Congratulations Jarine! :)

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I was told recently that I don't post enough portraits. That may be because I do mostly nature/abstract photography. :)
I did get to do a shoot with my awesome friend Jarine a couple of days before vacation. She's been honored with a pretty cool work-related nomination and needed a corporate headshot. 

Mercy Me

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This is our world. We need to save it. 
After yesterday's selfish and inconsiderate act against all of us great and small, I'm ashamed and angered once again.

On a lighter note....

I didn't get a great picture, but isn't it pretty? 
It's a Cattle Egret. I don't think I've ever seen one before. Probably because there aren't any cattle by the water in Safety Harbor. Just guessing there....ha
It eats bugs, so I hope it finds it's mate and makes more little Cattle Egrets.
"In the wintertime, my feathers are all white, but in the spring, I get orange streaks in my head and neck. I’m a common bird in Florida’s cow pastures. In the springtime, my face is accented with bright pink and purple to help me attract a mate."
"The remarkable range expansion of the Cattle Egret represents one of the great avian success stories. Unknown in North America prior to 1952, it is now abundant over much of the continent. It spread from Africa to northeastern South America in the 1870s and 1880s; more recently it has colonized Australasian region. Unlike other herons and egrets, this species typically feeds in dry fields, often following cattle (or other animals) and waiting for them to flush insects into view."