Tag: Brown Pelican

Ballast Point Pier and Tampa Wide, Tampa, Florida
Blog, Tampa

Ballast Point Views

Ballast Point Park is one of my most frequent photography subjects. There are two main reasons for this. First, it is very close to my house. Second, it’s a beautiful park right on the water with a nice pier and great views of the Tampa skyline. Morning is my favorite […]

Brown Pelican on Garden Key
Birds, Blog

Birding in Dry Tortugas National Park

Dry Tortugas National Park is one of the best birding sites in Florida which is saying quite a lot. It is especially interesting to visit during the spring migration around March/April. This is because it is the only place for birds to stop to rest and get fresh water in […]

Pelican Sunrise Silhouette
Birds, Blog

Sunrise Silhouettes

One of my favorite type of images, silhouettes. The Brown Pelican photo is one that I have really been looking for as it is so representative of Florida. The Great Blue Heron photo is one that I have captured at Viera Wetlands a few times. [facebook]

Pelican Sunrise Silhouette
Blog, St Petersburg

Sunshine Skyway Sunrise

I went out to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge for sunrise this morning. Unfortunately the sunrise is not in the best position this time of year, but I was able to get one shot that I had been after for awhile. Right around sunrise and sunset I love to look for […]

Black Hooded Parakeet
Birds, Blog

Fort Desoto Birding

Fort Desoto is one of the premier birding sites in Florida if not the United States. There are a wide variety of shorebirds throughout the years including some less common ones such as the white morph of the Reddish Egret. Fort Desoto is also a major stopping point for migrant […]

Brown Pelican Silhouette
Birds, Blog

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. […]

Great Egret Breeding Colors
Birds, Blog

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. […]