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neck-in-neck.But, that doesn’t mean that Floridians see eagles regularly or even, ever. Most of the bald eagles in my county are located around Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park but I’ve never seen one there. In fact, until last month, the only bald eagle I’d ever seen was on Lake Dora in Central Florida, at that one was so far away, I could barely identify it as an eagle.So, you can imagine how shocked I was when I saw a bald eagle harassing the Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks on our lake. And, I was astonished when, a few days later, he appeared again. I wrote about the experiences <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-eagle-has-landed-a8540cb6ad41">here</a> and <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-saga-continues-6955263e1c92">here</a>.Without a doubt, nature is full of surprises — some delightful, some scary, some destructive, some amazing.So, our March prompt is Surprises in Nature.Rememb

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er the Weeds & Wildflowers prompts have no deadlines, which is a good thing since I still haven’t written my response to the February prompt of the worst or most surprising gift you ever received! I got so caught up in my <a href="https://readmedium.com/my-great-backyard-bird-count-1919bb3e7154">Great Backyard Bird Count</a> that I didn’t get around to responding to my own prompt!Please use Writing Prompt Response as one of your tags and all the rest is up to you. I’m eager to read about the surprises you’ve experienced in nature.Meanwhile, here’s a touch of spring for those of you still shivering in winter:<figure id="e036"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*p2jCPXt8gBg8-D_2RTUvQA.jpeg"><figcaption>© Dennett ~ March 1, 2022</figcaption></figure>With all my gratitude,Dennett*One of their photos will be the April W&W banner.</article></body>

March Weeds & Wildflowers Writing Prompt

Happy Spring, Weeds & Wildflowers!

Many of us live in areas that are tiptoeing or jumping headfirst into spring. Others are welcoming fall. Either way, we are in transition.

After reaching out to two photographers for permission to use one of their photos for the March Weeds & Wildflowers banner and not receiving a reply by the end of February*, I chose my eagle photo. Why?

Because I want to write about surprises in nature.

Florida has one of the largest bald eagle populations in the United States with approximately 1,500 nesting pairs. Of course, Alaska has the most, followed by Minnesota, then Florida and Wisconsin, neck-in-neck.

But, that doesn’t mean that Floridians see eagles regularly or even, ever. Most of the bald eagles in my county are located around Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park but I’ve never seen one there. In fact, until last month, the only bald eagle I’d ever seen was on Lake Dora in Central Florida, at that one was so far away, I could barely identify it as an eagle.

So, you can imagine how shocked I was when I saw a bald eagle harassing the Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks on our lake. And, I was astonished when, a few days later, he appeared again. I wrote about the experiences here and here.

Without a doubt, nature is full of surprises — some delightful, some scary, some destructive, some amazing.

So, our March prompt is Surprises in Nature.

Remember the Weeds & Wildflowers prompts have no deadlines, which is a good thing since I still haven’t written my response to the February prompt of the worst or most surprising gift you ever received! I got so caught up in my Great Backyard Bird Count that I didn’t get around to responding to my own prompt!

Please use Writing Prompt Response as one of your tags and all the rest is up to you. I’m eager to read about the surprises you’ve experienced in nature.

Meanwhile, here’s a touch of spring for those of you still shivering in winter:

With all my gratitude,

Dennett

*One of their photos will be the April W&W banner.