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  • Splashing Cormorant at Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge
    Bird Photography,  Nature,  Travel

    Double-crested Cormorant Water Splashing Sequence

    While photographing birds at Ding Darling Wildlife Refuge, I noticed a Double-crested Cormorant splashing wildly about in the water. The cormorant would travel about 20 – 30 feet while splashing its wings in the water.  This must be some kind…

    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
  • Sanibel Island Lighthouse at Sunrise
    Nature,  Travel

    What to Photograph on Sanibel Island, Florida

    Sanibel Island is a popular beach vacation spot for tourists.  Miles of beaches, shelling, fishing, kayaking and miles of paved paths for bicycling are some of the attractions on Sanibel Island. Sanibel Island is also a great place for photographers. …

    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
  • Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
    Nature,  Photo Gear

    Multitasking for Nature Photography

    While it pays to do your homework for nature photography walks, it’s also important not to lock yourself into one genre of nature photography during your photo walk.  Multitasking or looking at more than one type of nature photography during…

    By Martin Belan
  • Singing Carolina Wren
    Bird Photography,  Nature,  Photo Gear,  Wildlife

    Canon 7d Mark II for Bird Photography

    The Canon 7D Mark II is loaded with specifications and features that should make it perfect for bird photographers.  I’ve taken my time putting the Canon 7d Mark II to the test for bird photography. Singing Carolina Wren.  Canon 7d…

    By Martin Belan
  • Palm Warbler Winter Colors
    Bird Photography,  Nature,  Wildlife

    Bird Photography at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Florida

    The Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary located near Naples, Florida is a terrific winter and early spring destination for bird watchers and bird photographers.  Corkscrew Swamp has a 2.25 mile boardwalk the runs through marsh, wet prairie, and woodlands. Palm Warbler, Winter…

    By Martin Belan
  • Rotary Park Glover Bight Trail
    Nature,  Travel

    Florida Nature Photography – Rotary Park, Cape Coral

    Rotary Park in Cape Coral, Florida is located in a large mangrove estuary and is also on the Florida birding trail.  The park has over a mile of walking trails.  Some of the trails are paved, but most are not…

    By Martin Belan
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