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Sanderlings – Tiny Dynamos

By |October 5th, 2011|Categories: Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Honeymoon Island State Park, Sanderlings|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Sanderlings can be a challenge to photograph because they move erratically at a very fast pace but creating images of them at their level is well worth the trouble of getting dirty and being exhausted by trying to follow the movements of these tiny dynamos.

American Oystercatchers – Juvenile and Adult

By |July 21st, 2011|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Bird ID, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I watched this American Oystercatcher juvenile and its sibling from the time they were just tiny chicks beginning the day after they had hatched.

Short-eared Owls – An Interesting Surprise

By |June 29th, 2011|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Birds, Davis County, Short-eared Owls, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Soon after that I saw the shape of a larger bird near where the Coyote had gone into the sagebrush which turned out to be an adult Short-eared Owl.

Shorebirds of Fort De Soto – Marbled Godwits

By |November 10th, 2010|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Marbled Godwits|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Marbled Godwits are graceful birds while on the ground, feeding and in flight.

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American White Pelicans – Class Picture

By |November 7th, 2010|Categories: American White Pelicans, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This image cracks me up as it reminds me of how in elementary school we would all have to line up for the class picture.

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Hungry Yellow-crowned Night Heron

By |August 22nd, 2010|Categories: Atlantic Ghost Crabs, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Yellow-crowned Night Herons|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

It didn't take long for the Yellow-crowned Night Heron to grab the crab and send the sand flying.

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