My Trip to Sarasota

kriyababaji

Good Day

Here are a few images from my recent trip to the Sarasota area. I was amazed by the quantity of birds I seen and how close I was able to get. This will definately be an annual event for me. A big highlight was meeting "The Birdman", thanks Mike for your extreme generosity and the awsome opportunity for great Osprey shots, (they will be a seperate post).

Enjoy Shane

Osprey Whisperer

Terrific series Shane. Some of them there birds look familiar. Enjoyed shooting with you and look forward to seeing the osprey pics. I won't tell you what kind of show the ospreys put on last Tuesday ....as you departed the Sunshine State. Let's just say Tuesday made Sunday look very "average" for activity. We should have visited that Northern nest more often. BOTH CHICKS WERE FLYING. :ivar

kriyababaji

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

Terrific series Shane. Some of them there birds look familiar. Enjoyed shooting with you and look forward to seeing the osprey pics. I won't tell you what kind of show the ospreys put on last Tuesday ....as you departed the Sunshine State. Let's just say Tuesday made Sunday look very "average" for activity. We should have visited that Northern nest more often. BOTH CHICKS WERE FLYING. :ivar

Hi Mike

Darn! I'll be back. No worries I am so gratefull for what I seen.

Thanks again Mike.

Shane

Khaos

Nice set. I especially like #3.

I do have to say though, that the watermark is very distracting and takes away a lot from enjoying the pics.

bsvirginian

The images are fantastic. Can you elaborate a little on where in the Sarasota area that you photographed. My last trip down there I couldn't find anything even close to a "Reddish". Again, good work. bsvirginian

Albert Dickson

Bravo
The redish and the Tri-color egrets are insanely good.

kriyababaji

Good Day

bsvirginian, I spent the better part of 3 days carefully stalking this little Reddish Egret at north beach in Fort De Soto park, he is not shy as you can see. I also found very cooperative birds at the marina park near downtown Sarasota. There was a Snowy & litttle blue that provided me with great photo opps.

Thanks for your compliments.

Shane

dallas

Beautiful images.

Harryb

Good set, especially the reddish egret. I think the birds in Florida will let you in clsoer than at any other locations.

raptorcaptor

Nice set! Like the reddish egret photo best though!

kriyababaji

Good Day

Yeh, the reddish egret is my favorite as well. I took about 800 images of him, I will post more as I am able to process. 800 you say? Thats what happens when I get out of the desert for a week and see a bird I have never seen before. Tough little guy to capture. It was awesome, he danced for me for 3 straight hours.

Thanks Shane

Trish323

Wonderful captures of my favorite birds!

Image Maker

Nice series! I really enjoyed #2+3, but I agree with a previous comment on the watermark taking away from the "splender"
Deb