More shore birds from Playalinda Beach
May 19, 2022 07:31:16 #
Canaveral National Seashore
Titusville, Florida
November 2021
Black-bellied Plover by Paul Sager, on Flickr
The Canaveral National Seashore stretches 24 miles along the central Florida coastline. It is the longest stretch of undeveloped beach on Florida’s Atlantic coast. It reaches into two counties and attracts nearly two million visitors a year.
Black-bellied Plover
The seashore has three distinct sections. Playalinda Beach on the southern end abuts the Kennedy Space Center launch towers. In fact you can see the towers from the beach access road. They’re so close that the beach is closed for several hours prior to launches from pad 39A.
Sanderling
I haven't been to the other two sections, the northern end is known as Apollo Beach, and is reached via New Smyrna Beach. The central section of beach is called “the Klondike” and it is completely wild. There is no access by car. You have to walk south from Apollo Beach or north from Playalinda Beach, or come by boat.
Brown pelican
Hikers and beach goers in general need to be aware that there are nude beaches on the north and south ends of the Klondike.
Black-bellied Plover
Sanderlings gather in loose flocks to probe the sand of wave-washed beaches for marine invertebrates, running back and forth in a perpetual “wave chase.”
Sanderling
The brown pelican is a strictly marine species, primarily inhabiting marine subtidal, warm estuarine, and marine pelagic waters. It is also found in mangrove swamps, and prefers shallow waters, especially near salty bays and beaches. It avoids the open sea, seldom venturing more than 20 miles from the coast.
Brown pelican
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. The camera / lens were mounted to a RRS gimbal head and tripod. Processing was performed in Lightroom and noise processing in Topaz DeNoise6.
Titusville, Florida
November 2021
Black-bellied Plover by Paul Sager, on Flickr
The Canaveral National Seashore stretches 24 miles along the central Florida coastline. It is the longest stretch of undeveloped beach on Florida’s Atlantic coast. It reaches into two counties and attracts nearly two million visitors a year.
Black-bellied Plover
The seashore has three distinct sections. Playalinda Beach on the southern end abuts the Kennedy Space Center launch towers. In fact you can see the towers from the beach access road. They’re so close that the beach is closed for several hours prior to launches from pad 39A.
Sanderling
I haven't been to the other two sections, the northern end is known as Apollo Beach, and is reached via New Smyrna Beach. The central section of beach is called “the Klondike” and it is completely wild. There is no access by car. You have to walk south from Apollo Beach or north from Playalinda Beach, or come by boat.
Brown pelican
Hikers and beach goers in general need to be aware that there are nude beaches on the north and south ends of the Klondike.
Black-bellied Plover
Sanderlings gather in loose flocks to probe the sand of wave-washed beaches for marine invertebrates, running back and forth in a perpetual “wave chase.”
Sanderling
The brown pelican is a strictly marine species, primarily inhabiting marine subtidal, warm estuarine, and marine pelagic waters. It is also found in mangrove swamps, and prefers shallow waters, especially near salty bays and beaches. It avoids the open sea, seldom venturing more than 20 miles from the coast.
Brown pelican
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. The camera / lens were mounted to a RRS gimbal head and tripod. Processing was performed in Lightroom and noise processing in Topaz DeNoise6.
May 19, 2022 08:12:52 #
genocolo
Loc: Vail and Gasparilla Island
I am really enjoying your shore birds and descriptions. We see the same on the west coast of Florida. The white pelicans have gone north, but the browns are still putting on diving exhibitions.
May 19, 2022 08:19:33 #
May 19, 2022 08:20:34 #
May 19, 2022 08:29:52 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Canaveral National Seashore br Titusville, Florida... (show quote)
Paul, excellent set of photographs. Your descriptions are good too. They were taken in a part of the country far from me and that I have never seen. We have Brown Pelicans along the Pacific as well. There other birds are probably different from mine. Your compositions are interesting and varied. Well thought out presentation.
May 19, 2022 08:43:23 #
genocolo wrote:
I am really enjoying your shore birds and descriptions. We see the same on the west coast of Florida. The white pelicans have gone north, but the browns are still putting on diving exhibitions.
Thank you genocolo! With sister now retired to the Daytona area, I'm more on the Altantic coast than the Gulf side of FLA.
May 19, 2022 08:43:26 #
lamiaceae wrote:
Paul, excellent set of photographs. Your descript... (show quote)
Thank you Mike! The light at Playalinda got worse while I was there. Alas, the clouds got thicker as several pelicans and vultures started to fly right at my position. I'm excited for another visit with better planning and when and where to position myself.
May 19, 2022 08:43:29 #
Thank genocolo, CanonShot, Karin, Mark! I came home to Chicago from the holiday travels with several days of shooting (photgraphy) birds on the Atlantic coast of Florida. It's May and I'm still maybe half-way through the files. Glad you enjoyed.
May 19, 2022 08:43:50 #
May 19, 2022 09:22:27 #
They'd have been so much better with a mirrorless.... 
Just kidding of course. Nice shots.
Just kidding of course. Nice shots.
May 19, 2022 09:39:34 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Canaveral National Seashore br Titusville, Florida... (show quote)
Great set of photos Paul
May 19, 2022 09:44:41 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Thank you Mike! The light at Playalinda got worse while I was there. Alas, the clouds got thicker as several pelicans and vultures started to fly right at my position. I'm excited for another visit with better planning and when and where to position myself.
Vultures!? "Beach Vultures?"
Hmmm. I have seen Turkey Vultures in Santa Maria, CA, not too far from the ocean. The flat light did not bother me. I live in Grover Beach, next to Pismo Beach, CA. It is cloudy or overcast at least part of every day and night.
May 19, 2022 09:47:12 #
lamiaceae wrote:
Vultures!? "Beach Vultures?" img src... (show quote)
Checking my notes, they're turkey vultures in FLA too.
May 19, 2022 09:49:37 #
Thank you flyguy, Dave, Tom! Most of my work is just shared online or displayed digitally in frames. Even with longer lenses, I'm starting to bump up against the pixel limits of extreme cropping. Could just be GAS talking ...
May 19, 2022 13:01:49 #
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