The best part about living 'round the Bend is that nature is right here with us. Here we are in the middle of downtown Fort Lauderdale, and we don't have to head off to some safari park. We just have to walk down the street.
Walking along Waverly Place, I suddenly heard a distinctive call from right above my head. And sure enough, there was a distinctive bird making it.
This is a Cooper's Hawk. They are much smaller than the Red Shouldered Hawks that also patrol the neighborhood. You'll sometimes see them perched on phone wires over the street, waiting for squirrels to bound across their path. He posed for some photos, and then he was gone quicker than I could see.
A little further up the block, a squirrel was making a ruckus. By the time I came into view, he had chased an interloper up a branch.
Basilisks are also know as "Jesus Lizards," because their webbed feet and powerful legs allow them to to actually run across the surface of water. But this guy was just avoiding the angry squirrel.
Speaking of webbed feet: ducklings!
These Muscovy ducks are still clinging to the cute stage. They were only a few yards from a little green heron:
Who, in turn, was only a few yards from a Night Heron:
It's not all birds and reptiles, though. This bandit was waiting for traffic to die down across from the police station.
Maybe he's planning a jail break.
Walking along Waverly Place, I suddenly heard a distinctive call from right above my head. And sure enough, there was a distinctive bird making it.
A little further up the block, a squirrel was making a ruckus. By the time I came into view, he had chased an interloper up a branch.
Basilisks are also know as "Jesus Lizards," because their webbed feet and powerful legs allow them to to actually run across the surface of water. But this guy was just avoiding the angry squirrel.
Speaking of webbed feet: ducklings!
These Muscovy ducks are still clinging to the cute stage. They were only a few yards from a little green heron:
Who, in turn, was only a few yards from a Night Heron:
It's not all birds and reptiles, though. This bandit was waiting for traffic to die down across from the police station.
Maybe he's planning a jail break.
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