Kirkjufell is claimed to be the most photographed mountain in Iceland. It was high n my photography list. You may recognize it from Game of Thrones. I made sure one night we stayed in a nearby town. I returned to photograph it at sunset. this picture was taken at 12:14AM. #landscape #iceland

Limpkin feeding its chick (set of 4) 🪶

Wild Reindeer-I knew there were wild Reindeer in Iceland but from research didn't expect to see them this time of year. In the summer they move into the highlands which is the center of the country requiring 4wd to access. We weren't going there so it was a cool surprise. #mammal

A zoomed in pic from my earlier post. Baby birds aren't always so cute I guess. This ones got the demon eyes going. 🪶

Photographers Selfie-I basically never include myself in photos but couldn't resist here. Stokksnes was one of the main locations I was looking forward to photographing. I visited with the family around 4 pm and it was cool but I was missing something. continued...

Open Mouth Owlet-Not sure what this owlet was trying to do, maybe expel an owl pellet but he sat on the edge of the nest and was opening and closing his mouth multiple times like this. (5 pics and video) 🪶

Photographers Selfie-I basically never include myself in photos but couldn't resist here. Stokksnes was one of the main locations I was looking forward to photographing. I visited with the family around 4 pm and it was cool but I was missing something. continued...

Puffin Portrait-One reason you go to Iceland is to see Puffins, nicknamed the clowns of the sea. Iceland is home to 60-80% of the world's Atlantic puffin population, with 8 to 10 million puffins nesting there. The season is from May to mid-August.. The rest of the year is spent at sea. 🪶

Piping Plover Chicks-It's always a treat to watch baby animals. Getting to spend a few minutes with these little ones made my day. Look at those legs.🪶

Puffin Portrait-One reason you go to Iceland is to see Puffins, nicknamed the clowns of the sea. Iceland is home to 60-80% of the world's Atlantic puffin population, with 8 to 10 million puffins nesting there. The season is from May to mid-August.. The rest of the year is spent at sea. 🪶

Hello friends! Just back from 2 weeks in Iceland. We had a fantastic family trip and I have a ton of really cool stuff to start sharing with you all. I basically stayed off social media so I will try to catch up with everyone over the next week or so. This picture was taken on...

Parent, Colt and Egg - I will be alternating posting between my Iceland photos and Florida photos for the time being. This series was from a nest I watched this year. One egg never hatched which made for some unique photos. (5 pics in series)🪶

Hello friends! Just back from 2 weeks in Iceland. We had a fantastic family trip and I have a ton of really cool stuff to start sharing with you all. I basically stayed off social media so I will try to catch up with everyone over the next week or so. This picture was taken on...

Just photographed Arctic Fox kits. Can’t wait to see the pics. Iceland has been so good to me.

Ice Cave!!🤯

White porcupine #leucistic

Yoda Cave

We saw wild Reindeer today. What an incredible day! Pics to come.

This is a little different than my Florida beaches.

My hangout for tonight.

My first ever Puffin sighting!🪶

It's Black Skimmer baby season so will be posting a few of those. This set of 3 is a baby skimmer cuddling up with a parent. Please check out all 3. I think the last one may be my favorite.🪶

The weekend is finally here—open wide and enjoy every minute of it. 🐊😎

Purple Gallinule standing on a stick. One of Florida's most colorful water birds. When the light hits right their colors really pop.🪶

Although it's at least a 2 1/2 hour drive each way, I try to make a trip down every year once the Burrowing Owl babies start emerging from the burrows. You can see why. This is an awkward stage where they are still growing into their feathers and have a few bald spots. Look at that skinny neck.😂 🪶

Anyone like minimalist photos? Just a lonely American Lotus standing out against some calm water.

This colorful little guy caught my eye recently. Black-dotted Spragueia Moth

Praying Mantis-During the summer when bird and other nature photography slows down in Florida I try to slow down and look for smaller things like spiders, insects. I rarely see Praying Mantises but saw 3 in one weekend recently. I think this may be a Carolina Mantis but not sure. #insect

Reddish Egret White Morph using Wing Shading Technique - White morph Reddish Egrets are incredibly rare, along the Gulf Coast and in Florida—the white morph generally accounts for about 2% to 7% of the regional population. (1 of 3) 🪶

Not the most amazing picture I have ever taken, but how could I not post something named Smooth-headed Mummy Wasp? #insect #bug

Sometimes you just have to shoot despite your limitations. I don't have a fast telephoto. Mine is 5.6 at 400mm and I almost always pair it with a teleconverter which means my baseline is f8. The tradeoff even after bumping the iso is a slow shutter speed. This was 1/15 second.🤷 🪶

Although I frequently travel several hours for good photography opportunities its important to remember that you can find nature closer to home even in urban areas. These Cooper's Hawks were across the street from my house in Tampa. (5 photos) 🪶

A few pictures from last summers vacation to Ecuador, the Andean Cock of the Rock.🪶

Male American Kestrel 🪶

25 minutes of Photuris tremulans fireflies in Tennessee's smoky mountains.

3 little owlets sitting in a tree-The day one of the owlets was brave enough to walk the edge and test its wings. (4 pics and a video). #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #canon 🪶

Merlin-I see these rarely and they only give you a second to catch them but I managed a few frames of this one I was happy with. (2 shots) #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #canon 🪶

Southeastern Bush Katydid-I haven't seen a katydid in Florida in forever. #insect

Another Calico Little Blue Heron. Love this coloration.🪶

Black Skimmer chick being fed-Visited the Skimmer colony this weekend. These are some of the youngest ones I have seen. Watching the parents interact with their chicks is beautiful. Watching other skimmers and the gulls however is brutal. I sometimes wonder how any survive. (set of 5 pics) 🪶

Ahhh, spiders!! They were teeny tiny but there were a lot of them. If anyone has any idea for ID please let me know. Taken in Lakeland, Florida.🕷️

Not the best angle, but love seeing Bald Eagles any day.🪶🦅

Somebody was hogging the whole path today. We were polite and gave him right of way. #gator #nature #wildlife #photography #canon 🐊

Juvenile Barred Owl eating immature Northern Parula Warbler-Around sunrise, I heard a juvenile Barred Owl. After a minute I was able to spot it high in a tree. A parent flew in and passed off a small bird to the juvenile for breakfast. It turned out to be an immature Northern Parula Warbler.🪶

Somebody was hogging the whole path today. We were polite and gave him right of way. #gator #nature #wildlife #photography #canon 🐊

Bumblebee Millipede-I didn't know this was a thing until I found it and identified it with @inaturalist.bsky.social

Crested Caracaras scrape or wipe their beaks on hard surfaces—a behavior known as feaking—primarily to clean food remnants, shape the keratin of their continuously growing beak, and clean and polish it. #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #canon 🪶