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Whiskeyman's March 2021 Wildlife Photo Chase
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<blockquote data-quote="Whiskeyman" data-source="post: 755004" data-attributes="member: 13556"><p>Well, I'm back home from my trip! I didn't post yesterday due to my late arrival back at my hotel and the early morning showtime for the boat birding excursion. </p><p></p><p>I spent yesterday at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, having purchased the annual photographer's pass at just short of $120, but I got to stay late last night (until sunset) and I think that I just might make it back once or twice before the end of "rookery season." No matter, what I saw there last night was worth every penny of the price! There were plenty of birds, and a lot of them were very close, which was good for photography. After the regular park hours ended, those with a photo pass got to stay an extra hour, and in that hour the light got good, but it eventually got dark enough that my camera couldn't focus, and I could barely see what I wanted to photograph. So I put my gear away and was waiting for the park representative to come and take us out of the park, when I witnessed an incredible event. The western sky was still orange when hundreds, more like thousands, of birds that had been away from the Alligator Farm rookery started arriving for the night. They were coming in to roost and it was a complete chaos of flying birds. Think flying monkeys from The Wizard of Oz, and then double it, at least! It was a fantastic display, even in the dim light! Incredible!</p><p></p><p>Then, early today, I met my guide at the lake and away we went. We saw several wading birds successfully fishing/hunting, but not so with the eagles. The eagles would stay perched when we were near, and might fly down to the water once in a while. I didn't see a single eagle catch a fish all day; that's the first time that's happened to me. There was one opportunity to photograph an eagle in a good position, but I wasn't ready for it, having my attention on another eagle and my back to the one who flew. I did take some shots of the perched eagles, and of the wading birds. We passed through a creek to another lake, and when we were in the creek, we saw Pileated Woodpeckers, Owls (which flew back and forth across the creek) and a possible Red-Shouldered Hawk.</p><p></p><p>Here are a couple of shots.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]353618[/ATTACH] From today,</p><p></p><p>and</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]353619[/ATTACH] from yesterday.</p><p></p><p>Today's shot was cropped, but yesterday's was not cropped. At all!</p><p></p><p>More to follow after I look through my shots and rid the collection of the culls.</p><p></p><p>WM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whiskeyman, post: 755004, member: 13556"] Well, I'm back home from my trip! I didn't post yesterday due to my late arrival back at my hotel and the early morning showtime for the boat birding excursion. I spent yesterday at the St Augustine Alligator Farm, having purchased the annual photographer's pass at just short of $120, but I got to stay late last night (until sunset) and I think that I just might make it back once or twice before the end of "rookery season." No matter, what I saw there last night was worth every penny of the price! There were plenty of birds, and a lot of them were very close, which was good for photography. After the regular park hours ended, those with a photo pass got to stay an extra hour, and in that hour the light got good, but it eventually got dark enough that my camera couldn't focus, and I could barely see what I wanted to photograph. So I put my gear away and was waiting for the park representative to come and take us out of the park, when I witnessed an incredible event. The western sky was still orange when hundreds, more like thousands, of birds that had been away from the Alligator Farm rookery started arriving for the night. They were coming in to roost and it was a complete chaos of flying birds. Think flying monkeys from The Wizard of Oz, and then double it, at least! It was a fantastic display, even in the dim light! Incredible! Then, early today, I met my guide at the lake and away we went. We saw several wading birds successfully fishing/hunting, but not so with the eagles. The eagles would stay perched when we were near, and might fly down to the water once in a while. I didn't see a single eagle catch a fish all day; that's the first time that's happened to me. There was one opportunity to photograph an eagle in a good position, but I wasn't ready for it, having my attention on another eagle and my back to the one who flew. I did take some shots of the perched eagles, and of the wading birds. We passed through a creek to another lake, and when we were in the creek, we saw Pileated Woodpeckers, Owls (which flew back and forth across the creek) and a possible Red-Shouldered Hawk. Here are a couple of shots. [ATTACH=CONFIG]353618._xfImport[/ATTACH] From today, and [ATTACH=CONFIG]353619._xfImport[/ATTACH] from yesterday. Today's shot was cropped, but yesterday's was not cropped. At all! More to follow after I look through my shots and rid the collection of the culls. WM [/QUOTE]
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