Florida Bird Photos
Yep, more Sandhill Crane pictures. I parked myself across the water from the nest this morning before sunrise. Within 10 minutes or so of arriving the whole family left the nest and walked almost directly up to me, feeding within 15 feet of me. It was mostly in the weeds […]
I returned to the Sandhill Crane nest site tonight and to my surprise there were no birds there at all. I walked around the park a bit and then came back and the two parents are walking back to the nest followed by their 2 little chicks. The second one […]
A fellow photographer was kind enough to share with me a location with 2 Sandhill Crane nests recently. I timed it right today and arrived after the first egg hatched this morning. The little chick was up trying to walk around and even went in the water a little bit […]
Used my last weekday off to take a trip to Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive. I didn’t see a super lot and the last time through was incredibly annoying as it’s a one-way dirt road and one car was going about 2 miles an hour through and not pulling over. This […]
Made my longest trip since my surgery this morning and it turned out to be one of my best photography days in a long time. I went to Orlando Wetlands Park in Christmas, Florida. I have been there one or two times in the past when my wife’s parents lived […]
The black skimmer is the largest of the three skimmer species. It measures 40–50 cm (16–20 in) long with a 107–127 cm (42–50 in) wingspan. This species ranges from 212 to 447 g (7.5 to 15.8 oz), with males averaging about 349 g (12.3 oz), as compared to the smaller […]
Traveled over to John Chestnut park this morning for the first time in a long time to capture this young Barred Owlet. This bird left the nest within the past week or two and just started fledging (flying short distances) over the last 2 days. When I first arrived mom […]
One of the more unique birds in Florida is the Burrowing Owl. The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is a small, long-legged owl found throughout open landscapes of North and South America. In Florida, they are more common in the southern part of the state and can be found throughout rural […]
Decided to head out this morning to try to take some pictures before the weather turned ugly. It worked out pretty well. I went back to the Circle B Bar Reserve again. After finding the preying mantis on my last visit I was much more focused on the plants and […]
Another day, another trip to the Circle B Bar Reserve. Today was off to a slow start. I had covered about 2/3 of the trails I was going to cover this morning (little over 5 miles total) and hadn’t seen much beyond the normal wading birds and some alligators. At […]