-
Recent Posts
Archives
- March 2018
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- June 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- December 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- August 2014
- July 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
Blogroll
- Bug Identification
- CHEC – Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center
- CHNEP – Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program
- Circle B Bar Reserve
- Ding Darling NWR, Sanibel FL
- Florida Council of Camera Clubs
- Peace River Audubon Society
- Peace River Wildlife Center
- Photo Adventures Camera Club
- Portraits of Wildflowers
- Punta Gorda Historical Society
- Punta Gorda Horseman's Association
- Venice Rookery
- Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda
Categories
- aircraft
- Airshow
- animal behavior
- Bird
- Bug
- Camera Gear
- Camera primers
- Event
- Flower
- Fungus
- Image Software
- Ollies Pond
- Other Animals
- Park
- Park – Babcock Webb WMA
- Park – Ponce de Leon
- Photography
- reptile
- Rodeo
- Scenic
- Shooting closeups
- Spider
- sunset
- Trave
- Travel
- Uncategorized
- Venice Rookery
- Wildflower
- Wordpress Photo Challenge
Tag Archives: cormorant
Catch and Release – Great Blue Heron Style
I went out for an afternoon walk yesterday. I took my Nikon V2 and 70-300mm CX along just-in-case because hot afternoons are usually slow times for nature shooting. But, I was wrong. When I crossed the last bridge towards Ponce … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, Bird, Camera Gear, Trave
Tagged 70-300mm CX, cormorant, florida, Great Blue Heron, Little Blue Heron, Nikon 1, Pond, Punta Gorda, V2, White Ibis
2 Comments
Palm Beach County Nature Centers – Wakodahatchee Wetlands
The Wakodahatchee Wetlands are interesting. It sounds like an indian name but it is actually modern since Wakodahatchee means ‘created waters’. The water you see in these wetlands is the output of the sewage treatment plant. Yuk?? No, the water … Continue reading
Posted in Bird, Park
Tagged cormorant, Egyptian Geese, juvenile, Little Blue Heron, palm beach, Wakodahatchee, Wetlands
Leave a comment
Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program Calendars
For those of you who have been taking photos in the Peace and Myakka River watersheds, it’s time again to send three of your best to the Charlotte Harbor National Estuary Program Calendar contest. The entries are due by July 14th. … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, Bird, Photography
Tagged bird, black racer, cormorant, pelican, Photography, snake, turtle
Leave a comment
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
My local rookery has a number of Cormorant nests with plenty of birds about. Unfortunately, I missed breeding plumage which consists of little white crests on their heads. They nest in colonies and are pretty boisterous. Here are a few … Continue reading
Posted in animal behavior, Bird
Tagged 70-300mm VR, cormorant, D90, Double-crested Cormorant, FL, Phalacrocorax auritus, Photography, Punta Gorda, rookery
Leave a comment
Around town
I took a short run to a couple of my favorite places in town. The History Park and a nearby golf course. The owls are still at the history park but, photographically, they are pretty uninteresting. Owls sit very, very … Continue reading
Posted in Bird, Other Animals, Park
Tagged American Coot, cormorant, grebe, mottled duck, Photography, Punta Gorda History Park
Leave a comment
Cormorants and Anhingas
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
