More birds at Florida's St. Marks NWR
Apr 13, 2020 09:04:02 #
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
Nov 2019
Royal terns live on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the North and South America, and are found on the shores of Europe, Africa and the Caribbean islands. They live on the coast and is only found near salt water.
Royal tern by Paul Sager, on Flickr
The royal tern feeds by diving into the water from heights near 30 feet. The royal tern usually feeds on small fish such as anchovies, weakfish, and croakers. Fish are their main source of food but they also eat insects, shrimp, and crabs.
Royal Tern
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge is one of the oldest wildlife refuges in the United States. The refuge was established in 1931 as a wintering ground for migratory birds, it encompasses 68,000 acres spread between Wakulla, Jefferson, and Taylor Counties in the state of Florida. The refuge is less than a 1-hour drive nearly due south of Tallahassee, Florida's state capital.
Grackle
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The great egret (Ardea alba) is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, it builds tree nests in colonies close to water.
Great Egret
The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. Great blue herons usually nest in trees or bushes near water's edge, often on islands (which minimizes the potential for predation) or partially isolated spots.
Great blue heron
The St. Marks Lighthouse is the second oldest lighthouse in Florida.
St. Marks Light by Paul Sager, on Flickr
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Nov 2019
Royal terns live on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the North and South America, and are found on the shores of Europe, Africa and the Caribbean islands. They live on the coast and is only found near salt water.
Royal tern by Paul Sager, on Flickr
The royal tern feeds by diving into the water from heights near 30 feet. The royal tern usually feeds on small fish such as anchovies, weakfish, and croakers. Fish are their main source of food but they also eat insects, shrimp, and crabs.
Royal Tern
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge is one of the oldest wildlife refuges in the United States. The refuge was established in 1931 as a wintering ground for migratory birds, it encompasses 68,000 acres spread between Wakulla, Jefferson, and Taylor Counties in the state of Florida. The refuge is less than a 1-hour drive nearly due south of Tallahassee, Florida's state capital.
Grackle
Digital images shared in this post were captured in RAW using an EOS 5DIII and the EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II along with the Extender EF 2x III. Processing was performed in Lightroom and noise processing in Topaz DeNoise6.
The great egret (Ardea alba) is a large, widely distributed egret, with four subspecies found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and southern Europe. Distributed across most of the tropical and warmer temperate regions of the world, it builds tree nests in colonies close to water.
Great Egret
The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos Islands. Great blue herons usually nest in trees or bushes near water's edge, often on islands (which minimizes the potential for predation) or partially isolated spots.
Great blue heron
The St. Marks Lighthouse is the second oldest lighthouse in Florida.
St. Marks Light by Paul Sager, on Flickr
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Apr 13, 2020 09:23:52 #
Apr 13, 2020 09:40:46 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
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My favorites are the heron and the lighthouse.
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Apr 13, 2020 10:28:08 #
I always look forward to your posts as the photography is always excellent and the narrative is always informative. Keep it up......
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Apr 14, 2020 06:47:21 #
Thank you Earnest, Karin, John, Ken, Mike! I was to almost the same location at St Marks two days in a row in last November. The second day the tide was lower but the sun and temps were higher. Glad you enjoyed the results.
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Apr 14, 2020 14:25:41 #
A really great series, Paul.
--Bob
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Apr 14, 2020 22:53:50 #
Thank you blacks2, Paladin48, CharlieNow, Susan, Bob, Rusty! I've about exhausted pics from a month in Florida last November. Glad you enjoyed this section and thank you again for the kind comments.
Apr 15, 2020 08:52:56 #
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