A Female Black-necked Stilt on her nest.
In Florida, you know it’s summer when there’s a thunderstorm building almost every day at 2 in the afternoon.
From yesterday’s trip; a male Red-winged Blackbird displaying.
Sometimes the reality that nature isn’t inherently nice, hits you in the face and you realize how much harder the rest of the life on this planet has it. A little more that 5 weeks ago I started following a nesting pair of Green Herons, this post in all likely hood concludes that story on [...]
Was back again yesterday to check on the progress of the 3 Green Heron chicks. They’re now about 10 days old now and already about twice the size they were a week ago. Sibley’s guide to bird life and behavior suggests they’ll fledge between 28 and 42 days from hatching. Be sure to check out [...]
Canon Rumors.com recent asked their readers what lenses they’d like to see. Among the options, the two I couldn’t decide between, a 100-400 IS II and a 14-24 f/2.8. Of course, what I’d like to see from Canon more than any lens is a product road map.
This is the 3rd update in a series of photo journals looking at the development of a Green heron nest and the rearing of the young. The pair ultimately laid 3 eggs, as seen last time. Incubation time was on the order of 22-23 days. The chicks hatched within the 48 hours preceding Friday April [...]
