Dwight

@dwightreads

Dad to Emily, husband to Leslie. Devoted servant to a basenji and a tabby cat. Appreciator of Florida wildlife. Proud Democrat. (All photos mine unless reposted or credit given.)

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Dwight@dwightreads· 28d

Morning at the #beach #ColorADay #BlueTue #TidesOutTuesday #photography #scape #florida #nature #outdoors #stormhour #ECK #PhotographersUnited #clouds

Dwight@dwightreads· 28d

Good morning, Susan! Finished walking Fury 🐕 to the lake and with the few days of rain 🌧️ lately the water level is improving just a little bit. Usually the water is all the way up to the bank. An iced #BlueBrew would be a nice relief. I hope you have a wonderful day 🔆

Dwight@dwightreads· Jul 12

Good morning, Susan! I would love a cup of your delicious #BlueBrew ☕️ while reading (listening to) The Poet Empress by Shen Tao. It’s very interesting and I think you would enjoy reading this for #BlueBrewBooks (see more in alt text) I hope you have a wonderful day 📕

A 16 year old girl from a poor village due to the land consumed by famine is chosen to be a concubine to one of the Emperor’s sons. She has to learn how to survive in a society totally unfamiliar that’s full of magic, intrigue and danger. She uses her wit and learns to read and write poetry that is magical even though it’s forbidden for women to read or write.
I’m only half way through, so I’m not sure how it ends.

Dwight@dwightreads· Jul 11

The #quiet wings of a butterfly for #BlueSkyArtShow from the #Backyard with my favorite #butterfly a #ZebraLongwing #ColorADay #GreenSat #bloomscrolling #nature #outdoors #ECK #photography #PhotographersUnited

A Zebra Longwing that is black with yellow stripes is resting on the dark green leaves of a Bleeding Heart vine. A blurred purple red bloom is showing below and to the left of the butterfly.

Interesting information: The Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia) is a distinctive black butterfly with yellow stripes, known for its slow flight and long lifespan, which is partly due to its unique diet of pollen in addition to nectar. It is the official state butterfly of Florida, where it is common, and its caterpillars feed exclusively on passion vines, which also make the adult butterflies toxic to predators.
They exhibit social roosting behavior and have a fascinating mating ritual where males mate with females before they emerge from their chrysalis.

Dwight@dwightreads· Jul 11

I hope you did something fun today 😀 Yes, I had a good day and at the end saw this beautiful rainbow, but no rain at my house 🤷🏼‍♂️

Dwight@dwightreads· Jul 10

Crepe Myrtle blooms and #bee 🤍🐝 #FlyDay #scape #bloomscrolling #nature #Florida #outdoors #ECK #photography #trees #Backyard #PhotographersUnited

White Crepe Myrtle blooms amongst green leaves, and a bee flying towards them against a deep blue sky.

Dwight@dwightreads· Jul 4

At the lake, seed cones on the Bald Cypress Trees are sprouting, ensuring their future. 🌲🌱 #ColorADay #GreenSat #Cypyess #trees #photography #nature #ECK

Dwight@dwightreads· Jul 3

Per Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Quackers, any Duck will do, the Alt theme is #Swans, any Swan will do. #Mallard #Ducks #Dabbling #birds #wildlife #Scape #photography #nature #thelittlethings #ECK 🦆

A female Mallard Duck that is mottled brown and tan with a darker cap, an orange bill with some dark markings. She’s floating on the surface of the lake that is blue in color.

Dwight@dwightreads· Jul 2

In deep thought 🕊️ Per Alan @alan678.bsky.social, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #QuietReflection any bird paused in thought. Alt #SunriseSunset bird captures taken during either. #SnowyEgret #wadingBird #birds #wildlife #Scape #photography #nature #beach #thelittlethings #ECK

A Snowy Egret is standing in the shallows along the beach. The Snowy Egret is white with black legs and a black bill and is staring out at the cerulean ocean. The sky above the horizon is a cobalt blue with wispy white clouds.

From the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission:
The snowy egret is a small and active wading bird that can reach a height of 26 inches (66 centimeters) with a 39 inch (100 centimeters) wingspan (Parsons and Master 2000). This species has a full white body, black legs, bright yellow feet, yellow marks around the eyes, and a black bill.
The diet of the snowy egret primarily consists of shrimp, small fish, and small invertebrates. It feeds in fresh and salt water habitats within flocks of other wading birds

Dwight@dwightreads· Jul 1

Per Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social today's #BirdOfTheDay is #RedBeakFeeteyes, any bird with a Red beak, Feet or Eyes Not Feathers. The Alt Theme is #Paridae #Ibis #wadingBird #birds #wildlife #photography #nature #thelittlethings #ECK I’m still having eye issues, so my responding may be sparse. 🙏🏼

An Ibis that is white with a curved red bill and red legs is standing with one leg on a tree branch and the other leg is tucked up under a wing. Clear blue sky beyond.

From the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission:
The white ibis is a midsized member of the Family Threskiornithidae. This species is approximately 22 inches (56 centimeters) long with a wingspan of approximately 37 inches (96 centimeters) (Frederick 1996). Adults are mostly white with black tipped wings, a red face, red legs, and a very distinct downcurved, pink bill which is used to probe the ground for food while foraging.

Ibis breed in large colonial groups along the coast and inland between February and October, with the peak in the spring and summer. Nests are made of sticks, leaves, and roots, and can be found both on the ground and as high as 50 feet (15.2 meters) up in trees. Females lay between two and four eggs in one nesting and incubation can last up to 22 days with both parents sharing incubation responsibility. Between the ages of 9 and 16 days, the young become more mobile; however, the young generally remain in the nest until they are 28 to 35 days old.

White ibis prefer coastal marshes and wetlands, feeding in fresh, brackish, and saltwater environments. They range from Baja California and Sinaloa, Mexico, east through south Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, coastal North Carolina, south throughout the Greater Antilles, and South America to Peru, and French Guiana. This species is found throughout most of Florida.

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 28

self-portrait #ImageAndVerse #Stunday #photography #EastCoastKin

the man in glass
looking in, or out
head full of music,
reflection, distorted
what he sees
fading with time

A man (me) looks out of his kitchen window at night, sharing his reflection with the garden plants with twinkle lights and the neighbor’s blue TV screen

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 26

#Beach buddies Per Alan @alan678.bsky.social, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GreyDay any bird with grey in its plumage and the alt is #ShowingOff #RoyalTren #birds #wildlife #Scape #photography #nature #thelittlethings #SensoryArt #PointOfView #ECK

Four Royal Terns are standing on the shore of the beach facing towards the ocean.
In Florida, the Royal Tern has a white body, pale gray wings with darker tips, and a crisp white underbelly. They are most easily recognized by their head feathers, which feature a shaggy, jet-black crest (like a "mohawk") and a striking, bright orange-to-reddish bill.

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 24

Found this little guy on the side of a moss covered clay flower pot for #WackyWednesdayArt #Eupithecia #Moth #nature #Florida #outdoors #ECK #photography 🕊️

Found this little moth on the side of a moss covered clay flower pot. They are small, with a wingspan typically 15–30 mm (0.6–1.2 inches).
Pug moths are small, common moths from the genus Eupithecia (family Geometridae), known for their narrow wings held flat at a 90° angle and often camouflaged patterns of brown, grey, or tan. They are widespread across the Palearctic region, with many species, like the Common Pug (E. vulgata) and Mottled Pug (E. exiguata), found in Europe and North America, feeding on various plants as larvae and adults. Identification can be difficult due to high variability and worn specimens, but features like wing shape and markings on the central cross-band are key.

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 22

Found some #MexicanPetunia growing wild on the bank of the #lake with #clouds and #sky #reflecting #BlueSkyMonday #MacroMonday #MinimalMonday #ArtYear #bloomscrolling #nature #outdoors #ECK #photography

Found some purple Mexican Petunias growing wild on the bank of the lake. White clouds and light blue skies reflecting on the water.

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 20

The gentle #curve of a #Butterfly wing. #BlueSkyArtShow #SensoryArt #Gulffritillary #ColorADay #GreenSat #scape #Florida #outdoors #PhotographersUnited #nature #photohour #EastCoastKin

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 20

Luna loves her porch apartment 😸#caturday #cats #tabbycat #pets #photography #catsofbluesky #nature #EastCoastKin #thelittlethings 🐈

Luna, a tabby cat, is black and gray striped with some white around her mouth and a pink nose. She is napping in the screened porch on a potting table in the sun. A blue stripped pot is behind her head. Beyond the screen is some red flowering Pentas.

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 20

Good morning, Susan! I think it’s another iced #BluewBrew🧋for me today. Just got back from the lake and found these Mexican Petunia’s growing wild by the bank. I hope you have a wonderful day 💜

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 19

Per Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #OutForAWalk, any bird captured walking, the Alt theme is #Gulls, any Gull Will do." #RoseateSpoonbill #wadingBird #Birds #photography #FlyDay #ECK #outdoors #nature #Scape #thelittlethings #Florida #Lakes

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 17

Today's #Flower is a red #Pintas from the #Backyard with my favorite #butterfly a #ZebraLongwing #ColorADay #RedWed #bloomscrolling #nature #Florida #outdoors #ECK #photography #PhotographersUnited 🦋♥️

A Zebra Longwing that is black with yellow stripes is resting on the red flowers of a Pintas. There are dark green leaves next to the butterfly and below and behind are blurred light green leaves.

Interesting information: The Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia) is a distinctive black butterfly with yellow stripes, known for its slow flight and long lifespan, which is partly due to its unique diet of pollen in addition to nectar. It is the official state butterfly of Florida, where it is common, and its caterpillars feed exclusively on passion vines, which also make the adult butterflies toxic to predators.
They exhibit social roosting behavior and have a fascinating mating ritual where males mate with females before they emerge from their chrysalis.

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 15

As the morning wakes #BlueSkyMonday #beach #clouds #ColorADay #PinkMon #sky #photography #scape #Florida #outdoors #PhotographersUnited #nature #photohour #stormhour #EastCoastKin

In the foreground sea oats give way to a smooth sandy beach and receding tide with some gentle waves. The gulf water is a blue green color. Deep blue clouds with a slight hint of pink float above the water as the morning wakes.

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 14

A #Gulffritillary is resting on the #flower of a pink #Pintas #Backyard #butterfly #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun #bloomscrolling #nature #Florida #outdoors #ECK #photography #PhotographersUnited

A Gulf fritillary is resting on the flower of a pink Pintas. Green leaves are blurred in the background.
The Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) is a bright orange butterfly with black markings, known for its long, narrow wings and silver spots on the underside, and is often called the "passion butterfly" because its caterpillars feed exclusively on passionflower vines (Passiflora). These butterflies are common in the southern U.S., Mexico, and Central/South America, producing multiple generations a year in warmer climates, and are easily attracted to gardens with nectar-rich flowers.

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 14

Thanks, Belle! ☀️🧡 These are the cameras I currently have. I mostly use the OLYMPUS and LUMIX. 📷

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 12

Looks like we might get some much-needed rain. Happy Friday. #ColorADay #BWFri #sunset #seascape #scape #sky #photography #stormhour #EastCoastKin #beach #florida #PhotographersUnited #photohour

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 12

Per Alan @alan678.bsky.social, today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Stripes, any bird with stripes in their plumage. This guy landed on my fence and I think it might be a #Prairie-Chicken #Birds #wildlife #photography #Florida #nature #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #Backyard

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 11

Hope you have a great Thursday #ColorADay #YellowThu #photography #sunset #seascape #scape #sky #outdoors #EastCoastKin #beach #florida #PhotographersUnited #nature #photohour #stormhour

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 9

#OceanBreeze and gentle waves, make a wonderful day for this #TidesOutTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #seascape #Florida #nature #outdoors #photography #scape #photohour #beach #EastCoastKin #GulfofMexico #stormhour #clouds 🌊🦀🐚🐬

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 8

For #ColorADay #PinkMon #Pintas #GulfFritillary #Butterfly #Backyard #bloomscrolling #nature #Florida #outdoors #ECK #photography #PhotographersUnited

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 7

Per Rob @robcrank68.bsky.social today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BranchingOut, any bird standing/sitting on a branch, the Alt Theme is #Gulls, any Gull will do." #Cardinal #birds #wildlife #nature #ECK #Stunday #Florida #photography #scape #outdoors #thelittlethings #photohour #PhotographersUnited

A male Cardinal is holding on to a branch of an oak tree. Green leaves and stems are all around him. Light and blue sky is filtered through the foliage.
Males are striking with their brilliant red feathers, black masks around the face, and thick orange-red beaks.

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 7

Good morning, Susan! I hope your internet 🛜 is better. I’ve walked Fury 🐕 and watered the new plants. I would love a cup of #BluewBrew ☕️ Today is bread 🍞 making day. This photo is from a previous bake. I hope you have a wonderful day ☀️

Dwight@dwightreads· Jun 3

Today's #Flower is a #Pintas from the #Backyard #butterfly #ZebraLongwing #ColorADay #RedWed #bloomscrolling #nature #Florida #outdoors #ECK #photography #PhotographersUnited 🦋