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Header Image: Reddish Egret A small mound of sand just under the surface of the water turned out to be a good spot to sit. My knees supported the camera lens and I had a good field of view toward the shore where moments ago I had been prone in the mud. The sun was now rising behind me and as long as I made no sudden moves, birds went about their… Read More
Header Image: Snowy Plover The inlet between beach and sandbar was less than knee-deep. Although it was barely past sunrise, the water of the Gulf of Mexico was not shockingly cold like that of the Atlantic Ocean on the other side of the state. Sand as far as the eye could see in either direction was the color and consistency of white sugar. Laughing Gulls and Sandwich Terns splashed a few feet… Read More
Header Image: Sandbar With Pelicans and Shorebirds Mid-January. Cold front scheduled in a couple of days. Where to go birding? If you happen to be native Floridians who love to bird-watch, there is only one place to go in winter. THE BEACH ! We made it to North Beach at Fort DeSoto Park in St. Petersburg, Florida just after sunrise. The glow of the early morning sun gives everything a very special… Read More
Stepping into the warm water of Tampa Bay, a school of mullet moved ahead of me as though it was one large organism. Occasionally one would jump and smack the water’s surface and I would once again wish for proficiency in the art of throwing a cast net. A much larger splash behind me turned out to be a Brown Pelican crashing onto a school of sardines. The East Beach turnaround is… Read More
“Have any luck?” The broad smile on my face seemed to be sufficient answer as Gini just asked: “Where to next?”. It had, indeed, been a good morning. The sheer number of birds was overwhelming and selecting subjects to photograph was a challenge. Attempting to isolate a single bird which was in the midst of two-hundred of her closest friends proved to be an exercise in frustration. Even in the seeming chaos,… Read More
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