Today started off with photographing this Osprey nest. The mother was slightly stressed by our presence so we left as soon as she began showing signs. Checking with the nest a few hours later everything seemed fine so we were not worried. In the few minutes we were there I was able to capture a few images as the mother left the nest and returned with a large stick which she carefully placed into the nest. After leaving I headed into town to take care of some arrands and returned to Anhinga Trail for an evening shoot. The shoot started off with a light phase Short-tailed Hawk soaring above allowing me to take some nice images of a bird I have only seen one other time. The rest of the trail was teeming with bird life including a Great Egret that is developing spectacular breeding plumage and two Anhinga nests that have chicks in them that can only be a few days old. These birds are acclimated to the the large volume of people that hike the boardwalk each day and are not disturbed by our presence at all. I am going to return tomorrow mornign to photograph them in the good light as tonight they were in complete shadow. As always, the well-being of the birds is top priority.
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