JBIPix – A Personal Photoblog

Great egrets flying, building, nesting and raising their  chicks.  Bird Rookery in Venice, Florida. Nikon D300 and Sigma 150-500 OS.

21st Annual  Downtown Naples Festival of the Arts on Fifth Avenue. Naples, Florida. Nikon D700 and 24-70  lens. 

Absolutely beautiful wildlife paintings by artist Marcus Thomas. My favorite at the festival.

Southern Kingfish Tournament at Naples Bay Resort. A few of the catches of the tournament on Saturday, March28, 2009. Nikon D700 and 24-70 lens.

Naples Orchid Show. “Orchid Treasures”. Nikon D700 and 24-70 & 70-200 lenses.

Bird Rookery in Venice, Florida. Nikon D300 and Sigma 150-500 OS. Cute … but they are not mine!

Havin’ fun in the nest.

Hmmm.

Got all angles covered.

Nope. It’s not a fish.

What’s coming in?

Great catch. Now what do I do?

Maybe I can figure out how to eat the next one.

Sunday in Cambier Park. Naples, Florida. Gulf Coast Big Band. Nikon D300 and 18-200 VR lens.

The great blue heron and the photographer. Venice Rookery, Florida. Nikon D300 and Sigma 150-500 OS.

Naples, Florida on a cloudy day. Along US 41. Nikon D300 and18-200 VR lens. 

Naples Firefighters’ alligator tribute to the the firefighters lost on 9/11. 

A reflection of Tin City.

A Naples alligator fighting off the clouds!

Along Naples Bay and channels to Keewaydin Island.  Nikon D300 and … 18-200 VR lens.

… Sigma 150-500 OS lens

… Sigma 150-500 OS lens

… Sigma 150-500 OS lens

… 18-200 VR lens

… 18-200 VR lens

… 18-200 VR lens

… Sigma 150-500 OS lens

… Sigma 150-500 OS lens

Old Naples, Florida. Nikon D700 and 50 mm 1.8 lens.