Roseate Spoonbills are not a very common bird in this area. So when you get a chance to photograph these birds you shoot until your card is full or your battery is empty, whichever comes first.
Mel and I were very fortunate at Little Estero pool recently. This is a large, natural tidal pool directly between the Wyndham Hotel on Fort Myers Beach and the ocean. It is a magnet for all nature of shorebirds and wading birds and has been one of our favorite areas to shoot.
We weren’t sure if the pool would even be there after hurricane Ian devastated the area almost 2 years ago. The pool is there, severely damaged, but still there. The same can’t be said for the hotel. All that is left is a skeleton of a building, a reminder that we don’t control as much as we think we do.
We got there early, before shooting light, and were rewarded when a pair of Spoonbills dropped down right in front of us. They didn‘t stay long but we figured they would be somewhere on the pool for the morning feeding session. Eventually, the light got just right and we found the birds. Hope you enjoy the pics!!!! Click on the images to enlarge….
When the light is right….
Stretching out….
I am going to try and get back up there to document some of the devastating damage done to both man made and natural structures alike. The damage to the Mangroves surrounding the tidal pool is what has me concerned. Without those Mangroves, the pool could easily be reclaimed by the ocean…..