My 3rd stop Saturday was to photograph this Baby Barn Owl. It was my first time seeing a Barn Owl in the wild. This is kind of a weird spot as it is under a bridge over a river, up in the support spans.
Birds
Florida Bird Photos
Cape Coral Burrowing Owls
I got to spend a little time with some Burrowing Owls in Cape Coral on Saturday morning. They are such cool birds. I didn’t see many babies this time. I watched one owl repeatedly fly over to someone’s front yard, catch food (mostly flies), and bring them back to feed […]
Baby on Board
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 […]
And then there was 2
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 […]
Newly Hatched Sandhill Crane
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 […]
Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive
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 […]
Orlando Wetlands Park
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 […]
Black Skimmers
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 […]
Barred Owlet
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 […]
Cape Coral Burrowing Owls
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 […]