Daily Archives: February 23, 2025
Red-shouldered Hawk
Red-shouldered Hawk: Orlando Wetlands Park, Christmas, Florida, USA, January 2025 — We had a much more promising morning for my second Point and Shoot Nature Photography workshop at Orlando Wetlands…still unseasonably cold, but at least the sun was shining. We started out toward the end f the boardwalk, and just as I was thinking I should be looking for the Red-shouldered Hawk that hangs out there, one of my participants spotted in a tree right overhead. Facing the wrong way…but after swooping down to take a lizard right at our feet, it presented us with a nice belly shot at a slightly greater distance. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with by bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.
Pensive
Mantled Howler Monkey: Tico Rainforest B&B, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica, December 2024 — On my last morning with Victor at Tico Rainforest B&B, we got to enjoy a troop of Howler monkeys working the lower canopy in Victor’s little photo glade in the rainforest. There were at least 20 individuals. Photography against the canopy is a challenge, but I had lots of opportunities. They were aware of me, down there on the ground below them, but not worried about me at all. These are three males. They always look to me to be deep in thought, and not very happy about the state of world…or at least their little patch of rainforest. But then, I know better than to project myself on to the facial features of any other species…these guys could be expressing delight for all I know. Sony a6700. Tamron 50-400 at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my bird and wildlife modifications. Processed in Photomator.