Willet Landing

(click on photo to see slightly larger image ) Yesterday I was photographing Willets as they came in to land on a sand bar at DinG Darling N...

Moon Glow, full moon tonight

Moon last night, photo with noise reduction in photoshop. This, and next two photos, as is. I just photographed the full moon here on Sanibe...

Movie, Canon 1D Mark IV

My Canon 1D Mark IV also takes movies, as I learned today. I read the manual and just discovered how to use the movie function, when it bega...

Moon Shadows, 12,800 ISO Canon 1D Mark IV

How good is my new Canon 1D Mark IV? I'm just beginning to discover it. The Mark IV goes up to 12,800 ISO and actually even beyond, expa...

Osprey with Mark IV

I just got an incredible new camera, the Canon 1D Mark IV. Yeah! Here's one of the first photos I took with it today, of an Osprey in fl...

Glossy Ibis, digiscoped from far

Glossy Ibis on Sanibel There were two, and a Willet walking in front. We saw some Glossy Ibis on Dinkin Bayou 2 days ago. They were waaay ou...

Pelican in Action

Brown Pelican, about to catch a fish this morning right in front of our cabin.

Today at Ding

Today at Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, the Reddish Egrets were having a bad hair day, due to the wind, but not the photographers (l...

Roseate Spoonbill Groupies

Wow, I didn't know what the inside of their mouth looked like. They sweep the big spoon-shaped bill back and forth in the water and snap...

Stokes Feeder Friday, Cardinals

Northern Cardinal in mangroves in FL Northern Cardinal in NH Cardinals are featured today on our "Feeder Friday" blog post. We...

Showy Egret Wonders

Yesterday at Ding Darling there was a feeding frenzy with Snowy Egrets doing amazing behavior. Small fish were concentrated in a muddy ditch...

Wordless Wednesday

Short-tailed Hawk & Youth Birding, Ding Darling NWR

Short-tailed Hawk One of the great things about birding Ding Darling NWR in Sanibel, FL is seeing cool birds and meeting cool birders. Today...

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Here are some Valentine's Day images from us. The top photo is of Bonica Roses from our extensive bi...

Great Backyard Bird Count Feb. 12-15

It's the Great Backyard Bird Count . Time to count the birds at your feeders and in your backyard. Get involved!

White Ibis, wing bones

Photographed this White Ibis a few days ago at Ding Darling NWR. When I looked at the photos I noticed you could see the wing bones in the w...

Tricolored Heron

Tricolored Heron at moment of take-off. Looks like its levitating! At Ding Darling NWF. So many photos ops, so little time.

Wood Stork, Birding

The two things we like best about Sanibel in winter are the great birding and photography opportunities, (especially at Ding Darling NWR), a...