Subscribe to Show Me Nature Photography
Featured Information
No classes currently in session.
"Spring 2020 Photography Classes"Search the Blog
-
Recent Postings
Categories
- 2009 (18)
- 2010 (61)
- 2011 (7)
- 2012 (151)
- 2013 (326)
- 2014 (328)
- 2015 (226)
- 2016 (166)
- 2017 (111)
- 2018 (116)
- 2019 (49)
- Art Festivals (2)
- Astrophotography (47)
- Bird Photography (425)
- Birds (474)
- Blog (1,973)
- Butterfly Photography (68)
- Drone Photography (3)
- focus stacking (68)
- Fun Friday post (164)
- HDR (16)
- Insect Photography (163)
- Landscape Photography (239)
- Macro Photography (413)
- Mammals (297)
- National Park (110)
- Nature Photography (1,465)
- Photography Classes (3)
- Photography from a kayak (178)
- Photography Tips (51)
- Photography Workshop (35)
- Reptiles and Amphibians (38)
- Sports (2)
- Sunrises/Sunsets (34)
- Travel Photography (777)
- Uncategorized (1)
- Video (9)
- Waterfalls (11)
- Wildflowers (399)
ShowMeNature Topics
2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Alaska Bald Eagle bear behavior Bird birding bird photography birds birdwatching Blog brown bear Cass County Colorado cute Dorsett Hill Prairie fall Florida Hallo Bay insect Inside Passage kayaking landscape macro photography mammals meadow Missouri National Park nature nature photography photography prairie spring Squaw Creek NWR summer travel wildflower winter
Kayaking the Myakka, Part 2
In this second part of my “Kayaking the Myakka”, I’m going to feature a few of the many alligator images I captured from the kayak. But before I share the gator images, here is an image I captured using my cell phone. I think you will see how peaceful it can be kayaking the Myakka […]
Rush Hour!
Today’s post comes from a photo trip I made to Florida in 2014. As I work on planning out my 2018 return trip, I’ll share a few of my favorite encounters from this past visit. In today’s post, I found a remarkable water pool in Myakka River State Park, where both the Black Vultures and […]
Posted in 2017, Birds, Blog, Nature Photography, Reptiles and Amphibians, Travel Photography
Tags: 2017, alligator, behavior, Bird, Blog, Florida, Myakka River State Park, nature, nature photography, photography, travel, vulture, winter
Leave a comment
Leave a comment
Fun Friday: Don’t Step on That Gator!
Today’s Fun Friday post is two more photos taken at an alligator pool in Myakka River State Park, Florida. Among the seemingly endless number of alligators at this small water pool, birds were busy foraging among the gators as if they weren’t even there! Although today’s images seem to show a Great Egret stepping on/very […]
Posted in 2014, Bird Photography, Birds, Blog, Nature Photography, Reptiles and Amphibians, Travel Photography
Tags: alligator, behavior, bird photography, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, egret, Florida, Myakka River State Park, nature, nature photography, photography, travel, winter
Leave a comment
Leave a comment
The Lumbering Dinosaur
In my last photo trip to Florida (winter 2014), I captured some of my favorite Florida residents, the American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Resembling dinosaurs, you mostly see these large amphibians either sunning along the banks of water pools, or with just a head sticking out of the water. However, I was able to capture a […]
Whoa, Watch Your Step!
While in Florida, we had a unique opportunity to attend a “Raptorfest” at Boyd Hill Nature Preserve, a local nature preserve in St. Petersburg. It was a wonderful experience to see some awesome raptors, up close and personal, as well as some flight demonstrations. I was especially awed in watching a Peregrine Falcon speed demonstration […]
Posted in 2014, Blog, Nature Photography, Reptiles and Amphibians, Travel Photography
Tags: 2014, alligator, behavior, Blog, Florida, nature, nature photography, photography, St. Petersburg, winter
Leave a comment
Leave a comment
“Daddy Sing Bass …”
… Mama sing tenor”. I think that’s how an old Johnny Cash/June Carter-Cash song started out. What does that have to do with this post? Really nothing, except for the deep, bass-like sound of the bull alligator! While photographing in the Myakka River State Park area one evening, I was photographing from the north side […]
Watch Your Step, Please!
I’ll be sharing a few more bird images from my winter Florida trip, but first I wanted to change the pace and feature some non-bird images today. While photographing along the Anhinga Trail, I was always conscious of watching for American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). During the first portion of the Anhinga Trail, it is paved […]
Posted in 2014, Blog, Nature Photography, Reptiles and Amphibians, Travel Photography
Tags: 2014, alligator, Anhinga Trail, behavior, Blog, Everglades NP, Florida, National Park, nature, nature photography, photography, travel, winter
2 Comments
2 Comments
Fun Friday: Up to Your Armpits in Alligators?
Not really … Not unless you’ve been in this predicament: Birds at Myakka River State Park seemed to not be much afraid of the alligators, often sitting very close to them. I’m sure they were aware and “on guard”, but sure wasn’t obvious! :o) Photo Equipment Used: Canon 7D body Canon EF100mm-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens, […]
Posted in 2014, Bird Photography, Birds, Blog, Fun Friday post, Nature Photography, Reptiles and Amphibians, Travel Photography
Tags: 2014, alligator, amphibian, behavior, bird photography, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, egret, Florida, Myakka River State Park, nature, nature photography, photography, travel, winter
2 Comments
2 Comments
Beware, Mother’s Nearby!
This is always an interesting sight … baby alligators! But beware … where the babies are, momma is! Here is a closeup of a couple of her babies: And right behind them, is mom, mostly submerged: Finding baby alligators is always a potentially dangerous situation, as momma gator is always nearby. In this instance, danger […]
Posted in 2013, Nature Photography, Reptiles and Amphibians, Travel Photography
Tags: 2013, alligator, behavior, Blog, Florida, nature, nature photography, photography, St. Petersburg, travel, winter
Leave a comment
Leave a comment
Fun Friday: Two Heads Are Better Than One
From a watering hole near St. Petersburg, Florida: Always fun to capture nice reflections in water! Photo Equipment Used: Canon 1D Mark 3 body Canon EF100mm-400mm, f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens + Canon 1.4x TC Handheld ISO 400 Aperture f/13 Shutter 1/400 sec.
Posted in 2013, Blog, Fun Friday post, Mammals, Nature Photography, Reptiles and Amphibians, Travel Photography
Tags: 2013, alligator, behavior, Blog, Florida, nature, nature photography, photography, reflection, travel, winter
4 Comments
4 Comments