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 […]
Since it was so productive last week and I am in my last week out of work I decided to return to Orlando Wetlands Park. The morning started out pretty foggy but turned out pretty nice. I of course first spent some time with the Sandhill Crane family. The colts […]
The Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida has become my new go to for nature photography. It is only about an hour from my house. It is not too crowded which is one of the main reasons I have limited my visits to my previous favorite, Myakka River State […]
Just a cute baby sandhill crane and one of it’s parents from Myakka River State Park.
Well, we took our first camping trip with our three girls, ages 7, 5 and 2. We went to Myakka River State Park which has always been one of my favorite places in Florida and did an overnight camping trip this past Saturday. It went really well. The girls did […]
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]
“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. […]
One of the most famous sayings in photography is F8 and be there. F8 is a camera setting that I won’t go into right now because the point of this statement is to get the shot you have to be in the right place at the right time. This is […]
Happy Fathers Day to all the fathers out there! Since grandma took the kids last night for a sleepover I made a quick trip to the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland again. The two things I really like about this place is that it is pretty close, about 45 […]
I’m feeling lazy tonight so I’m just going to throw up a few cute pictures of baby birds. These are a few more from my outing to the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland, Florida where I was able to photograph a sandhill crane family of two parents and two […]