Its hot outside

 Its hot outside, what better time to stay inside and make jam

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Strawberry fig

 

wildflowers on Summerland Key bike trail

These are not the best photos, but in my defence I was fighting off deer flies . When they are around its best not to stand still too long.

These plants were all on the Summerland Key section of the Keys bike trail

Saltmarsh False Foxglove Agalinis maritima

Seaside Gentian Eustoma exaltatum

Sea Oxeye

I think this is Sea Oxeye , but the leaf shape does not match the description in my guide.

Salt Marsh Fleabane Pluchea odorata

I use Florida Keys wildflowers - By Rodger L Hammer 

A field guide to wildflowers, trees, and woody vines of the Florida Keys.

Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk

Lynn and I on the Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk

Its about a one hour excursion, well worth the time. 

Bring BUG SPRAY!!!!

We saw birds, squirrels, some snakes and a BEAR!!!

Don't worry about the snakes the were not on the boardwalk the bear was.

We just backed backup and the Bear went on its way

Some new birds

Beach at Bahia Honda State Park

Ruddy Turnstone

Ruddy Turnstone

 Willet

Simipalmater Plover

Simipalmated plover

Gray Nickernut often found on beaches - "sea bean"

As always bird ID's my best guess using field guides

birds of a feather

We have been at the lake house in ocala for three weeks of home repair, and lots of bird watching. I'll spare you pics of home repair and just post the birds. The bird ID's are my best guess using my field guides.

Bald Eagle

Red-Shouldered Hawk

Egret - I think Snowy

Common Tern

Sandhill Crane 

Homassassa River

Cormorant

Brown Pelican

Lesser Yellow Legs

Limpkin at dawn