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Kayaking the Myakka, Part 3
In this final part of the “Kayaking the Myakka River” series, I’m featuring several species of wading birds that I captured while kayaking the Myakka River. These images show why I love taking the kayak out for some bird photography … you can get close, as well as down to “the birds’ level”. Enjoy these […]
The “Rainbow Bird”
Today’s post features the Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus). Walking among the water pools at Green Cay Wetlands, I found several of these birds busy foraging among the shallows: The last image shows the wonderful glossy irridescent bronze-green coloration of this bird, giving it it’s name. In the sun, it looks like a “rainbow bird”. Photography […]
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Tags: behavior, bird photography, birding, birds, Birds, birdwatching, Blog, Florida, Green Cay Wetlands, ibis, nature, nature photography, travel, winter
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White Ibis, a Close Encounter
While photographing along the Anhinga Trail in the Everglades NP, a single White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) was foraging along the paved area. I stopped and captured a few images, as he continued to forage with no concerns from my presence. Here are a 3 of my favorite images: Note that the above images show this […]
White Ibis
While hiking in the Myakka River State Park’s Wilderness Preserve, I found a group of 3 White Ibis (Eudocimus albus) feeding along the shoreline of a small pond: Photo Equipment Used: Canon 7D body Canon EF100mm-400mm f/4.5-f/5.6 IS lens, at 400mm Handheld, with IS “On” ISO 400 Aperture f/8 Shutter 1/800 sec.
In Search of a Lunker
Last week, I posted some images of a rare visitor to Squaw Creek NWR, a juvenile White-Faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi). Today, I’m sharing some images of this little guy fishing the refuge waters … and quite successfully! Online-Photography-Classes.com
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Tags: behavior, birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, fish, fishing, ibis, Missouri, nature, Squaw Creek NWR, travel, white-faced ibis, winter
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A Rare Winter Visitor
How good at bird identification are you? Can you identify this recent visitor I found at Squaw Creek NWR in northwest Missouri? If you guessed “Ibis”, you are correct. But is this a juvenile White-Faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi) or a juvenile Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)? There seems to be an […]
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Tags: birding, birds, birdwatching, Blog, ibis, migration, Missouri, nature, Squaw Creek NWR, travel, wading bird, white-faced ibis, winter
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