shore – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Greater Yellowlegs

By Mia McPherson|February 4th, 2012|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Greater Yellowlegs, Low angle, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, coast, coastal, Greater Yellowlegs, lagoon, Low angle, nature, resting, shore, shoreline, tidal lagoon, Tringa melanolueca, water, yellowlegs|

Obtaining a low angle with small shorebirds can bring the viewer into the birds world by being down to their level. When I photographed shorebirds in Florida I was either constantly covered in sand or mud, wet or all three.

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American Oystercatchers – Juvenile and Adult

By Mia McPherson|July 21st, 2011|Categories: American Oystercatchers, Bird ID, Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, American Oystercatcher, chick, coastal, coastal island, feeding, foraging, Gulf of Mexico, Haematopus palliatus, immature, juvenile, Low angle, oystercatcher, oystercatchers, reflections, ripples, sand, shore, shorebirds, shoreline, summer, water, young|

I watched this American Oystercatcher juvenile and its sibling from the time they were just tiny chicks beginning the day after they had hatched.

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Friday Photos: Greater Yellowlegs

By Mia McPherson|June 17th, 2011|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Greater Yellowlegs, Pinellas County|Tags: adult, coast, coastal, evening, Greater Yellowlegs, Gulf of Mexico, lagoon, Low angle, resting, rising sun, shore, shorebirds, shoreline, Tringa melanolueca, water, yellowlegs|

When looking at a Greater Yellowlegs there is NO mistaking how they got the name "Yellowlegs".

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Friday Photos: Great Egret

By Mia McPherson|June 10th, 2011|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Great Egrets|Tags: adult, Ardea alba, dunes, egret, egrets, Great Egret, habitat, photography, Pinellas County, shore, shoreline, tidal lagoon, wading birds|

I know this photo will always remind me of the great times I had photographing birds at Fort De Soto, one of my favorite places on earth.

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Rotation Adjustments – Sanderling At Dawn

By Mia McPherson|October 26th, 2010|Categories: Birds, Florida, Fort De Soto County Park, Sanderlings|Tags: autumn, beach, bird photography, Calidris alba, coastal, coastal island, fall, Gulf Coast, Gulf of Mexico, low light, nonbreeding plumage, rotation adjustment, sand, Sanderling, sanderlings, shore, shorebird, shoreline, water, waves|

Proper rotation can make an image work. Improper rotation can cause the the person viewing to wonder what isn't right about an image.

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