Marbled Godwit and the Gulf of Mexico
I have always thought of Marbled Godwits as graceful, elegant shorebirds and I still do.
Semipalmated Plover with its eye on me
This morning I wanted to keep my post simple and how much more simple could this image of a Semipalmated Plover with its eye on me be?
Tricolored Heron In The Waves Of The Gulf
Just a simple Tricolored Heron image this morning that I created at Fort De Soto County Park in March of 2009.
Solitary Willet in soft morning light
This Willet image was taken on August 12, 2007 which is now over seven years ago and I can easily recall how thrilled I was to photograph this shorebird.
A Royal Bath
These two bathing Royal Tern images remind me of the warm April morning when I spent time photographing different species splashing around in the Gulf of Mexico.
Tricolored Heron hunting the Gulf of Mexico’s shoreline
Tricolored Herons are smaller than Great Blue Herons and larger than Snowy Egrets and all three of these wading birds hunt in many of the same locations along the Gulf Coast.
Snowy Egret at dawn
Snowy Egret at dawn next to the Gulf of Mexico in Pinellas County, Florida
Birds of the Shore: American Oystercatchers
American Oystercatchers are specialized in that their diet consists of bivalves and they do use that flashy orange bill to pry some of them open.
Today is World Shorebirds Day
Shorebirds were my bird photography spark birds and they ignited the fire I have within me to go out into the field as often as possible to photograph all wild birds
A morning spent at Fort De Soto six years ago today
Six years ago this morning I was photographing birds at Fort De Soto County Park and I wanted to share a few images and memories of that day.
Ring-billed Gull in flight over the Gulf
Ring-billed Gulls are fairly common but as with any common bird I believe that they can be uncommonly beautiful.
Sunrise from another place and time
The reason Utah got uglier is that today Crow hunting killing season begins for the first time in the state so the day is already off on a bad start.
Brown Pelicans flying into the sunset and floating on the Gulf of Mexico
I worked up two older Brown Pelican images to share this morning taken at Fort De Soto in 2009 and 2008.
Sunrise Skimmers with sandstone texture
Both versions of this frame of the sunrise Black Skimmers bring back memories from the morning I created this photo of them in their pre-dawn flight.
Little Blue Heron in a Florida Lagoon
I missed the Little Blue Heron in Utah but I have fond memories of the day I photographed this one as the sun began to set over the Gulf of Mexico.
Move a little – Red-breasted Merganser
Moving; even just a little bit, can change the background of an image even when the subject is stationary.
Semipalmated Plover – small in frame with layers of color
This photo of a Semipalmated Plover on the shore of the Gulf was purposely photographed so that the plover would be small in the frame
Six years ago today – Pelicans, Godwits and Dowitchers
Six years ago today I was sand crawling on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico at Fort De Soto's north beach photographing pelicans, godwits and dowitchers plus other birds.
Reddish Egrets – Wading birds that delight
The Reddish Egret is one of my favorite wading birds. Standing still they are a delight to the eyes and while hunting they can perform amazing turns, twists, gallops and appear to be dancing.
Something’s Fishy – Osprey with a Flounder
A simple but fishy post today of an Osprey that flew over my head at Fort De Soto County Park taken 5 years ago in Florida.
Resting Marbled Godwit
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.
Dunlins
Dunlins are small shorebirds that are found in North America which exhibit remarkable differences between their breeding and nonbreeding plumages.
Crouching Tricolored Herons
Tricolored Herons use many foraging behaviors to obtain their prey including walking quickly then crouching before stabbing their prey.
An Aerial Food Fight – Gulls and a Tern
This image was taken on a breezy April morning in 2009 at Fort De Soto County Park's north beach when I saw an aerial food fight occurring over the Gulf of Mexico.
Black Skimmers at Fort De Soto Five Years Ago Today
It is really cruddy here in Utah this morning so I thought I would go back in time to a warmer, sunnier day via the magic of some Black Skimmer images I created five years ago today.
Red-breasted Merganser at rest on the Gulf shore
I've mentioned in another post that "Some Days are Magic" and I felt that magic the morning I created this image of a Red-breasted Merganser.
Great Blue Heron Surf-side Sentinel
Great Blue Herons are wading birds that I photographed quite often at Fort De Soto County Park's north beach while I lived in Florida.
Our Willets have returned
Yesterday for the first time this season I saw and heard Willets on Antelope Island State Park.
Long-billed Curlews are back in Utah!
I saw my first of the year Long-billed Curlews two days ago on Antelope Island State Park flying overhead. They weren't close enough to photograph but I know that soon I will have them in my viewfinder again.
Wind Blown Great Blue Heron Photographed Using Different Angles
These Great Blue Heron photos were taken of the same bird, photographed at same location on the same day just one minute apart.