Familiar faces....
Jan 29, 2018 07:36:37 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
These are from this past Monday at Merritt Island. It was quite windy which led to some ruffled feathers but otherwise, it was a pretty day. There were intermittent clouds which made frequent adjustments for the lighting necessary. The birds were not as plentiful as on some days but there were more than enough. I hope you enjoy them as I did!
very nice
Jan 29, 2018 07:51:34 #
Jan 29, 2018 07:53:25 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
These are from this past Monday at Merritt Island. It was quite windy which led to some ruffled feathers but otherwise, it was a pretty day. There were intermittent clouds which made frequent adjustments for the lighting necessary. The birds were not as plentiful as on some days but there were more than enough. I hope you enjoy them as I did!
wow you struck it rich that day, carol...excellent variety of those beauties, and that last shot is gorgeous!
Jan 29, 2018 08:13:20 #
Jan 29, 2018 08:16:50 #
Great set, Carol. What a treat to have a place close to shoot all these birds. Especially like the first image with the reflection, very nice. I guess, I'm just a sucker for reflections.
Jan 29, 2018 08:25:56 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
These are from this past Monday at Merritt Island. It was quite windy which led to some ruffled feathers but otherwise, it was a pretty day. There were intermittent clouds which made frequent adjustments for the lighting necessary. The birds were not as plentiful as on some days but there were more than enough. I hope you enjoy them as I did!
Very nice shots, Carol!
Jan 29, 2018 08:52:25 #
Jan 29, 2018 08:57:02 #
nimbushopper wrote:
Beautiful set Carol, but I think #7 is a tri colored heron.
Thank you, Nim. #7 is definitely a Reddish. There are none of the normal throat markings of a Tricolor and also the color is different. He may appear a little darker in this shot than usual in real life. The lighting was overcast. It is hard to judge scale, but the Reddish is also a bit bigger than the Tricolor.
Jan 29, 2018 09:12:47 #
merrytexan wrote:
wow you struck it rich that day, carol...excellent variety of those beauties, and that last shot is gorgeous!
Thank you, Merry. 😊 It is nice that there is so much variety in a fairly confined area. We are hoping to go hiking over there later in the week. I took some shots of Wood Storks, too, but they were just plain ugly poses so I didn’t include them. The Storks can be very attractive but these were sulking.
Jan 29, 2018 09:13:34 #
Jan 29, 2018 09:17:52 #
roder10 wrote:
Great set, Carol. What a treat to have a place close to shoot all these birds. Especially like the first image with the reflection, very nice. I guess, I'm just a sucker for reflections.
I’m glad you like them, Rowedean! Reflections do add a lot of interest!
Jan 29, 2018 09:20:05 #
rmm0605 wrote:
Very nice shots, Carol!
Thank you! These big birds are a pleasure to work with and Merritt Island is a great place to see them!
Jan 29, 2018 10:20:46 #
Jan 29, 2018 10:49:25 #
blacks2 wrote:
Outstanding series, what a great variety of beauties.
Thank you, Mike! Having great subjects add to the fun of photography!
Jan 29, 2018 10:55:25 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
These are from this past Monday at Merritt Island. It was quite windy which led to some ruffled feathers but otherwise, it was a pretty day. There were intermittent clouds which made frequent adjustments for the lighting necessary. The birds were not as plentiful as on some days but there were more than enough. I hope you enjoy them as I did!
Great set Carol. It is not supposed to rain today so I think I will head down to the Black Point Drive myself. It looks like a great place for birding.
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