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(P)Laying In The Mud

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

Category: Birds, Florida, Photography Tags: american oystercatcher, black-bellied plover, dunlin, fort de soto park, red knot, ruddy turnstone, semipalmated plover, semipalmated sandpiper, short-billed dowitcher, snowy plover, western sandpiper

Birding to infinity – and beyond (III)

(Header Image: Shorebirds At Dusk) There are some occasions when birding becomes secondary. (GASP!!) This was one of those times. The birds were numerous, it was exciting to see species we don’t normally encounter at our inland home turf, observing feeding behavior was fascinating – it was a birders dream day. The mid-afternoon sun was warm and the breeze from the Atlantic Ocean was gentle and kept the air refreshed and comfortable…. Read More

Category: Birds, Florida, Photography Tags: american avocet, black skimmer, dunlin, glossy ibis, great egret, horseshoe crab, least sandiper, lesser yellowlegs, merritt island nwr, northern harrier, ring-billed gull, sanderling, semipalmated sandpiper, snowy egret, sunset, western sandpiper

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