Oh, to be a kid again

Saw this boy at Jug Marine on Pine Island, Florida,

enjoying his freedom on his dad's boat in 80 degree weather.

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Eaglet, shown in an earlier photo, is getting ready to fledge.

Idyllic day on the Orange River in our condo preserve.

Swing rope and all.

Snowy egret captain of the ship.

Sure is different from my first kayaking with Brian and Matthew.

Lucky shot

Second time this year we were able to photograph this rare

Crested Caracara

seen only in south central Florida, parts of Texas and Mexico.

Big as a vulture but dominant in their company.

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Our 2011 Florida Photo fun in warm weather.

Black vulture looks like an Egyptian Queen. Ugly yet beautiful

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Air boat ride on the Myakka river.

Note the green heron on the pipe between the rudders

and the anhinga on the right side.

Here is the green heron's close up portrait.

These are wild monk parakeets on ball field lights near their nests.

Don't mess with this security patrol.

Monk parakeets on the ball field fence. They nest on the light poles.

A smiling alligator at Okaloachoochee State Forest.

Glad there is the stream and fence between us.

Wood stork up the street from us.

Turkey vultures on a roof a quarter mile from our condo.

Kestrel falcon in our condo neighborhood.

Boo! Wood stork didn't faze the white ibis.

Stretched our lens to get this shot on Pine Island.