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Eastern Screech Owl, Dec 2016<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Found this little fellow in our backyard hunting for prey. This Eastern Screech owl (megascops Asio) was about 8 inches tall (typical is 8-10 inches). He stood his ground even when I approached to take this photo (55mm lens, so I was only 7-8 feet away).\u00a0 Img 62284<\/p>\n

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Osprey on Burnet Bay, Mar 2, 2015<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The osprey has returned to Burnet Bay for some fishing and decided to eat the catch of the day on one of the pilings on our pier. Managed to catch an image of the wings spread as the osprey was repositioning on top of the piling- Img 46714 Osprey1<\/p>\n

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Osprey on Burnet Bay, Mar 2, 2015<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The osprey has returned to Burnet Bay. Caught a nice fish and decided to eat on one of the pilings on our pier.\u00a0 \u00a0 Img 46708 Osprey<\/p>\n

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White Pelican Return – Feb-Mar 2014<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

White Pelicans\u00a0 are cruising Burnet Bay looking for a school of small fish to scoop up. The sea gulls flying above are just trying to steal something.\u00a0 \u00a0 Img 38262<\/p>\n

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White Pelican Return – Feb – Mar 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

White Pelicans return to Burnet Bay to feast on small fish. This happens often in Feb-Mar. The birds with their beaks in the water are scooping up fish. The birds with their beaks pointing up are swallowing their catch. The sea gulls flying above are just trying to steal something. – Img 38226<\/p>\n

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Fort Worth Japanese Gardens – June 8, 2014<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This squirrel cannot read the sign on the koi food pellet dispensing machine at the Fort Worth Japanese Gardens. He was able to get leftover pellets from the machine and keep the other squirrels away – Img 40461<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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