Gone to See America. December 2011 Florida Road Trip. Day 2: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Sunset from Merritt Island, Florida. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 200-400 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/22, 1/320 sec)
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Sunset from Merritt Island, Florida. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 200-400 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 800, 200 mm, f/22, 1/320 sec)
Great Blue Heron Doing the Chicken Dance. Black Point Wildlife Road, Merritt Island Wildlife Preserve, Florida. Image taken with a Nikon D3s and 200-400 mm f/4 VR lens (ISO 1800, 400 mm, f/4, 1/320 sec).
I left the PacificChem meeting early to get to the Pu’U’Ula’Ula peak in Haleakala National Park for sunset. When I arrived at the parking lot I saw this bird, which I later identified as a Chukar.
For several weeks many (up to 100) turkey vultures invaded the neighborhood. There are three houses and several other trees that they favored for spending their nights. The roofs of the homes began to turn white from the turkey vulture droppings.
Male Mallard Duck Taking Off from a Pond in the Sourland Mountain Preserve in New Jersey. Image taken with a Nikon 1 V2 camera FT1 adapter and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII lens (ISO 160, 200 mm, f/2.8, 1/2000 sec).