Our eastern forest flautist. I still have too much nine year old boy in me not to use flautist instead of flutist. Those of you that smiled when you read flautist know what I mean. Flautist, or flutist if you are more mature, is a perfect description of a singing Wood Thrush. As all songbirds […]
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I got the shot. Slipped by. No harm, no foul.
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Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis, more closely related to herons): A non-native species that arrived in Florida from South America after arriving there from Africa. Naturally, on their own industrious volition, with no human help. I have been fascinated with Cattle Egrets since shortly after their arrival in Florida. Yes, I’m that old and they’re that […]
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There are a lot of juveniles roaming our neighborhood yards. And, not just basketball & lacrosse pickup games. Birds too. Juvenile birds are individuals that have molted to their first real plumage, but not their adult plumage. Fledglings are juveniles. When they transition officially to juvenile status is, the best I can tell, a judgement call. […]
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This is not a review. It is my explanation of why I use Olympus OMD bodies and pro lenses. I came to nature photography primarily from fishing and backcountry travel and camping to find unpressured water. My instructor and mentor was my father. He caught a lot of fish. Our family ate a lot of […]
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It is judiciously, only when not banned at the birding site, and always within ethics guidelines published by National Audubon Society (https://www.audubon.org/news/how-use-birdcall-apps), American Birding Association (https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/), David Sibley, and other authoritative sources that I come across. To illustrate, here is how I applied guidelines to get the shots on this page. I do not use […]
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