Wachodahatchee Wetlands with SteveS

drove down to the Wachodahatchee Wetlands with SteveS. Great place, boardwalk all thru it, babies in nests..

saw a little greenie fishing:

NIKON D2H    ---    500mm    f/6.7    1/500s    ISO 320

then in the middle of this clump of some type of greenerie was a Least Bittern nest with babies. I had to manually focus into the nest for some, then the baby decided to come out and say hello. Some guy there with a camera doubted I would get a shot of the chick in the nest. Thats why god invented MANUAL FOCUS:Angel: :

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/5.6    1/350s    ISO 320

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/5.6    1/350s    ISO 320

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/5.6    1/400s    ISO 320

I believe this is a sora rail:

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/5.6    1/1250s    ISO 320

lots of nests with babies in various ages..

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/8.0    1/640s    ISO 320

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/6.3    1/640s    ISO 320

feeding time;

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/6.3    1/1000s    ISO 320

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/6.3    1/1250s    ISO 320

plenty of stilts, even a nest with eggs ( I'll post that another time)

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/6.3    1/1250s    ISO 250

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/6.3    1/250s    ISO 250

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/7.1    1/640s    ISO 250

there were turtles, purple gallinules and gators as well. I plan to go back and get some more baby shots..

 

  Early bird catches the worm?

 

Thanks all, it was a nice place to "discover". I plan to go back.

Alex, that would be nice, to hook up with you there.