I saw that the sandhill crane chicks were back at the Circle B Bar Reserve again. Can’t believe it is that time of year again already. [facebook]
Birds
Florida Bird Photos
More Birds
Two more bird shots tonight. The first one is a cool silhouette of a Brown Pelican at sunrise. This is not the picture that I have had in my mind and have been looking for of a bird silhouetted against the rising or setting sun, but it is pretty close. […]
Birding at Fort Desoto
I am lucky to live about 30 minutes away from one of the best birding sites in the state of Florida which is Fort Desoto County Park in Tierra Verde. Being a great birding place also makes it a great place to practice a lot of different kinds of photography. […]
Black Skimmers
It has been awhile since I posted any shots of the Black Skimmers and I have not been able to get out and take any more pictures recently so I figured I would post a few of these. They are fun to watch. It can be quite funny to watch […]
Fort Desoto
One of the thing I love about Fort Desoto is that there are so many different things to take pictures of. I spent most of the time I had last week taking pictures of birds in flight and testing out the autofocus. The Forster’s terns were diving right near the […]
Canon 5D Mark III Autofocus
Today I got to make my first real outing with the Canon 5D Mark III. I spent a couple of hours this morning at Fort Desoto, mostly around the pier photographing the birds. I also saw a couple of dolphin and got a decent shot or two. The autofocus on […]
Sandhill Cranes
Sandhill Cranes are some of the most interesting birds to watch in Florida. They can get pretty big and a lot of them are pretty habituated to humans which can both help and harm the photography aspect. In these shots you can see the main stages of growth of the […]
Happy Thanksgiving
I have a lot to be thankful for and I hope that anyone reading this does also. One of the things that I am thankful for is living in Florida with a lot of opportunities to get in nature. The shot tonight is from Lake Kissimmee State Park. The three […]
Sandhill Cranes
“Sandhill cranes raise one brood per year. In non-migratory populations, egg-laying can begin as early as December or as late as August. In migratory populations, egg-laying usually begins between early April and late May. Both members of a breeding pair build the nest using plant material from the surrounding areas. […]
Niger, Africa
A few old shots tonight. These are both from 7 years ago on a trip to Niger, Africa. The first shot is of one of the most unusual and cool places I have seen. There were some huge sand dunes which are given some scale by the two people in […]