Some Brilliant Matchstick Lichen Shining Through The November Gloaming

Nothing like a three bird visit video from the bird buddy!

Florida scrub jays posing for the camera at the Cruickshank Sanctuary on 3/11/23.

Love to see roseate spoonbills in the distance!

Resurrection fern, resurrected by recent rain.

My personal fave is back now that the suet ball feeder is refilled. A quick but cute visit from a grey catbird.

Finishing the day with a male cardinal at the bird buddy. Tons of activity today, so nice to see so many birds!

Tiffany Hutter • yearling

“posture,” gouache on paper, 2022

What a treat! A common grackle decided to briefly visit the bird buddy while I was outside with the dogs. I caught a bit of video (that is just stellar on keeping the bird in frame) and got some quick photos before he headed out.

More of the local fauna at the North Sebastian Conservation Area on 2/18/23: a gopher tortoise right off the trail, an alligator sunning in the canal just outside the parking lot, scrub jays of course and the causal skydivers parachuting into the neighboring Sebastian airport.