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Green on Green
aka, Green Heron (Butorides virescens) in the Green Cay Wetlands. These guys are typically hard to approach when I find them back home (Missouri), but along the Green Cay boardwalk, this guy was not very far away, yet not afraid of people passing on the boardwalk. Here are a few of my favorite images of […]
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Tags: behavior, bird photography, birding, birds, Birds, birdwatching, Blog, Florida, Green Cay Wetlands, heron, nature, nature photography, travel, winter
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Colorful Critters
When leaving the boardwalk at Green Cay Wetlands, I photographed a rather colorful water turtle, the Florida Red-bellied turtle. First there was one: A juvenile turtle swam by, then joined the adult … then there were two: Photography Equipment Used: Canon 7D body Canon EF100mm-400mm, f/4.5 – f/5.6, IS lens, at 400mm Handheld, with IS […]
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Tags: behavior, Blog, Florida, Green Cay Wetlands, nature, nature photography, travel, turtle, winter
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Green Cay’s Pied-billed Grebes
Pied-billed Grebes (Podilymbus podiceps) were quite common in the Green Cay Wetlands. And they were quite easy to get close enough for some wonderful photography. As I walked the boardwalk, the grebes were busy either preening, or foraging for food. They feed by diving underwater and catching fish, aquatic insects, frogs and crayfish. Here are […]
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Tags: behavior, bird photography, birding, Birds, birds, birdwatching, Blog, ducks, Florida, grebe, Green Cay Wetlands, nature, nature photography, travel, winter
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Life Bird #2 … American Bittern
Yesterday I posted about a “life” bird I found in the Florida Everglades recently, the Least Bittern. Today’s post is another life bird from that trip, one that was found about 3 days later, while photographing at Green Cay Wetlands. This bird, the American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is a larger “cousin” of the least bittern. […]
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Tags: behavior, bird photography, birding, birds, Birds, birdwatching, bittern, Blog, Florida, Green Cay Wetlands, nature, nature photography, travel, winter
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