Critters from the Keys

jonh68

I had a recent trip the Florida Keys and captured some these animals with a D300 and 70-300 VR.

1 Bald Eagle, not a great shot but it is great to see more and more eagles around the Gulf Sates.


2 Broad Winged Hawk, I think


3 Juvenile white ibis at Key West


4 Adult white ibis


5 Snowy Egret


6 Great Egret

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8 Great White Heron

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11 Iguana


Me swimming with the dolphins! Note: I didn't steal the pics, they were watermarked with the resort when I got the CD, just too lazy to remove them.

dlplumer

Great set Jon. Swimming with the dolphins must have been a real treat.

I love good iguana shots, and you got a good one.

jonh68

dlplumer wrote:

Great set Jon. Swimming with the dolphins must have been a real treat.

I love good iguana shots, and you got a good one.

It was great. Something marked off my bucket list, or at least it will not be on the list if I actually write one down!

Harryb

Excellent set especially #5,

Gale

Nice to see the wild life in the keys.

Ohhh I love dolphins.

I am going to swim with the dolphins , hopfully next summer

NorthernFocus

Looks like that eagle is sitting atop one of the only trees that survive the hurricanes down there

jonh68

Harryb wrote:

Excellent set especially #5,

Thank you!

jonh68

Gale wrote:

Nice to see the wild life in the keys.

Ohhh I love dolphins.

I am going to swim with the dolphins , hopfully next summer

I recommend it

jonh68

articblooms wrote:

Looks like that eagle is sitting atop one of the only trees that survive the hurricanes down there

Very sturdy platform!

I saw one other adult and I think a juvenile. The Keys are loaded with buzzards so it could have been one of those, but it had more of the silhouette of an eagle.

WillCAD

#6 is the one for me. I love how the colors pop, the egret stands out against the background, and the gently rippling water reflects the bird and foliage so well.