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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · 2d

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · 2d

Just a figure of speech. I should have said its. No way to tell.

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · 2d

The great wings of a Great Egret...on our Dunedin, Florida pond. #birds #egret #greategret #wings #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography #wadingbirds

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · 2d

The beautiful blues of a Blue Jay...in my Dunedin, Florida backyard. #birds #bluejay #jay #birdbutt #blues #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · 2d

Two Common Grackles dining by the light of a setting full moon in Dunedin, Florida. #birds #grackles #commongrackles #birdfeeder #fullmoon #moonset #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · 2d

A Brown Anole's perfect silhouette on the screen of my Dunedin, Florida lanai. #reptiles #lizards #anole #brownanole #DunedinFlorida #silhouette #naturephotography

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · 2d

A Great Horned Owl showed up in a tree over my Dunedin, Florida backyard and I was alerted by the loud harassing calls of a murder of crows that weren't happy with his presence. #birds #owls #greathornedowl #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #raptor #birdsofprey

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · 21d

Love this one. ❤️

Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · 22d

Mallard hens have beautiful detail and colour in their plumage...especially the butt view. #birds #duck #mallardduck #hen #birdbutt #plumage #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #DunedinFlorida #naturephotography #feathers

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · 22d

This image made me laugh…it looks like Ms. Cardinal stood with her wings on her hips…looking at me as if to say… “Is this all you have to offer?” #birds #cardinal #attitude #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #funny

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · Aug 20

A beautiful pollinator in my Dunedin, Florida garden...the metallic green Sweat Bee/Orchid Bee. #bees #insects #sweatbee #orchidbee #pollinator #DunedinFlorida #naturephotography #metallicgreen

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · Aug 20

One of the most beautiful native Florida bees...this metallic green Sweat Bee (or perhaps similar Orchid Bee) was attracted to plants in my Dunedin, Florida garden. #bees #insects #pollinator #sweatbee #orchidbee #metallicgreen #naturephotography #DunedinFlorida

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · Aug 18

Awesome. We vacationed here too… until we made our wish come true and moved here… 11 years ago. 😁

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · Aug 18

Easy to see how a Red-shouldered Hawk got its name...when you see it spread its wings above you in flight. #bird #raptor #hawk #redshoulderedhawk #birdsofprey #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography #birdflight #wings

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · Aug 18

The beauty of a Mallard Duck when it spreads its wings and flies. #bird #duck #mallardduck #mallard #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #birdflight #wings #naturephotography

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · Aug 18

A Great Egret swoops gracefully over the surface of our Dunedin, Florida pond in the morning light. #bird #egret #greategret #wadingbird #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphography #naturephotography

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · Aug 18

A tiny Tufted Titmouse looks very happy to have discovered a big piece of peanut in my Dunedin, Florida backyard. #bird #tuftedtitmouse #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #naturephotography #littlebirds

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · Aug 18

A Wood Stork stands on a sunlit shore to dry his enormous wings and all feathers after stalking the shallow shoreline for food, on our Dunedin, Florida pond. #bird #stork #woodstork #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #wadingbirds #bigbirds

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · Aug 14

A colourful mosaic bird feeder is a perfect and pretty frame for a Common Grackle...in my Dunedin, Florida backyard. #bird #grackle #commongrackle #DunedinFlorida #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #birdfeeder #mosaic

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · Aug 13

Got an itch? A Common Grackle stops to scratch in my Dunedin, Florida backyard. #commongrackle #bird #grackle #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #DunedinFlorida #birdphotography #naturephotography

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · Aug 13

A Ruby-throated Hummingbird, likely a juvenile male, hovers before heading into the Firebush blossoms in my Dunedin, Florida front yard. #birds #hummingbird #rubythroatedhummingbird #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #DunedinFlorida #birdphotography #naturephotography

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thank you for the nice compliment. 🙂

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · Jul 29

Snowy Egrets are showy birds...with wispy feathers that always need attention. This one stayed to preen her plumes on a dock on our Dunedin, Florida pond. #birds #egret #snowyegret #preening #feathers #wadingbird #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #DunedinFlorida #birdphotography #naturephotography

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · Jul 29

A wispy plume getting attention from a Snowy Egret as she preens her feathers on our pond in Dunedin, Florida. #birds #egret #snowyegret #preening #feathers #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #DunedinFlorida #wadingbirds #naturephotography

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Mikell Herrick @mikellherrick.bsky.social · Jul 29

A White Ibis glides in for a landing with wings spread wide in perfect symmetry...over a pond in my Dunedin, Florida backyard. #birds #ibis #whiteibis #birdsofflorida #birdsofbluesky #DunedinFlorida #naturephotography #flight #symmetry

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