Pelican Island Audubon Society
Serving Indian River County since 1964
Category: Bird Photo of the Month
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October 2011 Bird Photo of the Month
What character this little guy exhibits balancing precariously on this palm frond, extending and flapping his wings to balance! Well, it could be a little gal, as both have identical plumage in all heron species. This is a Little Blue Heron but for the first year this species is all white. Juveniles are distinguished from…
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August 2011 Bird Photo of the Month
“Now how do I keep my babies all in line when they are all going in different directions???” The straight neck of this adult black-bellied whistling duck while swimming signals her being on alert for danger, not allowing her babies to stray far. She keeps them near the shore vegetation preferring shallow waters, safer from…
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July 2011 Bird Photo of the Month
The glow from early morning sunrays highlights the Roseate Spoonbill’s gorgeous shades of crimson. Carotenoid pigments in the spoonbill’s food are credited with tinting the feathers. Linda Leonard photographed (Nikon 300S camera, 300 mm lens) this adult at the Indian River County Water Reclamation Plant on 8th street, wetlands open to the public. From a…
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June 2011 Bird Photo of the Month
Wildlife photography takes patience, an understanding of natural light, and readiness to shoot the moment the scene, the bird’s posture and surrounding elements, form a pleasing, artistic composition. This image by Crystal Samuel shows how backlighting can contribute to a photograph…the color of subjects changes depending upon the time of day and the reflection of…