{"id":7344,"date":"2013-01-31T06:19:26","date_gmt":"2013-01-31T12:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=7344"},"modified":"2026-04-18T06:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T11:05:14","slug":"a-few-bird-images-from-warmer-and-sunnier-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2013\/01\/31\/a-few-bird-images-from-warmer-and-sunnier-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird Images From Warmer And Sunnier Days"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ScratchingScratching Snowy Egret – Nikon D200, handheld, f5.6, 1\/250, ISO 400, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 200mm<\/span><\/p>\n

I love winter, I love seeing snow on the mountains and feeling the crispness in the air but I am getting tired of gray cloudy days and heavy fog so I thought I would post a few bird images from warmer and sunnier days that I took while I lived in Florida.<\/p>\n

It wasn’t exactly sunny when I photographed the Snowy Egret scratching its neck above but it certainly was warmer.<\/p>\n

\"WhiteWhite Ibis feeding in the Gulf of Mexico Nikon D200, handheld, f8, 1\/800, ISO 250, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 300mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

It was quite warm when I photographed this adult White Ibis as it hunted and fed in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico on a sunny August day in 2008. Temps were probably in the high 90’s with humidity levels of about the same.<\/p>\n

\"CloseClose up of a Brown Pelican in flight – Nikon D200, handheld, f6.3, 1\/800, ISO 200, Nikkor 70-300mm VR at 300mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I took the Brown Pelican in flight image not long after I had gotten my Nikon D200 and I was learning about the camera. Unfortunately I clipped just the top of the pelican’s wingtip at the top of the frame so when I cropped the image I removed just the wingtips at the lower edge of the frame to balance out the composition. I’m still not sure I like that but I do love the direct eye contact I got from the pelican and the fluffy clouds in the background.<\/p>\n

\"BlackBlack Skimmer on a hazy day – Nikon D200, handheld, f7.1, 1\/750, ISO 200, Nikkor 80-400mm VR at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

It was a hazy day when I photographed this Black Skimmer adult in breeding plumage, the wind was blowing and the temps were fairly high. I remember the warmth and texture of the sugar sand I was laying on and being grateful for the wind to help cool me off while I took images of this Skimmer calling.<\/p>\n

I’m not exactly wishing winter would go away because winter here in Utah will last a bit longer but when I edit images from warmer days I realize it won’t be long until spring has sprung.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see ore of my bird photos in their galleries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love winter, I love seeing snow on the mountains and feeling the crispness in the air but I am getting tired of gray cloudy days and heavy fog so I thought I would post a few bird images from warmer and sunnier days that I took while I lived in Florida. 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