Masked Duck
Masked Duck
Photographed at The Viera Wetlands near Melbourne, Florida on February 04, 2010. The Masked Duck is a very rare duck for our area. He never got very close and usually was in the thick grass diving for food.
Anhinga - Male
Photograped at The Viera Wetlands.
Ring-necked Duck - Male
Photograped at The Viera Wetlands.
Red-shouldered Hawks delivering a fresh meal
Red-shouldered Hawk
Photograped at The Viera Wetlands.
Florida Alligator
Photograped at The Viera Wetlands.
Anhingas - Male & Female, Fire in the background
Photograped at The Viera Wetlands.
Bald Eagle
Photograped at The Viera Wetlands.
Great Horned Owl
Photograped at Merritt Island NWR.
Black Skimmer
Photograped at Merritt Island NWR.
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Clapper Rail
We have been having rain for the past few days in Orlando; Here are some photos from Merritt Island NWR taken last January. I have only seen an American Bittern this Winter.
Photographed at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge on January 24, 2009.
I about dropped my camera when the Clapper Rail started calling about 10 feet away in the thickest vegetation. I don’t believe I would have seen him otherwise. After about 1/2 hour he came out in the open and I got this shot.
Sora
American Bittern
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American Wigeons
Photographed at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida on January 29, 2010.
American Wigeons
Northern Pintails
Savannah Sparrow
Tricolored Heron
White Ibis - Juvenile
Boat-tailed Grackle - Female
Black Skimmer
Great Blue Heron
Roseate Spoonbill
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Great Horned Owl
Photographed at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida on January 27, 2010.
Great Horned Owl
Killdeer
Forster's Terns
Western Sandpipers
Double-crested Cormorant
Glossy Ibis & Waxing Gibbous Moon
An HDR processed image.
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American Robin
Photographed in my Orlando, Florida backyard on January 20, 2010. About 40 of these birds were bathing themselves under the water drip. I’ve seen thousands of them in Central Florida this Winter. I really enjoy their visits.
This photograph was processed in Photoshop using HDR, (High Dynamic Range Imaging). I shot this through a window into a very shady yard. The background would be totally dark if I had not used the HDR process.
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Green-winged Teal
Photographed at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida on January 19, 2010.
Green-winged Teal & Blue-winged Teals
Northern Pintail
Northern Pintail
Blue-winged Teal - Female
Blue-winged Teals
Reddish Egret
Northern Shovelers & Blue-winged Teals
American Wigeons
Sunset - White Ibis & Snowy Egrets
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Florida Scrub-Jay
Photographed at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida on January 13, 2010. A Beautiful Sunny Day with the Temperature in the low 50’s F and a NE wind of 10-15 mph.
Roseate Spoonbills
Northern Shoveler
American Wigeons
Black Skimmer
Roseate Spoonbills
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill
Roseate Spoonbill
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- Roseate Spoonbills
Photographed at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida on January 11, 2010. A Beautiful Sunny Day with the Temperature in the low 50’s F and a NE wind of 15-20 mph.
- Roseate Spoonbills
- Roseate Spoonbills
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Roseate Spoonbill with a Male Northern Pintail
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Roseate Spoonbill - A HDR Photo
- Northern Pintails – Male & Female
- Great Egret
- White Ibis
- White Ibis
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American Bittern
Photographed at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (MINWR) on January 07, 2010. This bird was photographed in a ditch alongside the main road leading into MINWR. Cars were zooming by at a speed of at least 55+ mph. The traffic did not seem to bother the bird.
Whatbird: The American Bittern is a Medium-sized, secretive, heron-like wading bird with stout body and neck, and relatively short legs. Preferred habitats include freshwater wetlands with tall emergent vegetation.
American Bittern
American Bittern
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Photographed on Sugarloaf Mountain, Lake County, Florida on January 05, 2010.
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