Ghost Crabs – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Ghost Crab at Fort De Soto County Park

By Mia McPherson|December 6th, 2015|Categories: Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Ghost Crabs, Pinellas County, Wildlife|Tags: beach, burrows, carrion, coast, coastal, crab, crabs, eyes, eyestalks, Ghost Crab, gills, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, intertidal areas, marine animals, Ocypode quadrata, Ocypodinae, predators, prey, sand, sea life, water, water's edge, waves|

I am not sure why this particular Ghost Crab was out of its burrow during the day but I was happy that I had the opportunity to photograph it.

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Bird images from warmer days and all at 300mm or less

By Mia McPherson|January 26th, 2013|Categories: Birds, Fish Crows, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Ghost Crabs, Laughing Gulls, Pinellas County, Short-billed Dowitchers, Willets, Yellow-crowned Night Herons|Tags: bird photography, Corvus ossifragus, Fish Crow, Ghost Crab, Gulf of Mexico, Laughing Gull, Leucophaeus atricilla, Limnodromus griseus, Nyctanassa violacea, Short-billed Dowitcher, Tringa semipalmata, Willet, Yellow-crowned Night Heron|

Gray skies, freezing temps and the inversions are beginning to get to me so I thought I would share some bird images from warmer days on Fort De Soto County Park's north beach in sunny Florida.

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Ghost Crab

By Mia McPherson|November 28th, 2010|Categories: Florida, Ghost Crabs, Honeymoon Island State Park|Tags: adult, beach, burrow, coast, coastal, Ghost Crab, Gulf Coast, nature photography, Ocypode quadrata, sand, wildlife photography|

This Ghost Crab image was taken on the Gulf coast of Florida while I still lived there.

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Hungry Yellow-crowned Night Heron

By Mia McPherson|August 22nd, 2010|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Ghost Crabs, Pinellas County, Yellow-crowned Night Herons|Tags: adult, beach, coast, coastal, crab, eat, eating, feeding, Ghost Crab, Gulf of Mexico, herons, hunting, nature, Nyctanassa violacea, Ocypode quadrata, sand, stalking, wading bird, wading birds, water, Yellow-crowned Night Heron|

It didn't take long for the Yellow-crowned Night Heron to grab the crab and send the sand flying.

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