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Tag Archives: black vultures
Cycling in Florida – Merritt Island Vultures and Armadillos
The day started out nicely with a blue sky and cooing doves greeting us in the morning.
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged alligators, Ardea alba, armadillo, armadillos, bicycle, Black Vulture, black vultures, blue sky, cape canaveral, cooing doves, Coragyps atratus, cycling, doves, Florida, Great Egret, images, merritt island nwr, photography, photos, pictures, Platalea ajaja, Roseate Spoonbill, wild pig
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Florida Birds – Video
Florida Birds – Video Here is a video of some clips of birds which we saw while cycling around Florida. I was borrowing Graeme’s FLIP camera for these shots and hadn’t used it before this trip so these clips should … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged Anhinga, birds, black vultures, camera, cycling, FLIP camera, Florida, florida birds, florida florida, Gallinule, heron, images, Limpkin, peacock, peahen, photo, purple gallinule, stork, Tricolored Heron, Vacation, video, White Ibis, Wood Stork
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Everglades National Park – Nike Missile Site
During the Cuban Missile Crisis of the 1960’s, a portion of the Everglades National Park was used by the U.S. Army as a missile site for the defensive installation of Nike missiles in three bunkers.
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged 1960's, alligators, anhinga trail, black vultures, bunkers, camping, Cuban Missile Crisis, cycling, Everglades national park, Florida, missile, nike, nike missile site, Nike Missiles, photography, tour, u s army, weather
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Cycling in Florida – Key Biscayne
After watching Black Vultures pecking away at the rubber trim on a vehicle in parking lot of the Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park, we headed over to Key Biscayne for a cycle around that area. At Key Biscayne, we … Continue reading
Anhinga Trail, Florida – An Alligator or Two
Once we tore ourselves away from the sight of Black Vultures attacking the cars in the parking lot, we began our walk along the Anhinga Trail and its boardwalks. An interesting experience with Vultures all along the trail, alligators only … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, alligators, American Alligator, anhinga trail, black vultures, boardwalks, camping, Everglades, Everglades national park, Florida, gator, images, photography, photos
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Anhinga Trail, Florida – The Tale of the Black Vultures
The Anhinga Trail in the Everglades National Park in southern Florida attracts a great many tourists and a great many Black Vultures. What the unsuspecting tourist might not realize is that the Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) just love to peck … Continue reading
The Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida
The Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park consists of a path along an elevated dike and a series of elevated boardwalks out over the marsh and ponds of the area. Many varieties of plant and animal life exist in the … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged alligator, alligators, anhinga trail, animal life, Ardea alba, Ardea herodias, black vultures, boardwalk, butorides virescens, cameras, creatures, dike, Double-crested Cormorant, Everglades national park, everglades national park florida, Florida, great blue heron, Great Egret, green heron, Ibis, Litle Green Heron, marsh, national park florida, Phalacrocorax auritus, photographers, ponds, wading birds
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Bayou Segnette State Park, New Orleans, Louisiana
Bayou Segnette State Park, New Orleans, Louisiana One of those small parks that are easy to get to if you know the way :-). It also helps if the bridge isn’t under construction! On this particular day, I got stuck … Continue reading
Posted in Louisiana, USA
Tagged alligators, bayou segnette state park, black vultures, boat launch, corps of engineers, damselflies, dragonflies, Eastern Pondhawk, immature bald eagle, Mississippi River, new orleans louisiana, NOLA, open parkland, picnic area, pile driver, pond plant, sagitarria, waterway
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