Threatened

A Wood Stork gets fed up with my picture taking, and ...



strolls from the grass to the sidewalk, turns and faces me ...



and launches his big threat!



Seeing that I was unimpressed (not scared), he decided to fold his wings and jump into the lake. LOL

Which Way?

Scroll down if you came for the Sky Watch post.

Six Vultures In The Sky

An early morning meeting to discuss the day's activities.


Directly across the street, these three can't decide whether to fly or wait for road kill down below.

A Ducky Watercolor

The photo I shot came out a little blurry, so instead of discarding it, I created this watercolor from it.

Bird Wars

[Click 'em to Big 'em]


A Great Blue Heron suddenly, and without provocation, attacks a duck.



The duck made a valiant effort to fend off the heron, but was no match. He flies out of the attack zone.



The heron begins his victory strut.



A king is ready for his crown.

Looking Down On Us

A Wood Stork takes a break on a lamp post at the Kissimmee Lakefront. [Click It To Big It]

Wood Storks

Fishing Buddies

A Wood Stork waits patiently for his buddy to throw him a fish at the Kissimmee Lakefront, Monday, June 16, 2008. [Click It To Big It]

Inquisitive Duck

Kick 'em Into The Blue

One of the new decorative "something or others" in downtown Kissimmee, Florida. This has no function other than decoration - no light, no sign, etc. - that's why I call it one of the "something or others" - but it is pretty, right? [Click It For A Bigger View]

Ducklings

I had to shoot them! They're just too cute. [Click To Enlarge]

Yeehaw For The Red, White, and Bull

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Billboard announcing the June 2008 Rodeo in Kissimmee, Florida. Saddle up!

Sponge Pudding

The high price of canned sponge pudding lately - ridiculous!! [Click To Enlarge]

A Great Blue Heron Struggles ...

A Great Blue Heron struggles to eat a big fish. I was a little obsessive with this one! I took one hundred and fifty pictures of the event and created a Picasa Web Album for anyone that wants to take the time to view them. If you do, viewing it as a slide show is recommended, and you can speed up the time between slides. Look At Great Blue