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Little Blue Heron portrait

By |2016-12-07T12:09:00-07:00September 12th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Little Blue Herons|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

This is another image I came across last week and wondered why I hadn't processed it because I don't have many Little Blue Heron portraits in my portfolio.

White Ibis and the reflections from mangroves

By |2024-03-15T06:42:13-06:00August 23rd, 2014|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, White Ibises|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

These two White Ibis images were taken 19 frames apart and the color of the water changed dramatically as the ibis and I moved north

Photobombed by a bird and a bug

By |2022-10-14T18:50:01-06:00August 21st, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Barn Swallows, Birds, Dragonflies, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Loggerhead Shrikes, Northern Harriers, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

When taking any photograph it is possible to be photobombed and I have had my share of those including these two bird images.

Female Black-chinned Hummingbird and a Bee Plant

By |2022-10-08T10:08:46-06:00August 15th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Black-chinned Hummingbirds, Utah, Wildflowers|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The brief appearance of this Black-chinned Hummingbird delighted me yesterday as she fed on the Rocky Mountain Bee Plant.

Posts from the Past – Raptors

By |2022-10-04T06:18:50-06:00July 28th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Bald Eagles, Beaverhead County, Birds, Centennial Valley, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Montana, Prairie Falcons, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Red-tailed Hawks, Swainson's Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Today I am focusing on older posts that have raptors in them starting with Prairie Falcons then Swainson's Hawks, Red-tailed Hawks and Bald Eagles

Black Skimmers – Highly gregarious and unmistakable

By |2016-12-07T12:09:19-07:00July 18th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Black Skimmers, Florida, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Black Skimmers are beautiful and unmistakable, with their long orange/red black tipped bill, white underparts, blackish upper parts and distinctive barking call.

Help Stop the Utah Crow Hunt – Part II – UPDATE: The Utah Wildlife Board foolishly approved a Crow Hunt for Utah

By |2020-01-02T06:31:27-07:00July 11th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Fish Crows|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

This is a follow up on my post from yesterday titled "Help Stop the Utah Crow Hunt" and deals with the codes of the Division of Wildlife Resources and Wildlife Board.

Help Stop the Utah Crow Hunt – UPDATE: The Utah Wildlife Board foolishly approved a Crow Hunt for Utah

By |2023-11-04T12:36:37-06:00July 10th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Common Ravens, Fish Crows, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

If the proposed crow hunt isn't stopped Common Ravens; fully protected under the MBTA, will almost certainly be killed this coming September because of mistaken identity.

Head angles – Less than perfect head angles can be compelling

By |2020-04-18T04:36:34-06:00June 22nd, 2014|Categories: American Coots, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Salt Lake County, Snowy Egrets, Tricolored Herons, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I believe that even without what some may consider "the perfect head angle" that we can create interesting and compelling avian images.

San Rafael Swell – State Park or National Monument designation in the future?

By |2023-01-05T04:12:04-07:00June 20th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Emery County, Lazuli Buntings, San Rafael Swell area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I also felt trepidation about the San Rafael Swell area because nothing within this state that is filled with stones is written in stone except the ancient pictographs and petroglyphs.

American Oystercatcher in sea foam

By |2016-12-07T12:09:27-07:00June 13th, 2014|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Florida Botanical Gardens|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Just a simple post of an American Oystercatcher about to be awash in sea foam at Fort De Soto's north beach taken back in September of 2008.

Resting Marbled Godwit

By |2016-12-07T12:09:37-07:00May 18th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Marbled Godwits|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Photographing birds; wherever I am, allows me to feel a deep and sometimes profound connection to nature. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Red Knots Still Need Our Help

By |2020-07-06T03:55:56-06:00May 16th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Red Knots|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have written before on how Red Knots are a species on the edge because of plummeting populations declines and today they still need our help.

Sunset and a Roseate Spoonbill

By |2016-12-07T12:09:49-07:00March 29th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Roseate Spoonbills|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The tide was rushing out of the tidal lagoon very quickly when I photographed this Roseate Spoonbill at the "Magic Hour" and the light on the Spoonbill and the Spartina behind it enchanted me.

Tranquil Tricolored Heron

By |2016-12-07T12:10:01-07:00March 20th, 2014|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Tricolored Herons|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

There is a quality that feels very tranquil about this Tricolored Heron image for me. It may be the still, silky texture of the water or the soft pastel color of the water created by the early morning light.

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