Category Archives: Wildlife Photography

Bye for now–Next Post from Boone!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Tom

This is the last post from the Island for now since we are returning to Boone today.  I wanted to include one of my favorite images in this final post from HHI–this little squirrel hunched down in the morning sun … Continue reading →

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Now there are four…

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Tom

Walking the neighborhood this weekend with friends we discovered that there are now four alligators, two in each lake.  This is the first time we have seen all four at the same time.  This newest gator must be named Four, … Continue reading →

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Mockingbird

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Tom

Early morning walks here in Inverness Village often involve encounters with birds, both songbirds and large wading birds.  I don’t mean that the encounters are face-to-face or always even that close, but occasionally the distances are surprisingly small.  This mockingbird … Continue reading →

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Red-bellied woodpecker

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Tom

We have a red-bellied woodpecker in our neighborhood, and he is recognizable not only by his distinctive markings but also by his unique voice.  Billie found him feeding on insects on a tree-trunk yesterday as we walked the dogs, and … Continue reading →

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Heron Coming Back?

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Tom

This great blue heron has been hanging around our small lakes for a couple of days now since the cold has abated a bit, and from time to time I’ve seen another GBH circling the lakes and dipping low overhead.  … Continue reading →

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Wind…

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Tom

I’m concerned about the effects of the wind on the wildlife scene here on the Island.  Earlier we saw some great blue herons begin their nest-building rituals, in tall pines between our two lakes in Inverness Village.  I photographed this … Continue reading →

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More Pinckney Island creatures

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Tom

Although I didn’t find any nesting ibis on my recent hike in the Pinckney Island NWR, I did see an ibis feeding at the shoreline of Ibis Pond.  This bird allowed me to get quite close and didn’t move off … Continue reading →

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Pinckney Island NWR

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Tom

I went to Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) yesterday to check out the Ibis Pond rookery.  It has been cleaned up by clearing the shorelines after some selective burning, and access to the pond shore is easier than before.  … Continue reading →

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The Alligators are back!

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Tom

The alligators are back!  We’ve been watching and waiting to see whether the “Do not feed the alligators” signs were real or just marketing hype, and finally we now know.  The gators are real, and the warm weather has brought … Continue reading →

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Content-Aware Photoshop

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Tom

I wrote yesterday that I use Photoshop CS5 only occasionally, sometimes for fun things like making orbs or making kaleidoscope displays, but more often for fine-tuning images in ways that I can’t do in Lightroom.  Let me give you an … Continue reading →

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