Florida Nature Photography – Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve
Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve is a 3,400 acre preserve located in Fort Myers, Florida. The preserve has 1.2 miles of boardwalk along a lake and thru a freshwater swamp. Six Mile Cypress Slough has a variety of birds and…
Lover’s Key State Park in Florida is for Nature Lovers and Photographers
Lovers Key State Park is located on Fort Myers Beach, Florida. The park has hiking trails, gulf beach access, and canoe and kayak rentals. Lovers Key State Park has something for everyone. Nature lovers and photographers will enjoy the 8…
Photo Story: Ringed-neck Pheasant Couple Foraging in the Snow
It was a long, cold Ohio winter. The ground was snow covered for almost 10 weeks. Hen Pheasant in the Snow Animals and birds had a tough time foraging with the snow covering the landscape for an extended duration. This…
Photographing the Burrowing Owls of Cape Coral, Florida
Cape Coral, Florida is famous for its Burrowing Owls. Cape Coral reportedly has over 2,500 burrowing owls located all over the city. Burrowing Owls of Cape Coral The city of Cape Coral has a Burrowing Owl Festival each year. The…
Bird Photography – Shady Hollow Road Rookery in Southwest, Florida
Corkscrew Swamp is a popular destination in Southwest Florida for both birders and bird photographers. But what many people don’t know is that there is a bird rookery full of birds less than 8 miles from Corkscrew Swamp. Wood Stork…
Bailey Tract Trails on Sanibel Island – A Great Place for Nature Photography
The Bailey Tract trail on Sanibel Island is a part of J.W. Ding Darling National Wildlife Preserve. The Bailey Tract doesn’t have the concentration of wildlife and birds that Wildlife Drive does, but it also doesn’t have the concentration of…
Birds in Flight Photography with the Canon 100-400 Mark II Lens
Osprey Water Take Off, with 1.4x Telephoto Extender, ISO 320 (Above Photo) On a bird photography trip to Florida, I put the Canon 100-400 f4.5-5.6 Mark II to the test for birds in flight photography. I paired the Canon 100-400mm…
Bird Photography at J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge
White-crowned Night Heron Reflection (Above Photograph) J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge is one of the premier bird photography destinations in the United States. The Ding Darling refuge is located on Sanibel Island in Florida. The address for Ding Darling…
Florida Bird Photography with the Canon 100-400mm Mark II Lens
Palm Warbler – 560mm with 1.4X Telephoto Extender Attached (Above Photo) On a six day bird photography vacation to Florida, I decided to leave my Canon 500mm f/4 lens at home and bring only the Canon 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 Mark II lens…
Photographing the Hovering American Kestrel
The American Kestrel is the smallest falcon found in North America weighing at less than 6 ounces and only around 7-10 inches long. It is also one of the most beautiful raptors and a great subject for bird photographers. Where…
