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#Everglades

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Laura Scrimshaw
Soggy Anhinga
Wing drying time! It seemed to me like poor design that a waterbird would have to dedicate so much time to drying out wings, where it seems so vulnerable to predation. But, the lack of oil on the wings (and denser bones) allows them to swim stealthily underwater for longer stretches (as opposed to straight diving) to stalk some prey. #anhinga #Everglades #waterbird #waterbirds #birdcaptures #bird_extreme #bird_illife #your_best_birds #nuts_about_birds #birds_capture #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdphotos #bird_brilliance #birdfreaks #naturephotography #birdlife #canonphotography #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography
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DoomsdaysCW

#Composting program to provide #Everglades with soil for #CommunityGarden

by Martin Vassolo, March 12, 2025

"Your food scraps could be used to help support the Everglades through a new partnership between the village of #PinecrestFL and the #MiccosukeeTribe.

"Instead of dumping #FoodWaste into crowded #landfills, which produce #methane emissions, the #EvergladesEarthCycleProject will expand Pinecrest's residential composting program and deliver nutrient-rich soil to the #Miccosukee Tribe.

"Driving the news: The project, funded with a $400,000 federal grant and other contributions, calls for installing four new #CompostingBins in Pinecrest and three around #MiamiDade County District 7.

"The initial phase of the program will supply compost to the #SwampyMeadows #CommunityGarden, which grows vegetables just outside the Miccosukee Indian School.

"Another proposal that's been floated is adding new soil to the Everglades' tree islands, though that would need tribal approval, says the Rev. Houston R. Cypress of the #LoveTheEverglades Movement, a partner in the program.

"Cypress told reporters on an airboat ride through the Everglades last week that the tribe teaches 'the essence of being in harmony with nature is giving back to it.'

"'With the Everglades Earth Cycle Project, we're giving back clean and healthy soil; we're giving products that might eventually improve the water quality out here, but we're also giving directly back to local indigenous communities here,' he said.

"Pinecrest already has two free public composting bins, one at the Pinecrest Public Library and another between the Community Center and Pinecrest Gardens."

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#Composting #CommunityGardening #FoodSecurity #ReducingFoodWaste #SolarPunkSunday

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Richard Rathe

@greatbasinbirds

I love all kinds of . We get large flocks visiting in the colder months. I once was "embedded" in a large murmuration in the and it looked like it had started raining. Then we realized it was the birds pooping on us. Not to worry... they were just little pellets of insect exoskeleton (not the more familiar white bird "poop" which is actually the equivalent of urine for birds).

One evening I saw a bunch flying low over the reeds in our lake feeding on midges. I went out and captured this video. I also experimented with in-camera and post-processing slow motion. No music, so if you bump up the volume you can hear their little chips and then the same slowed down. It is kind of beguiling. 🙂

youtube.com/watch?v=zLS-zn7VPV

YouTubeTree Swallows at Dusk - Santa Fe Pass Florida - January 2023By Richard Rathe
#Birds#Video#TreeSwallows
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