Rookery on a very overcast and dark day
Jan 27, 2022 10:07:47 #
You returned with exceptional photos regardless of the low light...thanks for sharing!! 
Jan 27, 2022 10:16:48 #
danniel wrote:
And you are correct :)
Not what it was even 3 years ago, but there is hope, they are planting more trees and cleaning it up
Not what it was even 3 years ago, but there is hope, they are planting more trees and cleaning it up
I loved shooting there. It is a very small pond with an island and you can practically pick out a single spot, set up your tripod and shoot for a long period of time without having to move. Great variety of large birds and they all nest on that island. Where places like Green Cay and Wackodahatchee have mile long boardwalks and are not conducive to tripod use, the Venice Rookery is convenient and easy and I've always left with a bunch of great shots. I hope they are able to bring it back to it's former glory.
Jan 27, 2022 10:44:00 #
danniel wrote:
Had to shoot slow because of the lack of light but here is the first real test of the new gear.
Hope you enjoy.
They will be better when we get a sunny day :)
Hope you enjoy.
They will be better when we get a sunny day :)
I don't know about the dull day but your shots look perfectly good to me.
Jan 27, 2022 11:23:11 #
randave2001 wrote:
Some really great images for the conditions. I especially like that one of the baby.
That little babies are adorable. It looks like little miniature headbangers don't they?
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Jan 27, 2022 15:09:19 #
lowkick wrote:
I loved shooting there. It is a very small pond w... (show quote)
Well there has been a lot of construction in the area with a couple of pawns being taken away across the street from the rookery and they put building a detainment center. It's going to be under construction for some time so there's a bit of a workaround to even get into the rookery. But what I have always loved in the past is walking around the rookery with a handheld because that's where you'll get the interesting shots of the green herons catching fish. And on a foggy morning, the spider webs covered with dew. There's always something interesting and then the little retainment pond. On the back side you'll find snowy egrets swimming across the pond and fishing
Jan 27, 2022 15:12:54 #
Jan 27, 2022 15:33:52 #
Sylvias wrote:
Great set and detail danniel. 
Thanks love. Much appreciated. Glad you like them
Jan 27, 2022 15:34:33 #
danniel wrote:
Had to shoot slow because of the lack of light but here is the first real test of the new gear.
Hope you enjoy.
They will be better when we get a sunny day :)
Hope you enjoy.
They will be better when we get a sunny day :)
Nice work capturing the beautiful birds. I did enjoy these, danniel.
Jan 27, 2022 15:59:11 #
danniel wrote:
Had to shoot slow because of the lack of light but here is the first real test of the new gear.
Hope you enjoy.
They will be better when we get a sunny day :)
Hope you enjoy.
They will be better when we get a sunny day :)
Lovely egret shots!
Jan 27, 2022 16:04:29 #
Jan 27, 2022 16:05:21 #
Annie-Get-Your-Gun wrote:
Nice work capturing the beautiful birds. I did en... (show quote)
Thank you, Annie
Jan 27, 2022 21:23:39 #
Jan 27, 2022 21:52:27 #
Hereford wrote:
Great photography. Love the GBH pair and their little kid.
Oh the little baby. I don't remember the the father ever coming back. The mother was there with the baby but I don't remember the father being there but there wasn't there's three pair of or maybe four pair of blue herons there. Right now there's about six pair of seven pair of great egrets. We've only got two pair of cormorants that I know of and one pair of an hinges and one pair of more hens. Normally this time of year we have triple that of each so I don't know if we're ever going to get them back because of all the construction. It really screws up their landmarks and does it make him feel very secure when an entire pond or to have disappeared and been replaced by pinching and tractors lol
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