On the west coast of Florida there are around 500 black skimmers that return to the same place each year to nest. For us who live in Florida, it is a wonderful opportunity to watch and photograph their mating rituals, nesting behaviors and interactions with their chicks. Black skimmers are a smallfamily of tern-like birds […]
Outlaw Siren
Outlaw siren of primitive magic, a spinning jenny of melodrama mocks the sky and dismantles my yard. • Starling | Sturnus vulgaris
Bellbird, Anthornis melanura
Bellbird, or Korimaku bellbird chorus Few visitors if any could visit New Zealand forest and leave without enjoying our vocal Bellbird, and the famed “Dawn Chorus” or for that matter the evening Choral Festival is a particularly delightful event, with bellbirds and Tui (see previous post)taking starring roles. Actually it all gets a bit confusing, […]
Overnight to Algonquin Park – June 2 & 3
Overnight excursion to Algonquin Park 2-3 June 2012: A group of 13 enthusiastic people, met at the Coliseum Theatre Parking Lot bright and early Saturday morning. Although the weather forecast was gloomy, to our great surprise, all of Saturday came with perfect birding conditions – calm, comfy and reasonably dry. It started with a bang […]
My Introduction to Wildlife Photography.
Allthough I had been taking photos for many years, they were only ever of holidays or family events – I was simply one of the many people who took photograps, in no way was I a photographer. This began to change in February 2010 when my wife and I were lucky enough to be able […]
White Morph Reddish Egret in Stormy Light
In my two previous posts of a Snowy Egret and a Great Egret I mentioned how the early morning light and a nearby storm gave those images a feeling of drama. These white morph Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) images were taken that same morning not long after I created the Great Egret photos. As the […]
Great Egret on a Stormy Morning
Yesterday I posted a Snowy Egret hunting in early morning light and mentioned that early morning or late afternoon light can add drama to an image, in today’s post I will explain a bit more about the dramatic light in the Snowy Egret image and these images of a Great Egret (Ardea alba). Both egrets […]