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Papa Goose and his orphans
I had read Kim’s post about the baby muscovy ducks that had been dropped off at the lake and the old Papa Goose is being a surrogate parent. I saw them from across the lake so I sat down for a while...
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Pretty faces at the lake.
Some of the geese have all orange beaks and some have the spots on them. Is that a sunburn? Or maybe an age spot? The black swans were nesting. The only white pelican at the lake that morning. He...
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The almost usual stuff at the lake.
White pelicans who should have been north by now. They were still hanging around central Florida in May. Ibis flyby. The beautiful black neck swans were nesting. I don’t know if the babies hatched....
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Things around a local lake.
The usual ducks and geese around the lake. Big footed baby moorhens growing up around the lake. Pretty pigeon with pink feet. Checking me out. Cool trees. Crescent Lake Park is close to downtown St....
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Fuzzballs on the farm
The chicken family stayed under the bushes. Mom was showing them how to scratch their feet in the dirt to stir up the bugs. The lone gosling was trying to keep up with mom. I love this time of the...
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More from Lake Morton
A young stork that looks like an old soul. Besides the swans, both geese and ducks were nesting all around the lake. Things were still getting frisky so more babies to come. A wood duck couple were...
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“Fowl” things at Lake Morton
Beautiful wood ducks hiding under the cypress trees. Baby black swans staying close to their parents. White pelicans were preening and stretching. A lone goose with a striking face and beak. There use...
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A fun morning at the petting zoo.
The last time I was at Horsepower for Kids petting zoo/animal sanctuary was in early March. At the end of May I stopped by right after they had re-opened up. I figured this was a good place to get...
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A quick stop to see the funny faces
Checking out some pretty white pigeons at Horsepower for Kids (rescue/animal sanctuary/petting zoo/farm) in late June. They weren’t in a cage but they were banded. I guess they know they can get a...
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Not too cold for a quick walk at the zoo
On our last day in Utah in January, we checked out of our rental and headed over to Salt Lake City. We had half a day to kill before our flight so we stopped at the Hogle Zoo. It wasn’t too crowded...
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