Amazing !! That's how I will start this.

I left Pompano Beach , Fl and drove 2 /12 hours to Sanibel Island on Florida's West coast

and met up with Jay Paredes and Chuck Hersh and as soon as I opened my car door they announced the chicks have hatched lets go !

I quickly set up and trekked 3/4 a mile up the beach to find fellow photographers Hugh McLaughlin , John Cornell and Jim Urbach set up and snapping away and I quickly followed suit !

This all happened because of EPS member Hugh McLaughlin befriended a college student and helped her some with her photography, staying in touch from time to time and she in return
provided expected hatch dates , Hugh not only supplies her with SP images for her projects, but he gives her instant updates, including times of hatch and behavior, that helps fill out the research.

It was a beautiful two days with friends and nature.

Well it seems I am backed up om my images and I can't keep up with posting them on here in a timely fashion so I will show some that I have processed in the past week.

First is my BEST ever image of a Glossy Ibis in flight. I took this at Green Cay wetlands and it was a complete grab shot. It was not until I saw the image on the PC (yes PC) that I went.... WOW !

My next image is a complete lucky grab shot as well. It is a Common Moorhen in flight
which you do not see very often. You see these guys running on water and maybe flying just above the water but you just do not see them in the air that much! This guy did and I "did" too after I saw how nice I captured it. Check it out just below.

So that is my story so far. I am off tomorrow to Sanibel Island to shoot a Snowy Plover nest that is scheduled to hatch either tomorrow AM or Monday AM. Lots of other photographers are already camped out over there a lay in wait for the magic moment. Count me IN !

Michael Wolf
http://www.floridanaturephotography.net/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/floridanaturephotography/ ( updated weekly)

What a day. Up at 4 AM & out the door at 5AM and I am heading to the West Coast of Florida
and my destination is Sanibel Island !
So I take 1-95 South from Pompano Beach to I-595 and I-595 West until it turns into I-75 and Alligator Alley and just head west.

It took me three hours to get to Ding Darling National Wildlife Reserve on Sanibel Island and WOW !!! The birds were just everywhere. White Pelicans galore feeding at your feet , Roseate Spoonbills flying in golden sunrise light, Snowy Egrets by the dozens dragging their feet across the water foraging for food , Brown Pelican doing their crazy drop dive and feeding on fish , Flocks of Common Mergansers diving down & popping up like a game in their pursuit of fish ....... I could go on about how great the day was !!

I shot from 745 AM until 11 AM and it was non stop fun. My best shooting on Sanibel Island EVER !
I could not leave the island without stopping by Schnappers Hots on the way out. I am not sure but it may be illeagle to do so ? Best Dogs you will ever have !

Time now to download my pictures ..... : )