Egret Fishing
Like a cat about to pounce… Please click the image to view a larger version. I made this image during my visit to Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Just a reminder that I have very limited internet access this week but I have scheduled these images to go up on the blog for you [...]
Wood Stork Reflection
Please click the image to view a larger version. I made this image during my visit to Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Just a reminder that I have very limited internet access this week but I have scheduled these images to go up on the blog for you to enjoy.
Egret Reflection
The Egret stands still as a statue, not a ripple left in the water from the last time he took a step. Please click the image to view a larger version. I made this image during my visit to Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge in Florida. Just a reminder that I have very limited internet access [...]
The Best Spoonie Yet
This image is the reason I have always wanted to visit Florida. I had many types of bird images in my imagination, but this is the one I really really wanted. A Roseate Spoonbill standing in still water with a perfect reflection. Please click the image to view a larger version. I captured many images [...]
Burrowing Owls of Cape Coral
While in the Fort Myers area of Florida, I heard about the burrowing owls in nearby Cape Coral. These are little tiny owls only about 6-9 inches tall that live in burrows in the ground. I have learned that doing research is essential to getting good photographs, especially if you have a limited amount of [...]
Making a Splash at Ding Darling
Sanibel Island is a subtropical barrier island in Florida. It is home to buckets of seashells, beautiful beaches, and the Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge. Strange name isn’t it? It was named after a Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist named Jay Darling. His cartoons were published in the New York Herald Tribute and he would sign them using [...]
A Glowing Egret
I had another opportunity to practice my wildlife photography at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel Island in Florida. I rented that fabulous Canon 400mm f/5.6L that I tried out when I was back at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. By the way, early in our trip we bought a national park pass [...]
Hawk Eye
Are you starting to think I want to be a wildlife photographer? Well, I really do actually, but it is going to take years of practice. I’m still working on my quest to show you at least one image of each of the bird species I photographed in Everglades National Park but it is more [...]
Swamp Chickens!!
Ok, ok, they are not really called swamp chickens But that’s what the locals call the plentiful Ibis. When I first saw this distinctive bird I had no idea they were so commonplace in Florida. Now that I’ve been here awhile I understand why they are referred to as swamp chickens. Any time there is [...]
The Crazy Dance of the Reddish Egret
I have so many bird images from my visit to the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge I could keep showing them for months! I really want to move on the Everglades but before I do I want to have at least one post for of each of the bird species I photographed. This was the first [...]
The Painted Snowy Egret
Fridays seem to require something a little different. More fun. Extra embellishment. It’s important as a photographer and artist to try different things, get out of your comfort zone, make and share something new. So today I want to share with you my painted snowy egret. I made this photograph at the Merritt Island Wildlife [...]
