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Great Blue Heron, Belt of Venus and Earth Shadow Memories

By Mia McPherson|October 15th, 2021|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Great Blue Herons, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, Ardea herodias, atomospheric conditions, Belt of Venus, coast, coastal, dune, earth shadow, Great Blue Heron, heron, herons, low light, pre-dawn, predawn light, preening, sand, sky, wading birds, walking, wind, windy|

Thirteen years ago this morning I photographed a Great Blue Heron, Belt of Venus and the Earth Shadow on the north beach of Fort De Soto County Park on the west coast of Florida.

Great Egrets in varying light conditions

By Mia McPherson|February 22nd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Great Egrets|Tags: adult, Ardea alba, bird photography, coastal, egret, egrets, flight, Great Egret, lagoon, landing, morning light, Pinellas County, pre-dawn light, predawn light, sky, stormy, stormy skies, stump, wading bird, wading birds|

The best light can be fleeting though so it is always best to photograph as much as you can during the "golden hours".