Just as I was wrapping up this series on sharing my Bird Photography experience in Florida, I just got another opportunity to visit Florida again. I am definitely excited about the opportunity to go back and shoot more pictures and I am looking forward to sharing those with you in my upcoming posts.
Meanwhile, I want to go ahead and wrap up this series that I started a few weeks back. As I mentioned previously, Florida is a birder's paradise and even though I covered Osprey's, Snail Kites and Owls elaborately as evident in my previous articles, I did have the opportunity to shoot pictures of some of the other birds as well.
In order not to bore you with too much detail, I will just catalog the other species I was able to shoot during my trips.
Shot here is a Tern that went after a bait fish and got tangled in a fishing line but luckily was able to shake it off and fly away safe.
An adult breeding Sanderling looking out for any scraps that might come her way as the fishermen above fling their fishing lines over her.
A Black-bellied Whistling-duck family at dusk. Shot them while waiting for Snail Kites.
True to their name, they definitely whistle and are quite noisy. They seemed to be undeterred by the presence of alligators who were resting awfully close.
A Limpkin, a tropical wetland bird, also shot while waiting for Snail Kites. They closely resemble the Ibis.
Coincidentally, they also feed on Apple Snails and seem to peacefully coexist with the Snail Kites.
Similar to the Snail Kites, the long bill of a Limpkin is adapted to removing snails from a shell.
A Great Blue Heron practicing Tai Chi as sun sets over the coast of Florida.
Actually these guys can hunt both during day and night so he probably is eyeing his prey.
A Snowy Egret hunting for prey at dusk. To an uninitiated onlooker though, it might seem as if she is performing some sort of a mating ritual (which they actually do during the mating season).
Did you know that the Roseate Spoonbills get their pink coloration from the foods they eat?
I did not get much of an opportunity to take pictures of these birds so hoping I might in a future trip.
Finally, I want to wrap up by sharing a picture of this weird bird. I have no clue what they are but they seem to be all over Florida.
Cheers!
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