To some degree, our morning luck at DeSoto ran out on Saturday. I headed out with the 600 and both TCs and Clemens did the same, me with my SONY a1, and he with his Canon R5. There were no wading birds in the washover pool, no feeding spree, and with a decent breeze from the west, no reflections. I stuck by the pool and did ground-level Marbled Godwits. Clemens took a long walk down the beach and did some Least Terns on their nests, a Snowy Plover fight, and a Snowy Plover chick. His morning ended with a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron grabbing a ghost crab. We were headed back to our AirBnB before 10:00am. <\/p>\n
I was on the road back to ILE by eleven, and, after a quick stop at Publix, home by 1:20pm. For a nice nap, my bursts, and a swim. It poured — for the first time in months, for a half an hour last night.<\/p>\n
Today is Sunday 30 May 2021. The morning forecast for ILE is for partly cloudy skies with a light breeze from the west\/southwest. I will be heading down to the lake early to check on the crane families and to see how the Black-necked Stilts are doing. Wherever you are, and whatever you are doing, I hope that you have a great day.<\/p>\n
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In a short visit to the lake this morning, I found two Black-necked Stilt nests, photographed the large surviving crane colt family, and watched the crane family of four stumble upon one of the stilt nests — as expected, the stilts attacked with a vengeance. Then I headed to the North Field where I photographed the small crane chicks sitting in pink and yellow wildflowers on the edge of the marsh. Images and details soon. I was headed home before 8:00am. <\/p>\n
The crane colts family and the crane chicks family continue to be utterly dependable. Join me for a morning at Indian Lake Estates with a money-back guarantee: if we do not get to photograph either the colts and\/or the chicks at close range, you will get every penny back. Point blank Black-necked Stilts are guaranteed as well. <\/p>\n
Lodging and Photoshop lessons available. If you are seriously interested in joining me for one or more sessions, get in touch via e-mail<\/a><\/center> or call or text me on my cell at 863-221-2372. <\/p>\n Cliff Beittel comment\/May 29, 2021 at 5:05 pm <\/p>\n Sweet image. I like the plumes trailing into that still water.<\/p>\n I hadn\u2019t heard Five Feet High and Rising, but I love a number of Johnny Cash songs, both late ones like his cover of Hurt and God\u2019s Gonna Cut You Down, and many of his older classics. For those who haven\u2019t seen the powerful video made for Hurt, it includes footage of the childhood homestead, many strong images of Cash in his prime, and even some flood footage:<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8AHCfZTRGiI<\/a><\/p>\n Arthur Morris\/BIRDS AS ART\/May 29, 2021 at 6:28 pm<\/p>\n Thanks for the link Cliff. That is one powerful 3:48. The shot of a young Cash driving the locomotive at the 54 second mark (and most of the rest) brought tears to my eyes.<\/p>\n with love, a<\/p>\n If you photograph regularly at Huguenot Memorial Park and\/or any of the other of the publicly accessible beaches north of Jacksonville that have nesting Laughing Gull, Royal and Sandwich Terns, and possibly Brown Pelican, please get in touch via e-mail<\/a><\/center> or call or text me at 863-221-2372. <\/p>\nThanks to Cliff Beittel<\/h2>\n
Huguenot Memorial Park and\/or Jacksonville Nesting Beaches Info Requested<\/h3>\n
\n| \n | This image was created on 28 May 2021 at the rookery in North Tampa. While standing, I used the Induro<\/a> GIT 304L\/ Levered-Clamp FlexShooter Pro<\/a>-mounted-Sony FE 600mm f\/4 GM OSS lens<\/a>, the Sony FE 2.0x Teleconverter<\/a>, and The One, the Sony Alpha 1 Mirrorless Digital Camera (Body Only)<\/a>. ISO 500. The exposure was determined by Zebras with ISO on the rear wheel: 1\/800 sec. at f\/8 (wide open) in Manual mode. AWB at 5:40:09pm on a sunny afternoon. <\/p>\n Tracking: Expand Spot\/AF-C was active at the moment of exposure and performed very well. Click on the image to enjoy a larger version. <\/p>\n |