: Oleander Moth

The PhotoHunt theme this week is “Upside Down” I am cheating this week, and combining my PhotoHunt post with my (belated) Nature Notes post. Well, how could I resist when I finally solved a mystery that’s been “bugging” me (you’ll excuse the expression) for several months? Back in late May, this appeared in my yard: [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 20 Comments
Thursday, September 10, 2009

Nature Notes: Zebra Longwings Butterfly

Just a quickie, this morning… I finally captured a Zebra Longwings butterfly! While not nearly as cooperative as the White Peacock I showed you a couple of weeks ago – from the modeling standpoint (sorry, I’ve got America’s Next Top Model on the brain…) – it at least stayed still long enough for this. The [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 6 Comments
Thursday, September 3, 2009

Nature Notes: The Idiot

So, it’s after work and I’m walking to the train, when, of all things! a squirrel crosses my path. I haven’t seen a squirrel in the downtown area in quite some time, so yeah, I was surprised. But then again, I once saw a skunk running down the street there, late at night, so I’m [...]

By RJ Flamingo ~ 8 Comments

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