I’m down in Florida again for the winter show season. The Marsh Trail in the 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge is one of my favorite places to photograph in Florida. I was lucky to spend 4 days there last week after the Hobe Sound art show. And even luckier to have Nazan join me for part of the week when she flew down for 5 days. Here are some of the photos…
A great egret takes flight captured with some motion blur.
A flock of white pelicans taking flight.
A pied-billed grebe feeds in the shallow waters of the 10,000 islands coastal marsh.
Great egrets come to roost for the night as the sun sets.
A good image for Valentines Day. Blue teals are busy picking out their mate for the nesting season.
One evening it appeared the great egrets were holding a large convention on the water.
The signature pink color makes the roseate spoonbill a birder’s favorite. It brings birders from around the world to south Florida.
When you said, you may wait to look at the photos until after you come back, I was a little disappointed because I wanted to see them. I am happy to see you changed your mind. I feel that these are pretty special to me. I was there when most of these images were made. I love them all, but I do have a few favorites that I hope I see them printed. Grebe, and both motion blur photos of the Egrets and the spoonbills are lovely. Thanks for connecting my life in a concrete building to nature. These and all the photos of yours that hang on my office walls make me breathe easier.