#floridabirding

Another Willet shot, my favorite so far as it’s a bit of an action shot! I captured this one walking along and you can see the sand being kicked up by the leg in back! 💕😁 . . . Camera: Olympus E-M5Markii Lens: 40-150mm pro f2.8 Teleconverter: 1.4x (56-210mm) ISO: 200 Aperture: f5 Speed: 1/1000s Edited: ON1 Photo Raw 2022 . . . #BreakFreeWithOlympus #GetOlympus #olympusphotography #mzuiko #omsystem #olympusem5mkii #olympus40150pro #Willet #willets #shorebirds #floridabirds #floridabirding #birdsofinstagram #birdphotography #naturephotography #alligatorpoint #on1pics #birdsseenin2022 #shorebirdsofinstagram (at Alligator Point, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClO1OkxJtWL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Told someone about this photo the other day and how the pelicans lined up so nicely to show their different stages of landing in a tree. I realized I had never shared it; and also that I miss having a boat to cruise out to the Audubon Island (always at a distance and with a very long lens, of course) and Three Rooker. #birdnerd #floridabirding #roamflorida #happierplace #audubonsociety #audubonflorida (at St Joseph Sound) https://www.instagram.com/p/Clj_1_qrtDW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Saturday night! Let's go dancing! Ah, if only. Instead we could admire the dance of the reddish egret. It dances around erratically confusing the fish, then creates big shade to draw them in, and snap: another one down the gullet. Thrilled this rare bird seems to be a regular at my favorite local park. It's such a joy to watch (and look at frozen moments later). More photos to come for sure… . . . . . #birdnerd #floridabirding #yourshotphotographer #natgeoyourshot #natgeowild #wildlifeig #keepflwild #floridaexplored #roamflorida #audobonsociety (at Saint Petersburg, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLiK2phncBz/?igshid=1vsbarh6up1q4

Ending the week of showcasing a few of my neighbors met one evening in Taylor Park with this photo of the osprey flying off after finishing off that fish. Good night, birds and gators and such. . . . #happierplace #birdnerd #natgeoyourshot #yourshotphotographer #floridabirding #birdofprey (at John S Taylor Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-8EpEMnF53/?igshid=ziqltvvhl7f0

The Green Heron is an often-overlooked #neighbor because with its neck pulled close, it stealthily + quietly waits on a branch or wades across water plants, blending in nicely with its multi-colored feathers. . Neighbor 2: Green Heron . #birdwatching #bird_brilliance #heron #floridabirding #happierplace #wildlifeplanet (at Taylor Lake Park Largo) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-r72p2nP_k/?igshid=tj1g410u12oe

White Ibis #floridabirding #birdinginflorida #birding #birdwatching #birdwatcher #wildbirdphotography #MelanieCranfordPhotography https://www.instagram.com/p/B229_xAA81q/?igshid=1jsd429dgjf75

Look... up in the sky #burrowingowl #whatbigeyesyouhave #thebettertoseeyouwith #onalert #camouflage #floridabirding #capecoral #mewphotoaday