I saw the usual variety of herons, waterfowl, songbirds, and raptors. I also spotted a Wilson's Snipe, which I have only seen there on one other occasion. This fellow only made a split second appearance and was off. This is a photo of the one I saw at the Wetlands in November of 2010.
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| Wilson's Snipe Viera Wetlands |
This Hooded Merganser was doing its best to camouflage itself among the hundreds of Coots.
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| Palm Warbler Viera Wetlands |
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| Red-winged Blackbird Viera Wetlands |
Most of clouds dispersed by the time the sun went down, but we enjoyed the sunset none the less.
beautiful shots, as usual, tammy! your plowed-field clouds are gorgeous! so are your birds - especially love the red-wing and the 2 grackles sitting on the post!
ReplyDeleteYour last post really got to me Tammy. We have been to Florida 5 times and have been lucky enough to stay with a friend in Miami. He has a large timber house on Silver Palm Av. with 3 acres of land and the amount of birds in the garden was unbelievable, and at night the little Screech owl. The last time we were over was 2005. some of the birds in your post where regular visitors to the garden. Keep them comming.
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Oh, beautiful images, especially the Snipe and Red-winged Blackbird, I love them. Thank you Tammy.
ReplyDeleteMy goodness, that was a great and a memorable find. The whole series is actually fantastic!
ReplyDeleteThey are all beautiful images Tammy, I find the cloud formation in the firdt image very fascinating!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful series, Tammy. I'll be visiting family in Fla. in a few weeks. I only have a few days, but hope to fit a wetland visit into the schedule.
ReplyDeleteTammy, what a wonderful day you had!! Such gorgeous pictures. I can't believe that sky that lured you out!! Someone should tell the merganser not to bother because he sticks out like a sore thumb!! Your efforts were well rewarded with a beautiful sunset.~karen
ReplyDeleteI've never been there at sunset; nice pics! I'll have to go later in the day sometime. I love the blackbird and snipe photos.
ReplyDeleteLove those clouds and the sunset! Wow! Really, really nice, Tammy! Your blackbird photo is gorgeous! Somebody should tell the merganser he needs to work on his camouflage. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnother great set Tammy fantastic stuff, that cloud formation is a beauty.
ReplyDeleteThe first and last pictures are my favourites,
ReplyDeletebut the others are also nice photo's Tammy.
Wish you a lovely sunday.
Greetings, joop
Gorgeous images. I love that place. We are only 25 minutes away from Viera Wetlands every Sunday.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos, love all of them!
ReplyDeleteHave a great day.
Greetings Mette
You certainly got the sunset there Tammy. I enjoy clouds in a sunset because they add texture to the colour. Great blackbird - didn't know that existed.
ReplyDeleteHi Tammy!
ReplyDeleteLovely serie,the sunset is absolutely stunning.
Greetings from Sweden
/Ingemar
beautiful images! the clouds are amazing - love that wide angle! The Wilsons snipe is adorable, and I cannot wait to see one for myself :-)
ReplyDeleteSo precious images! the clouds, the good flattering light that strokes birds feathers, every one has details that make it special!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful post Tammy
ReplyDeleteThe atmosphere, the scenary and the differing species of birds make it all worthwhile
Excellent
Beautiful. We really enjoy Viera Wetlands, but were very disappointed the last time there that we couldn't drive through. To walk through you have to WALK past the "Stay in your car! Alligators are dangerous!" sign. Catch 22.
ReplyDeleteAnother great set of photos. Your photography is wonderful
ReplyDelete¡Qué cielos y que luz tienes allí! es una maravilla. La foto de la agachadiza me encanta!!
ReplyDeleteSaludos!!
Estupendos cielos en la primera y la ultima foto, buenos disparos a las aves, precioso el mirlo de alas rojas.
ReplyDeleteSaludos.
Lovely bird and sunset photos. Looks like a very 'birdiferous' place!
ReplyDeletegreat sunset. and great post
ReplyDeleteAmazing cloud formation! Seeing that Wilson's Snipe brings back some good memories of last autumn when I added it to my UK list!
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