An odd looking bird that seems to part of the natural landscape along the seashore is the Brown Pelican. Living along the eastern and western coasts of America, they are seen from southern California to Ecuador, and Maryland to Venezuela. A large stocky bird with a stretchy scoop […]
In the wintering months along the beaches of Florida, a large shore bird with a brilliant orange beak can be found. The Royal Tern enjoys the warmer beaches of Southern California as well during the winter, and travels to the Northeastern coast of the United States during the […]
Wanted to pop in and say hello from the Sunshine state. The weather has been divine, but it is time to return home. The sun has had its last sunset on my beach holiday. I’m going to miss playing in the surf and sand with all of the […]
A solitary Roseate Spoonbill sat in the tree at the rookery in the St. Augustine Alligator Farm. Taking a late afternoon nap, a leg stretch was certainly in order.
I couldn’t say it any better than David Gessner at Orion Magazine. When You See a Skimmer by David Gessner.
From the tropical rainforest of Costa Rica to the powder soft sand of St. Augustine Beach, Florida it’s been quite the whirlwind. The birds here are just as wonderful as Costa Rica, although not nearly as many species. Needless to say, it didn’t take me long to get […]
The birds were plentiful at Poas Volcano Lodge. With a number of species, our short stay there allowed us to bird before sunset and at sunrise the next morning. Rising a new set of challenges as a bird photographer. Low light, overcast skies and quick moving birds made […]
It was to be a short visit to Costa Rica and our ultimate destination was to be the Selva Verde Lodge in Sarapiqui. But it was the mountains that were calling me. With their cloud forests and cool evening temperatures, the romance of Costa Rica’s tropical mountains were […]
It’s great to be back home, although it was hard to leave beautiful, verdant and lush Costa Rica. One of my stops was at the Peace Lodge, and after breakfast we’d go and feed the hummingbirds, then go and play with the toucans. I’m working through 4,000 images […]
A Bird and a Gnat The warming afternoon and the gnats are out. Little warblers begin darting in the trees. Limbs bare in the late autumn. Time to fatten up before the final flight south to warmer lands. The Gnats have no chance, as the warbler watches with […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 