Terns on the beach at sunrise
One of the reasons I love Sanibel is the birdwatching. There are lots of birds and many of them are large and tame. That makes for easy birdwatching and bird photography. This morning as we walked onto the beach at sunrise there were three Magnificent Frigatebirds floating just 30-feet over our heads. Spectacular!
Then, as we walked along the beach we saw a group of terns resting on a sandbar (see picture above).
Sanibel is an important destination for bird photographers because of the 5,000 acre Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge. One reason Sanibel will remain wonderful is that 65% of the lsland is protected by nature preserves.
Gorgeous image of the terns, Henry...did you capture any of the frigates in flight? Have you ventured down to Ding Darling yet?
Posted by: John Storjohann | December 02, 2008 at 07:55 AM
John,
I wish I could have taken pictures of the frigates in flight, but the lens on my camera was my wide angle. It did work well for the birds in the beach.
Yes, I've been to Ding Darling, we will go back several times. Sometimes it is great, then the next day there is nothing.
Posted by: hdomke | December 02, 2008 at 12:16 PM
I really love this picture - thanks for posting it!
Posted by: Steve Knight | December 06, 2008 at 05:44 PM