Awww gee, thanks, KC. It was catch the butterfly in flight or else. I'm surprised it turned out. You should have seen the crazy old white-headed lady (me) running around after the butterfly. The blackberries were catching at my pants legs, and I kept looking for something tall enough to hide behind so I could sneak up on the dudette. I was so excited when I saw her, that I left my car with the keys in the ignition, unlocked by the side of the road. When a driver stopped to see what was going on, I was hoping they wouldn't take my car. I was just going to go across the road . . . It was a merry chase.

Did you photograph the (highly endangered) Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in the Osceola National Forest? At least they are hanging on in Florida public land since the forest service has been managing old Longleaf pine stands, their preferred habitat. Red-cockaded Woodpeckers are on my wish list

rachel, actually its like one bird a day. thats about 21 days of hiking. luc quebec, i was with one of the top birders in the usa. i even asked him that. and i dont remember what he said something like trailing edge feathers etc......i dont know how they do it.

Thanks! When I took these photos, migration was in full swing and the leaves hadn't even started turning yet. Now most of the leaves are gone and the migrants are gone. Birdky members still report them, but mostly south and west of us, usually near large bodies of water. Of course, now the winter birds are returning..saw a large flock of Fox Sparrows on Narnia Ridge this morning