Whiskeyman's March 2021 Wildlife Photo Chase

And now, friends, I pull a rabbit out of a hat!!

Yep, I got to work on time the first day back after a week of vacation and also the first work day of Daylight Savings Time!

Vacation couldn't last forever....

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Originally Posted by Whiskeyman

Another perched Roseate Spoonbill

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This is amazing! So how is the weight of that lens while hiking?

Originally Posted by hark

This is amazing! So how is the weight of that lens while hiking?

Thank you, Cindy!

It was a bit heavy, especially as it was attached to my tripod when I walked around. However, this was taken at the St Augustine Alligator Farm where I didn't have to walk very far. I just walked out to the rookery, about 30-40 yards, set up on the board walk, surveyed the location and chose where I wanted to start shooting, and then did so. After I started, I never moved more than 25-30 feet at a time. It was really easy, actually, but standing as much as I did got bothersome, especially since I'm overweight.

On the day I visited the Circle-B-Bar Reserve, I had the 500mm f/4 (much heavier) on the D500 attached to the same tripod. For that day, I had a modified baby stroller holding my gear whenever I had to move more than about five yards. The stroller held all of my gear quite nicely and securely, but I remained very careful all day. Without the stoller, I could not have carried as much as I did (tripod, 2 cameras, 500mm f/4, 300mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8 lenses), nor could I have walked as much as I did. I also carried a folding camp chair out on the trail with me, and that was very nice to have.

When I was out on the boat, it was a non-issue, other than figuring where to put a camera and lens when I wasn't using it.

Wayne

A couple of birds-in-flight shots.


This Roseate Spoonbill came really close.



And so did this Barred Owl.

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And another photo of a perched Roseate Spoonbill.



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Another Bald Eagle shot. One of too few on the trip!



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I'm going through files from my trip, again. This Tricolor Heron photo is from Alligator Alley at Circle-B. Or is it a Little Blue Heron?



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And another few of the always helpful Great Blue Heron...







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Originally Posted by Whiskeyman

I'm going through files from my trip, again. This Tricolor Heron photo is from Alligator Alley at Circle-B. Or is it a Little Blue Heron?



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a little blue WM

Originally Posted by Roy1961

a little blue WM

Thank you, Roy. The flag off of the back of its head threw me off.

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