Birds from Ft. Desoto

Took a Trip to Ft. De Soto on Friday. Here are a few images from the day.

No 1 Long-billed Curlew Flight

A great set of images, Bill. Good shooting!

Really nice shots Bill, my favorites are 4 and 5. Beautiful work!

Beautiful shots! Excellent work! What camera and lens combo did you use for these?

very nice series of shots

Great shots That long billed curlew really is...well....a long billed curlew!

Beautiful photos, Bill. I've never seen the curlews there. Maybe I need to spend more time there.

gosh those are all great Bill, very nice clarity, spot on.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #10636503
A great set of images, Bill. Good shooting!

Thanks Levina;
I'll go back when it's not so hot.

ajosteve wrote in post #10636917
Really nice shots Bill, my favorites are 4 and 5. Beautiful work!

Thanks Steve;
It is amazing to watch the Reddish Egret's dance as it hunts.

butterfly2937 wrote in post #10636937
Beautiful shots! Excellent work! What camera and lens combo did you use for these?

Thanks Very Much;
Those were all with the IDMKIV and the 500 f4is.

dgraham329 wrote in post #10637310
very nice series of shots

Thanks a lot.

Restless legs man wrote in post #10637338
Great shots That long billed curlew really is...well....a long billed curlew!

They are rare in Florida so I was Surprised to see it there.
It's a big bird over 20 inches in height.

sparker1 wrote in post #10638353
Beautiful photos, Bill. I've never seen the curlews there. Maybe I need to spend more time there.

Thanks Stan;
It was my first birding trip to Ft. Desoto. Great place.

BGgraphy wrote in post #10638442
gosh those are all great Bill, very nice clarity, spot on.

Thank you very much.

Beautiful shots

akhan wrote in post #10639824
Beautiful shots

Thank you very much.

Excellent shootin' Bill. Great to see the action is still good down there. I'd love to add a nice series of a LB Curlew to my collection.

Ft. DeSoto is a very cool place to shoot, I had a blast with the boys this spring. If all goes well next spring I'll probably revisit DeSoto, hopefully we can meet up.

Nighthound wrote in post #10643786
Excellent shootin' Bill. Great to see the action is still good down there. I'd love to add a nice series of a LB Curlew to my collection.

Ft. DeSoto is a very cool place to shoot, I had a blast with the boys this spring. If all goes well next spring I'll probably revisit DeSoto, hopefully we can meet up.

Thanks Steve;
They have a lot of the nesting areas blocked but there were still lots of birds that were accessible.
The LB Curlew was a pleasant surprise. I would love to shoot together again.