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Martin Belan

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  • Green Jay with a Mouth Full of Seeds
    Bird Photography,  Travel

    Up Close and Personal: Bird Photography at La Lomita Wildlife Ranch

    Texas is a great location for birdwatching and bird photography due to its location and diverse habitats. Texas ranks as one of the top U.S. States for the total number of bird species observed. South Texas, in particular, is a…

    By Martin Belan
  • Greater Yellowlegs Reflection, Fort DeSoto, Florida
    Bird Photography,  Travel

    Capturing the Beauty of Birds at Fort De Soto: A Bird Photography Guide

    Fort De Soto is a bird photography gem located on the Gulf of Mexico, just south of St. Petersburg, Florida. This park offers a variety of habitats, such as beaches, mangroves, marshes and hardwood hammocks, that are home to a…

    By Martin Belan
  • Squabbling Bald Eagles
    Bird Photography,  Travel,  Wildlife

    Photographing Birds and Wildlife at Bombay Hook NWR, Delaware

    Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located 10 miles from Dover, Delaware near the town of Smyrna.  Dover is a good place to stay with several hotels and multiple restaurants on the southern side of town on North Dupont…

    By Martin Belan
  • Bald Eagle in Flight with a Fish
    Bird Photography,  Travel,  Wildlife

    Blackwater NWR – A Great Spot for Bird and Wildlife Photographers

    Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is a terrific destination for bird and wildlife photographers.  The bird species vary by season but there is always something to photograph at Blackwater NWR.  Blackwater is also a great location to photograph sunrises and…

    By Martin Belan
  • White Pelican coming in for a landing
    Bird Photography,  Nature,  Travel

    Birds in Flight Photography at J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island

    J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge is one of my favorite places to photograph birds.  I especially like to practice birds in flight photography at Ding Darling. What makes the Ding Darling so good for photographing birds in flight?  One…

    By Martin Belan
  • Black and White Warbler
    Bird Photography,  Nature,  Travel

    Hot Spots for Bird Photography in Southwest Florida

    Southwest Florida is a known hot spot for bird photography.   It’s an especially good place to photograph birds during the winter and spring migrations. Florida is a terrific location for wading birds, shore birds, migrating song birds, raptors, and even…

    By Martin Belan
  • Dunlin, Bunche Beach Preserve
    Bird Photography,  Nature

    Photographing Shore Birds at Bunche Beach Preserve, Florida

    Bunche Beach Preserve is located just off of Sanibel Island at the end of John Morris Road in Fort Myers, Florida.  Bunche Beach Preserve is well known for its shore birds. Ruddy Turnstone Like many of the birding locations in…

    By Martin Belan
  • Bird Photography,  Nature

    Photographing birds at Tippecanoe Environmental Park in Port Charlotte

    Tippecanoe Environmental Park has almost 7 miles of trails to hike for bird photography.  The trails lead through scrub brush, flat woods, and also by several lakes. The trails are sand and dirt but easy enough to walk on.  There…

    By Martin Belan
  • Gator Along the Road, Big Cypress Preserve
    Wildlife

    A Photography Drive through Big Cypress Preserve in Southwest Florida

    We started out by visiting the Everglades National Park Gulf Coast Visitor Center.  We were at Corkscrew Swamp earlier in the morning and decided to check out the western part of Everglades National Park. Most of the activities at the…

    By Martin Belan
  • Downy Woodpecker in the Tall Grass
    Bird Photography,  National Parks,  Nature

    A Thanksgiving Morning Bird Photo Walk in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

    It was 45 degrees at sunrise with partly cloudy skies.  This was quite unusual weather for Northeast Ohio at the end of November.  With such nice weather, I couldn’t resist heading out for a photography walk before the holiday festivities.…

    By Martin Belan
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