Author Archives: Laura Meyers

Ospreys on nest

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Ospreys on nest

The pictures of these two Ospreys on the nest was taken in the Everglades National Park, Florida. The picture of these Osprey was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I took this picture while on a boat in midday – not my favorite options to take pictures. I guess the subject is too compelling for me (and probably others.)

I took two different boat trips through the 10,000 islands of the western portion of the Everglades National Park. My main reaction was that if New Orleans had kept all of the original barrier islands the way they were, the force of the hurricanes would have been abated. Nature has her ways.

Black Vulture

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Black Vulture

The picture of this Black Vulture was taken in Lehigh Acres, Florida. The picture of this Black Vulture was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I visited a beautiful Marsh in Lehigh Acres, Florida early in the morning when there was a heavy fog covering the area. This Black Vulture was sitting on a post and very willing to be photographed. It is such a thrill to have a gotten a closeup of this interesting face.

Brown Pelican in flight

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Brown Pelican in flight

The picture of this Brown Pelican in flight was taken on Fort Myers Beach, Florida. The picture of this was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
I was pleased that I have been “practicing” taking pictures of the local gulls in flight so that when I got to Florida my technique was coming along in order to shoot the many birds in flight on the beaches.

Brown Pelican

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Brown Pelican

The picture of this Brown Pelican was taken on Fort Myers Beach, Florida. The picture of this Brown Pelican was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

On my recent trip to Southwest Florida, I was so pleased to be able to take pictures of Pelicans as well as the many shorebirds that are present in this area. I was able to capture birds at sunrise and sunset which is not very practical for me at home living in the East Village of Manhattan.

Pied-billed Grebe

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Pied-billed Grebe

The picture of this Pied-billed Grebe was taken at the Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The picture of this Pied-billed Grebe was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens.

There were hundreds of water birds on the East Pond at Jamaica Bay National Wildlife Refuge last week. Some of the adventure of taking pictures of such a large group is to discover a species I had not noticed while looking through binoculars. Also I do not carry a scope along with all the camera gear so sometimes the camera behaves in a similar fashion to a scope in discovering bird species.

Snow Goose

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Snow Goose

The picture of this Snow Goose was taken at Jamaica Bay in Queens, NY. The picture of this Snow Goose was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens.

I like to stop at the parking lot on Causeway Blvd just before the parking lot for Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge early in the morning. When it is a cool clear windy morning, I can photograph Gulls in flight and get closer to the waterfowl in the bay. This is where I found this solo Snow Goose which is unusual because they are usually found in large flocks. The Snow Geese are just starting to arrive in this area.

Semipalmated Plover

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Semipalmated Plover
The picture of this Semipalmated Plover was taken at Jones Beach in Nassau, NY. The picture of this Semipalmated Plover was taken with the CANON EOS7D and the CANON 100-400mm lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

Jones Beach on a beautiful fall day with the temperatures in the 60’s was wonderful. There were thousands of assorted shorebirds on the beach. It was the the first time I have photograped a Semipalmated Plover in nonbreeding plumage.