Tag Archives: nature photography

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Eliza Waters

This poor guy is recovering from a window strike. This angle barely shows his rosy breast for which he is named. Fortunately, he regained his senses and flew away safely.

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Earth Day Blues

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Eliza Waters

Blue flowers, that is. Today is Earth Day, and although I think every day should be Earth Day where we do our best to take care of our planet, that’s not the focus of this post. (You can visit here … Continue reading →

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Easter Greetings

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Eliza Waters
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South Coast Botanic Garden

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Eliza Waters

As I continue to pore over and process photos from my vacation, I get to relive the wonderful places and people I met along the way. One such treat was getting to meet fellow garden blogger Kris Peterson, whose Late … Continue reading →

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Joshua Tree National Park

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Eliza Waters

Joshua Tree National Park is located 140 miles east of Los Angeles, encompassing 792,510 acres of the Mojave and Colorado deserts. This fragile and unique ecosystem is dominated by Joshua trees that are actually species of Yucca (Y. brevifolia in the west … Continue reading →

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Super Bloom

Posted on March 17, 2019 by Eliza Waters

Seeing California’s spring wildflowers has long been on my bucket list. With the long drought quenched by soaking rains the past few months, this year’s bloom promised to be a big one. I am most fortunate to have friends in … Continue reading →

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Encased

Posted on February 23, 2019 by Eliza Waters

Oak leaf encased in ice after being repeatedly splashed by the waterfall.

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Flora

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Eliza Waters

Since it’s snowing here and they’re forecasting frigid temperatures to follow, I thought I’d head back to Florida (virtually, that is). Above is the mouth of Lower Suwannee River as it empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The 30-foot-tall Shell Mound … Continue reading →

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Ice Dam

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Eliza Waters

I was astonished to see the height of the river yesterday afternoon on my walk. Rain had poured down all day with totals above two inches, breaking up the 8-10″ thick river ice. With the ground frozen, all that water … Continue reading →

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Lower Suwannee Nat’l Wildlife Refuge

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Eliza Waters

The Suwannee River originates in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern Georgia and flows 265 miles southwesterly through upper Florida, into the Gulf of Mexico. As I child I learned Stephen Foster’s American folk song, ‘Old Folks At Home’ … Continue reading →

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