Collecting Nesting Material - The Innovative Cattle Egret Approach
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Dave's blog - Various & Sundry
Clapper Rail with chicks - Bolivar Peninsula (TX)
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Clapper Rail with chicks. Bolivar Peninsula (TX), April 2017
Read MoreWhimbrel - Frenchtown Road, Bolivar Peninsula, TX
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An imaginary photo session in which the photographer has a Whimbrel in a situation similar to a portrait studio with controlled lighting and background.
Read MoreReturn Route to Pensacola (FL) from the Winnie (TX) Birding Trip
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Wildlife images captured along Dave's "short route" from Winnie (TX) to Pensacola (FL)
Read MoreStilt Sandpipers - High Island Texas
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Stilt Sandpipers at High Island Texas. Images are used to illustrate the distinctive features of these birds in breeding plumage.
Read MoreDare to Be Similar
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Just for fun! What is so special about being DIFFERENT?
Six examples of those who DARE TO BE SIMILAR.
Read MoreLeast Bitterns
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Nine image that illustrate: 1) the quote "They forage by clinging to emergent vegetation over open water, and extending their long necks ...", 2) the striking behavior of the birds, 3) successful capture of small minnows, and 4) rare images of a Least Bittern in a completely open space acquired during drought conditions in which the birds were forced to come out of the reeds to forage for food.
Read MoreBlack and White Warblers - Ft. De Soto Park
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Images of Black and White Warblers captured on a recent visit to Fort De Soto Park in Tierra Verde (FL). The photos were taken in the grove of Mulberry trees near the Bay Pier parking area, a well-known magnet for migrating songbirds.
Read MorePrairie Warblers at Ft. De Soto State Park→
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The weather patterns have not been conducive to coastal sightings of migratory birds along the panhandle of Florida this year. In the absence of strong north winds, the birds are flying across the Gulf and making their first landing much further inland. Thus, using eBird hotspots to find locations where migrating songbirds were being seen, I made a 3 day birding trip to Ft. De Soto State Park near Tierra Verde, FL. Images of Prairie Warblers, a species noticeably absent from the galleries in my Smugmug web site, are featured in this post.
Read MoreAerial feeding while foot-dragging
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Aerial feeding by Snowy Egrets has been observed by many people. Among the various forms that have been described are: hovering to retrieve surface food,
Read MoreNikon D500 autofocus
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