Birds Eyes And Butterflies

The picture of this immature Black-crowned Night-heron in flight was taken at the East Pond at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this immature Black-crowned Night-heron in flight was taken with the Canon EOS 5D Mark III with the Canon 100-400mm lens.

The picture of this Common Tern in flight with a fish was taken at Nickerson Beach in Nassau County. The picture of this Common Tern with fish was taken with the Canon EOS5D Mark III with the Canon 100=400mm lens.

The picture of this Black Skimmer in flight was taken at Nickerson Beach in Nassau County, New York. The picture of this Black Skimmer was taken with the CANON EOS 5D Mark III with the Canon 100-400 mm lens.

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The picture of this Black-crowned Night-Heron was taken at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

Took the picture of this Semipalmated Plover yesterday while attending the 7th Annual Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival. Even though there were not that many shorebirds in attendance, the 100+ participants made it very festive. Lloyd Spitalnik and Kevin Karlson led informative workshops and gave wonderful photo presentations. Don Riepe discussed the history, current problems and future options for the Jamaica Bay Refuge.

The picture of this Semipalmated Plover was taken at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife refuge on the East Pond. The Semipalmated Plover is one of my favorite shore birds. They possess a majesty and delicacy that is very endearing.

The closeup picture of this immature Glossy Ibis was taken at the blind at Big John’s Pond in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. This blind has been a very productive spot for me recently. I have never been able to get a good close of a Gloosy Ibis before this but this youngster was very cooperative.

The picture of this Lesser Yellowlegs was taken at the East Pond at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.

The picture of this Least Sandpiper was taken at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this Least Sandpiper was taken with the Canon EOS 7D with the Canon 100-400mm lens.

The picture of this Pectoral Sandpiper was taken on the East Pond at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.