Suzanne and I are spending our last half day in Florida before getting back to the business of shoveling water instead of swimming in it. We have a beautiful hotel room over looking the white sand Gulf of Mexico coast line. The birds we have seen from our fourth floor window could fill a thousand pages. Indeed, we skitter along the break water our heads on a 360 degree swivel trying to absorb our fanciful surroundings. "Look," I say,"A porpoise fishing!"
"A porpoise with a purpose," She responds. Right! I am super-tourist with my over sized lens hanging from my neck like a wacky medallion and my neck as pink as an embarrassed flamingo. This is how we roll.
These little Heron nestlings are residents of the Venice Rookery a tiny patch of bird paradise packed with a menagerie of exotic bird life. I will be spending hours identifying the treasures stored on my SD card.
Now, back to the beach for one last time!
Now it's time for World Bird Wednesday XIII
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Just checking to see if WBW is UP-- happy to know you had a wonderful trip cant wait to see the rest of your photos...Looks like you got along very well with the Big Boy Lens--Love the heron shot!! Will be back later with my link!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear it is all working out so well, including the lens by the look of that picture. Guard that card with your life :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Springman! Sounds like Florida is heaven to a birdman as you :) Beautiful herons, I love their weird looks!
ReplyDeleteSounds like Florida was a great choice for your vacation.Looking forward to seeing more of your lovely images.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos of the Herons. Your vacation sounds fantastic.
ReplyDeleteNice shooting Springman. Sounds like you'll need another holiday just to review all those shots from Florida.
ReplyDeleteFantastic photos, particularly the first one with the two young herons huddling together. I always would like to mention how much I like your header photo - such exquisite detail!
ReplyDeleteSounds like perfect holidays! Fabulous photos!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice evening:)
Great photos! :)
ReplyDeleteSeeing all of those herons must have been thrilling. I'm looking forward to more fabulous pictures from Florida.
ReplyDeleteI am having computer issues so my Linky Link pic failed to load.
Those shots are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteAnd I did mention that I am so totally NOT envious, right?!
:)
Awesome shots of the Great Blue Herons Dave! I can't wait to see more of your Florida trip!
ReplyDeleteWho wouldn't love those shots of the Great Blue Herons? I'm glad y'all had a great birding trip!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you all are having a birding good time. MB
ReplyDeleteThose are amazing shots of the Herons! Sounds like a delightful trip.
ReplyDeleteThat is great shots. :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing captures as usual! Glad you enjoyed you time off in warm Florida.
ReplyDeleteThe photo of the heron should be framed & hung in your living room! Great photos,sounds like you both had a great vacation,phylliso
ReplyDeleteOh, I will always remember Florida as a birder's paradise. Looking forward to seeing more of your FL birds!
ReplyDeleteI love great blue herons -- and you got fabulous pictures. I hope you're not freezing to death after getting back home. (When we lived in rainy Oregon, that was always the trouble with Winter vacations.) No more worries about that now (but of course the downside is that we're old ;>)!)
ReplyDeleteAh! I thought I already commented on this one, guess it was all in my head! Those chicks are awfully cute. I think I love 'em! My husband is headed to FL in about three weeks to go birding. I'm a little jealous, but I'll already be in Texas working so he's gotta go solo this time. Hope to go sometime later in the summer at least. Hope you guys had a blast!
ReplyDeleteSpringman thanks for the nice comments on my blog and no I didn't get a picture of the car. Too funny!! MB
ReplyDeleteHi - thanks for the comment on my Black-Shouldered Kite. Did not really know it was looking straight down the barrel of the lens until I took it off the camera - have to say I was rather pleased!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the whole WBW thing!
Stewart M.
NICE! Can't wait to see more shots from Florida!
ReplyDeleteYour shots are awesome! My photos pale in comparison so I'd hesitate to link in to one of your WBW sites!
ReplyDeleteWe get herons here all the time but I've never had the privilege of seeing their young. Ugly little critters, aren't they?! :)