Monday, October 3, 2011

An after work walk around Fort Desoto Park.


Juvenile black bellied plover. I wish I had found this little guy when he just a baby. He would have been really cute and tiny.


Adult black bellied plover. He just kind of stood there like "What do you want?"


Snowy egrets and a great egret fishing off the jetty next to the fishing pier. The sun had gone down behind some nasty clouds.



Snowy egret got a fish!


"Mom, feed me" says the juvenile sandwich tern. Although he's probably big enough to fend for himself, they tend to beg for a while at that age.



Great blue heron thought he had a fish but it was just seaweed.


Cute raccoon hanging around the picnic area.


Our World Tuesday Graphic


Also, check out more birds at CLICK THIS PICTURE!

22 comments:

  1. these are all great! love sharing your 'walks'.

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  2. Great photographs.

    Regards and best wishes

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  3. Fantastic shots of the bird and raccoon. What a great place to walk.

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  4. The three egrets shot is amazing and I love the begging Sandwich Tern...

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  5. these are just awesome dina....i shared some egret pictures today also. such a thrill!!

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  6. Hi Dina, wonderful bird shots. The trio of egrets is my favorite. And I love the juvie Bellied Bellied Plover and the Terns. Awesome shots.

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  7. Fabulous photos, Dina, I love 'em.

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

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  8. Great photos, Dina!! Boomer & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  9. Dina, I've so enjoyed walking with you! Your photos are amazing. Such clarity. I enjoyed all the birds and the raccoon, too!

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  10. Reminds me of National Geography. Lovely!

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  11. Oh how often have I felt like that great blue heron with nothing but seaweed dangling from my hook.
    Cute raccoon and really good bird shots and observations. The snowy egret looks so odd crouching lie that, I guess the water was too deep to stand in.

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  12. Wonderful shots - love the reflections on the sand especially.

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  13. The little racoon has such a cute face ! I better close this page before my cat sees all these birds, lol !

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  14. Gorgeous pics. Amazing color, especially in the snowy's feet!

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  15. Lovely close ups of your wonderful wildlife..

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  16. All great photos but I especially liked the egret with the fish.

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  17. Ah ha! You have plovers too Dina! Awesome pictures this week. Is it my imagination or does your Snowy egret have two fish in it's beak?
    Cheers to you!

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  18. I'm jealous that you can just stop by Fort De Soto after work! It was great seeing you there on Sunday.

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  19. Impressive photos! I love all, however the snowy egret is my favourite,and raccoon is superb!

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  20. Great shots! I love the Egrets fishing off the jetty!

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  21. Dina, Very cool 3 hour drive. Y'all really got to see a great selection of wildlife. The Prairie Dogs would be my favorite also.:)

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  22. Beautiful bird photo's, but I love the bandit racoon pic, they are so cute. We used to have a pair visit a motel we managed in Pacific Grove, I used to feed them crusts from my freshly baked bread, much to hubbies disgust, he liked the crusts too!

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