Puffin Stravaganza

Inner Farne Island Sony A77ii, Sony 70-400G 1/2500 f/5.6 @400mm, manual focus

Puffin Extravaganza Although we rarely do any birds anymore, we remain fascinated by the Auk family, especially the Puffins. Since our son Rodrigo and his wife live in England, we decided to visit the rookery islands while spending time with the kids. There are a lot of cottages available for rent in Seahouses, base for… Continue reading Puffin Stravaganza

Fieldtrip to Shark Valley by Fabiola Forns

Backlit Great Blue Heron and catfish. We had to run for this one and he never gave us a good light angle.

The trip to Shark Valley, regardless of the 11 mile road work, proved to be very interesting. I would say even better than the Burrowing Owls at Brian Piccolo Park. We had been very disappointed with our session at Anhinga Trail, which we found very neglected and with very few subjects for this time of… Continue reading Fieldtrip to Shark Valley by Fabiola Forns

From Courtship to Relationship- by Fabiola Forns


Anhinga courtship (Anhinga Anhinga) could be extremely amusing and very fast, as we were able to witness this past Saturday morning at Shark Valley, West entrance to Everglades National Park, while there on a Miami-Dade College photography class. There had been some action, especially with Purple Gallinules that were very abundant and in plain view,… Continue reading From Courtship to Relationship- by Fabiola Forns