anhinga

20
Jan

What is happening here and elsewhere

It has been bitter cold here in central Illinois.  When I went out to check my small greenhouse this morning at 8AM, it was 7°F with a wind chill of -11.  Wow.  A typical January day out here in the Midwest.  But the sun is shining, the sky is a brilliant blue and cloudless, so […]

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13
Nov

Anhinga and Wood Stork – birds I rarely see…..

I was riding in the back seat as Cleon, our friend Matt, and I drove to the Magnolia Plantation I wrote about in my last blog.  As usual, I was scanning the skies for birds – and clouds.  I have rediscovered the joy of watching clouds form, reform, and then reform again – constantly changing […]

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