May 2024

Birds Florida

A Morning Photographing Birds at Fort De Soto Park, Florida

I decided to squeeze in a morning photographing shore birds at Fort De Soto Park, south of St. Petersburg. I got there as the gates opened just after sunrise and made my way to North Beach. There were a lot of shore birds, none of which I had much luck…

adminMay 14, 2024

Birds Florida

Wood Storks and Egrets at the Harley Davidson Rookery

While I was in the Tampa area to photograph Roseate Spoonbills at the Alafia Banks, I made a couple side trips to see the bird activity at the Harley Davidson rookery. This is a cool spot, behind the Harley Davidson store with a couple large trees situated in the middle…

adminMay 13, 2024

Birds Florida

Roseate Spoonbills at Alafia Bank Bird Sanctuary in Florida

In March I spent some time in Florida to practice my bird photography. It was a fun and productive trip. In my experience, Florida has such a wealth of avian life that the photography is like shooting fish in a barrel. That is not to say my photographs are world…

adminMay 12, 2024