An Apple a Day and the Birds will Play!
A morning with the Fort De Soto beach birds – Big Red’s “drunken sailor” antics, courting Least Terns, and a surprise Whimbrel!
Least Tern
Bath Time for Shorebirds at Fort De Soto
Shorebirds at Fort De Soto enjoyed splashing in front of my camera! Terns, Black-bellied Plovers, and a surprise Magnificent Frigatebird
Early May Shorebirds at Fort De Soto
Exceptional morning of May shorebird photography at Fort De Soto with migrant Red Knots and Least & Royal Tern courtship
Least Tern Courtship – The Slip!
Nature photography at Fort De Soto, FL – images of Least Tern courtship as the male presents a female with a fish and she gives him the slip!
Seashells and Shorebirds at Sanibel Beach
Sanibel shorebirds and seashells – the Least Tern colony is active and I photographed lots of fishy courtship behaviors!
Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day!
2016: Photographic Year in Review
Favorite photographic memories of 2016
My Turn with the Terns!
My first 2016 trip to the Least Tern colony. I hoped for baby terns and got piggy-back rides instead.
Year in Review: Photographic Memories of 2015
Favorite photographic memories of 2015
Independence Day
My last visit to the Least Tern colony, where a fledgling danced every time Mom brought in a fish for breakfast!
More Precious Moments with the Least Terns
Another morning with the precious Least Terns and their two-day-old chick, who yawned, ate lots of fish, and jumped for the camera
Precious Moments with the Least Terns
A quiet morning of lying on the sand yielded some amazing images of two Least Terns with their day-old chick. He was so cute!
A Least Tern Chick and More Crabs
This weekend’s visit to the Least Tern colony yielded four chicks and many crabs. The chick was so small and cute. :)
Lots of Action at the Matanzas Tern Colony!
Lots of action at the Matanzas Tern Colony, with Least Tern courtship, fish exchanges, and skirmishes with the predator ghost crabs!
Least Tern Courtship
I made my first visit to the Least Tern colony in early May, and the birds were in full courtship mode. Lots of fish exchanges!
Year in Review: 2014
2014 Year in Review: Favorite photographic moments, with lots of cute baby birds! The best moment was the Sandhill Crane hatching. :)
Least Tern Chicks (from June)
Back in June, I got to photograph tiny newborn Least Tern chicks with their parents. There was such excitement when Dad brought in a fish!
Least Terns in Love
I finally got to photograph some Least Tern piggy-back rides this spring!
Least Tern Courtship (from June)
Back in June, I photographed some fun Least Tern courtship. The male’s fish was rejected by his unfeeling prospective suitor!
Least Tern Fish Exchanges and Courtship
Two weeks ago at Fort De Soto I got to photograph Least Tern fish exchanges and courtship rituals on North Beach. It was so much fun!