Whitetail and Mineral block...New block and game  camera back up and running. Good food so far this winter, very mild. Does seem in very good shape. Had  herd of ten yesterday morning, always a day before I charge up the camera. Look forward to the 2012 Deer photo season.

Ring-billed Gull rests on piling at Ormond Beach,Fl. Large size(length 16 inches) withblack ring around yellow bill,greenish- yellow legs. Feeds on insects,mice, eggs of other birds.

Micrograph of sand from Ormond Beach,Fl.........took this sample of sand at water edge ,low tide, to compare to the sand on the Gulf of Mexico side. This is more compact ,that can be used for auto driving,thus was used for early auto racing. Seems to more crystalline. Approx. 150x magnification.

Great Horned Owl visits meadow....Was looking out the window several days ago and saw this large bird fly into the top of my White Cedar tree. Thought it was a hawk ,but when I viewed it through the video camera, saw the ear -tufts. Have seen it once before this year,in early morning. Many years ago,the land adjacent to where we live was a large turkey farm. I worked for the owners ,as a kid, once a year a great horned would come thru the area and destroy a large amount of birds,sometimes 50 or so.Black & white was used to eliminate the red fringes in the color video capture. 

Tired Buck lies down at edge of meadow..... this buck was herding two does. Have not seen  a buck lie down during the rut, but this guy simply flopped down for 2-3min. for a quick rest. He was approx. 50 ft. from the house,being gun season starts in 5 days , and his carelessness, I don't expect to see him again!!!!

Size Between Buck and Doe....Photographed this buck and doe in the meadow, and realized the size difference between the two. The doe is approx. 1.5 yrs old, an not of breeding size, in fact the buck ran her off and went the other way. For several years now,I have noticed these yearling ? seem to be highly intrested in the big bucks.

Wild Turkey..Bugging & Seeding.......Had a flock of turkeys in the meadow this morning. They were mostly eating bugs, but I noticed this one stripping grass seed from a thin stalk. Somewhere, I read, that during this process, they create a vacuum ,so they don't drop any seeds. Video from approx. 100 yards

The Rut has Started.....Only see the big bucks, like this one , one time a year. This am the temp was about 38 degrees, a smaller buck was driving 6 does thru the meadow, when this guy showed up. Was in my studio when I saw him,opened the window quietly but he still heard me, came to investigate. Note  the buck keeps the grasses between him and the camera.

Great Blue Heron eyes it's lunch...... was at Shark Valley, Everglades National Park and this guy was catching toads and frogs. Near the visitors center ,but he didn't mind all the people, just hungry.

A Crowd at the Mineral block....... Usually each whitetail takes its turn at the block, a status order, however today the doe and fawns are all in the pit together. Doe is licking nose with tongue, after licking block, also look at the spots along the backbone of the nearest fawn, I guess the last spots to disappear.