2021 FWF Photo Contest

Description

Sometimes and overcast day can be to your benefit when you are photographing bird as on this day. One of my favorite places to go is the entrance of Pa-Hay-Okee in Everglades National Park. There is something magical about this wetland Cypress swamp that reveals wading birds that seem to glow against the dark tannin waters and other birds that are perched peacefully at the tops of trees like this Great Egret.

Camera Specifications

Nikon D500 w/300mm lens

Species

Great Egret (Ardea alba), Bald Cypress Tree (Taxodium distichum)

Location

Homestead, Miami-dade, FL

“Being next to water will bring you peace.”

Bonnie Masdeu