Though this morning I am at The Biggest Week in American Birding on the shores of Lake Erie in Ohio, I am still working through my Florida Birding and Photo Fest shots from two weeks ago.

The early Florida light at the Alligator Farm in St. Augustine is prized by photographers and quite a few of us gathered at the Red Door where, if you have a photo-pass or are attending a class there, you can be admitted two hours before official opening time. I like the first shot, even though it is somewhat confused, for the sphere energy and the beauty of the Roseate Spoonbill wings in this light. The following two are more conventional portraits of these amazing birds.

Nikon Coolpix P500 at 1) 620mm equivalent field of view, f5.7 @ 1/500th @ ISO 160, and 2) and 3) 810mm, f5.7 @ ISO 160 @ 1/640th and 1/1000th. My self selected user flight program.

Processed in Lightroom for Clarity and Sharpness. The top image is cropped from the horizontal frame.