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About birds n' bugs

Retired, living in SW Florida and spending my time at nature photography in my local area. I volunteer with a couple of local organizations to help my adopted home town. Travelling is now by airplane and car instead of a sailboat but happy anyway.

Comparisons Nikon V1 with 30-110, 70-300 VR and 70-200 VR with TC-17E

Posted on 2013/02/17 by birds n' bugs

This morning was bright, cold and windy. On my morning walk, I passed the palm snag and noticed the Red-Bellied Woodpecker trying to stay warm on the sunny side of the snag and out of the wind. I figured he … Continue reading →

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A couple more from the Palm Snag

Posted on 2013/02/16 by birds n' bugs

In the last post, I included a shot of an Osprey using a nearby palm snag as a lookout post and snack bar. That same snag houses a pair of Red-Bellied Woodpeckers in their new nest and a pair of … Continue reading →

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Snags are home too.

Posted on 2013/02/14 by birds n' bugs

A snag is a dead tree that is still standing or has recently fallen. They may be dead as trees but can support an abundance of life. Plenty of insects to feed the hungry birds but they are also nesting … Continue reading →

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It’s the season for baby birds

Posted on 2013/02/13 by birds n' bugs

The Great Horned Owls are coming along at the History Park and I discovered a Sandhill Crane nest in a gas station retention pond.  Here you can see the baby owls. The Sandhills haven’t hatched yet so there is always … Continue reading →

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A few birds with the Nikon 1 V1

Posted on 2013/02/03 by birds n' bugs

The Nikon 1 V1 isn’t the best camera for catching birds in flight but for general birding and behavioral shots it works very well. I use it with it’s own Nikkor 1 30-110mm telephoto zoom and the Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 … Continue reading →

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A closeup experiment with the Nikon V1

Posted on 2013/01/28 by birds n' bugs

After trying the Nikon 1 V1 with the Nikkor 1 30-110mm VR and the Raynox M-150 I decided it was a keeper for bugs. So, I decided to try an experiment on closest focus with the Raynox 150 and 250 … Continue reading →

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OK, back to bugs

Posted on 2013/01/26 by birds n' bugs

The Nikon 1 V1 came on sale before christmas. This was a camera I found interesting but expensive. The pre-christmas sale made it possible to get the V1 with the 10-30mm and 30-110mm zooms for a decent price. I took … Continue reading →

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2012 in review

Posted on 2012/12/30 by birds n' bugs

Although, I clearly slacked off at the end of the year, it looks like I kept fairly busy.  The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Green II

Posted on 2012/11/22 by birds n' bugs

One of my favorite greens in nature is the Green Heron- Butorides virescens.  It is a small heron which makes its way around the marshes.  I sometimes see them on my dock but they are most at home in the … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Green

Posted on 2012/11/21 by birds n' bugs

Green is pretty easy to find in nature.  Well, here on earth anyway.  Mars is another story.  This first image is a Green Metallic Bee.  It really does look like a piece of shiny green metal as it flies around. … Continue reading →

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