Wildlife Photography across the Water: Florida day 4

Wednesday, 4 January 2012

Florida day 4

Going back to my pre Xmas Florida trip, As we were now in Sarasota which was a place i havent been before and unlike me i had not investigated the place on line but knew from others that i had spoken to that its a very beautiful place it was time to get to know the place, Its a lot more than just great beaches and restaurants, There's a back roads to the place that took us to Myakka River State Park, Its a pretty big park that offers boats trips and bus trips both were tried and really i would say save your money and time and spend it around the beautiful lake that was teaming with wildlife from Gators to a variety of birds, My froends went off on a 1 hour boat trip so i grabbed the 600 and D7000 and headed to the water, I shot little blue heron, Stilt, Ibis, Vulture, Sandhill Crane,Osprey, Lesser Sandpiper and Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs to name but a few, The sun was high when we got there so the conditions were less than favorable but it was still very enjoyable, Its certainly a place that i would revisit and would advise anybody in the area to go to, One thing that was very noticable in Florida was the huge number of Vultures where ever you go, Both Turkey and Black vultures on the ground, In the trees and flying, I have not ever seen to many, At Myakka i was told that theres 100+ and one day we must have had 500+ flying over head, It was quite a spectical as they are such large birds, The D7000 with 600 combo certainly delivers the goods both with static birds and those flying

Not bad for an hour or so's photography in less than ideal conditions, Florida really is an amazing wildlife area, Where ever you go not only is there an abundance of wildlife but its all so relaxed and willing and a great place if you are holiday with friends or family where you can only spend a limited amount of time behind the camera

Dave

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Bio's

David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.