Wading Birds and the Alligators That Eat Them

More from our visit to the Merritt Island Bird Sanctuary. All footage was shot with cheap digital cameras...

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• wildlife
• birds
• wading
• eating
• alligators
• ducks
• egrets
• pelicans
• shallow
• water
• vegetation
• Florida
• Merritt
• Island

[dagocleo]

didn't see any blue flamingos... are they a myth ? this was really cool and pretty darn good for a cheap camera but what is your definition of cheap ?

[fehquig]

Cheap is under $200... Really cheap is under $100. Some of those shots are out of focus because Cindy used the electronic zoom instead of the optical zoom, and that brings the quality down a lot...

[RobNorthampton]

Stork stalker! Get me an alligator sandwich - and make it snappy! ;-)

[fehquig]

Will that be on white bread, corn bread, whole wheat, rye, ciabatta, pita, naan, or sourdough?

[Bl4zz3r]

You stalked that bird...and good!

[fehquig]

I got a good, long shot too!

[RobNorthampton]

@fehquig I think the chewbetta one sounds most apt! :-D

[BasicModelling]

@fehquig Whatever makes you happy! Yesterday we had the Swedish Christmas lunch, which I cooked, and today we had chicken, and I must say the dear wife excelled herself this year.. it was the best one yet!! :) :) I also won a gammon joint in the raffle at work, it'll do for a couple of Sunday lunches.. :) :)

[fehquig]

I thought it was a flamingo, but the flat shovel-like bill is wrong...

[fehquig]

I'm having dolmades and sardines, and a beer :)

[fehquig]

It exceeded all of our expectations...