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 […]
Birds
Florida Bird Photos
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 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 […]
Sea Turtles and Scrub Jays
Somehow, despite living in Florida for my whole life I had never made it over to the East Coast beaches during turtle nesting season. I rectified that this weekend. I saw 5 mama Green Sea Turtles covering up their nests and watched 3 of them make their way back into […]
Swallowtailed Kites at Sunrise
A little good and bad with todays photography venture. I’ll start with the good. I got my best shots ever of Swallowtailed Kites including some nice flight shots and some cool sunrise shots. I got to hang out with one of my photography friends for a bit. I saw a […]
Summer Doldrums
Summer is definitely the toughest time for wildlife photography in Florida. The time you can be outside is limited by the heat and rain and the animal activity is significantly lower also. I walked 8.5 miles this morning and didn’t feel like I saw a lot until finding my juvenile […]