Hope Springs & a New Title

Hubby and I continue to take our morning bicycle rides,

And a few days ago I was thrilled to discover

A Muscovy mama with six chicks!

So far she still has all six, too...

I just couldn't get them all in one photo.

They were not shy and kept coming at me,

No doubt looking for handouts...

Snappy but Unsnapped (today): Two cormorants; tri-colored heron.

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Sideline: I've gone ahead and changed my Blog's title even though I'm not living in Flagler Co. quite yet...too anxious to wait! We close escrow sooner than we'd first been told, on the 23rd, but will be out of town for an important family matter, so won't be moving until the 26th. Still, a few days earlier! After six months of living w/ a relative and "out of a box" as hubby says, it's going to be uber-super to have our own home again!! Hopefully I'll be able to visit 1-2 birding spots before we leave for our 3-month job in Hawaii. And who knows what will show up in our cozy, private back yard?! Soon, no more life in limbo! 

Spring Things

Yes there is a spring season in Florida...

Not only is it warming up,

But some plant life has bloomed...

Red bottlebrush is everywhere...

The yellow trumpet tree blossoms are short-lived, 

Already wilting and falling...

Mama Muscovy and her two ducklings...

I hate to say it but this is a sad story...

Mama had four chicks when we first saw her

At a nearby park, but she went down to two

And then one...

Today, I saw no chicks but not sure I saw her..

I doubt at the fast rate they were disappearing

That the last one survived.  :o(

I did see another Mama Muscovy

Yesterday in a mall parking lot,

She had five chicks.

I hope at least one survives!

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On a personal note...Ru and I have found THE house in NE Florida,
Not far from the beach! We'll be moving in, in three weeks,
Will be in the new house for about three weeks, and then...

We're going to Hawaii for three months! We've secured a
Seasonal job June - Aug., How crazy cool is that?!
Of course, the camera goes with!