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	<title>Blog The Beach</title>
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	<description>Florida beaches in words, pictures, and video.</description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Piping Plovers on Fort Desoto Park Beach</title>
		<link>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/nature/birds/piping-plovers-of-fort-desoto</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/nature/birds/piping-plovers-of-fort-desoto#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beachhunter</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Piping plover]]></category>

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On a Thanksgiving Day trip to Fort Desoto we encountered this sign as we were about to cross the wooden footbridge to North Beach. Of course I wanted to see an actual Piping plover, since I can&#8217;t recall ever noticing one before. Not that I&#8217;d been looking or anything, but since they are here, I ought to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunset Clouds Over the Atlantic Ocean</title>
		<link>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/sunset/sunset-clouds-over-the-atlantic-ocean</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/sunset/sunset-clouds-over-the-atlantic-ocean#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beachhunter</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Cocoa Beach]]></category>

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I took this photo on Cocoa Beach in October. It was a warm and humid evening. A heavy rain had fallen an hour earlier. Several large thunderstorms loomed out over the Atlantic Ocean.
Even though the sun sets over the Gulf of Mexico, on the other side of the state, the orange light from the sunset [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surfing Rules on Florida&#8217;s Atlantic Coast</title>
		<link>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/surfing/surfing-rules-on-floridas-atlantic-coast</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/surfing/surfing-rules-on-floridas-atlantic-coast#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beachhunter</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Florida surfing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[surfboards]]></category>

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Everywhere you go on Florida&#8217;s Atlantic Coast you see surfboards of all kinds. The surf is nearly always up to some degree on the Atlantic Coast.

Supplying all the wave riding vehicles are innumerable surf shops and beach supply stores. But you don&#8217;t have to buy a surfboard&#8211;most any surf shop will rent a surfboard to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fort Desoto&#8217;s North Beach is for the Birds</title>
		<link>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/fort-desoto-park/north-beach/north-beach-nature</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/fort-desoto-park/north-beach/north-beach-nature#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:28:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beachhunter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[North Beach]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[birding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fort Desoto Park]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hawk]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sandpiper]]></category>

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Fort Desoto County Park is one of the Nation&#8217;s top birding locations. In addition to having lots of permanent resident bird species, many migratory species stop by the park on their way to other more exotic locations.
On Thanksgiving Day we took a drive out to Fort Desoto Park&#8211;it&#8217;s only 30 minutes from our house&#8211;and took a walk [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ghost Crab Photo</title>
		<link>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/nature/crabs/ghost-crab-photo</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/nature/crabs/ghost-crab-photo#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beachhunter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Crabs]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Ocypode quadrata]]></category>

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Ghost crab on Cocoa Beach, Florida
Ghost crabs (Ocypode quadrata) get their name because they look like apparitions scurrying across the sand. When they stop moving, they become invisible, and you often cannot see them again until they start moving again. Problem is, they move so fast, it&#8217;s hard to confirm that you are not imagining [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/beach-events/space-coast-birding-and-wildlife-festival</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/beach-events/space-coast-birding-and-wildlife-festival#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beachhunter</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[titusville]]></category>

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The 12th Annual Space Coast Birding &#38; Wildlife Festival is coming to Titusville, Florida in January 2009. If you are a birder, or just love to learn about birds and wildlife from the experts, you don&#8217;t want to miss this Festival.
When: January 21 - 26, 2009
Where: Brevard Community College Campus in Titusville, Florida, and surrounding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Sandhill Cranes at I-4 Rest Area</title>
		<link>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/nature/birds/florida-sandhill-cranes-at-i-4-rest-area</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/nature/birds/florida-sandhill-cranes-at-i-4-rest-area#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beachhunter</dc:creator>
		
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I don&#8217;t often get to areas where Sandhill cranes can be seen, but whenever I&#8217;m driving on I-4 from Tampa to Orlando, I stop at this large rest area. Almost every time I&#8217;m here I see this pair of Sandhill cranes foraging on the lawn. They are quite tame.
I had some difficulty getting this photo because there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brown Basilisk Lizard in Florida</title>
		<link>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/nature/lizards/brown-basilisk-lizard-florida</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/nature/lizards/brown-basilisk-lizard-florida#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:25:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beachhunter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Lizards]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[basilisk lizard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.blogthebeach.com/?p=171</guid>
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While on a beach-hunting road trip in the Vero Beach area I spotted this large and unusual lizard at a beach access. I had never see one of these before. It was fairly cautious and kept its distance from me. Ultimately, when I got too close it raised up off the ground and started running [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barrier Islands Gazette Publishes BeachHunter Photo</title>
		<link>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/upham-beach/barrier-islands-gazette-publishes-beachhunter-photo</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/upham-beach/barrier-islands-gazette-publishes-beachhunter-photo#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beachhunter</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Upham Beach]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[erosion]]></category>

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Shawn Goldberg recently wrote an article for the Barrier Islands Gazette regarding the upcoming (Fall 2009) renourishment project scheduled for Upham Beach and Treasure Island. The article is titled More Sand to Bury the Problem.
Mr. Goldberg called me and asked for the use of one of my photos of the erosion on Upham Beach. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moon Jellyfish - Aurelia aurita - on Santa Rosa Beach</title>
		<link>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/nature/jellyfish/moon-jellyfish-aurelia-aurita-on-santa-rosa-beach</link>
		<comments>http://www.blogthebeach.com/2008/nature/jellyfish/moon-jellyfish-aurelia-aurita-on-santa-rosa-beach#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>beachhunter</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Moon Jellyfish - Aurelia aurita - Santa Rosa Beach, Florida from David McRee on Vimeo.
I took some video of this beautiful Moon Jellyfish washing up on Santa Rosa Beach. The water was crystal clear and there were quite a few jellyfish washing up.

Someone had been picking up the jellyfish and placing them in an arrangement [...]]]></description>
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