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This couple is enjoying a morning walk at Twin Lakes in Florida. It is something to be grateful for, to still have a spouse that we continue to walk through life with, in our “Golden Years!” Golden, mostly because we have each other. My wife faithfully prepares food for my meals. She has also taken up doing the snow shoveling, and lawn mowing, because I am quite busy with my taxi work, and she enjoys the exercise! We have been blessed to have celebrated 55 Valentine’s Days, since we met in the fall of 1966, during our first year of University! Thank you, Sweetheart!

Not a Pelican

Not sure what his feelings are?

This Anhinga caught this fish and was trying hard to swallow it, but dropped, and it go away! Will he tell the family this evening about the big fish, that got away?

Stately

I was glad to see this Black-necked Stilt at the Myakka River State Park in Florida, on Monday. Upon returning home, it was as I suspected, and it was not a “lifer” for me, since it had showed up in Ohio, last year. A “lifer” for the non-birders means it is the first time you have seen that bird. I think the 16 “lifers,” I saw on vacation in Florida brings my life list up to 245 on eBird. I have around 60 species that I observed in India, that I haven’t put on eBird yet. Have a great day!

Nanday Parakeet

Many of these Parakeets are flying around here, in Pincraft, Sarasota, Florida! Brings back memories of Bangladesh! I had to take a photo of my laptop screen, because we don’t have an internet connection at this time!

Celery Fields

Yesterday we hiked here, a favorite hiking and birding spot for locals.

A Great White Egret one of many birds we saw!

STOP

I think the Stop sign is for the wind that is bringing cold air into Florida! We came here to spend some time where it is warm! We better not complain, since where we came from, it was at least 50°F colder.

Shrub Shadows

A shrub pruned, waiting until Spring to show it’s beauty again!

Backyard Feeders

Holly Berries

Somehow I thought these berries on the neighbor’s bush were mistletoe!! I guess not. She said we can use any of them we want in decorating. I was going to put them on top of all our doorways!!! 🙂 So much for that plan! Have a great January. By the the time you see this I will probably on my way to West Virginia, doing a 3-day meander towards Florida, with stops in W. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina! I might even post some photos of the hopefully “Sunny South!”