Category Archives: Bird

Feeding gulls

Posted on 2010/12/18 by birds n' bugs

On the same day as the Green Heron was fishing in the post below, the gulls were also active. Unfortunately, the sun angle wasn’t as good for shooting the feeding gulls so there are not great pictures here but, some … Continue reading →

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So, why carry a flash in the daytime? – Fill Flash

Posted on 2010/12/15 by birds n' bugs

Southwest Florida has some brilliant bright days. Perfect for photography. If the sun is in the right position that is. In fact, bright sunlight brings dark shadows and a powerful flash is a useful tool for getting good shots which … Continue reading →

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Green Heron – Butorides virescens – Right in my own back yard

Posted on 2010/12/10 by birds n' bugs

I usually go out to the local parks and rural areas to find my birds and bugs. Today was a lot easier though. I noticed gulls feeding on a lot of small fish drifting in schools through the canal behind … Continue reading →

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Ponce De Leon Park – Nature Trail

Posted on 2010/12/09 by birds n' bugs

Ponce Park also has a small nature trail.  It’s basically a boardwalk through a mangrove marsh to a fishing pier along the entrance canal.   The first thing you will do is cross a drainage canal.  This is actually a good … Continue reading →

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Wood Stork – Mycteria americana

Posted on 2010/11/28 by birds n' bugs

The Wood Stork is the only stork that breeds in North America. Breeding colonies are found from Florida to North Carolina. Here in Punta Gorda, there is a rookery on an island in the Peace River above the I-75 bridge. … Continue reading →

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I need to learn to cut mattes and frame

Posted on 2010/11/26 by birds n' bugs

One of the things about this blog theme is the banner image at the top of thepage.  Sometimes it’s tough to find a shot that looks good in the long proportions needed.  Looking through other pictures I realized that using standard … Continue reading →

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Babcock-Webb WMA – Tucker Grade

Posted on 2010/11/15 by birds n' bugs

Tucker Grade is the main road in to the WMA. As you enter the WMA you will be travelling from west to east. Like most of the roads, it is a straight line through the area. There are three intersections … Continue reading →

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Babcock-Webb WMA – Entrance and Lake Road

Posted on 2010/11/12 by birds n' bugs

The Babcock-Webb Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is one of my favorite spots to spend some time outdoors. It is primarily Pine Flatwoods but, there is enough variety to make it interesting almost any time of the year. The site has … Continue reading →

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Cormorants and Anhingas

Posted on 2010/11/08 by birds n' bugs

Cormorants and Anhingas are two water birds of similar size and appearance. Unlike ducks, neither has natural oil in their feathers and so tend to get waterlogged as they swim. The result is that both also pose with outspread wings … Continue reading →

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American Bittern – Botaurus lentiginosus

Posted on 2010/10/23 by birds n' bugs

Speaking of the Sora at Ollies Pond reminded me of another reclusive marsh dweller. The American Bittern is a bird of the heron family. It is about the size of the Little Green Heron but in a less distinctive plumage. … Continue reading →

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