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Thursday, September 17, 2026

The Fat Sea Biscuit

A Sea Biscuit I found on Jaws Beach, New Providence, Bahamas. It was stained and discolored so I soaked it overnight in bleachy water. This type is called a Fat Sea Biscuit.

Fat Sea Biscuit

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The Fat Sea Biscuit

The fat sea biscuit (Clypeaster rosaceus) is a heavy-bodied species of irregular sea urchin within the family Clypeasteridae. Inhabiting the tropical shallow-water marine environments of the western Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico, it represents a remarkable evolutionary divergence from typical radial urchins.

Mamey Sapote

From a tree at least 30 years old. A peculiar tropic fruit that some people like and some don't. It doesn't seem to have the fondness or appeal to most people I've met, like we have for many other native fruit. It's a strange, powdery texture with a banana, orange taste. I think you can eat the skin too but I just eat the inside.

Derek

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟: The View From My Window (A Tale of Two Doves)

Doves at Feeder

𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℙ𝕣𝕠𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟: The View From My Window (A Tale of Two Doves)

By Winston D. Munnings

I respect the title of an Ornithologist and certainly don't claim those skills. Neither am I an Avian Veterinarian, a Birder | Bird Watcher, nor am I an Aviculturist. I'm simply a passionate photographer captivated by the beauty of birds in their natural habitat.

This is a promo for my upcoming book (a pictorial essay), 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕍𝕚𝕖𝕨 𝔽𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕄𝕪 𝕎𝕚𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕨 (𝔸 𝕋𝕒𝕝𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕋𝕨𝕠 𝔻𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕤), releasing in early 2027. It features two of my Florida favorites: the 𝕄𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝔻𝕠𝕧𝕖 and the 𝔼𝕦𝕣𝕒𝕤𝕚𝕒𝕟 ℂ𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕒𝕣𝕖𝕕-𝔻𝕠𝕧𝕖.

To view my first publication (2020) on the subject matter, please visit Bit.ly/3l5UPyR.

Questions? Email me at 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐃𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐏𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲@𝐠𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥.𝐜𝐨𝐦, and I will set aside a personally autographed copy for you.

Winston's Caribbean Chronicle

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