Ibis Reflection

Ibis Reflection

A white ibis fishes the flats at North Beach, Fort Desoto on a January morning.

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Uploaded on Jan 9, 2011

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The Anhinga Looks Up

The Anhinga Looks Up

With apologies to John Brunner and his dystopian environmental science-fiction novel, "The Sheep...

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Uploaded on Jan 1, 2011

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Big Red Says Happy Holidays

Big Red Says Happy Holidays

My favorite reddish egret chooses to share the holidays with you. This (obviously) is a tight crop. This is my 500th photo on Flickr.

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Uploaded on Dec 23, 2010

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I'll Grow Up To Be A Beautiful Tri-Colored Heron

I'll Grow Up To Be A Beautiful Tri-Colored Heron

Head shot taken with assistance of 600mm lens and 1.4X teleconverter.

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Uploaded on Dec 19, 2010

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White Ibis with Crab Dinner

White Ibis with Crab Dinner

This ibis worked hard to get this dinner ready to eat. You can see one of the crab's claws beside the bird's foot.

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Uploaded on Dec 18, 2010

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Yellowlegs Walking the Surf Line

Yellowlegs Walking the Surf Line

I was taking part in a birding festival on the day I shot this photo at Fort Desoto North Beach.

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Uploaded on Dec 16, 2010

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. . . We don't know how the helican

. . . We don't know how the helican

A brown pelican enjoys a meal at Lake Eli, St. Petersburg, FL Since Christina brought up the old...

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Uploaded on Dec 15, 2010

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Yawning or Yelling?

Yawning or Yelling?

A ruddy turnstone at North Beach, Fort Desoto. Sleepy or aroused?

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Uploaded on Dec 14, 2010

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Caspian Tern With Something to Say

Caspian Tern With Something to Say

Caspian terns (Sterna caspia) are much scarcer than the closely related royal terns (Sterna maxima)...

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Uploaded on Dec 13, 2010

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White Pelicans on Sandbar (Note human trash.)

White Pelicans on Sandbar (Note human trash.)

Taken at Lassing Park, near my home. Even on this sandbar, a quarter-mile out, humans have managed to...

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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2010

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Yellow-Crowned Night Heron with Big Fish

Yellow-Crowned Night Heron with Big Fish

This photo was one of the first that I took after receiving the Canon 1D Mark IV and the 800mm f/5.6...

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Uploaded on Dec 10, 2010

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What's a stork to do with a stingray?

What's a stork to do with a stingray?

A wood stork wrestles with what to do with this stingray, a surprise catch at Fort...

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Uploaded on Dec 9, 2010

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Skimmers Do It . . . Let's Fall in Love

Skimmers Do It . . . Let's Fall in Love

A bite to eat and then . . . nature takes its course. Black skimmers at North Beach, Fort Desoto....

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Uploaded on Dec 8, 2010

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Great Blue Heron with Nesting Material

Great Blue Heron with Nesting Material

This magnificent heron flies into its nesting area with nest-building material. One from the archives.

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Uploaded on Dec 7, 2010

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Reddish Egret Triptych: Effecting the Cobra Look

Reddish Egret Triptych: Effecting the Cobra Look

Please view large or original size (if you can). Big Red in three photos from the same sequence at...

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Uploaded on Dec 3, 2010

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Tiny Terns, Big Fish, Big Ceremony

Tiny Terns, Big Fish, Big Ceremony

These tiny least terns engage in a fish exchange as part of their mating ritual. The bird on...

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Uploaded on Dec 2, 2010

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Tricolored Heron Tries for a Fish

Tricolored Heron Tries for a Fish

Another photo from my archives. Nikon D2X and 600mm Nikon f/4 lens

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Uploaded on Dec 1, 2010

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Appetite on wings finally meets its match . . .

Appetite on wings finally meets its match . . .

This laughing gull didn't finish his meal. My mother would have made him stay at the table. Fort Desoto Park.

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Uploaded on Nov 30, 2010

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