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Fort De Soto Spring Migration, 12 April 2024

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Fort De Soto Spring Migration, 11 Apr 2024

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Fort De Soto Spring Migration, 9-10 April 2024

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Fort De Soto Spring Migration, 8 Apr 2024

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Perfect Conditions for BIF

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The Mythical White Morph Reddish Egret - And More

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Trip Report: Fort De Soto, 12 Aug 23

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Back At It

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The Best Place to Photograph Birds in Florida

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The Reddish Egret Show

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Field Notes from Fort De Soto

Saturday morning there were about a half dozen Roseate Spoonbills on the beach. I only had about 3 to 5 minutes with them before a guy with a beach trolley came by and spooked them away. I managed to get off a few shots but certainly wish I had more time.

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A Tough Little Piping Plover

Over the holiday weekend I visited Fort De Soto Park. So did about a million other people. Too bad I was the only one who made friends with this little Piping Plover.

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TAS Board Election / American Oystercatchers Banded

I am pleased to share that last month I was elected to a two year term on the Board of Directors for the Tampa Audubon Society (TAS)

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Beautiful Birds at Fort De Soto

The same day I photographed the cute little American Oystercatcher chicks at Fort De Soto, I also photographed a few other beautiful birds in the park. It started with an immature Little Blue Heron.

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An American Oystercatcher Chick

For the past couple of weeks I have been seeing photos on Facebook of American Oystercatcher chicks at Fort De Soto Park. This weekend I finally had time to run down to De Soto to see these chicks for myself. I wasn’t the only one.

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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

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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Yellowlegs and BIF at Fort DeSoto Park

Yellowlegs, Willet, Art Morris, and birds in flight photography at Fort DeSoto Park.

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Slow Day at Fort DeSoto Park

Sometimes there are slow photography days. All nature photographers have them. So it was for me at Fort DeSoto.

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Banded Piping Plovers