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Sibling rivalry
Sibling rivalry - The young burrowing owls will often attach one another, without provocation. These playful bouts are always entertaining to watch but can be hard to capture. I got lucky and was ready when this WWF action started. Any suggestion for a snappy caption would be appreciated. You can check out other shots from my recent trip here; https://wklein.smugmug.com/Birds/Burrowing-Owls/ Or through "Burrowing Owls" link below
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"Say Uncle"
Sibling rivalry - The young burrowing owls will often attack one another, without provocation. These playful bouts are always entertaining to watch but can be hard to capture. I got lucky and was ready when this WWF action started. Any suggestion for a snappy caption would be appreciated. You can check out other shots from my recent trip here; https://wklein.smugmug.com/Birds/Burrowing-Owls/ Or through "Burrowing Owls" link below
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Young burrowing owl
Just back from a great trip to photograph the burrowing Owls. They don't normally sit in trees but this young one was pretty adventurous. The nice background makes this one of my favorites.You can check out other shots from my recent trip here; https://wklein.smugmug.com/Birds/Burrowing-Owls/ Or through "Burrowing Owls" link below
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Young burrowing owl
You can check out other shots from my recent trip here; https://wklein.smugmug.com/Birds/Burrowing-Owls/ Or through "Burrowing Owls" link below
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Young burrowing owl - early morning light
You can check out other shots from my recent trip here; https://wklein.smugmug.com/Birds/Burrowing-Owls/ Or through "Burrowing Owls" link below
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Young burrowing owl
You can check out other shots from my recent trip here; https://wklein.smugmug.com/Birds/Burrowing-Owls/ Or through "Burrowing Owls" link below
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Burrowing Owl
You can check out other shots from my recent trip here; https://wklein.smugmug.com/Birds/Burrowing-Owls/ Or through "Burrowing Owls" link below
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Indy's first Agility competition (Canine Performance Events)
We managed to Q (qualify) in level 1 Standard, Jumpers, and Colors, which we were very happy with. Indy's first run (Jackpot) was a little wild and he just took off. Each run after that we did better and better. The 3 first places were a nice bonus.
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From Indy and Lucy
Male Eastern Screech Owl.
This is the other half of the pair that I have been photographing since 2014. They female is usually the star, since she sits at the entrance to the cavity burrow, but not this day. Here is a video of him calling back and forth with the female. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADtk37HFmq4
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Snail Kite
This time of years some of the females are looking a little rough....tattered feather. Those are usually the ones that I will capture a perfect picture of. So when this fine example of a female snail kite made a close pass to the boat, I was pleased. She also spotted a snail and made a quick turn giving me the perfect view.
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Les & Indy's wedding @ the Big wedding barn - Deer park Florida
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The new home owner has arrived--Eastern Screech Owl
Starting in 2014, I have photographed a pair of Eastern Screech owls and their young in the front yard of a home close to where I live in Cocoa Florida. In 2016 after the pair fledged 3 owlets, the tree in which the cavity resided was blown down during a hurricane. Hoping they would return, the property owner and I built them a new home. We used some circular pieces of plywood, a 4x4, and a dead hollowed-out palm tree that once had a cavity burrow in it. This is a photo of the female occupying her new home. The pair would go on to fledge another three young Screech owls.
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I got this!
These guys were making flying thru smoke rings look easy even though the wind was blowing hard giving them very little time to line up. The smoke rings were also breaking up quickly, which added to the challenge. Here is a sequence of shots showing the flying prowess. Click on link below to see the entire sequence. Taken at Saturdays performance
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Positive Action Agility trial 3 march
Orlando, Florida
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Baby alligators
Founds a couple of batches of baby gators while at Circle B Bar Reserve. Mom was never far away
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Roseate Spoonbill returns with nesting material.
Florida rookery - Watch a steady stream of spoonbills and other species building their nests. Shooting flight shots of these is spoonbills is so much fun! can't wait until the young fledge. That is when it gets challenging, because the are such goofy fliers.
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Glass cutting
This Black Skimmer was feeding on water that was smooth as glass. Creating a near perfect reflection.
Indy
Indy doing a lure coursing run @ Wickham park, Melbourne FL.
Lure coursing - dogs chase an artificial lure across a field, following a pattern that is meant to simulate live coursing.Indydogslure corsingphotographywilliam Kleinfelderwww.wklein.smugmug.com
From Indy and Lucy
Meercat at Brevard Zoo
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Belted Kingfisher
This shot is a composite. I used background that was from the same location just earlier in the year, and before all the leaves fell from the Cypress trees. This was also one of my first shoots using my new 2X extender. 1DX 500mm w 2X
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Rain days aren't so bad!
A rainy day is not usually what I hope for when I'm headed out for a day of photographing. But a nice sun shower makes for some really interesting photographic opportunities. That is what happened today while photographing this female kingfisher.
Winner of Bird on-on-a-branch photo contest https://www.viewbug.com/blog/birds-on-branches-photo-contest-winners
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From Belted Kingfisher
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A curious calf - Joe Overstreet road, Kenansville Florida
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Belted Kingfisher
Before consuming their catch the kingfishers will sometime stun them by slinging them into their perch.
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Fli doing what he does best!
Going to be competing Indy soon so, we went to our first agility trial this weekend to see what it was all about. It was great watching all the different breeds compete. So many gorgeous and talented dogs! Our friends (& trainer) compete with her dog, Fli. They did great with three first places finishes.
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Fli - The Boarder Collie
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From Fly 10_2016
Indy at 13 months
The boy loves to jump
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From Our best friends
I don't mind the take-offs but I hate the landings! Who said these are for the birds?
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From Raptors
Indy at 13 months
This one is mine
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From Lure Coursing 2016
Little green Heron - With textured background
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From Nature prints
Prothonotary Warbler
Prothonotary Warbler - a first for me. Very cool little bird! Light was not to great today, but finding this guy was a very nice suprise. Shot was at 1/250 of a second.
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Green heron
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From Herons & Egrets
Rail?
Here is a Rail doing it's best impersonation of a Green heron. Not really, but it was the first thing I thought when i saw this pic. Actually this heron had been doing some preening and still had it's tail up from accessing it's preen gland.
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Gears up landing
Shot this from a much smaller and less stable boat, which made it very difficult to lock up my focus. Being much closer to the water give this a lower angle, which I like. I would love to get in the water to really get low, but the creek these are in has thick layer of silt on the bottom and you could easily get stuck in it. (I have that tee shirt already) Then there is the gator. Thanks for any comments!
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pulling some G's
Another great weekend shooting the swallow-tailed kites. It was great to see old friends and make some new ones.
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Swallow-Tailed Kites
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