Saturday, February 28, 2009

John Lennon plays with Dirty Mac

C&L found a rare recording of Dirty Mac, a group composed of John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Mitch Mitchell that Lennon put together for a Rolling Stones' TV special in 1968. This was the first time John Lennon, who was still with the Beatles, performed without them.

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Roseate spoonbill in flight
Merrit Island NWR

One of my goals for this trip to Viera and Merrit Island was to get spoonies in flight. They are very rare in So. Florida but plentiful in this area in Central Florida, if you know where to look. We took a small boat (enough room for four, just three photographers and the captain) and we went to this island in the middle of nowhere in a wide bay. It is uninhabited except for hundreds of birds that like to nest there. Herons, egrets, cormorants, white pelicans and lots of roseate spoonbills.

Friday, February 27, 2009

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Roseate spoonbills at a small island, part of Merrit Island NWR

Thursday, February 26, 2009

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Green heron
Viera wetlands

As always, you can click on the image for a bigger size, and you can see my whole series at my gallery.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

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Tri-color heron
Viera wetlands

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

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Armadillo at Viera wetlands

I found this guy in an open field near the entrance. He saw me right after this photo and skedaddled. Had never seen one before in the wild, and it made made my day.

Monday, February 23, 2009

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Cormorant
Viera wetlands

Sunday, February 22, 2009

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Mottled duck
Viera wetlands

Saturday, February 21, 2009

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Osprey
Merrit Island NWR

Friday, February 20, 2009

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Tri-color heron
Viera wetlands

Thursday, February 19, 2009

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Green heron in flight
Viera Wetlands

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

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Tri-color heron
Viera wetlands
Shot with Nikon D300 and 300mm-f/4 lens

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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Least Bittern
Viera wetlands, Florida

A very reclusive bird. Hard to find in the open. They hide in the reeds and blend in with their camouflage colors. I waited until he moved, and to my delight he went out into the open to feed, leaving cover for a minute or so, then returning to his hideout.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Clifford Stoll: 18 Minutes with an Agile Mind

Clifford Stoll, astronomer, scientist with a very unique style of public speaking spends 18 minutes at TED.



Via Neatorama.

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Viera wetlands - early morning light
Shot with Nikon D80 and 18-70mm lens @46mm

Sunday, February 15, 2009

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I spent a few days at a bird photography gathering last week in Central Florida with a bunch of friends and colleagues that share our love for photography. We organize this meeting every February in a place called Viera Wetlands near Melbourne, Florida and also go to Merrit Island NWR, near Titusville and NASA. It was cold (29F when this sunrise photo was taken) but warmed up during the day. Almost every day was sunny and we had a blast. I came back with several thousand pictures to go through. It will take time, but it's fun.

This was shot around 7am with a borrowed Nikon D3 professional camera and his Nikkor 14-24mm lens (only shot I did with this combo - owned by a friend). Hope you like it and the few to come in this space.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Friday, February 13, 2009

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Ostrich
Miami Metrozoo

Thursday, February 12, 2009

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Cotton-Top Marmoset at Miami Metrozoo's new Amazon exhibit (shot through glass, with flash, with near darkness in the cage).

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

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Great Blue Herons at Wakodahatchee wetlands

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

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Great Blue Herons building their nest at Wakodahatchee wetlands

Monday, February 09, 2009

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Great Blue Heron at Wakodahatchee wetlands

Sunday, February 08, 2009

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Candid at Bal Harbour pier

Saturday, February 07, 2009

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Candid at Bal Harbour pier

Friday, February 06, 2009

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Candid at Bal Harbour pier

Thursday, February 05, 2009

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Biltmore Hotel - Coral Gables

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

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Coral Gables Congregational Church
I have photographed this church before and try to do so in different ways on every visit to Coral Gables, Florida as it is such a beautiful little building.

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

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Biltmore hotel - Coral Gables

Monday, February 02, 2009

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Red-wing blackbird at Wakodahatchee wetlands

Sunday, February 01, 2009

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Red-wing blackbird at Wakodahatchee wetlands