Spent the morning out at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland this morning. Hiked 7.5 miles by 10 AM. The sunrise wasn’t super exciting but got a few decent shots. The gators weren’t too lively. The highlight was probably the Sandhill Crane family with two parents and a colt […]
A quick post today with a few shots from the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland. Whenever I go my goal is to make it out to Lake Hancock for the sunrise as I have seen a few of the best sunrises I have ever seen from there. This morning […]
The Circle B Bar Reserve has become my go to place for nature photography. It is about 45 minutes or so from my house, but well worth the drive. There are a variety of habitats including the nice oak hammock seen below and a lot of swampy area great for […]
I have been able to make 2 trips to the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland over the last two weeks and have a bunch of new photos to share. Unfortunately I missed the shot of a bobcat crossing in front of me. However, I have a bunch of really […]
Sandhill Cranes are very interesting birds to watch. In lots of places in Florida they are fairly habituated and you can get pretty close. Usually in spring you start to see the little baby fluff ball babies. In the beginning they actually sit on mom’s back. Once they are big […]
There are two main reasons I go to the Circle B Bar Reserve for photography if I have a day off. First, is the sunrises on Lake Hancock. I saw maybe the best sunrise of my life here a few years ago. Even the mediocre sunrises are still usually pretty […]
One of the most interesting things o me about birds is the huge variety of ways that they catch food. This post has 4 separate examples of birds all from the same location, the Circle B Bar Reserve, in Lakeland, Florida. Anhingas dive under the water and stab fish with […]
A few more shots from the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland today. I have two sunrise shots today. One has some orange and blue as the dawn appears with a Great Blue Heron Silhouette. The other has a few alligators in the foreground as a boat goes by in […]
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 […]
I spent the morning out at the Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland today. It is probably the best place near Tampa to see a lot of gators, including some big ones. I also saw a Wild Turkey, Bald Eagle, Sandhill Crane with colt, Limpkin with babies, 3 Barred Owls […]