A Favorite Place, a Repeating Opportunity 10 March 2014
Reddish Egret
The lighthouse beach on Sanibel Island is a perfect place to end a subtropical day. As a bird photographer, I am attracted to the perfect, golden light that plays perfectly on an endless stream of busy birds. Snowy Egrets, shorebirds, Brown Pelicans, and a few surprise birds will make this a favorite place for years to come. This is my favorite place in all of South Florida, a place rich in birds but often sparse in people. The traffic seems to head away from
this beautiful little spot more often than not.
Snowy Egret
Willet
Black-bellied Plover and Sanderling
Sanderling
Brown Pelican
When I visit this place, I feel optimism for the birds. My hope is, as always, that populations of birds will remain healthy, a hope that depends upon a healthy sea. It is a reliable spot to watch dolphins, a place where the birds are as tame as they are active, a place where there is always something to see or do, even if I choose to do nothing at all. The abundance of Osprey seems to indicate a healthy fishery and a thriving ocean food web. As long as there are birds here, the sunsets of Sanibel Island will have something to bathe in their glorious, golden "butter" light.
Snowy Egret
Ruddy Turnstone
Red-breasted Mergansers
Osprey
Snowy Egret...Long Legs
Red-shouldered Hawk, Cross Creek
Reddish Egret, Sanibel Lighthouse Beach
Fiddler Crab, J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge
All images were made with a refurbished Canon 7D and Canon 300mm f4L IS lens. The Reddish Egret was a terrific surprise!
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