A Lifer at Big Lagoon
Jonathan Hoiles Jonathan Hoiles

A Lifer at Big Lagoon

Big Lagoon State Park was a 15 minute drive from Blue Angel Park so I went there in search of birds. According to eBird, there were some recent sightings of Hooded Mergansers and Loons at the park, so that’s what I went there to find.

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The “Butcher Bird”
Jonathan Hoiles Jonathan Hoiles

The “Butcher Bird”

Expect the unexpected! This should be the official slogan of bird photography as the unexpected is often what turns a bad day of bird photography to an awesome day. This was the case on a recent trip to Myakka River State Park…

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Fallout at Fort DeSoto!
Jonathan Hoiles Jonathan Hoiles

Fallout at Fort DeSoto!

I found EIGHT lifers at Fort DeSoto over the weekend! A “lifer” is a first-time sighting of a bird. My eight:

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Shake it Off
Jonathan Hoiles Jonathan Hoiles

Shake it Off

Perhaps the birds knew Taylor Swift was in town as they showed off their “Shake it Off” moves at Fort DeSoto. Soaking wet after a bath, the birds would take to the skies, twisting and turning to…

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