Florida Lighting Thunder and Cicada Crescendo !

Video: Florida Lighting Thunder and Cicada  Crescendo !

Violent afternoon Lightning Storm with deafening Thunder in Florida and Cicada's and Blue Jays rise in unison to a deafening crescendo. Is it a coincidence? The Crescendo occurs around the 1:00 mark. Turn up the volume to hear an amazing overload of the sounds of Nature! A bit of trivia - unlike northern Cicadas, in Florida they are active every year.

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Video: Florida Lighting Thunder and Cicada  Crescendo !

What Happens in the Backyard at Night ?

Video:  What Happens in the Backyard at Night ?

Ever wonder what happens in the backyard while people sleep. Here is a fun sample of mammals passing through a backyard in the Great Smoky Mountains captured with a Bushnell night vision trail camera. I think you'll be surprised!

Music - "Swamp Stomp" by Silent Partner from the YouTube Audio Library.

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Video:  What Happens in the Backyard at Night ?

Brown Thrasher in Florida

Brown Thrasher checking me out while I check it out.  

I taught this great bird to take peanuts from my hand - or did it teach me to give him peanuts? See:

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Happy Gray Squirrel Eating Peanut

Happy Gray Squirrel Eating Peanut

Happiness is a fresh roasted unsalted peanut!

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Eastern Screech Owlet

Eastern Screech Owlet in Florida

Eastern Screech Owlet in a contemplative mood a day before leaving the nest box for the big world out there. Owls can make strong eye contact - like they are looking into your soul!

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Painted Buntings in Florida

Painted Buntings in Heavy Brush

Mature male Painted Buntings wintering in Central Florida. While not a perfect photo composition this is a rare shot of these birds in their normal wild habitat hiding in heavy brush from which they make quick dashes into the open for food.

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Eastern Chipmunk - Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina

Eastern Chipmunk - Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina

This little guy likes to hang around the rocks - the edges around large rocks is a prime area for food such as insects and worms. A most attractive example of the Eastern Chipmunk.

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Spoiled Chipping Sparrow Baby

Video: Spoiled Chipping Sparrow Baby

Mother Chipping Sparrow continues to feed her newly fledged young on day three out of the nest. But one youngster remains totally dependent and is being seriously spoiled. I put a mark on the little one's butt/feet and it literally does not move one inch in over five minutes standing on a pile of seeds while mom frantically runs back and forth to feed it. It's siblings have moved on. 

Video of Day one out of the nest feeding - not much progress

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Carolina Wren Call

Video:  Carolina Wren Call

Carolina Wren Call in the Great Smoky Mountains that is not that common compared to their typical song. This may be a defensive call as it always made similar sounds before arriving at the feeding area tipping me off to its pending arrival. Even so, this single Wren visitor that loved summer suet moved fast and took awhile to finally film at length as it foraged energetically among the trees and brush. A great little bird that while heard is rarely seen around here.

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Delta IV Rocket Launch July 28 2014 AFSPC-4 Mission

Video: Delta IV Rocket Launch July 28 2014 AFSPC-4 Mission

Delta IV Rocket Launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida July 28 2014 AFSPC-4 Mission. The thunderstorm anvil cloud debris that delayed the launch partially obscured the view after one minute. The delayed loud roar of the launch can be heard after the two minute mark. The AFSPC-4 mission will deliver two Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites to near-geosynchronous orbit and will also carry an Automated Navigation and Guidance Experiment for Local Space (ANGELS) satellite. 

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Video: Delta IV Rocket Launch July 28 2014 AFSPC-4 Mission