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Roseate Spoonbills
At Myakka River State Park (FL) before heading South to the Everglades. A calm day today with a little time to sift through the phone and even a card or two from camera. The good stuff will likely be via YouTube (sorry, but ad-free at least) and on Flickr.
(I can't post lots more big images 'here' without deleting many things I submitted to groups, contests, etc.... just a hassle, though I tried, so....)
"Making lemonade when you have lemons" mode has been challenging and fun (creatively). Fewer wading birds all around South Florida this spring, but OK, I would like something new: Crocodiles! No. I found bugs. (Or they found me.) Some were photogenic,
Some were scary.
I tried various abstract things with the light and shape and colors around me. Hope to eke some of that out soon.
Today was butterfly day!
I'd heard from a handful of folks as I took a walk which was recommended - very close to me, in a bird sanctuary. A unique butterfly which only grows on a rare shrub which grows here; interesting color and pattern (luminous blue/purple).
Today many caterpillars were on those bushes. Springtime for them too.
And then after a long time there I found a Butterfly House in the Wilderness, pretty cool...
So butterflies and abstract 'impressions' to come, well into when I return to NYC in time to avoid hurricanes, Love Bugs, and a trillion cicadas in June.
My camera and my feet are soooo dead!
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Wood Stork, Roseate Spoonbills, and Snowy Egret
Sadly, my childhood 'til now favorite spot in the world for birds, is now being demolished ( Thanks, #DeathSantis )
The Weir @ Myakka SP is no more, displacing a plethora of year-round birds such as these.
Happy to have found this new (but small) little pond where the cool birds have gathered now, but don't know what will be, longer-term.
More birds & nature photography (plus links to human cities of the world) nesting @ http://www.fenichel.com/birds/
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Friendly fly-by race: Black Vulture vs. Roseate Spoonbill
"And it's the vulture by a wing..."
Actually both these birds are strong fliers, and this was a near 'photo finish'.
More birds "here" - tagged by bird name &/or #fenfotos - and many more nesting/flying @ http://www.fenichel.com/birds
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Roseate Spoonbills
One more tiny clip (6") from my camera to computer to "here".
These 4K vids take up lots of space, so... to YouTube! My tiny video.
More photography of birds nesting in my online rookery @ http://www.fenichel.com/birds
**More photography "here" tagged with #Fenfotos
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