An Orb Spider guards her web which is festooned with rain droplets after a nighttime thunderstorm. The storm has damaged part of her web and she may be contemplating making repairs. For more sights of nature, see God's Creatures.

This juvenile Cardinal has figured out the best way to get his fill of food. He has, with some difficulty, made his way to the top of the birdfeeder from where he implores his daddy to feed him. See Fledgling Cardinals to see what happened next.

Limpkins are an endangered species and are rarely seen. We found this one in the Orlando Wetlands in Florida. For more of this bird and others seldom seen, see Orlando I.

An Anhinga spreads its silvery-white wing feathers out to dry on a sunny day in the Orlando Wetlands. See Orlando Wetlands II for more birds found there.

Birds do belong in trees, don't they? None-the-less it seemed strange to find this and other White Ibises in trees. We found them, and other interesting birds at Orlando Wetlands III.

Mick Hardy photographed this Northern Bobwhite at his home in northern Madison County. The Dove in the foreground gives a good reference to the size of the Bobwhite. See Hardys' Birds to find out what else has been seen in the "north county."

A large flock of mostly Mallard Ducks surrounds a Mute Swan on the shore of Shadyside Lake. For more miscellaneous birds, see Summer Birds.

Screen Savers

Blue-winged Teal

A pair of Blue-winged Teal prepares to leave their winter home in Florida for the north.

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Killbuck Creek

A Great Blue Heron basks in the summer sun along a tranquil stretch of Killbuck Creek.

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Limpkin

A Limpkin hunts for snails in the Orlando Wetlands of Central Florida.

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Northern Rough-winged Swallows

Hundreds of rare Northern Rough-winged Swallows have nested in cavities carved into dead palm trees in the Orlando Wetlands.

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Tom and Jean Harbron