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This morning I am traveling back in time via my archives to revisit Sawgrass Lake Park<\/span><\/a> in Pinellas County, Florida. I spent a lot of time at this park when I lived in Florida during the mid to late 2000’s.<\/p>\n

\"GoldenGolden morning light at Sawgrass Lake Park 2007 – Nikon D70, handheld, f4.8, 1\/200, ISO 1600, Nikkor 70-300mm VR at 75mm, natural light
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

I photographed the birds, animals, and scenery at the 400 acre park from the trails, boardwalks and the observation tower. I have many happy and just a few not so happy<\/span><\/a> memories from Sawgrass Lake Park.<\/p>\n

Sawgrass Lake Park was easily accessible from I-275 and it was a fairly quick trip from where I lived in Tampa.<\/p>\n

The lake, the swamp, and the nature trail always had something that I wanted to capture in my photos.<\/p>\n

\"MaleMale Anhinga with nesting material 2007 – Nikon D70, handheld, f5.6, 1\/60, ISO 900, Nikkor 70-300mm VR at 300mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The birds I found at Sawgrass Lake Park became my favorite subjects. The hawks, waterbirds, and perching birds caught my attention and were in my viewfinder quite often.<\/p>\n

This Anhinga<\/span><\/a> photo was taken at the park in August of 2007. I’m not sure why I never processed or share this image until now. The image shows a male Anhinga in a maple tree with nesting materials on his way to his nest.<\/p>\n

\"MiaMia photographing at Sawgrass Lake Park in 2006 \u00a9 Patty Ritter<\/span><\/p>\n

My best friend, Patty, took this image of me photographing an alligator at the park in 2006. We used to wander and explore the park together frequently after I moved to Florida.<\/p>\n

\"MistyMisty summer morning at Sawgrass Lake Park 2007 – Nikon D70, handheld, f4.5, 1\/200, ISO 400, Nikkor 70-300mm VR at 70mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

My time spent at this inland park in Florida showed me that I could photograph birds in challenging light and weather conditions with practice and the skills that I learned there. This park was an integral part of the reason why I became a bird photographer.<\/p>\n

Thanks for traveling back in time with me!<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Anhinga photos plus facts and information about this species. Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Florida landscape photos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This morning I am traveling back in time via my archives to revisit Sawgrass Lake Park in Pinellas County, Florida. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":109446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[326,27,25,2000,883],"tags":[4004,2401,1094,11837,6577,4254,4109,5435,5178,6583,4062,5189,4378,4182,3759,2315,13611,4427,4076,3996,4095],"class_list":["post-109471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anhingas","category-avian","category-florida","category-pinellas-county-florida","category-sawgrass-county-park","tag-adult","tag-anhinga","tag-anhinga-anhinga","tag-anhingas","tag-branches","tag-golden-light","tag-grasses","tag-hills","tag-lake","tag-leaves","tag-male","tag-misty","tag-morning","tag-nesting-material","tag-spanish-moss","tag-summer-3","tag-tillandsia-usneoides","tag-tree","tag-trees","tag-water","tag-wetlands"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sawgrass-lake-park-morning-mist-mia-mcpherson-1265.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-stF","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17271,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/12\/05\/an-anhingas-bad-hair-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":109471,"position":0},"title":"An Anhinga’s Bad Hair Day","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"December 5, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"If I were an Anhinga and stretching it even further if I were a male Anhinga this is what I would look like today.","rel":"","context":"In "Anhingas"","block_context":{"text":"Anhingas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/cormorants-and-anhingas\/anhingas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Anhinga\u2019s Bad Hair Day, Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/anhinga-male-mia-mcpherson-7833.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/anhinga-male-mia-mcpherson-7833.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/anhinga-male-mia-mcpherson-7833.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":56553,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/03\/11\/me-with-an-anhinga-waiting-out-a-storm-plus-the-story-behind-this-image\/","url_meta":{"origin":109471,"position":1},"title":"Me With An Anhinga Waiting Out A Storm Plus The Story Behind This Image","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"March 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The story behind the images I took of the Anhinga waiting out the storm isn't a happy or pleasant one but I still liked the images I took.","rel":"","context":"In "Anhingas"","block_context":{"text":"Anhingas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/avian\/cormorants-and-anhingas\/anhingas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Anhinga waiting out a rain storm, Sawgrass Lake Park, Pinellas County, Florida","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/anhinga-rain-storm-mia-mcpherson-7599.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/anhinga-rain-storm-mia-mcpherson-7599.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/anhinga-rain-storm-mia-mcpherson-7599.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/anhinga-rain-storm-mia-mcpherson-7599.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1370,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2010\/11\/17\/anhinga-portraits\/","url_meta":{"origin":109471,"position":2},"title":"Anhinga Portraits","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"November 17, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Anhingas have always fascinated me. 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