Purple Gallinule: Orlando Wetlands Park, Christmas, Florida, January 2025 — Two more shots of the amazingly close Purple Gallinule that was feeding on the cold, dark, dank Thursday morning at Orlando Wetlands, right next to the boardwalk. We watched it reach out from its floating branch and pull in whatever it was eating from about as far as it could reach while still staying on the branch. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 354 and 436mm equivalents. Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Amazon Kingfisher: Caño Negro Wetlands Reserve, Costa Rica, December 2024 — Kingfishers are among my favorite birds, and the Amazon sits kind of right in the middle of the pack…not too big and not too small. It was also the most common Kingfishers we saw at Caño Negro on our rainy day boat tour. This is a female. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.