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Red-breasted Merganser – At 220mm

By Mia McPherson|May 4th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County, Red-breasted Mergansers|Tags: 70-300mm, adult, close up, lens, merganser, mergansers, Mergus serrator, moderately priced, nonbreeding plumage, observation, patience, Red-breasted Merganser, resting, waterfowl|

You don't always need to have long focal lengths to get close up images, this image was taken with a moderately priced Nikkor 70-300mm VR at only 220mm and it is practically full frame.

Black Skimmers – Down and dirty

By Mia McPherson|July 31st, 2011|Categories: Bird ID, Birds, Black Skimmers, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, beach, Black Skimmer, fledgling, immature, juvenile, low angles, patience, Rynchops niger, sand, skimmer, skimmers, sky|

My friends say when my images have such a low angle that I must have been "Down 'n dirty". Well I know for sure I was dirty, I had sand everywhere!