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"Keep Calm and Pretend You Are at the Beach"... I did when I framed this shot. ~Happy Tuesday!

 

Today, we spent most of the day photographing the Burrowing Owls of Cape Coral, FL. I have a few favorite shots that I have fallen in love with starting with this one, which happens to be my very favorite of them all. And guess why that is? I managed to do something I intend to do each time I go out to photograph, and that is move in every angle possible to gain a new perspective. From the looks of it, you would never know this Burrowing Owl is right smack in the middle of a residential area filled with houses all around. Doesn't this shot remind of you of the seaside, it did to me when I was framing it.... and that to me is a shot of a Burrowing Owl I don't see every day. Hope you like it as much as I do.

 

PS. Stay tuned, I'll be posting more of my Burrowing Owl shots throughout this week!

 

Gear: Nikon D7000 and Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 AF DO APO OS HSM.

 

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Well, I'm super excited about this Burrowing Owl shot. My hubby, and I took a little trip to a new location we've known about for a long time, but never made the time to go visit only because we're always with our little ones. But, on this day we were alone. As soon as we entered this area we were greeted by this beauty. And I kid you not, I snapped this one shot out of the driver's window, while I was sitting in the passenger side, and looked down to review my exposure to shoot again when the Owl flew off. So, this is my very first image ever of this species, and my only shot too! Lucky!

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Burrowing Owl, Cape Coral FL

Gear: Nikon D7000 and Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 AF DO APO OS HSM.

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🐦 Ospreys are also known as “river hawk”. They have quite an interesting relationship with 🌊 water, as they hunt near them and build their nests around bodies of 🌊 water as well... This ️ picture shows a defined and vibrant depiction of the 🐦 bird coming in contact with 🌊 water and the meaning of its naming as the river hawk…

What pops up to you from this ️ picture?

f/5.6, 1/1250 sec, ISO-6000

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So yesterday my family and I, decided to be spontaneous and drove very far-far away! On that note, we made a pit stop over to Ft Desoto Beach, so that our boys could splash in the waves for a few hours. Mid-pm we decided to head out to Cape Coral. Yep, you read this correctly--Cape Coral, FL. So, we finally got to Cape Coral and found a few of the active Burrows, and got a chance to photograph a few Burrowing Owls. Unfortunately, we got there almost passed 7:00pm, and the sun was setting. To that, I took a few shots and I'm not crazy about the images since I had no light to speak of. Which you'll learn that my image here was taken with my camera flash (not an external flash) and I did work this image in PS, one of the things I did was add red-eye removal. Considering I saved this image because it was pretty much dark as night, I thought it deserved to be shown as a saved image. Here's a Burrowing Owl guarding his burrow. I believe this is the male, they typically stand guard for hours while the females stay inside the burrows guarding their eggs, or caring for their owlets.

 

Nikon D7000 & Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM

 

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It's so exciting, and a wonderful honor to see one of my images selected by NWF National Wildlife Federation as Photo of the Day, January 23, 2013.

Here's a screenshot of it, and click on the link below to view the my photo at NWF website.

 

blog.nwf.org/2013/01/photo-of-the-day-red-shouldered-hawk...

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Burrowing Owl, Cape Coral FL

Gear: Nikon D7000 and Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 AF DO APO OS HSM.

"I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition."

~Martha Washington

 

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Burrowing Owl, Cape Coral, FL.

Gear: Nikon D7000 and Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 AF DO APO OS HSM.

 

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I don't believe I've ever really captured a worthy image of a Cara Cara bird, usually they're too far away for me to get a good image worth keeping. About two weeks ago we made a second visit back to KPP (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) and on our way out I captured a portrait shot of an adult Cara Cara looking into the sunset. Here it is.

 

By the way, for those interested in learning more about KPP (Kissimmee Prairie Preserve) location here's a few tips. It's a great place to camp over night, and go hiking too. There's plenty of wildlife to be discovered, butterflies, and even rare plants/flowers. KPP/Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, is actually a top location for star gazing, in perfectly pitch dark skies, and a favorite spot for many astronomers locally, and from afar! In fact, this April 21st, we plan to make a trip back to KPP in the hopes to get a view of the next meteor shower called Lyrids.

 

Some of the wildlife we have personally had the chance to view at Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, have been Burrowing Owls (there's a few active burrows at least 2-3) although the Owls are not as close in photo op proximity versus Cape Coral location. Also, you can find adult and juvenile Cara Caras (there's two nests at the moment), White tailed Deers & Fawn, Eastern Towhee, Eastern Meadowlark (many), Grasshopper Sparrow (the most endangered bird in the Continental US), Wild Turkeys, Red-shouldered Hawks, All types of Wading Birds, Snakes, Gators, Turtles, and so much more.... these are just a few of the wildlife we saw there without any hiking. I say this because we always go birding with our boys, and hiking with little boys under 8 yrs old is not always as fun in the Florida weather. But, then again we tend to do little planning and do more spontaneous types trips--so, it can be done if you plan ahead!

 

Christina Evans, is one of my favorite Female Nature and Wildlife Photographers that I happen to admire very much. Her work is nothing less than superb, and as an award-winning photographer you'll find her images have been published with several reputable wildlife publications in the market today. The reason why I mention her is because she's a huge educational expert and advocate of KPP, and actually does want photographers, birders to visit Kissimmee Prairie Preserve more often. Here's their new website, check it out. www.kissimmeeprairiefriends.org/

 

Nikon D7000 & Sigma 150-500mm f5-6.3 DG OS HSM.

 

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my hubby and I went for a sunset stroll through Orlando Wetlands, when we suddenly got a little surprise show that happened literally right in front us. Lets just say I took about 150 images from start to finish.

 

PS. I should also mention that it was already pretty late in the evening and the light was less than desirable, forcing me to raise my ISO, etc to get this action on camera.

settings: ISO 1600, f8, 1/2500 sec @ 500mm range.

 

Red shouldered Hawk eating a Black bellied Whistling Duck at Orlando Wetlands.

Equipt: Nikon D7000 & Sigma 150-500mm lens, hand held.

 

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Here's a new shot that I got near sunset. I like the eye contact between the Ospreys as the male Osprey coming in for a quickie! She's like "now, now baby be gentle with me"!

Nikon D7000 & Sigma 150-500mm os

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My last Osprey shot upload for tonight. On this shot I was standing on a tall rock probably about 3ft tall, while hand holding my Sigma 150-500mm OS HSM lens trying to keep my balance and land a focused image. The Osprey was on a post in the Merritt Island, FL area this pm feeding on this fish and flew off not giving me enough time to get the whole body in flight since I was trying to balance on a tall rock. Again, not an ideal shot due to full sun conditions and cutting the tip of the wing, but had to post.

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Ozzie and Harriet mating in their nest, Ospreys in the Sanford, FL area. I captured this shot this past Sunday pm, using my Nikon D7000 & Sigma 150-500mm OS HSM lens.

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I went out for a few minutes to do a little birding with my hubby, and two little boys right before sunset. This is what I found along side of the highway near my neighborhood, a Red-shouldered Hawk feeding on a Rat. Later we followed her trail, and found her nest. No babies yet. Enjoy your evening folks!

Llyn Brenig, North Wales, has a single nest that is currently being used by Blue LM6 (female) and Blue LJ2 (male) who are both originally from Scotland. Here, Blue LJ2 is returning with a Trout to help feed two growing chicks.

 

Photographed from the Brenig Osprey Project hide.

This is not my ideal shot simply because it was under full sun conditions, no way around it and I just couldn't get it without some CA. In order to get this shot, I literally stood up on the top roof of my Jeep Wrangler and hand held my Sigma 150-500mm OS HSM to capture it. Not so easy to do with a heavy lens, while standing on top bars of a Jeep Wrangler roof in full sun.

Merritt Island, FL. Photo take this pm around 4pm. April 1st, 2012.

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Llyn Brenig, North Wales, has a single nest that is currently being used by Blue LM6 (female) and Blue LJ2 (male) who are both originally from Scotland. Here, Blue LJ2 is returning with a Trout to help feed two growing chicks.

 

Photographed from the Brenig Osprey Project hide.

Llyn Brenig, North Wales, has a single nest that is currently being used by Blue LM6 (female) and Blue LJ2 (male) who are both originally from Scotland.

Photographed from the Brenig Osprey Project hide.

Hawk Conservancy Trust

Llyn Brenig, North Wales, has a single nest that is currently being used by Blue LM6 (female) and Blue LJ2 (male) who are both originally from Scotland.

Photographed from the Brenig Osprey Project hide.

Hawk Conservancy Trust

Hawk Conservancy Trust

Hawk Conservancy Trust

Llyn Brenig, North Wales, has a single nest that is currently being used by Blue LM6 (female) and Blue LJ2 (male) who are both originally from Scotland.

Photographed from the Brenig Osprey Project hide.

Llyn Brenig, North Wales, has a single nest that is currently being used by Blue LM6 (female) and Blue LJ2 (male) who are both originally from Scotland. Here, Blue LJ2 is returning with a Trout to help feed two growing chicks.

 

Photographed from the Brenig Osprey Project hide.

Llyn Brenig, North Wales, has a single nest that is currently being used by Blue LM6 (female) and Blue LJ2 (male) who are both originally from Scotland.

Photographed from the Brenig Osprey Project hide.

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