Birds on a Foggy Morning
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The fog was beginning to burn off this morning as I headed down the trail to reach the wetlands.
One of my first peaks through a window in the trees….
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Oh my! This was looking to be promising morning, as I continued along.
I stopped at another opening through the trees….
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A few more wide angle shots…..
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Birds in the above photos include Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets, Great Blue Herons, Tricolored Herons, Little Blue Herons, White Pelicans, Wood Storks, Roseate Spoonbills, White Ibis, Common Gallinules, and Double-crested Cormorants.
Not shown but in the immediate surroundings of the above photos I also photographed Glossy Ibis, Brown Pelicans, Green Herons, Anhingas, Blue-winged Teal, and a few small shorebirds (maybe sandpipers or willets).
Some close-up favorites to come!
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What beautiful scenes! I love it when mostly wade birds congregate. Lovely captures. Great job, Donna. 🙂
Thank you, HJ! I was so glad I got up and went this morning. 🙂
Wow ! Donna, amaaazing! what a wonderful vista of beauty and elegance reflected. You certainly were blessed to capture this vision of loveliness my friend.
I was surely blessed, Ashley, wow! I was so glad I went, so much so that I went back again this morning to arrive almost an hour earlier. No fog this morning but there had to be over a thousand birds, forcing more to be closer to the trail. What a blessed sight to behold, I’d never seen anything like it except in photos. Some of those photos forthcoming, if I can narrow down to a few favorites, lol. 🙂
WOW! What a variety.
It was amazing, Cindy!
Amazing!
btw just noticed in your side bar, under your bird count, the heron eating a fish, very clever
Thank you, Brian, times two!! 🙂
Gosh that’s a lot of birds – both in number and type! (You must have been in 7th heaven!) The one coming in to land in the 4th photo looks like Concorde! 😊
I was for sure in 7th heaven, Mike! I’d never seen such a sight. So much so, I went back this morning, no fog but found what had to be over a thousand birds. I was in awe, stood half the time just watching the action. The other half of the time I took 1500 photos. 🥴 I’m still in 7th heaven!
Wow – that sounds fantastic! Your shutter must be red hot!
Whew, what a day, went back this evening. I’m downloading cards and charging batteries right now….going back at dusk in morning! 🙂
Great shots and you make me curious for what’s to come…. The banner is magnificant.
Thank you, Rudi! It was so great I went back this morning. It wasn’t foggy but there were over a thousand birds this time!! It was fabulous!! I have 1500 photos to wade through….. 😉
Wow! What pretty, misty scenes. The roseate spoonbills provide lovely pink accents in the middle of all the white…
It was even prettier in person, Barbara, just amazing to see. And, of course, trying to get some of those pinks in there was a bonus! 🙂
Beautiful images Donna! Enjoyed seeing them! Fun to photograph large groups of birds!
Thank you, Reed! It sure is fun, almost overwhelming! lol 🙂
Beautiful nature scenes…excellent shots, Donna!!
Thank you, Indira!! I wish you could have been there to see it with me!!
Hey, you found the popular watering hole! 😀 What a great find.
Thank you, Deborah! For the last several days, they’ve been coming into that spot, more and more each day. I went back this morning, and there were over a thousand birds there, I’d never seen anything like it! I took 1500 photos (ugh!) hehe
I don’t envy all the culling you’re going to do but would love to see what you saw this morning. 😄
The culling is time consuming but then there’s that ‘one’ shot that keeps you going! hehe I went again to see what happened at dusk, we watched some flocks come in. I’m going back again in the morning, to see if it’s a repeat, to be another sunny morning. Culling tomorrow for sure for a post!!
I hope it’s even better each time you go! Looking forward to seeing the posts.
Oh boy did I ever LOVE these photos, Donna. This abundance of waders in the foggy morning and mangroves are spectacular! That’s quite a repertoire of different species too. How very exhilarating it must’ve been for you…it was for me, and I wasn’t even there. Thanks so much.
Thank you, Jet! I couldn’t believe there were hundreds. So much so, I went back this morning to be there an hour earlier. There was no fog but there were over a thousand birds, forcing them to be closer to the trail. I was in awe, it was truly a blessed sighting!
I love foggy mornings along the coast. What spectacular images of such an abundance of birds. Lucky you to be there to capture it!
Thank you, Ingrid! I was so very glad I went! I went back this morning to an even more spectacular sighting of over a thousand birds!
How lovely and atmospheric. What a wonderful collection of birds in great numbers – we feel lucky to see just one egret!
Thank you, Sel, it was truly amazing! This morning I went back and the wetlands was filled with over a thousand birds, most of them white. It was a blessed sight!
Absolutely beautiful!! What a joy for you!! Thanks for sharing. hugs
Thank you, Beth, it was a blessed sight! Hugs!!
Wow, so many birds – you hit the jackpot!
I thought I did, Eliza! Until I went back this morning as saw over a thousand birds at the same location. That was the jackpot!! Now, I’m thinking…..should I return Sunday morning? 😉
Wow, why do you suppose they are congregating? Is it a migration thing?
They probably arrived the evening before and spent the night there. There’s safety in numbers and they know it. It’s also the beginnings of breeding season so everyone’s looking for a mate to snuggle with!
I went this evening and watched quite a few flocks come in at dusk. I’m going back at dawn to see what the sight is like again. 🙂
Oh my God…hope you brought coffee with you and a snack, because this could take a while. WoW!
Thanks Jane!! 🙂 It was an awesome morning, and it continued this morning!
Wow, what a popular spot, must be a good feeding place at the moment! And how incredible almost all of them are white birds! Those white pelicans look very regal, I don’t remember hearing about those ones before, only the brown pelicans.
Thank you, Sue, it’s been amazing! February is prime bird month in Florida. The White Pelicans are huge and definitely regal! They come mostly from Canada and spend the winter here.
What a beautiful and serene scene, and your pictures are gorgeous! I’m curious as to what lens you were using and your camera settings.
Thank you, Susan! I was so glad I went. I’ll come back to let you know on settings, I had both cameras with me with my 24-120mm wide angle lens and my 70-200mm telephoto lens with a 1.7x teleconverter. I think almost all of these were with my 24-120mm lens.
Marvelous series, Donna!
Thank you, Carol!
Wow, oh wow, what a grand experience, Donna, and wonderful images!
Thank you, Ellen! It was so wonderful, I was glad I got up early to go!
Wow! Amazing! This is so beautiful. The number and diversity is wonderful. We are so blessed to have such magnificent sightings.
Thank you! It was glorious, so much so I returned yesterday morning to find even more birds, and so went again this morning. Another glorious morning today! I’ll never forget these sightings.
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