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I've always wanted to capture a moment like this for my blog: Sometimes on patrol at the western tip of the island, dozens of birds of varying species will race along side me on the shore.
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Gulls, pelicans, black skimmers, willets, herons, osprey and sanderlings are all plentiful near Ft. Pickens.
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I'm still not sure how I managed this shot except that I was using a slow shutter speed just seconds before and then panned this heron as it flew past. It ended up with the heron looking almost transluscent like a watermark.
3 comments:
That last shot is outstanding.
My favorite days in blogland are when I come across a blogger who obviously shares my love of the shore.
Your first photo is a shot I've tried to capture many times — tried being the operative word here.
The bath tub races look like so much fun, we have something similar here in the Tampa Bay area.
Enjoyed my visit and I will be back!
They look like they were having so much fun..
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