Nature always wears the colors of the spirit. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today we had a spell of winter weather here in Florida. The birds in the salt marsh were hiding from the cold winds. I didn’t get to go out on my usual walk, but thought I’d play a little with my photos. So here are some of my friends in their temporarily cool, monochrome environment. With a hint of color.
Please stay warm and be safe! ❤ Tiny
Ps. This post has been edited after publishing when I discovered that Papa Osprey (PO) actually was Mama Osprey.
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I am astounded at the photos you get. It is incredibly hard to get close enough to birds most of the time. You manage to get yours to pose for you!
Oh, I just tell them to stand still for a minute 🙂 More seriously, a good zoom helps a lot. And by time I’ve learned to anticipate their next move a little better… but many times they still escape before I am close enough.
Just beautiful!
Thanks Hien, I’m happy you liked them in their colorless surroundings.
Great effect with the hint of colour!
Thanks! Somehow the color of the birds pops more when it’s the only color 🙂
You did such a great job with the photos! ❤ Stay warm my friend.
Needed to do something playful today. Didn’t go out because the winds were too strong, but tomorrow is supposed to be better. Stay warm too. Hugs!
I love those hints of color Tiny!
.. and Papa osprey looks so grand 🙂
I thought the birds would “pop” a bit more like this 🙂 I feel for PO, he’s still waiting for Mama Osprey every day at the nest. I saw him there (from my terrace) even today in the cold and strong winds. I hope his wait will be rewarded soon!
Imagine the joy when she arrives!
🙂
Looks like fun. We had a bunch of roseate spoonbills on the lagoon this afternoon . . . with wood storks, egrets, heron, ibis, ducks, etc.
The spoonbills always brighten things up.
It was fun! You have a wonderful environment too, so much wildlife close by. The spoonbills are so colorful and calm birds, fun to watch.
Very nice!
Thanks Nancy!
Thanks Nancy!
Wonderful! And Papa Osprey looks particularly magnificent.
He tries to look his best…waiting for Mama now any day. She should arrive to the nest within a week now.
Wonderful image. I love how the branch in the right corner follows the line of his neck and the shading of grey in the background. Lovely!
Nature is full of wonders. Happy you enjoyed the image.
Love, love these bird pictures! They are difficult to capture.
Happy you enjoyed them, Amy. They are a bit difficult to capture, and I’m happy we don’t use film anymore…I’d get one good image in a roll of film 🙂
I remember, don’t miss camera film one bit. 🙂 How did we manage to take photos then 😀
I took much less 😀
Very nice gallery of pictures Tiny! 🙂
Thanks H.J.!
These are some of the familiar faces 🙂
I like what you’ve done wit the pictures.
I’m also intrigued by the very notion of winter in Florida since it’s where so many East Coast Canadians go to escape it. I suppose nobody is completely immune to its effects though.
Thanks Maurice! Yes, we have winter here too. It means occasional cold fronts, cooler temperatures and strong winds for a few days. This week is one of those, but we’re supposed to get to just over 20 C on Sunday again. That’s about the normal day high in the winter. When it gets really cold, like below freezing that we had yesterday morning in north FL, it’s not good for the many fish farms, citrus groves, strawberry and blueberry fields…and all houses do not have proper heating. But luckily that doesn’t last long.
-15 this morning when I left for work. Tonight though it’s a balmy -5 ☺
Brrr. But I’m happy it’s balmy tonight. I still remember those really cold temps below -20 from my childhood…and the blizzards from DC/Maryland. But believe me, 3C and hard wind feels cold here…even people who are from Chicago complained of cold yesterday 🙂
Beautiful bird images, Tiny. Of course the Roseate is my favourite, but please don’t tell the GBH. 🙂
Thanks! No, I won’t tell him 🙂
Gorgeous, gorgeous captures – here’s to a warm week-end but I don’t like our chances, lol! 🙂
Thanks Joanne! I’ll root for a warmer weekend for you too 🙂
Wow very beautiful. You can make Christmas cards out of these, you’re so lucky to have seen these so up close.
Thanks! I actually bought some card stock already, but didn’t get to it before the holidays…maybe for next year 🙂
Great hints.
Thank you Carl!
Amazing photos, amazing grace in each!
Excellent captures!
I tried to achieve a little more artistic expression of the beauty of these birds 🙂
Tiny…these photos are spectacular!! ❤
Thank you Lorrie. These birds are truly spectacular, art work of the Creator 🙂
Yes!! 🙂
These are cool! 🙂
Happy you enjoyed them, Celestine!
This is so cool and creative…all the shots were beautiful, but I really liked the opening shot. It somehow seemed so peaceful..a little color in a B&W world. 🙂
Happy you liked my creative experiment. I love colors, but will probably try to do some more B&W. The first picture is my favorite too…there’s some serenity in it 🙂