Visited two nearby parks this morning. The first one I basically saw nothing. It as pretty slow at my second spot also but did catch a Peregrine Falcon flying by although from a long distance. Also got a few pics of the Northern Harrier Hawk. They recently returned to the […]
Author: Matt
Quick Walk
Made a quick walk this morning at the wetlands. Not a whole lot going on but caught a few interesting birds. Little Blue Heron adult in lily pads and juvenile in flight. Red-shouldered Hawk calling Red-shouldered Hawk calling while flying Cinnabar Bracket and Mallard pair flying overhead Male Belted Kingfisher […]
Circle B
We got home from Gainesville about midnight last night after watching the Gator game and visiting with Lindsay. I still made it to the Circle B for sunrise. Sunrise was a nice one. Not a lot of super exciting action. The cooler weather was nice for a bit. Sunrise on […]
Ocala National Forest
This morning was my 3rd visit to Ocala National Forest in a week after not visiting for probably 10 years. I was able to photograph another bear. Still distant but a little closer. I got a ton of good Florida Scrub Jay pictures. Ocala National Forest supports the largest single […]
A Bear and a Rattlesnake
Had an unexpected day off work today so went back to attempt to find a bear again. Although I was successful finding one, the picture is not up to my standards so I’ll have to keep working on it. Also got some more nice Florida Scrub Jay photos. The highlight […]
Looking for Bears
I went out looking for bears this morning. I failed in that. I saw a bunch of Florida Scrub Jays, some Wild Turkey, White-tailed Deer and a Pigmy Rattlesnake. The Pigmy Rattlesnake was a highlight for me as I hadn’t seen one in a long time. Florida Scrub Jay-my second […]
Sweetwater Wetlands
We spent the holiday weekend in Gainesville and I made 3 trips to Sweetwater Wetlands Park (on my own each morning and with the hole family Sunday evening). The highlight was definitely a mama gator with approximately 20 babies that was right next to a boardwalk. At one point there […]
Quick outing to Fort Desoto
Busy weekend so only time for a quick morning stop at Fort Desoto. Not a lot of activity but I made the best of what I found. The highlights were an Osprey flying down the beach with a fish, a couple Snowy Egrets fishing along the shoreline and a cute […]
Circle B Search
If it wasn’t for the spiders and insects I would barely have had anything to photograph this morning after a nice sunrise. This time of year is always slow for nature photography and I think the Circle B has been impacted by the drought also. It was one of the […]
Sweetwater Wetlands Park
We were busy moving my oldest daughter into her apartment in Gainesville this weekend as she gets ready to start college. This morning I made a quick trip out to Sweetwater Wetlands Park while most of the rest of the crew slept in. Didn’t find anything amazing and was absolutely […]