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A Few From Merritt Island NWR

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Sep 25, 2011 07:53 |  #1

I had a quick trip to the Merritt Island NWR (adjacent to Cape Canaveral) this week and got a few decent shots. A fair amount of birds coming in but some of the roads were blocked for upgrade it appeared.

Rosate Spoonbill Pair

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Great Egret

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TriColor Heron Portrait

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Snowy Egret

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Rosate Spoonbill Trio, Two feeding

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Sep 25, 2011 08:00 |  #2

Nice series. The Great Egrets are wonderful.

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Sep 25, 2011 08:14 |  #3

Helo Gary, glad to see your post. Beautiful set, #1 is a wall hanger for sure, the whites in the Grear Egret are excellent, great detail too, Well done!

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Sep 25, 2011 19:41 |  #4

Very nice set Garry the Snowy is beautiful.

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Sep 25, 2011 21:14 |  #5

Nice shots Gary. I really like number 1 with the pink reflections. Very nice!

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Sep 26, 2011 04:00 |  #6

I would hang no1 on my wall, beautiful colours and birds.

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Sep 26, 2011 04:23 |  #7

very nice Garry .. i like them all...but #1 is my favorite also




  
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Sep 26, 2011 08:52 |  #8

I like the one of the tricolor. It's face really turned out well.




  
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Sep 26, 2011 16:42 |  #9

Nice series Garry. I vote for the Spoonbills and Egrets. :-)

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Sep 26, 2011 16:44 as a reply to  @ Don1's post |  #10

Well done ! :cool:

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Sep 26, 2011 19:37 |  #11

Very nice shots. I went to the Merritt Island NWR on Sunday, and birds were scarce. Where did you get these shots, especially the roseate spoonbills? One of the walking trails?

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Sep 26, 2011 20:19 |  #12

beautiful series!

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Sep 26, 2011 22:21 |  #13

These are great Garry

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Sep 27, 2011 15:14 |  #14

thanks so much to everyone for the kind comments. I really do appreciate them.

Shinksma, I have a basic plan when I go to Merritt Island NWR.
I come in from Titusville and turn right on E. Gator Creek Road, I take all the
eastward turns (Towards the NASA Assembly Building) until I end up back on 402.
I turn left and go back to the entrance of the Black Pointe Wildlife Drive. Follow
it to the end and that will get you to Rt. 3.
Turn left on Rt. 3, go over the bridge and after the big radar dome look for turnoffs
to your left. This will get you to Shiloh Marsh Road. On Shiloh Marsh road was
where I saw the biggest concentration of Spoonbills, though I did see two or three
on Gator Creek Road.

Good luck, it is an amazing place.

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Sep 27, 2011 21:28 |  #15

Garry, thanks for the tips. Black Pointe Wildlife Drive was closed when I got there Sunday, for some reason, until the 30th. Very annoying.

Might have to head there this weekend, or perhaps just wander the Orlando (Iron Bridge) Wetlands again.

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