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Oct 23 2008

In the Garden of (Park) Eden

El Valle de Anton is a posh, weekend retreat village that offers lovely foothill scenery and cool climate just two-hour’s drive west of often-sweltering Panama City. It’s filled with lush, meticulously-groomed gardens, like the one that surrounds the Park Eden Bed & Breakfast, where we spent a very pleasant day. Above, tour organizer Yenia (l) joins guide [...]

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Oct 05 2008

Dirty Scaly Chicken Toes

If I were to say the words, “Fall Color,” what would you picture?  Sugar maples in Vermont? An aspen grove in Colorado? Probably not, I would guess, a saltmarsh in Delaware. Well, here’s a shot I took on Friday (03 October): A pleasant little scene of autumn golds, but nothing that would draw busloads of [...]

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Oct 05 2008

Publicity

After Monday’s 1048 raptors counted at the Cape Henlopen hawk watch, the news spread over DE-BIRD (as the news of every day does) and through an article by Molly Murray in the News-Journal (featuring an Osprey photo by yours truly). Thursday, October 2nd, a sizable crowd assembled for what looked to be the next big flight [...]

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