Photos Of The Week: Birds Of A Feather

Tampa FL

27 November, 2021

12:57 PM

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FLORIDA — Phone cameras make it so easy to capture great moments any day, any time. Have you taken some photos of flowers in bloom, children frolicking at the beach, breathtaking sunsets, dramatic skylines or a funny photo of the family dogs plunging into the backyard swimming pool? The Florida Patch sites publish a collection of Photos of the Week each weekend sent in by readers.Whether you snapped an amazing shot with your smartphone or spent hours capturing the decisive moment on a Nikon D6, send your photos to Tampa Bay Patch editor D'Ann White at [email protected] with the location of the photo and the name of the photographer. You might see your photo featured on Patch. This has become one of our favorite features. We enjoy looking at the amazing photos we receive as much as residents enjoyed taking them. The response has been overwhelming, and it's been fun — and challenging — to choose a collection of photos each week with a specific theme. This week, in honor of all the snowbirds returning to Florida, we thought it would be fun to feature photos of Florida's magnificent birds. Left, BeckyJane Blackwell took this photo of a limpkin at the Cortez Coast Guard Station. Right, Pam Porazzo of Windemere captured this photo of a silhouetted seagull in flight.Left, Judy Cowgill took this photo of mom and baby pileated woodpeckers at Stoneybrook Golf and Country Club in Sarasota. Right, shore birds frolic in low tide in this photo taken by Catherine Pento at Flagler Beach. Left, Kendra Sutton took this photo with her iPhone XR of a shore bird frolicking in the waves at Sanibel Island. Right, Elaine Matsuda captured this stork on camera at The Commons Park at Royal Palm Beach. Dick Maulden took this photo of the annual Lake Morton swan roundup on Oct. 19. The swans are rounded up each year for a veterinary checkup. Left, Jamie Hawk of Bradenton took this photo of shore birds at sunset at the Mandate public beach on Anna Maria Island. Right, Donna Hart shot this photo of a statuesque bird at Palma Sola Bay. Sandy Boulton "Most days, we see the cormorants solo or in pairs, sometimes three together. In June, we noticed them in groups along the beaches more than usual. This is a photo from one of those days," said Sandy Boulton of Redington Shores.