Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Ft Desoto after work


Great egret landing in the muck.


Wilson's plover watching me. There aren't too many Wilson's around. This one was by itself.


Looks like a group of skimmers and royal terns in the roped off sanctuary at the north beach.


This is the tiniest horseshoe crab I've ever seen.

When there's not a Rays baseball game tying up traffic, I try to head down to Fort Desoto to walk around after work at least once a month. There's not much traffic and it's better than driving into Tampa after work. I can get in a good hour and a half walk before it gets dark. The park is pretty busy during the day now so I think late in the day most of the birds have been scared away. The roped off areas seem to be full of birds getting ready for bed. I can usually still manage to find something interesting to take pictures of. Although, there hasn't been anything rare or unusual lately.

7 comments:

  1. hey, your 'normal' birds are still spectacular! :)

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  2. Excellent shots of some beautiful birds! We have a lot of the same ones here on the coast of SC. I never tire of them!

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  3. Wow! That's nice to be able to live so close to Ft. Desoto.

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  4. Lovely shots of the birds and that little horseshoe crab!

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  5. Beautiful shots, Dina. (And the Rays are pretty impressive this year.)
    — K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  6. The Wilson was rare enough for me...been looking for one of them up and down the coast when I can get there myself (from Indiana). I've never seen one in person yet.

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  7. Another great series!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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