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Colleen M. Dougher

@colleendougher.bsky.social
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South Florida nature photographer, artist, writer. I spend most of my free time observing the creatures in my backyard and beyond and documenting my sightings through photography, photo-based art & writing. Photos/text are my own unless otherwise noted.

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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ms. Lil Red Buttons — aka Wonderbug — feeling happy about making it up to the top of her cat tree again this week. When this happens, it is always a good day. (Ms. Buttons is 15, which is apparently 77 in cat years ). ♥️ 🐱 #cats #orangecats #tabbycats #everydayiscaturday
Ms. Lil Red Buttons — aka Wonderbug — feeling happy about making it up to the top of her cat tree again this week. When this happens, it is always a good day. ♥️ 🐱
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A little portrait I made of an Anhinga I watched @ Long Key Natural Area. The headwear (Swamp Milkweed & Buttonbush) is from our garden. #anhinga #anhingas #bird #birds #birding #nature #naturephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #southflorida #backyard #floridabirds #birdsofbluesky 🪶
A little portrait I made of an Anhinga I watched @ Long Key Natural Area. The headwear (Swamp Milkweed & Buttonbush) are from our garden.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A special portrait I made of one of the Blue jays I spotted during August’s molting season. #floridabirds #birds #birders #photography #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #bluejay #bluejays #nature #natureart #backyard #southflorida 🪶
A special portrait I made of one of the Blue jays I spotted during August’s  molting season.
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Karrie Jacobs @karrieurbanist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Very sad story about a homeless artist who mostly lived in Central Park and painted portraits of birds. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...
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Central Park Was Her Home and Her Studio. She Was Killed There. (Gift Article)
Francis Lee Rogers painted birds in the park, her home for decades. She was found dead on Sunday, beaten and stabbed, shaking a community of friends and collectors of her art.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
It's always nice to see more Woodstorks on the lake. This is one of two recent guests. #birds #birders #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #photography #wildlife #floridabirds #wildflorida #birdwatching #birdsofbluesky #southflorida #wadingbirds #woodstorks
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"Pretty In Pink" ... a composite photo of a Flamingo and a Pink Ginger plant, both of which I photographed at Flamingo Gardens in Davie. #birds #flamingos #flamingoes #natureart #flamingogardens #southflorida #photography #birdwatching #naturephotography #pinklginger #bloomscrolling
"Pretty In Pink" ... a composite photo of a Flamingo and a Pink Ginger plant, both of which I photographed at Flamingo Gardens in Davie.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A very focused Tricolored Heron who frequents our neighborhood lake. #heron #herons #tricoloredheron #birds #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #photography #wildlife #floridabirds #birdwatching #wadingbirds #birdphotography
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A Green Heron who's a regular on our neighborhood lake & sometimes leaves the lake to search for lizards. #heron #herons #greenheron #greenherons #birds #birders #photography #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildflorida #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Young Mockingbird observing life from the bird's favorite spot on a neighbor's fence.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A Flamingo I watched at Flamingo Gardens ... bordered by some pink ginger plants growing in another part of the sancturary.
A Flamingo I watched at Flamingo Gardens ... bordered by some pink ginger plants growing in another part of the sancturary.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I love combining images I photograph while on my nature walks. I saw this Flamingo at Flamingo Gardens in Davie & the Water Lily atop the bird's head at Long Key Natural Area, which is located fairly close to the sanctuary. The Firebush above is also from Long Key Natural Area. #flamingos #firebush
I love combining images I photograph while on my nature walks. I saw the Flamingo at Flaming Gardens in Davie ... and the Water Lily at Long Key Natural Area, which is not far from the sanctuary. The Firebush above the Flamingo's head is also from Long Key.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Pic 1: A Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar who's munched on Corkystem Passionvine leaves for 2-3 weeks. Pic 2: It forms a chrysalis and the final skin layer is ditched in the process. This is how one earns wings -- by believing and trusting intuition. Next step: Butterfly. #butterflies #believe #trust
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Many Floridians see Ibis as "just an ordinary bird." I think they feel this way because Ibis show up in large groups in our yards/lakes. But their numbers don't make them less special. It may just mean they love being together. ❤️ This is one of hundreds of Ibis I recently saw at Flamingo Gardens.
Many Floridians see Ibis as "just an ordinary bird." I think they feel this way because Ibis show up in large groups in our yards/lakes. But their numbers don't make them less special. It may just mean they love being together. ❤️ This is one of the hundreds of Ibis I recently saw at Flamingo Gardens.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
“Mid-Summer Meditations ” (Iguana, Water Lily, Strength, Confidence, Determination) #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #florida #southflorida #nature #weliveheretoo #wildlife #lizard #lizards #reptile #reptiles #iguana #iguanas #respectallcreatures #waterlily
A portrait I made using a photograph of one of the many Iguanas on our lake … and a Water Lily I photographed at a local park.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A Snowy Egret who has become a regular on our neighborhood lake. #snowyegret #snowyegrets #egret #egrets #heron #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #photography #southflorida #floridabirds #birdsofbluesky #backyard #wildflorida #wadingbird
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
One of Ms. Button’s greatest talents is her sleeping skills. May you all sleep as well as Ms. Buttons. Her tips: (Birdwatching, Meals, Music, Many Comfort Zones) #caturday #tabbycat #tabbycats #orangecat #meow #cat #cats #everydayiscaturday #lifeisgood #catart #kitty #catnaps #rest #sleeptherapy
A portrait I took of my cat. The background is a close-up of her coat.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A Green Anole hanging out on the leaves of the Wild Coffee Plant. #photography #naturephotography #wildflorida #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #florida #southflorida #nature #backyard #wildlife #lizard #lizards #reptile #reptiles #greenanole #anole #wildcoffee #plants
A native Green Anole lizard hanging out on the Wild Coffee plant in our backyard garden in South Florida.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Forever the Forager. #heron #herons #yellowcrownednightheron #nightheron #birds #birders #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #photography #wildlife #floridabirds #wildflorida #birdwatching #birdsofbluesky #southflorida
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I love how Yellow-Crowned Night Herons seem to feel at home here. ❤️ #heron #herons #yellowcrownednightheron #nightheron #birds #birders #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #wildlife #floridabirds #wildflorida #birdwatching #birdsofbluesky #southflorida 🪶
Yellow-Crowned Night Heron hanging out on the lake.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A Yellow-Crowned Night Heron & dragonflies on our lake. #heron #herons #yellowcrownednightheron #nightheron #birds #birders #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #photography #wildlife #floridabirds #wildflorida #birdwatching #birdsofbluesky #southflorida
A Yellow-Crowned Night Heron on our neighborhood lake in South Florida.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Tricolored Heron catching lots of tiny fish on our neighborhood lake today. #heron #herons #tricoloredheron #birds #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #wildlife #floridabirds #birdwatching
Tricolored Heron on our neighborhood lake in South Florida.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A Snowy Egret on our neighborhood lake. #snowyegrets #egret #egrets #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #photography #wildlife #southflorida #floridabirds #birdsofbluesky #backyard #wildflorida 🪶
A Snowy Egret on our neighborhood lake in South Florida.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I spent some quality time watching herons on the lake today. This one was a very active forager but in this pic had stopped to preen. #heron #herons #tricoloredheron #birds #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #wildlife #floridabirds #birdwatching
Tricolored Heron grooming on our neighborhood lake in South Florida.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
A Tricolored Heron on our neighborhood lake in South Florida.
A Tricolored Heron on our South Florida lake.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
We should all sleep as soundly as Ms. Buttons. The music does not wake her up. It narrrates her deepest dreams. 🎶 #cats #catsofbluesky #tabbycats #everydayiscaturday #sleep #catnaps #blueskycats #petsofbluesky #tabbycats #animals #zen #peace
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I always love seeing Ibis on our lake whether they're foraging in a group & sounding like a kazoo band or on their own. #birds #birders #bird #photography #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ibis #whiteibis #wadingbirds #nature #birdphotography
An Ibis on our South Florida neighborhood lake.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Some days are a lot and one has much to say about them & wants to be heard. I hear you, Grackle, and think I understand. #birds #photography #naturephotography #wildflorida #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdwatching #nature #birdsofbluesky #wildlife #grackle #grackles #backyard
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
One of the many backyard Blue Jays I love ... and just to be clear, I love all of them. 💙 #floridabirds #birds #birders #photography #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #bluejay #bluejays #nature #natureart #backyard
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
“A Little Birdie Told Her” The imagined dream of a cat who enjoys watching birds from her window. Her name is Lil Red Buttons aka Ms. Buttons aka BabyBug. #caturday #tabbycat #tabbycats #orangecat #meow #cat #cats #everydayiscatday #lifeisgood #catart #bloomscrolling #birdwatching #birding #kitty
The imagined dream of a cat who enjoys watching birds from her window. Her name is Lil Red Buttons aka Ms. Buttons aka BabyBug.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
One of my new favorites from David Zinn. ♥️
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
"The Queen of Everything" (Ms. Lil Red Buttons, Water Lily Hat, Queen Butterflies, Curiosity and Wonder) # #caturdaynight #tabbycat #tabbycats #orangecat #waterlilies #queenbutterflies #meow #cat #cats #everydayiscatday #lifeisgood #passionflowers #buttonbushblooms #catart #herekittykitty
The Queen of Everything" 

(Ms. Lil Red Buttons, Water Lily Hat, Queen Butterflies, Curiosity and Wonder)
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
“Caturday Afternoon” (Ms. Lil Red Buttons, Passionflowers, Buttonbush Blooms) #caturday #caturdaynight #tabbycat #tabbycats #orangecat #orangecats #meow #cat #cats #everydayiscatday #lifeisgood #passionflowers #buttonbushblooms #catart #herekittykitty
Orange tabby cat wearing a passionflower hat and surrounded by Passionflowers and Buttonbush Blooms.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Sometimes it pays to hope. Sometimes not. It may depend on what you hope for & who has the most skills but sometimes it's just about who is having a lucky day and whether you're the heron or the fish. It's worth remembering that one day we all become the unlucky fish.🪶🐟 #CompassionForAllCreatures
Sometimes it pays to hope. Sometimes not. It may depend on what you hope for & who has the most skills but sometimes it's just about who is having a lucky day and whether you're the heron or the fish. It's worth remembering that one day we all become the unlucky fish.🪶🐟
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
"Little Wishes for Tiny Fishes" This Tricolored heron took a break from foraging to look skyward & perhaps hope for more tiny fishes. #tricoloredheron #heron #herons #egret #egrets #bird #birds #birders #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #floridabirds #wishing #wadingbirds 🪶
"Little Wishes for Tiny Fishes"

This Tricolored heron took a break from foraging to look skyward & perhaps hope for more tiny fishes.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
One of my friends in high places. Grackles are numerous on our lake right now. #birds #birders #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #photography #floridawildlife #nature #wildlife #grackle #grackles #backyard #birdlovers #southflorida #featheredfriends 🪶
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I love Grackles. ❤️ #birds #birders #birding #birdwatching #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #photography #floridawildlife #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #wildflorida #grackle #grackles #southflorida #backyard #birdlovers #featheredfriends 🪶
I love Grackles.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
A beautiful Tri-Colored Heron who frequents our neighborhood lake. #heron #herons #tricoloredheron #egret #birds #birders #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #photography #wildlife #floridabirds #wildflorida #birdwatching #birdsofbluesky #southflorida
A beautiful Tri-Colored Heron who frequents our neighborhood lake.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
"Ibis: One of Many" A portraits I made of an Ibis surrounded by flowers from the garden and a few apple snail shells. #birds #birders #wildlife #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #ibis #nature #birdphotography #wadingbirds #natureart #bloomscrolling #birdart🪶
"Ibis: One of Many" 

A portraits I made of an Ibis surrounded by flowers from the garden and a few apple snail shells.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
A portrait I made of my favorite Grackle in a beautyberry frame. #birds #bird #birders #birding #birdwatching #birdart #birdoftheday #natureart #naturephotography #birdphotography #floridawildlife #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #grackle #grackles #iridescence #birdlovers #featheredfriends 🪶
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
My favorite photo find today.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
We see many kinds of birds on our neighborhood lake but NEVER swans! Imagine our surprise when this pair arrived this week. ❤️ #birds #birders #birding #birdwatching #swans #muteswans #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #featheredfriends 🪶
We see many kinds of birds on our neighborhood lake in South Florida but NEVER  swans. Imagine our surprise when this pair of Mute Swans arrived this week and began making themselves right at home!
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Splish splash, he was takin' a bath. #birds #birders #birding #birdwatching #natureart #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #photography #floridawildlife #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #grackle #grackles #splash #southflorida #backyard #birdlovers #featheredfriends 🪶
Common Grackle taking a splash bath in our South Florida neighborhood lake.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The Little Blue Heron who is a regular on our neighborhood lake. 💙 #littleblueheron #heron #herons #egret #egret #birds #birders #birdwatching #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #photography #wildlife #southflorida #floridabirds #birdsofbluesky #wildflorida
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I love that these adorable Blue-Winged Teals have been coming to the lake in Fall/Winter. 💙 #birds #birders #bird #photography #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #teals #ducks #bluewingedteals #birdphotography #dabblingducks 🪶
Blue-Winged Teals on our neighborhood lake in South Florida.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Yesterday afternoon. #sky #blueskies #bluesky #floridasky #floridaskies #clouds #sunrays
Sunrays from behind the clouds in South Florida.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
I love the sky-blue eyes of the Ibis. This is one of the many Ibis who visit our neighborhood lake. #birds #birders #bird #photography #wildlife #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ibis #whiteibis #nature #birdphotography #wadingbirds 🪶
An American White Ibis on our neighborhood lake in South Florida.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
"If you want to show your true colors you must spread your wings & make yourself look bigger than you feel at times." -- A Grackle who practices this art. #birds #birders #natureart #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdwatching #nature #wildlife #grackle #grackles
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
A message from my iguana friends. 🦎 #photography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #florida #southflorida #nature #backyard #wildlife #lizard #lizards #reptile #reptiles #iguana #iguanas #respectallcreatures
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Lil Red Buttons (aka Ms. Buttons, Princess Bubbarini, Baby Buglet and an entire host of other aliases) enjoying one of her many comfort zones during a South Florida cold spell. She likes an extra blanket or two on her rare open-window days. #cats #catsofbluesky #tabbycats #everydayiscaturday
Lil Red Buttons (aka Ms. Buttons, Princess Bubbarini, Baby Bug and an entire host of other aliases) enjoying one of her many comfort zones during a South Florida cold spell. She likes an extra blanket or two on her rare open-window days.
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Colleen M. Dougher @colleendougher.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
An Anhinga preening on our neighborhood lake in South Florida. #anhinga #anhingas #bird #birds #birding #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #floridawildlife #birdphotography #photography #southflorida #backyard #floridabirds #birdsofbluesky #wildflorida 🪶
Anhinga on a South Florida lake on a cold day.
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