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  • Dec 15, 2023
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Alligator dating.
Alligator foreplay
Alligator foreplay two
Alligator sex.
Alligators having a cigarette.
This is the only shot I got at the Botanical Gardens as much of the Gardens were closed.
Roseate Spoonbills in breeding colors are the main attraction at the Stick Marsh. They nest in the first part of the year and mornings are a good time to photograph them.
Stick selection is super important. This stick ended up being rejected by this Roseate Spoonbill.
The approach
Sticking the landing
Overly ambitious stick selection. This one won't fly.
The Cattle Egret is a beautiful bird.
Wood Stork
Wood Stork. Ugly baby.
Wood Stork. Ugly family.
Wood Stork Ugly adult
Beatiful light in the morning falling on an ugly bird.
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Purple Swamp Hen
The iguana is an invasive species in Florida.
Bulltongue Arrowhead
Red-winged Blackbird
Great Egret chick. They always make me think of Albert Einstein.
Dove closeup. They let you get really close with the camera at Wakodahatchee.
Iridescent pigeon feathers. These birds are not skittish and closeups are easy at Wakodahatchee.
Anhinga
Tri-colored Heron
Baby Tri-colored Herons
Tri-colored Heron chicks in the nest.
Shaking it off.
Much better.
Just a few years ago this shot would not have been usable. Shot in low light at 25,600 ISO the original is very noisy and unusable. Lightroom now has an excellent Denoise function built in, and it saved this image.
Nesting Osprey at Blue Cypress Lake.
Osprey feeding at Blue Cypress Lake.
On the lookout.
Lens comparison.
More iridescent pigeon feathers.
2023-06 Nanook Lodge
2023-06 Nanook Lodge
2023-02 The Nut House
2023-02 The Nut House
2024-05 Hector Astorga
2024-03 The Nuthouse
2024-02 Lochloosa
2024-02 Curacao
2024-01 Yellowstone in Winter
2023-12 Everglades
2023-10 Scotland
2023-08 Alaska Bears
2023-07 Botswana
2023-06 Nanook Lodge
2023-04 Florida
2023-02 The Nut House
2022-12 Bosque Del Apache
2022-10 Costa Rica
2022-09 Yellowstone
2022-08 Denali and Interior Alaska
2022-05 Washington Coast Eagles
2022-04 Blue Cypress Lake
2022-03 Central Florida
2022-02 Canyons of Utah
2021-10 Great Smoky Mountains
2019-09 Moab
2019-02 Aurora Borealis

Fishing and Photography April 2023

On my first real trip of 2023, I went to Florida to fish and take some photos. I started by meeting David Whittinghill in Melbourne and we hooked up with fishing guide Roy Bass for a couple of good days on Headwaters Lake (Fellsmere).

We went to the Stick Marsh each morning for photos since fishing didn’t start till 3:00 PM. We also visited the Botanical Gardens at Florida Tech. Once that portion of the trip was done I went over to Grape Hammock Fish Camp and spent 3 days bream fishing. It was not terribly productive, but it’s always great spending time with Jimmie, Lindsay and Gary.

From there I rode down to Wakodahatchie for two mornings of bird and, it turns out, alligator photography.

From there I made my way back up to Vero Beach and spent my last morning under cloudy skies on Blue Cypress Lake with Mark Smith for some nesting Osprey photos. This was my 3rd trip to Blue Cypress and I think my 5th day overall. I’m sure it won’t be my last.

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