Monday, March 16, 2009

Merritt Island

In no particular order, and without much editing, these are some of my Merritt Island photos from my trip.....warblers, ducks, blackbirds, waders, a manatee, and a magnificent bald eagle...Enjoy.

















26 comments:

Ruth's Photo Blog said...

Thanks for the photos,they are great.
Blessings,Ruth

abb said...

Lovely! That red-winged blackbird looks like he lecturing someone...

Shelley said...

A beautiful post! Loved the eagle and those ducks (weren't sure what kind they were? But gorgeous!!)

June said...

Nice shots...I'm looking forward to going there next month...

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Wow--what a neat place to go. I'd love to go to Merritt Island someday. You got some incredible pictures. WOW!!!!

I'd give anything to see an eagle one day!!!! I HOPE!!!

Thanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Betsy

Unknown said...

Beautiful series of images. The eagle images and the last sunset image is just amazing

Anonymous said...

Some of those poses are really cute. It's nice seeing some photos of blue winged teals. I don't get to see them often. And the Manatee, I've never seen one in person before. They must have been fun to observe.

Jayne said...

What an array of birds and creatures!

Anonymous said...

So many of these photos merit individual posting. They are good ones.

John Theberge said...

Great bunch of photos, I can't wait for the warblers to start showing up around here.

Anonymous said...

Lovely lot of photos Helen, a great selection.

Mary said...

Wow...love all the warblers, and the manatee and the eagle shots are terrific! Love those ducks, too.

NCmountainwoman said...

Great post. I loved them all.

Roses and Lilacs said...

Loved seeing the manatee! What a wonderful place to visit. A bird watchers paradise.
Marnie

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Helen: That Manatee shot wins by a nose. I loved the eagle, I want to get close enough to photograph one.

DeniseinVA said...

That's a marvellous collection of wildlife photographs Helen. Enjoyed each and every one of them. Thanks you for the great post. Going back to have another look :)

George said...

You got some great pictures. Thanks for taking us along.

Eve said...

Now I want to go Helen!

Arija said...

Helen, you have been busy! Great cache of shots.

Chris said...

Wow, a great serie of pictures with a great diversity. Looks like you got some fun. a wonderful post.

Dave Coulter said...

Nice to see those warblers...hope they get up HERE real soon!

Tina said...

You've taken some very interesting photos of so many different birds as well as those nostrils! lol
Love all the different poses (upside-down)that you caught! I just love all the captions one could think of to go with these pictures!!

Quite an interesting variety, you saw.. I'm jealous!! :)

Willard said...

A very interesting series. I especially like the eagle shots.

jalynn01 said...

What a smorgasbord of birds!! It's always a thrill to see such a variety and to get their pictures. Great Post Helen!

I loved the Eagle shot.

Unknown said...

Great shot of the manatee. Your photo of the python is causing quite a stir. We are scouting pond at end of boardwalk for it ...

Marsha said...

You have quite the variety here but I have warbler envy! The black & white especially they are so hard to capture with the camera. It must have been so fun to see these birds and all the natural beauty of FL.