Another group of shots from J.N. Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. More information available at the website of the Ding Darling Wildlife Society.

Click on each thumbnail to open up a larger image in its own window. Just close these windows after viewing them to return to this page.

     
 

    
Yellow-crowned
    Night-Heron 1

    
Image # 2477

    
JN Ding Darling

    
Sanibel Island, FL
 

    
Canon 600L

    
ISO 200, f/5.6, 1/200 second

    
Manual Mode, Partial Metering

    
Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick
 

     
 

    
Yellow-crowned
    Night-Heron 2

    
Image # 2479

    
JN Ding Darling

    
Sanibel Island, FL
 

    
Canon 600L

    
ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/125 second

    
Manual Mode, Partial Metering

    
Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick
 

This photo was interesting in that this YCNH very, very slowy raised that left foot, moving as if in slow motion, and then just posed there for a while; curious behavior.

     
 

    
Tricolored
    Heron Landing

    
Image # 2472

    
JN Ding Darling

    
Sanibel Island, FL
 

    
Canon 600L

    
ISO 100, f/4, 1/1250 second

    
Manual Mode, Partial Metering

    
Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick
 

Something had just splashed/dived as this Heron came in, but I was so intent on following it in flight that I didn't see what caused the big splash.

     
 

    
Double-crested
    Cormorant Pair

    
Image # 2475

    
JN Ding Darling

    
Sanibel Island, FL
 

    
Canon 600L/1.4x

    
ISO 100, f/5.6, 1/400 second

    
Manual Mode, Partial Metering

    
Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick
 

The lighting here was not great, but I liked the pose - bodies parallel, with heads looking in opposite directions.

     
 

    
White Pelican
    Squawking

    
Image # 2467

    
JN Ding Darling

    
Sanibel Island, FL
 

    
Canon 600L/2x

    
ISO 100, f/8, 1/640 second

    
Manual Mode, Partial Metering

    
Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick
 

These birds are often so comical that I had to post this shot; a fairly crowded background, but I still liked the open-beak pose.

     
 

    
White Pelican
    Pair at Sunrise

    
Image # 2557

    
JN Ding Darling

    
Sanibel Island, FL
 

    
Canon 600L

    
ISO 200, f/4, 1/2000 second

    
Aperture Priority, Center-weighted,
    EV +2/3

    
Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick
 

     
 

    
White Pelican
    Flapping Wings

    
Image # 2553

    
JN Ding Darling

    
Sanibel Island, FL
 

    
Canon 600L

    
ISO 200, f/4, 1/1000 second

    
Aperture Priority, Center-weighted,
    EV +2/3

    
Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick
 

Another "crowded" background image, but the expression and pose of the bird appealed to me, with a "Look, Ma - no hands" type of expression.

     
 

    
White Pelican
    in Flight

    
Image # 2556

    
JN Ding Darling

    
Sanibel Island, FL
 

    
Canon 600L

    
ISO 200, f/4, 1/2000 second

    
Aperture Priority, Center-weighted,
    EV +2/3

    
Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick
 

     
 

    
White Ibis
    Flock at Sunset

    
Image # 2542

    
JN Ding Darling

    
Sanibel Island, FL
 

    
Canon 600L

    
ISO 200, f/4, 1/800 second

    
Manual Mode, Partial Metering

    
Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick
 

     
 

    
Pelicans
    at Sunset

    
Image # 2490

    
JN Ding Darling

    
Sanibel Island, FL
 

    
Canon 600L

    
ISO 400, f/4, 1/320 second

    
Aperture Priority, Partial
    Metering, EV +2/3

    
Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick
 

     
 

    
Egrets
    at Sunset

    
Image # 2485

    
JN Ding Darling

    
Sanibel Island, FL
 

    
Canon 600L

    
ISO 100, f/4, 1/1000 second

    
Manual Mode, Partial Metering

    
Tripod/Wimberley Sidekick