Pond drying up: a cornucopia of birds!
Aug 6, 2016 11:24:57 #
With our dry spell (35 days without rain during our wet season) the holding ponds at the wetlands are drying up. The outer pond is now drying up, and birds are coming from everywhere to eat the readily available birds, frogs, clams, whatever.
This is not very sharp - it is a panorama of several photos taken hand-held as the sun was setting. The number of species seen in this scene is amazing, though! Great blue herons, other herons, egrets, black-bellied whistling ducks, white pelicans, roseate spoonbills, wood storks, and more!
This is not very sharp - it is a panorama of several photos taken hand-held as the sun was setting. The number of species seen in this scene is amazing, though! Great blue herons, other herons, egrets, black-bellied whistling ducks, white pelicans, roseate spoonbills, wood storks, and more!
Aug 6, 2016 11:50:17 #
Aug 6, 2016 19:00:09 #
Was that at the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge? Looks like more water than I saw last weekend!
Aug 7, 2016 05:45:21 #
Aug 7, 2016 05:46:34 #
Aug 7, 2016 09:03:15 #
travisdeland wrote:
Was that at the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge? Looks like more water than I saw last weekend!
It was the Viera Wetlands in Melbourne.
Aug 7, 2016 09:04:00 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
Great image SB!!!!!!!
Thanks - I really should not be so lazy and should use a tripod...
Aug 7, 2016 09:04:27 #
angler wrote:
Good shot Steve.
Thanks, Angler - if nothing else it shows the amazing variety of birds that show up in one spot!
Aug 7, 2016 09:11:06 #
I need to get down there, one day. I live in Deland, so MIWR is my area of choice since it is closer. MIWR has been experiencing the same water issues-never have I seen so many areas dried up. I heard they had some rain last week and may run over there this afternoon to see if it was enough to help.
Aug 7, 2016 11:45:23 #
Aug 7, 2016 11:47:38 #
Past Pro wrote:
Aren't you getting any of the rain over the last few days???
Very little has made it to the coast in the past week. That Blobulation in the gulf is just barely making us wet in Deland-as I type
Aug 7, 2016 12:39:43 #
Nice collection of birds.
Amazing though, I can't wait for the rain to stop (Florida Gulf coast). My grass is overgrown, but I have no intention of mowing in the rain.
Amazing though, I can't wait for the rain to stop (Florida Gulf coast). My grass is overgrown, but I have no intention of mowing in the rain.
Aug 7, 2016 22:14:35 #
Aug 8, 2016 06:40:15 #
travisdeland wrote:
I need to get down there, one day. I live in Deland, so MIWR is my area of choice since it is closer. MIWR has been experiencing the same water issues-never have I seen so many areas dried up. I heard they had some rain last week and may run over there this afternoon to see if it was enough to help.
Also - especially during winter months - don't miss the Orlando Wetlands in Christmas.
Aug 8, 2016 06:41:22 #
travisdeland wrote:
Very little has made it to the coast in the past week. That Blobulation in the gulf is just barely making us wet in Deland-as I type
Yea- we have had a few showers, but nothing substantial. The guys on the Gulf Coast can send some our way!
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