Friday, November 14, 2014

Bunche Beach Preserve In Late October

A late October sunrise visit was made to Bunche Beach Preserve's west channel in search of American Avocets.


The sunrise above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.

The low tide at the time offered many bird flocks. I passed about 15 Greater Yellowlegs with a few Marbled Godwit that were loafing at the water's edge quite distant from my path.


The Osprey above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The Tricolored Heron above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The Least Sandpiper above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The Marbled Godwit (center) with Greater Yellowlegs above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The juvenile Snowy Egret above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.

Peeps were intentionally neglected as there was a lot of flight activity from all directions that I preferred to focus on. As visits to Bunche Beach Preserve go, this was not a stellar morning.


The White Ibis above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The wildlife photographer above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The Belted Kingfisher above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The Belted Kingfisher above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The White Ibis above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.

A highlight of the morning was certainly the flyby of Northern Shoveler that approached so quickly I consider myself fortunate to have gotten the few photographs of them that I did.


The Reddish Egret above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The Northern Shoveler with Blue-winged Teal above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The Northern Shoveler above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The White Ibis with prey above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The juvenile Snowy Egret with prey above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.

With the glimpse of a pair of Yellow-crowned Night-Heron that seemingly appeared out of nowhere, I waded in the channel to closely observe the mature bird that appeared to drift in and out of a trance.


The juvenile Snowy Egret with prey above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The juvenile Snowy Egret with prey above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The Wood Stork above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The Wood Stork above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The White Ibis above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.

Tom Obrock advised me the morning before the publication of this article that he observed a Horned Grebe at Bunche Beach. A gorgeous species even in its winter plumage.


The Reddish Egret above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The Yellow-crowned Night-Heron above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The Yellow-crowned Night-Heron above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.

My next trip to Bunche will offer a long overdue trip to the east channel.


The Yellow-crowned Night-Heron above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.


The Yellow-crowned Night-Heron above was photographed at Bunche Beach Preserve in October 2014.

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  2. I oohed and ahhed while scrolling through each marvelous photograph! I really like the angle you shoot at (presumably low). It really gives the viewer a great perspective. Great in-flight shots and wonderful detail and color on all of the images. Viewing this beautiful post makes me long for a trip to Florida.

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    1. Thank you, Julie. My affinity for Florida has been exponentially growing for about half my lifetime. I can't image living anywhere else. It is significantly more comfortable to shoot from my eye level, but it the case of the Yellow-crowned Night-Heron images it was fortunate that I was in the water allowing the tripod to be lower than it would be otherwise. I hope you enjoy Florida's wildlife and scenery in person soon.

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