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Dawn begins to break as the sun rises slowly on the horizon and a female Snail Kite shakes her feathers briskly as she prepares to begin her day. Her two-toned feathers have the luster of youth and her pose is proud. Her keen eyes scan the horizon and she bobs her head as she gets… Continue reading Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis)

Well, bird’s class time again, this time is was the first field trip for the Birds II class, so we headed to Shark Valley. I almost wanted to go to Flamingo for the Spoonbills, but last night was the time change and that meant getting up at 3:00AM to get there on time before they… Continue reading Shark Valley today

Don’t miss the article posted today at: Focusing on Wildlife

There was little action today at the Trail, plus I was distracted with friends, locals and from Colorado. And also playing with the new Hero2 by GoPro, which will be a useful toy once mastered. We were still able to get a few things going, like the little warbler that no one noticed but me,… Continue reading A Slow Day at Anhinga Trail

Trying my hand today with the GoPro Hero 2, need to practice filming and editing for an upcoming trip. My gear today was not really efficient, since I added a viewfinder to the camera, making it point down rather than straight, out of my head gear. Ah well, this is why you try things out… Continue reading H and the Anhinga

Our second field trip for Bird Photography I at Dade South was this morning, we went to Shark Valley, ENP, and were blessed with a bright overcast day. Plenty of birds,lots of dancing in the water for fish and fun morning. The highlight of the day was the Crawfish we found on the road, totally… Continue reading Bird’s Class FIeld Trip

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4jFK3-_2wQ It was an incredible bird to see!

I’m usually one to plan ahead and enjoy the future trips even before they happen. But after New Year, we heard there was a wild Great Gary Owl in the Kingsville area, Ontario. I know Ray Barlow had pictures of her and he lives not too far, so we called him and sure enough he… Continue reading Impromptu Trip to Ontario

We were so thrilled to find this bird at Wako today. She is nesting with a regular Great Blue who just adores her. Some people call her a White Morph, but having seen those, all white, we didn’t think it was the case. Jake Paredes told me that is is know as the Wurdemann’s Heron,… Continue reading Wurdemann’s Heron