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  1. Andy Wraithmell

    Chipola Feather Fest

    Check out this exciting new festival which takes place in the Florida Panhandle between April 24-26th. The panhandle offers great birding at this time of year. We have the world's largest population of Red-cockaded Woodpeckers plus many species that you won't find breeding in other parts of...
  2. Andy Wraithmell

    Nature Coast Birding Festival

    March 20-23 2014 Registration for field trips is now open http://www.cvent.com/d/x4q0bg More information http://onthetrailfwc.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/2nd-annual-nature-coast-birding-wildlife-festival-2/
  3. Andy Wraithmell

    Bar-tailed Godwit - Pinellas Co.

    wasn't seen yesterday so looks like a one day, one birder wonder
  4. Andy Wraithmell

    Bar-tailed Godwit - Pinellas Co.

    Found Weds am by Tom Mast at Fred Howard Park nr Tarpon Springs. Pictures on www.pinellasbirds.com map on my @FLRBA twitter feed
  5. Andy Wraithmell

    Capital Birding - revived

    Well I haven't kept my promise have I? Anyway, a lot of what I see is posted on my blog (see below). Elliot Schunke and I recently co-founded a new informal bird club here in Tallahassee. We have a Facebook page www.facebook.com/tallahasseebirding and just posted our first newsletter. If any...
  6. Andy Wraithmell

    Florida bird photography in mid April

    congrats. Wonderful pictures, I enjoyed looking through them. The only problems bird photographers have in Florida are, where do I go and how many memory cards to take?
  7. Andy Wraithmell

    Birding "The Magic Kingdom"

    I wrote this article a while back for Birdwatch UK and thought some of my fellow British birders might find it useful. http://limeybirder.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/birding-the-magic-kingdom/
  8. Andy Wraithmell

    Florida Pelagic May 19 2013

    an 18 hour pelagic out of New Smyrna Beach produced great diversity but small numbers of the following species Black-capped Petrel White-tailed Tropicbird Band-rumped Storm Petrel Wilson's Storm Petrel Leach's Storm Petrel Audubon's Shearwater Sooty Shearwater Cory's Shearwater Pomarine Jaeger...
  9. Andy Wraithmell

    Capital Birding - revived

    White-rumped Sandpiper on a retention pond viewable from School House Rd in the Southwood area of Tallahassee. White-rumped Sandpiper by Limeybirder, on Flickr
  10. Andy Wraithmell

    Florida Breeding Bird Atlas II

    The 2nd Florida Breeding Bird Atlas is currently taking place (2011-2016) throughout the state. Its mission is to document all of Florida's breeding birds. The project is being coordinated by the Florida Ornithological Society, the state coordinator is Rick West. The Florida Breeding Bird Atlas...
  11. Andy Wraithmell

    Please help UK bird watcher

    www.floridabirdingtrail.com the trip planning wizard is particularly useful. If you need any specific questions answered I am happy to help. My email address is included in the above website. good luck and I hope you have a fantastic trip. I loved my birding trip to Florida so much I stayed...
  12. Andy Wraithmell

    Capital Birding - revived

    Found an American Golden Plover on my lunch break today at the Biltmore Avenue Cow Ponds. Picture and account http://limeybirder.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/cow-pond-diary-april-24th/
  13. Andy Wraithmell

    Nature Coast Birding

    The nature coast of Florida (see map) has many fantastic opportunities for birders throughout the year. Over 200 species of birds can be seen including much sought after species such as Florida Scrub-Jay, Red-cockaded Woodpeckers (largest population in the peninsula), Bachman's Sparrow...
  14. Andy Wraithmell

    Capital Birding - revived

    Been a very good birding year so far in the state capital. I promise to try and keep this updated as often as I can. Noteworthy birds present this week include: Black-necked Stilt (my 4th Leon Co. record) frequenting the cow ponds along Biltmore Avenue. Least Terns have been spotted at...
  15. Andy Wraithmell

    13th annual Big O Birding Festival

    Save the Date March 9 to 13 2014 Birders Wanted: March 9-13, 2014 on the Southwest Shores of Lake Okeechobee, and sites throughout Hendry and Glades Counties, Florida. Tours by boat, bus, swamp buggy, and more. Enjoy 4 days of tours, presentations, great food, passionate birders, and superb...
  16. Forster's Tern

    Forster's Tern

    took about 300 pictures of a small group of Forster's as they fed on minnows congregating in the boil of an open sluice gate. more pictures in my blog www.limeybirder.com
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  17. Hooded Merganser

    Hooded Merganser

    the splash was caused by the female, who is just out of frame, as she took to the air. a second later the male followed but my I only captured half of him in my next shot. They were 10 feet from me as I glided by on the Wakulla River. To see more of my pictures please visit my website...
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  18. Andy Wraithmell

    Florida bird photography in mid April

    Painted Buntings breed on the north-east coast of Florida so not all of them leave. ;) check out this new free guide for birding the Orlando area http://myfwc.com/media/2345471/RSGOrlando.pdf I highly recommend Orlando Wetlands Park. Reinhard Geisler, a very good bird photographer visits that...
  19. Andy Wraithmell

    ...Nature Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival...

    Florida Scrub-Jays, Burrowing Owls, Red-cockaded Woodpeckers, Bachman’s Sparrows, Southeastern, American Kestrels, Limpkins, Florida Sandhill Cranes, Swallow-tailed Kites, Gopher Tortoises, Fox Squirrels, and many species of butterflies are among the birds and wildlife you may encounter during...
  20. Andy Wraithmell

    Continue to Protect NJ Horseshoe Crabs and Migratory Shore Birds

    The eggs of the horseshoe crab are critical to the survival of the Red Knot, a migratory bird that is listed under New Jersey's Endangered and Nongame Species Conservation Act, as well as under the U.S. Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The Delaware Bay's beaches are the "principal egg-lay grounds for...
  21. Andy Wraithmell

    First time visit to Florida for photography late January

    Hi Dave thanks for visiting Florida, I hope you have a great time. You are really spoilt for choice with sites to visits. Check out this guide for birding the Orlando area. There are several sites within the guide that provide excellent photograph opportunities and the birding is great. Namely...
  22. Horned Grebe

    Horned Grebe

    this very obliging Horned Grebe was feeding close to an oyster bar and was very unconcerned that I was so close. I sat down quietly and took many pictures (handheld) as it swam up and down alongside the oyster bar chasing bait fish.
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  23. Andy Wraithmell

    Birding Guides in Florida

    I created a thread a while back that includes information on birding in Florida. Unfortunatley it is more than 300 days old and it won't let me bump it. Here is the link http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=198191
  24. Andy Wraithmell

    Florida Guide Book

    We have an app that you can use to navigate to all 491 Great Florida Birding & Wildlife Trail guides. The app uses google maps and is free for both apple and android devices. http://onthetrailmyfwc.blogspot.com/2012/09/how-to-use-trail-part-3-nature-viewing.html You could also use our trip...
  25. Andy Wraithmell

    Capital Birding

    Tropical Storm Debby, apart from buckets full of rain, brought us 2 Magnificent Frigatebirds, which on the whole was quite a bizarre experience...especially when one was being mobbed by an Eastern Kingbird! There are pictures on my Facebook page if you are interested.
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