My office at Emerson Point Preserve
December 27, 2016, after spending Christmas with our daughter and family, my wife and I drove south for an extended, five week vacation in a beautiful rental home on Perico Island, FL. (Near Bradenton and Sarasota) We have had a wonderful time with good friends and family, enjoying the warm weather, sights, and the excellent seafood!
This trip also afforded me an opportunity to pursue my hobby of amateur wildlife photography, specifically birds. Perico Island has no less than six wildlife Preserves on, or very near, brimming with wildlife. My favorite turned out to be Emerson Point Preserve near Palmetto. I have posted a few of my favorites below.
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Daybreak at Emerson Point Preserve
Daybreak at Emerson Point Preserve
Bald Eagle (Emerson Point Preserve)
Double Crested Cormorant (Emerson Point Preserve)
Double Crested Cormorant (Emerson Point Preserve)
Great Blue Heron (Perico Island, FL)
Great Blue Heron (Emerson Point Preserve)
Great Egret (Perico Island, FL)
Black Vulture ( Emerson Point Preserve)
Osprey (Emerson Point Preserve)
Osprey (Perico Island, FL)
Osprey (Perico Island, FL)
Osprey (Emerson Point Preserve)
Roseate Spoonbill (Emerson Point Preserve)
Wood Stork (Emerson Point Preserve)
White Pelican (Emerson Point Preserve)
White Pelicans (Emerson Point Preserve)
Brown Pelican (Perico Island, FL)
White Pelican (Emerson Point Perserve)
American Ibis (Emerson Point Preserve)
Willets (Emerson Point Preserve)
Hooded Merganser (Emerson Point Preserve)
Anhinga (Emerson Point Preserve)
Snowy Egret (Emerson Point Preserve)
Snowy Egret (Emerson Point Preserve)
Northern Shoveler (Perico Island, FL)
