Birds of Florida's Gulf Coast: Caught in Action

There is no shortage of birds along Florida's Gulf Coast. The following is just a sample of the many water birds find in and around the Gulf of Mexico. Predatory in nature, they lie in wait and swoop upon their prey without mercy.

As fish dive up in the water, the birds are quick to grab them with beaks made for the purpose of grasping their prey. Swoop and soar - that was the pattern of many of these birds. A major virtue is their patience as they wait for the right moment before nabbing their meal.

Gulls

Florida's Gulf Coast: The Cycle of Life

Today is the first day of fall, but the heat of the day won't release itself from the final throes of summer. The rains come and go, mostly during the night, but they leave behind a path of destruction. Many jellyfish line the beaches, offering themselves unwillingly to the numerous species of birds, such as the American Oystercatcher or the Sandwich Tern. 

SANDWICH TERN

AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHER

CRAB SCURRYING AWAY FROM THE WAVES

VARIETIES OF JELLYFISH

Ursula Handleigh

Based around a residency in Syracuse, NY at SPARK Contemporary, Adrienne Crossman and Ursula Handleigh created work responding to their surroundings.

See this exhibition September 14th at 7 p.m. at XPACE Cultural Centre, 58 Ossington Avenue, Toronto.

Humber River Art: Part II

By Irene Fantopoulos

I took a walk over to the Humber Bridge today to see if any progress had been made since last week regarding the completion of the interactive sculpture of two squids suspended off the arch of the Bridge.  I couldn't tell if I was looking at the final product as there was a sign saying there is more to come.

Colourful globes that appear to be Christmas decorations, are threaded through the wires. I believe they depict water bubbles coming out of the mouths of the squid. That's my guess.

Humber River Art

By Irene Fantopoulos

Here's what's going on in the Humber River these days. I've written about this area in previous blogs. The news this week is that new interactive art will be added to the Humber River Bridge.

The art is a gift to the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada by a group of local volunteer artists along with interactive arts which will be on display over the next two months on the iconic Humber River Bridge, shown above. Pictures of the art to follow in the coming days.

They are looking for contributions as all of the work: the mounting, the rental of equipment and the art itself is donated for free. Click on the links below where you can check out their video describing the project, their next steps and what contribution you can make!