IS THIS A HACK BERRY TREE?

I have tentatively identified this tree as a species or sub-species of the hack berry tree family. However I am not a botanist and may well be incorrect in the identification of this (Celtis occidentalis). 

 The berries are approximately one quarter to one half inch in diameter. They have a dark purple to black color and grow individually or in pairs. 

The bark on the tree is rough and shows deep fissures. 

This tree seems to have a large number of berries on it. I have not tasted the berries because I do not know if they are poisonous or non poisonous. 

CAROLINA PIGEON PICS

Mourning doves are a primarily a migratory birds that winter in Florida and other southern locations. 

Some may well be year round residents of Florida, if my memory of calls and sightings is correct.

It may also be known as the Western Turtle Dove, American Mourning Dove or Rain Dove. 

In times past, it was also known as the Carolina Pigeon or Carolina Turtle Dove.

JUVENILE LITTLE BLUE HERON?

  When I first saw this Avian, I thought it was a Lesser Snowy Egret.

                                               

It is probably a good thing that I am NOT an ornithologist. I will bet that you didn't know that James Bond was an ornithologist. While researching information on the lesser Snowy Egret, I stumbled across Stephen Cresswell's website and found this image. 

                                                     

  Apparently, I was incorrect in my first impression that this was any type of Egret. My first clue that this was actually a Juvenile Lesser Blue Heron was the green legs and the pale, black tipped bill. 

                                                            

I watched it hunt and take some type of small lizard from the weeds along Lake Sears. For all I know, it might have been a Sceloporus Woodi (Florida Scrub Lizard).

                                                  

THE BOAT RIDE

It was a cool and foggy morning when this intrepid boater

set out on a two hour tour of

Lake Shipp, Fl. 

I hope that he had fun. 

WHAT TO DO WITH A PINE CONE.

I thought that you might like this close up image of a pine cone. 

It has many potential uses. 

It can serve as a food source for squirrels, birds or other wildlife.

It can be used as an arts and crafts supply. 

It can be used to obtain seeds to start your own tree farm.

If you are or have an imaginative child it can be a hand grenade in your backyard wars. 

ANOTHER TRIP FROM THE '60'S?

I decided to post these images that I took from a moving vehicle at night. They might be what you can't remember from the '60's trips that you took.