Wild Florida

The Landing

This barred owl comes in for a very hot landing onto this old palm tree that once housed the raptors brood.

The Landing

This barred owl comes in for a very hot landing onto this old palm tree that once housed the raptors brood.

Barred Owl

Bard Owls

Spent some time with a small family of owls, a unique situation, they have taken refuge in some old hollowed out palm trees. Works out nicely, no obstructions and virtually at eye level.

Bard Owls

Spent some time with a small family of owls, a unique situation, they have taken refuge in some old hollowed out palm trees. Works out nicely, no obstructions and virtually at eye level.

Bard Owls

Spent some time with a small family of owls, a unique situation, they have taken refuge in some old hollowed out palm trees. Works out nicely, no obstructions and virtually at eye level.

Bard Owls

Spent some time with a small family of owls, a unique situation, they have taken refuge in some old hollowed out palm trees. Works out nicely, no obstructions and virtually at eye level.

Bard Owls

Spent some time with a small family of owls, a unique situation, they have taken refuge in some old hollowed out palm trees. Works out nicely, no obstructions and virtually at eye level.

Peregrine Falcon

Wilson Snipe

This bird blends in with it's habitat as good as any animal I've ever witnessed. This was very comfortable, not stressed with my presence and continued to hunt for crustaceans with a picture perfect reflection.

Kingfisher

Using the Canon R5 shooting at 20 fps gives you many different opportunities. The camera captures this wing position when the bird is getting ready to take to fight.

Peregrine Falcon

Green Heron Reflection

Kingfisher

I don't know about you, I cannot pass up on a kingfisher with catch light in the eye. This beautiful male, with a nice position showing me a nice profile view.

Snowy Egret

Early am right at sunrise, a nice layer of clouds yield a pink reflection on the water for this beautiful snowy egret.

Cinnamon Teal

Blue-winged Teal

Black Skimmer Reflection

Cruising rapidly down a estuary in Merritt Island NWR this black skimmer is looking to snag a fish.

Cinnamon Teal

Trying to get as many colors on the wing from this cinnamon teal, I take the only shot that is available at the time, from behind. What a gorgeous duck these teals are.

Roseate Spoonbill Reflection

This beautiful roseate spoonbill reflection seems so peaceful to me. Dead calm, not one ripple on the water.

Glossy Reflection

With a nice reflection on a still morning, this glossy ibis procures what appears to be a small stone crab for it's breakfast.

Glossy Ibis

This glossy ibis appears to have captured a nice lunch compliments of this unfortunate stone crab. I was very excited to see this in the wild, I couldn't help to feel for the crab, just trying to survive, it ends up being lunch.

Snowy Egret

Snowy egret engaged in the art of hunting minnows and small crustaceans. I observed this isolated egret eating successfully for about an hour, this bird will live to die another day. In the wild, eat or be eaten, it's a jungle out there.

Reddish Egret

Cinnamon Teal

Beautiful cinnamon teal show's up in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Not a resident bird in Florida, nice to see this beautiful species in our home.

Cinnamon Teal

Double Crested Cormorant

I recently purchased the new Canon R5, this cormorant was a worthy subject to try the new animal eye focusing system on. Little did I know at the time, this common double crested cormorant would be so photogenic. In full breeding plumage, I was awe inspired when I processed the image. Still debating which Crop I like the best?

Double Crested Cormorant

I recently purchased the new Canon R5, this cormorant was a worthy subject to try the new animal eye focusing system on. Little did I know at the time, this common double crested cormorant would be so photogenic. In full breeding plumage, I was awe inspired when I processed the image. Still debating which Crop I like the best?

Great Blue Heron

Fantastic hair-doo on this majestic bird, wind blowing it's feather's will surely attract a mate.

Burrowing Owl

Burrowing owl Cape Coral Florida.

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Yellow-crowned Night Heron

Cormorant

Black-crowned Night Heron

Green Heron

Green heron hunt's at Circle B Bar Reserve at the same time checks for predators. I love this image due to the perspective, getting an up close and personal look at it's everyday life, the eye is focused high, being cautious, I'm the least of it's worries.

Black-crowned Night Heron

As the sun peaks over the horizon in Circle B Bar, the slightest bit of light shines on this beautiful heron.

Anhinga Wing

While on a photo outing I came across an Anhinga drying it's wings in the early morning light. This is a back lit image of the birds wing.

Sora

This very small sora blends in with the habitat, almost undetectable by it's prey. The sora eats seeds, insects and snails. It usually picks its food from the surface of the water, the ground, or off of plants, but it will sometimes probe in the mud or vegetation for food.

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Fortunately a beloved birder happened by while I was capturing a picture in front of the moon in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. This little fellow struck a pose in a very appropriate way. Text book to get a correct identification of the yellow rump.

Moon over the Eagle

I was supposed to be on a trip to Bosque Del Apache this particular week because the moon would be full. I unfortunately had to cancel due to Covid. Some sweet redemption occurred when this waxing gibbous moon was rising in the east coast of Florida. Anyone that see's the moon rise or sets knows it moves very fast, I had enough time to position this beautiful bald eagle in front and the eagle did the rest.

Roseate Spoonbill Captures Minnow

Using my new Canon R5 camera body paired with a Canon 600mm and a 1.4x extender I was able to capture this wonderful specimen snacking on a small minnow. The camera exceeds my expectations. All images in this gallery were taken with this camera.

Blue-winged Teal

Taking a bath at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. This beautiful duck makes it's own bubbles gyrating and quivering, stirs up that water droplets.

Meadowlark

Sand-hill Crane

Freelancing my newest camera body, the Canon EOS R5 I'm able to capture this amazing sand-hill crane preening in the early morning light. This image was captured along Joe Overstreet Rd to Lake Kissimmee.

Kingfisher