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This post shows an episode of attempted predation by a Laughing Gull of a baby Black Skimmer. This unfortunately is a very common occurrence. It is hard to watch, but unfortunately that is just nature. This baby was grabbed and dropped several times. After it was dropped the first time […]
I went back to the Black Skimmer colony this morning. The morning started out with a fantastic sunrise. There were a couple of nests closer to the ropes this time so it was a little easier to get some shots. However the parents closer to the ropes stayed mostly on […]
Went to visit a Black Skimmer colony this morning. These babies start hatching at the beginning of this week so I think the oldest may be right around a week old. It is tough to get good shots as the nesting area is roped off (for good reason, it is […]
Spent a few hours at the Circle B Bar Reserve this morning. It was cloudy and overcast, but I had a couple of cool sightings. The first sighting that made it worthwhile was a Common Gallinule (aka Moorhen) family with a young chick. The chick was following the parents being […]
Got to meet up with some friends and shoot the Milky Way again last night at Pass-A-Grille Beach. Had a good time, decent weather and ended up with some cool shots. We were experimenting a little more last night and did selfies with the Milky Way and a group portrait. […]
After taking the dog for a walk this morning I decided the weather was too nice to not go somewhere (70s in Florida in the almost summertime). Since Weedon Island is my closest spot that is where I went. I wasn’t having too much luck and headed for the less […]
This year I have been lucky to have gotten the opportunity to photograph several different screech owl nests. I have gotten to see several babies in and out of the nesting cavity. I still haven’t gotten my goal shot which is 2 or more babies poking their heads out of […]
I got a chance tonight to photograph some more Eastern Screech Owls. The first spot had a single Screech Owl sitting just inside a tree cavity. It is suspected that she might have eggs/babies but we will see. The camouflage is amazing. Then I checked out another spot where there […]
Red “Flower Moon” Rising over Tampa from Saturday night. The moon didn’t show up for the attempt on Friday. I was able to reattempt Saturday. Good news is the moon did show up although briefly. Bad news, moonrise one hour later, windy and angle not as good. Happy I was […]
Tried a new spot with the Milky Way crew not too far from my previous attempt. The skies were not as clear as my previous attempt but the clouds would come and go. There was also a lot of fog but it was mostly low to the ground so kind […]