Florida Photos
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(
Left) A Northern Wheatear, a tundra-breeding member pf the thrush
family and rare visitor to the US appeared in Everglades National Park
in mid-September, 2006. This was probably only the sixth reported
occurence of this species in Florida, and the first time this vagrant
has appeared in the Everglades.
![Little Blue Heron on Patio SEP06](Patio19SEP06LittleBlueHeronWEB.jpg)
This adult Little Blue Heron (Right)
decided to rest on our back patio
as I took a break from planting tomatoes. September, 2006.
(Left)
Wood Stork feeding , also seen from our patio the same day.
![Front view of our house](HouseFront2006WEB.JPG)
(Right)
Our house, front view.
(Left)
Ken caught this Largemouth Bass from our back yard.
![Back view of our home](HousePanoNOV2006WEB.jpg)
(Right) Our house, viewed from the park
diagonally across the lake.
(Left)
Click on this picture to see a scrolling panoramic view of Monaco Cove
Lake from our rear patio.
![Monaco Cove Lake Panorama](LakePanoNOV2006WEB.jpg)
(Right) Here is another scrolling
panoramic view of our house from the southern shore of the lake.
![Pato El Presidente](PatoElPresidenteWEB.JPG)
(Left) The crusty old "Alpha" Muscovy Drake whom we call "Pato El
Presidente."
(Right) One of "El Presidente's" ducks with her 14 newly hatched
ducklings. Within a week, her brood had been reduced to only 4.
We witnessed one being eaten by a bass.
Others probably fell prey to turtles, raccoons, hawks,
herons and possibly alligators.
![Alligator Sign](AlligatorSignNOV2006WEB.jpg)
(Left) Our lake communicates with the nearby Everglades via culverts.
We only saw an alligator on two occasions, a small one about 2 feet
long.
![Sunrise over Monaco Cove](Sunrise20061111WEB.JPG)
(Right) Sunrise can be spectacular, especially during the rainy season.
Clouds form along the Atlantic coast, about 18 miles to the east
.
![Green Iguana](Iguana23JAN07.JPG)
(Left) A Green Iguana, the first I have
seen in our neighborhood.
Good swimmers, they are often mistaken for alligators.
![Exotic Fish 09 FEB 2007](ExoticFish1WEB.JPG)
(Right) I caught this fish on February
9, 2007 from the back yard. Surface
was very calm but bass were not taking floating lures. Switched to
Rapala
floater that dives about 3 to 5 feet deep.Had very hard strike
and longer fight than larger bass usually give. Brought up
this exotic fish. Cannot find a photo that matches it.
Looks like a cichlid, perhaps some species of tilapia or guapote.
Click on the photo to bring up a close-up view of the fish.