I had the chance to spend a few days in Florida over a long weekend to visit my grandparents, and I went out each morning at sunrise to do some photography. Florida is an incredible place for birds, and in the first 5 minutes of the drive from the airport after I arrived, I had seen three new species in the ditches along the roads (anhinga, little blue heron, and white ibis) -- amazing! The tricolored heron was another new bird for me, and I was able to photograph this one, along with the white ibis, feeding in a tidal pool at Bunche Beach. There are interesting birds everywhere there, and I can imagine that a few days of dedicated photography could seriously increase a bird photographer's portfolio! I'm already looking forward to the next time I'm able to wander the beaches and mangroves in Florida again!
Submitted to the World Bird Wednesday blog meme -- follow the link to check out this week's posts!
very nice! we had a flock of white ibis visit here one winter. i'd love to see a tri-color!
ReplyDeleteI love the Tricolored Heron! They're gorgeous birds!
ReplyDeletelovely photo of both birds
ReplyDeleteOur trips to Florida have always been to visit family and we've never had a chance to enjoy the great birding. You make me sorry we passed up the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteNever seen one of those. Great capture!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful capture! Florida is one of my favorite place to photograph birds. Love all the stunning feather colors the Tricolored Heron sports.
ReplyDeleteA fantastic image...
ReplyDeletea lovely photograph Pat; the tri-colour certainly is impressive.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous shot of both birds.
ReplyDeleteLovely image Pat! Congrats on the lifers.
ReplyDeleteThat heron has beautiful color. Great photo showing both birds.
DeleteWonderful shot Pat. The thought of you doing a two week shoot in Florida now during prime birding time staggers the imagination. Please make the arrangements, I will have a bake sale to support the cause!
ReplyDeleteSuperb shot Pat.
ReplyDeleteHope you were able to get over to sanibel!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo Pat!
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning image, just beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteBoth birds are lovely!
ReplyDeleteWOW, Pat! This is a gorgeous shot!
ReplyDeleteGreat shot!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors
Regards,
Gorgeous shot!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful breeding plumage on the tricolored Pat. I remember when they were called Louisiana herons.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are incredible, Pat.. thank you for sharing the beauty.
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I am a big fan of tricolored's Pat. Your post reminds me of how long it has been since I have been to Florida and have the itch to go back.
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ReplyDeleteI work for the College of Natural Resources at UC Berkeley and would like to use one of your images of elk to illustrate a one pager I'm creating about our work in state and national parks. Reg Barrett is a wildlife researcher here who has done work on the elk at Pt Reyes so an elk picture would be great. My email address is powell@berkeley.edu. I'd like to make the one pager a handout at a little event 3/18 at Pt. Reyes I'm organizing, so I hope you are not off in the wilderness right now. If you were back in CA at that time, you'd be welcome to attend.
Bernadette Powell
Love this shot Pat!
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