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 […]
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Reddish Egrets
Headed out to Fort Desoto this morning. Was hoping to see the White Pelicans that have been sighted there recently, but didn’t even make it that far. A juvenile Reddish Egret was hunting in the lagoon and it was hard to walk past that. I watched it feeding there for […]
Blah morning at Fort Desoto
Decided to go back to Fort Desoto this morning but just nothing going on. Clouds blocked the sunrise I was going for. Really not a whole lot of interesting birds. Sunshine Skyway Bridge at sunrise This little Piping Plover seems to be standing on just nubs. I have since learned […]
Fort Desoto
It has been awhile since I have gone to Fort Desoto and there isn’t much wildlife activity so I figured it would be worth a try. It definitely ended up being a decent morning. However when I first got to the parking area I got mobbed by mosquitos before I […]
Fort Desoto Shorebirds and Migrants
Headed back to Fort Desoto for the second time in less than a week after not being there since before last years hurricanes. The main goal was to catch a few more of the migrating birds and I got a few different ones from my trip last Sunday. I also […]
Fort Desoto
Fort Desoto is always good for finding something to shoot almost anytime of year. I of course had to stop for a sunrise shot of the Skyway Bridge first. I then spent a good hour or so with a big flock of birds practicing some flight photography as they came […]
2 days in a row
Well, it had been awhile since I had made it out for nature photography and I finally did a little last night and then made it out again this morning. Feels good to get back to it and get out of the house doing something I enjoy. I arrived at […]
Peaches the Flamingo
This morning I made yet another trip out to Fort Desoto. My goal was to see Peaches the Flamingo. Peaches was one of the flamingoes that were blown in from either the Yucatan or Cuba during Hurricane Idalia. A few days later this flamingo was found in distress, floundering in […]
Flamingos in Florida
After Hurricane Idalia there started popping up of American Flamingos at several places throughout Florida and even a couple in Ohio. It is though that the ones in Florida at least got caught up in the hurricane and brought over from Cuba. A flock was first seen at Fred Howard […]
Spring Migration at Fort Desoto
The spring migration is going on right now so mom and I took a trip out to Fort Desoto to see what we could find. Fort Desoto is one of the best places to see the migrating birds and we found a decent variety. Spring migration is the most exciting […]