Hit two different parks this morning. Highlights included 2 more Praying Mantises, a Little Blue Heron mid color change, and best of all a Limpkin family where 2 parents were feeding 2 little babies right next to the trail. Not much exciting at the second spot but caught a few […]
Tag: Birds
Fort Desoto
I decided to go back to Fort Desoto this morning primarily to find the White Morph of the Reddish Egret. White morph Reddish Egrets are incredibly rare, along the Gulf Coast and in Florida—the white morph generally accounts for about 2% to 7% of the regional population. While the Reddish […]
Screech Owl, Sandhill Cranes and Osprey
I returned to the Screech Owl nest I photographed last weekend. One baby left the nest last night (although he was nowhere to be seen). There were still 2 in the nest although at least 1 more will almost definitely leave tonight. I got views of them each peeking individually […]
Owls and an old spot
Started out this morning at a local park to photograph a young Great Horned Owl and its parents. They have had horrible luck at this site over the past years due to a variety of reasons so I haven’t photographed it in awhile. This chick is about 1 month old […]
Owls and more
Back to one of my owl nests of course. This time I caught mom feeding the chicks. It’s getting a little tight in their nest especially when they are trying to test out their wings. One eventually climbed up on the rim of the nest giving me some of my […]
One Park Day
For the first time in a while I spent all of my shooting time at one spot. The Barred Owl nest finally has babies and I eventually got a glimpse or two but no great shots. However, arriving early paid off again as I caught the male perched in several […]
It was a good morning…
I started off checking on the Barred Owl nest. As far as I can tell still no babies although should be very soon. I got there early enough that the male and female were both active and out of the nest. They perched together, took a bath in the stream, […]
Owls and Eagles growing up
This week I arrived and caught mom on the nest feeding the owlets. It was still pretty dark. The owlets are a little over 3 weeks old now. A Cooper’s Hawk landed in a nearby tree while I was watching. Then dad brought in more food. My first time seeing […]
Happy SuperbOwl Day
Checked on 2 nests today. The Barred Owl is still sitting in her nest but they should be hatching soon. Initially the male was out in the open and I got a couple shots of him. On my second stop I had to wait for awhile but finally got some […]
Bluebird Morning
Went to check out a new spot this morning. Started by chasing some good shots of the full Hunter’s Moon which was setting shortly after I arrived. Also got shots of several birds I don’t see often, especially the Eastern Bluebirds. Lots of Sandhill Cranes and Kestrels. Made a quick […]