Sunday Kake Apopka, Florida (Page 2): Yes I do like. You had a great morning in the early light. Now I know why you park your RV close at hand.

Hereford Loc: Palm Coast, FL

Yes I do like. You had a great morning in the early light. Now I know why you park your RV close at hand.

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Hereford wrote:

Yes I do like. You had a great morning in the early light. Now I know why you park your RV close at hand.

Thanks Hereford! Yep, we are parked a 30 minute drive from the gate to the Wildlife Drive. We can get up at 6AM, on the road at 6:30 and at the gate when they open it at 7AM. It's full daylight at 7AM, but later in the year it will be just sunrise when the gate opens, so it's all good!

merrytexan Loc: georgia

Retired CPO wrote:

Better than Friday...Air conditioned!!!
#1 Black Crowned Night Heron
#2 Lesser Bittern
#3 Lesser Bittern
#4 Purple Gallinule
#5 Fulvous Whistling Duck
#6 Green Heron You can almost see some green in his wing!
I hope you like!

they are all great shots and it's hard to pick a favorite, but i'll go with the purple gallinule and the little green heron!

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merrytexan wrote:

they are all great shots and it's hard to pick a favorite, but i'll go with the purple gallinule and the little green heron!

I always have a hard time picking a favorite with a post like this! Usually it doesn't happen. And I'm usually surprised when other people single out one out of the bunch. But not this time! Yeah, I agree with you.

Thanks texan!

tcthome Loc: NJ

merrytexan Loc: georgia

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I always have a hard time picking a favorite with a post like this! Usually it doesn't happen. And I'm usually surprised when other people single out one out of the bunch. But not this time! Yeah, I agree with you.

Thanks texan![/quo

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tcthome wrote:

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

Retired CPO wrote:

Better than Friday...Air conditioned!!!
#1 Black Crowned Night Heron
#2 Lesser Bittern
#3 Lesser Bittern
#4 Purple Gallinule
#5 Fulvous Whistling Duck
#6 Green Heron You can almost see some green in his wing!
I hope you like!

Spectacular captures 💙💜💛💚🧡❤️

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joecichjr wrote:

Spectacular captures 💙💜💛💚🧡❤️

Thank you once again, Joe!

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

Excellent series Keith, the Gallinule is a beautiful bird.

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Sylvias wrote:

Excellent series Keith, the Gallinule is a beautiful bird.

Thank you, Sylvia! Yes they are! I love getting photos of them!

hettmoe Loc: Rural ND

Very nice!

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hettmoe wrote:

Very nice!

Thank you, once again!

jrvinson45 Loc: Buckeye, AZ

Quite. variety, Chief. Looks as if you found a target rich environment. I think all of our birds in Arizona packed up and ready went home with the snow birds. I really like the black crowned night heron. I stalked one in Palo Alto , CA for a week and he hung out under heavy cover forever. Head and shoulders was the best I ever got. Great set.

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jrvinson45 wrote:

Quite. variety, Chief. Looks as if you found a target rich environment. I think all of our birds in Arizona packed up and ready went home with the snow birds. I really like the black crowned night heron. I stalked one in Palo Alto , CA for a week and he hung out under heavy cover forever. Head and shoulders was the best I ever got. Great set.

Thank you very much!

Yes, it's been an unusual year for us here so far. The past couple years the Black Crowned Night Herons have been few and far between. And the Lesser Bitterns as well. This year we are seeing a half dozen or more of both of them on each trip through the wildlife drive. And so far, zero Kingfishers! I guess we will just have to keep plodding through!

I'm glad you liked the photos!