coastal habitat – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

An Osprey and a Whiting over Fort De Soto

By Mia McPherson|October 20th, 2015|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Ospreys, Pinellas County|Tags: clouds, coastal habitat, coastal island, fish, Fish Hawk, flight, flying, Osprey, ospreys, Pandion haliaetus, prey, raptor, raptors, sky, spring, Whiting|

This Osprey image was taken in April of 2009 at Fort De Soto's north beach. I had been photographing smaller birds that were close to me when I noticed the Osprey flying in with a whiting.

Tricolored Heron (Egretta tricolor) in Breeding Plumage

By Mia McPherson|May 14th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Tricolored Herons|Tags: adult, blue bill, breeding, breeding plumage, coastal, coastal habitat, coastal island, Egretta tricolor, Gulf Coast, heron, herons, saltwater marsh, spartina, Tricolored Heron, wading birds, water|

Some images remind me of the wonderful day I had when I created a certain image, this photo of a Tricolored Heron in breeding plumage photographed at the north beach of Fort De Soto, Florida is one of those files.

Nesting American Oystercatchers

By Mia McPherson|August 14th, 2010|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Nesting Birds, Pinellas County, Wildlife Ethics|Tags: adult, American Oystercatcher, bird ID, brooding, coastal habitat, eggs, ethics, Haematopus palliatus, nest, nesting, nesting behavior, nesting ethics, oystercatcher, oystercatchers, saltwater, sand dune, scrape, Sea Purslane, settling, shorebirds, wildlife ethics|

Nesting American Oystercatchers create simple scrapes on coastal beaches, dunes and salt marshes to lay their eggs in. They usually lay between 2-3 eggs around April to May.