Tag: Seabird

Tuesday (04-February-2014) — Florida

Gone to See America 2014 Road Trip. Day 4: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

Ringed-Billed Gull calling out like a wolf for its friends to join in harassing a Great Egret with a ish too big to swallow. Biolab Road in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with a Nikon D3s camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 sec). I came back to the same spot several hours later, and the Great Egret was still trying to swallow the fish. It finally got it part way down its neck, but then the Great Egret didn’t look like it could fly.

Ringed-Billed Gull Calling out like a Wolf for its Friends. (David J Mathre)
Ringed-Billed Gull Calling out like a Wolf for its Friends to Join in Harassing a Great Egret with a Big Fish. (David J Mathre)

Two-Years Ago (27-December-2011) — Florida

Gone to See America. December 2011 Florida Road Trip. Day 8: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

American Avocets Resting (most on one leg) along Bio Lab Road in Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with an Nikon D3 camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII + TC-EIII 20 Teleconverter (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec).

American Avocet Resting along Bio Lab Road in Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with an Nikon D3 and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII + TC-EIII 20 Teleconverter (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)
American Avocet Resting along Bio Lab Road in Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. Image taken with an Nikon D3 camera and 70-200 mm f/2.8 VRII + TC-EIII 20 Teleconverter (ISO 200, 400 mm, f/8, 1/500 sec). (David J Mathre)

Six-Years Ago (27-December-2007) — Florida

Gone to See America. December 2007 Florida Road Trip. Day 6: St. Petersburg.

OK, I Caught This Fish Fair and Square — Leave Me Alone. Fort Desoto Park, Florida. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 100, 400 mm, f/11, 1/200 sec).

OK, I Caught This Fish Fair and Square -- Leave Me Alone.
Great Egret with a fish. Image taken with a Nikon D2xs and 80-400 mm VR lens (ISO 100, 400 mm, f/11, 1/200 sec). (David J Mathre)

Monday (05-August-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 7: Cape Ingolfshofdi (ingólfshöfði) Along the South East Coast.

Orange Lighthouse, Photographers, and Puffins on the Cliff at Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði) in Iceland. A private nature preserve on an isolated headland on the coast half way between Skaftafell in Vatnajokull National Park and Jökulsárlón ice lagoon in Iceland. Composite of 3 images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 250, 80 mm, f/4.5, 1/1000 sec).

Lighthouse, Photographers, and Puffins on the Cliff at Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði). A private nature preserve on an isolated headland on the coast half way between Skaftafell in Vatnajokull National Park and Jökulsárlón ice lagoon in Iceland. Composite of 3 images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 250, 80 mm, f/4.5, 1/1000 sec). Nikonians Academy Iceland Photo Adventure. (David J Mathre)
Lighthouse, Photographers, and Puffins on the Cliff at Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði).  Composite of 3 images taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VRII lens (ISO 250, 80 mm, f/4.5, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)

Monday (05-August-2013) — Iceland

Gone to See Iceland 2013 Photography Safari with Mike Hagen. Day 7: Cape Ingolfshofdi (ingólfshöfði) Along the South East Coast.

Puffin on a Rock Cliff After a Successful Morning Fishing Trip. Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði) a private nature preserve on an isolated headland along the coast half way between Skaftafell in Vatnajokull National Park and Jökulsárlón ice lagoon in Iceland. Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec).

Puffin on a Rock After a Successful Morning Fishing Trip. Image taken with a Nikon D4 and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)
Puffin on a Rock After a Successful Morning Fishing Trip. Cape Ingolfshofdi (Ingólfshöfði)Image taken with a Nikon D4 camera and 80-400 mm VR II lens (ISO 800, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec). (David J Mathre)