Florida XI – close-up

What fascinates me today – after several years of bird photography – is the detail! The best bird photographs are of course those with some action but such pictures are often a matter of coincidence or long wait in a hide. To photograph birds sitting still might seem boring but one is often surprised when the details are visible during the close-up view. I am a big fan of close-up shots – the pictures where you can virtually see every feather. In these moments you can fully appreciate the beauty and variability of the nature. Florida was great place to make such photos – birds are very tame so one can easily get so close to make „portrait“ snapshots – here are some of them:

Great White Egret (Egretta alba)

Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)

White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)

Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)

Willet (Tringa semipalmata)

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

White Ibis (Eudocimus albus)

Boat-tailed Grackle juv. (Quiscalus major)

American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus)

Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major)

Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla)

Wood Stork (Mycteria americana)

Little Blue Heron(Egretta caerulea)

Royal Tern (Sterna maxima)

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

Green Geron (Butorides virescens)

Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor)

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga)

Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia)

Yellow-headed Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea)

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)

Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)

Great White Egret (Egretta alba)

List of relevant articles about Florida

Florida 2010 – I – Anhinga, the snakebird

Florida 2010 – II – Pelican the bomber

Florida 2010 – III – Wakodahatchee, all in one

Florida 2010 – IV – Osprey, Florida`s fisher

Florida 2010 – V – Waders – not a simple task!

Florida 2010 – VI – Florida`s woodpeckers

Florida 2010 – VII – J.N.D. Darling and chilly tropics

Florida 2010 – VIII – Little Estero Lagoon

Vultures of southern USA

Florida 2010 – IX – Sebastian Inlet State Park

Human – a friend or enemy?

Florida X - Egrets and Herons

Florida XII – Fort Desoto

Florida XIII – some more birds

Birds of Florida - Portfolio (article)

Portfolio - birds of Florida (photos)