who do you think you are.....

as long as you don't care, i'm going to keep sharing my photos from florida with you. 

i mean i could post without photos, but then you'd all have to suffer through my writing and believe me you'd get bored and end up eating some chocolate, which would end up being the whole candy bar and then your jeans would feel tight. and. well see. 

i'm saving you from something you'll regret later. you're welcome

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yes. the inside of this seagull's mouth was truly this red. i'm assuming they all are, unless he was suffering from strep or some other throat virus. can you tell he's mad. 

i think he was angry at us for not feeding him real food. whatever.

yesterday i saw my first robin here in wisconsin. he was doing a little happy dance and smiling.

this is a florida robin. a floridian. i think.

does florida have robins or are the ones we see while we're down there just wintering until it's safe to head north again. does anyone know.

sandpipers might be my favorite gulf bird. wait. no. pelicans are.

oh heck. it's not nice to pick favorites. i love them both equally.

squirrels. i love them. 

as long as they're not doing anything to make me mad, i think they're great. and even though we had a maniac squirrel who loved our backyard and tore apart our bird feeder. well. hey. most of the birdseed ended up on the ground and the mourning doves were really happy. so it was a win win.

oh mr. woodpecker. what can i say. i adore you. 

and when i watch you try to feed at the bird feeder that isn't really meant for someone your size and you cock your head all over the place trying to figure out how to get what you want. 

well. you had me at hello.

cats make me laugh. 

especially the outdoor ones that you totally surprise, who think they're hiding, but really aren't 

and 

then look at you like "what the, who the" 

and 

then run off all disgruntled with a "sheesh" attitude.

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happy weekend everyone

slightly easier....

remember the recent post about the squirrels and how sneaky they were

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well

i think these floridian birds are starting to take notes

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gosh they were fast

sometimes life is really scary...

and

you know that you should be stronger

and

standing on your own two feet without toppling over

but

it's hard

and

you get all turned around

heading in a direction you think is right

only to get turned around

again

but

you're determined

and

brave

and

beautiful

and

you know the wings you've been blessed with

will take you where you dream to be

and

then suddenly just like that

everything feels right

and

your head is lifted high

and

finally

you're exactly where you were meant to be in the first place

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meet my baby flicker or red bellied woodpecker

{thanks hillary for the information}

who lives outside our cottage

who couldn't figure out what to do at the feeder

and

whose parents have pecked huge holes into our cedar siding

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isn't she adorable

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oh

and

for those who asked

the picture below is the original photo from yesterday's post