Sunday
I spent the morning in preparation for my trip, and then drove to the Orlando airport.

Back to Sweden
From Orlando I flew to JFK in New York, then another flight to Copenhagen, and finally a 30-minute train ride to Lund. Here, along with colleague and friend Kevin, we worked long hours on a client project. Friday was a travel day, getting back to Orlando around midnight. Sorry, no time for pics. :(

Raptors
Saturday morning, Auntie and I went to the Avian Reconditioning Center on the outskirts of Apopka. Here for a couple of hours I photographed a few of the twenty “permanent” inhabitants of the center--those birds unable to be released back into the wild. The Center is a non-profit, totally volunteer outfit committed to taking birds that have been injured or abused and rehabbing them back into the wild.













A Little Excitement
While shooting one of the owls, we heard a loud, primal scream followed by a high-speed swoop of wings--a red-shouldered hawk was attacking the owl! He/she must have seen the owl as a violation of territory (owls and hawks share the same geography, but owls rule the night and hawks are in charge during the day). I fired off a few shots and was able to capture this beauty in full swoop.



Check The Center out at www.arc4raptors.org. They are a class outfit that can use everyone’s support.

Pups Across America
"While I was gone, I found out what Jerry and Mitzy do--here they are caught just leaving the Ragged Ass Saloon on PIne Island. Jerry looks quite masculine on that Harley doesn't he?"



Next week I’m on the Island, so I’ll try and get some more shots.