As Seen On TV, Nikon Birding Adventure TV

I recently had the pleasure to shoot with one of my buds James Currie for his show, Nikon Birding Adventure TV. Take a look at the video and enjoy what we have here on the Space Coast. 

An Image To Remember

Some of you may have noticed the quote that has been on the website "Sometimes I do get to places just when God's ready to have somebody click the shutter." -Ansel Adams

Well I was recently in New Iberia, LA working with the Gulf States Camera Clubs when I had the opportunity to get out one morning to photograph Spoonbills. The light was beautiful and I looked over my left shoulder and saw darker foliage and envisioned a Spoonbill rear lit in flight. I sat and waited about 10 minutes and low and behold there it was!! A spoony had left the nest and flew behind the rookery and that is when I knew it was time. As it came from behind the trees I knew I had that image I had envisioned and boy did I ever click the shutter. As I peered through my Hoodman Loupe, I knew it was time to stop shooting and get those files backed up. I had just captured one of my best ever images.

Come Experience Our Guided Tours

Harris and Fran came down from Pennsylvania and wanted to see Barred Owls, so we took them to see Barred Owls!! They had a great time and said it was the highlight of the trip.

A Morning On The Water Looking For Owls

On a slightly foggy day on Blue Cypress Lake in Vero Beach we set out at daylight to hopefully capture some breeding behavior of the Barred Owl. We tucked into the first cove and began to listen for our subjects to grace us with their song. It did not take long and the pair were out to greet us. The owls have already paired up for breeding and nesting will soon begin. As to not pressure the birds, we only spent about ten minutes with each pair before we moved on.

I was accompanied this morning by Arnold Dubin and his friend Susan. We all agreed that the guide and photographer that took us out this day was top notch. Ron Bielefeld from www.whistlingwingsphotography.com really knows how to put you on these birds for the best images. We all agreed that this will not be our last trip with Ron.

Arnold Dubin 

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Beautiful Days Make Beautiful Images

Been real busy shooting the last few days and conditions we superb!! Below are some of my latest images.

Although the images above were captured, you don't always get the shot you want. Below is an example of the one that got away. Ok I admit it, I miss the shot sometimes.

I almost had another great shot but like Dad always told me close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.

A wonderful morning with good friends, old and new.

We spent the morning starting at the Viera wetlands where I met up with a good friend and fellow photographer Laurie Excell and her friend Joan. They were shooting the Great Blue Heron during nest building and then we moved on to see the White Pelicans at the Click Ponds.We also were blessed with several additional species including a immature Wood Stork.

As the day progressed we decided to move to some of my favorite urban native locations. That is the wonderful thing about  Space Coast Birding, you never know where the migration will find you.

We found this pair of White Pelicans with others fishing one of the ponds in the Viera East neighborhoods.

Needless to say it was a wonderful morning and it was great to see Laurie again. If you ever have the opportunity she host some of the best Nature Photography Workshops on the planet and has a great book out on composition. For more info on her Photo Safari Adventures Click Here. Her book, Composition: From Snapshots to Great Shots can be found at Amazon by Clicking HERE.


Images were shot on Nikon D300s with the ever handy 70-300 4.5-5.6 VR with Hoodman 675x Compact Flash cards 16GB and slight enhancements with the Nik Complete Collection software.