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And my Sony. But, for most of the time we manage!
I have left the freezing cold and snow of Wisconsin and headed to sunny, 80 degree Florida for 2 weeks! My dad has a place in North Port, on the gulf side. Here are a few pictures from the first day here, in his neighborhood. 7D mkii / EF500 f4 / 1.4xiii. Some of the images are without the extender, since anyone who has been to Florida, knows birds don't mind people there! Sometimes a 500 prime is too much.
Tricolored Heron
Glossy Ibis
Green Heron
Common Ground Dove
Northern Mockingbird
Jeremy
Tricolored Heron
Glossy Ibis
Green Heron
Common Ground Dove
Northern Mockingbird
Jeremy
Yesterday I was at Bunche Beach and Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. Two amazing places for birds! I usually do the first couple hours of sunlight at Bunche Beach, and then move on. After that, I went to Corkscrew Swamp. You can seriously spend all day there! If you have not been there and are going to southern Florida, make that a stop. This first set will be from Bunche Beach and the second set will be from Corkscrew Swamp. All taken with 7D mkii / EF500 f4 / 1.4xiii. Again, some were taken without extender, due to extreme closeness.
Reddish Egret
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Jeremy
Reddish Egret
Little Blue Heron
Snowy Egret
Jeremy
Second set includes the following birds. Even though the nuthatch picture isn't the greatest, I included it because it was a first for me.
White Ibis
Little Blue Heron
Red-shouldered Hawk
Tufted Titmouse
Brown-headed Nuthatch
White Ibis
Little Blue Heron
Red-shouldered Hawk
Tufted Titmouse
Brown-headed Nuthatch
From all these we have here only the White Ibis - in the zoo
! Jeremy, it seems you have a lot of fun there - keep posting please!
! Jeremy, it seems you have a lot of fun there - keep posting please!
They are ugly indeed but in a cute way.Not sure why I like it; it's pretty ugly!
Jack
I always have problems with IDing these little ones. Is it a dunlin?
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We were at Corkscrew last month and had a great time. I posted shots of painted buntings. Did you get any? Here is a limpkin with a snail and a piedbill grebe.
A meganser and a tricoloured heron from Merritt Island, near the Kennedy Space Centre.
I don't think it's Dunlin. Not Sanderling or Semipalmated sandpiper too (the forth thumb is clearly visible - Sanderlings are missing that one. In the Semipalmated we have to see some connection between the thumbs, I don't see it ...). I will try to ID it when I get home but since it looks like one of the "pips" I may fail - these are notoriously difficult... It may help somewhat if you tell us where you took that photo. Nice shot anyway!
I always have problems with IDing these little ones. Is it a dunlin?
I didn't get to see the Painted Buntings this time, but saw them two years ago when we were there. I tried several times, at both feeding areas, but nothing. We spent a little over 4 hours there, then the wife started getting antsy. Here is a my list from eBird.
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Collier, Florida, US
Feb 12, 2019 11:45 AM - 4:22 PM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
35 species
Common Ground-Dove 1
Mourning Dove 6
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Purple Gallinule 2
Limpkin 1
Anhinga 3
Great Egret 6
Little Blue Heron 1
Cattle Egret 2
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1
White Ibis 5
Black Vulture 7
Turkey Vulture 1
Red-shouldered Hawk 4
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Pileated Woodpecker 3
Great Crested Flycatcher 2
Blue-headed Vireo 1
Tufted Titmouse 2
Brown-headed Nuthatch 2 Lifer
Carolina Wren 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 15
Gray Catbird 4
Common Grackle (Purple) 2
Black-and-white Warbler 6
Northern Parula 2
Palm Warbler (Western) 5
Pine Warbler 6
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle) 1
Yellow-throated Warbler 1
Prairie Warbler 1
Northern Cardinal 7
Indigo Bunting 3[/QUOTE]