Monday in Nature 22 November 2021

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Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), spotted during a tourist airboat ride in Everglades National Park, Florida, USA.

D500+Nikkor 70-300/4.5-5.6 @ 185mm/11, 1/4,000s, ISO 4500, processed in LR5. I was set up for flying birds in bright sunlight when this specimen popped up in deeply shadowed undergrowth.

 

Shot with my iPhone - sometimes the best camera is the one you have with you!

 

Long-Billed Curlew on Texas Gulf Coast

 

Very appropriate image. Turkey day is this Thursday.

 

The Broom Bush is in bloom. Southeast Arizona

 

San Diego Zoo Safari Park

 

Spent a few days in Florida last week - tons of great bird photo opportunities, will start with an easy one, White Ibis Eudocimus albus

 

Bioluminescent mushrooms, Panellus stipticus, on dead branch

 

Big Buck In Cattails by David Stephens, on Flickr

 

Cormorants

 

Tanzania
Serengeti
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American Bison