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Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) Everglades National Park Florida, USA
A beautifully colored bird of southern and tropical wetlands, the Purple Gallinule can be see walking on top of floating vegetation or clambering through dense shrubs. Its extremely long toes help it walk on lily pads without sinking. (Copied from Cornell Lab of Ornithology).
No post-processing done to photo, only cropped. Nikon NEF (RAW) files available. NPP Straight Photography at noPhotoShopping.com
Created for The Blind Pig Speakeasy Challenge 21 - Frame Within a Frame: www.flickr.com/groups/photopigs/discuss/72157645797268549/
LOL! I think I should clarify that this is a sculpture. One of my favorites at Lake Eola.
We weren't hopeful of seeing any more Short eared Owl's before the autumn
But as luck would have it!
Ann's favourite owl and it's up near the top of my list as well
International Space Station passing by the constellations.
Taken with NightCap. Light Trails mode, 169.43 second exposure, 1/1s shutter speed.
Well, it wasn't really a "flyby" - more like a hop to the next choice bloom. Sea lavender target with those California poppies in the background. Yes, I was purposely trying to line up the poppies. Bees didn't necessarily cooperate but this one nailed it.
A triptych I've put together from a series of photos of insects in flight, a photographic challenge that my camera club put to the membership last spring.
This duck was approaching one of the lakes at Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, and I got a few shots as it was descending.
Yeah, I know, another bittern in flight along Horsepen Bayou. But I can't help it that they are so much fun to shoot. Still only males have returned so far this spring unless their mates are hiding in the reeds.
Looking at this fly , I pondered , what if flowers were as big as a minivan , the power of the smell ! What would happen to the perfume industry ? :)
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Everybody on the bayou wanted to get in on the spoonbill action. Greater Yellowlegs taking off from Horsepen Bayou.
A Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) hunts for prey at sunset. I spent a memorable afternoon this past December photographing these birds. I set up my equipment on a small platform near where they usually hunt, giving me a good vantage point. Luckily, the owls came fairly close a few times, providing nice opportunities for shots. The marsh was awash with golden light, illuminating the owls in a gorgeous way a photo does not do justice to!
From another amazing day with the Owls
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