I have been missing out on some of the babies being born and was finally able to get out and catch up a little. I met up with a friend to photograph this sweet baby Great Horned Owl that is a couple weeks old now. We waited for a good […]
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Black Skimmer Colony Revisit (2nd Post CAUTION!!!)
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 […]
Black Skimmer Colony Revisit (2 posts)
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 […]
Baby Screech Owls
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 […]
Lowry Park Zoo baby elephant named Mpumi
Well, the cute baby elephant at Lowry Park zoo finally got named. It was named Mpumi, pronounced “Em-pumi,” meaning success or achievement in Swati. Swati is a Bantu language spoken in Swaziland and South Africa (thanks Wikipedia). The morning we were there this little one had a lot of eneregy […]
More baby elephant photos
I had so many good photos of the baby elephant from Lowry Park Zoo that I had to post a couple more today. By teh way, loving the new camera. My pictures from the zoo came out much sharper than with my last camera. I did very little processing of […]
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 […]
Skimmers
This year I visited the Black Skimmers on Indian Shores a little too early. There were only a couple of parents with chicks and the ones that were there were all pretty small and not doing a lot. Only 1 week or two later Tropical Storm Debby came and destroyed […]
Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day! Something a little different today. Just wanted to thank the mothers in my life. My mom has always been very supportive and loves my photography of course. I have also been blessed with an incredible wife who is a great mother for my two daughters. I am […]
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