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Been to Merritt Island NWR Recently?
If you have been to Merritt Island NWR/Black Point Drive recently, please respond and LMK how it's been.
thanks with love, artie
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I have been there recently. A lot of birds there but few close to the road to photograph. The water level is very high, not managed well for photographers. If you know where the two blinds were both were closed since Hurricane Irma, now the nearest to the parking area is being repaired. We also went to Playalinda Beach, a few shore birds scurrying around but not in great numbers.
Joe Przybyla
"Sometimes I do get to places just as God is ready to have somebody click the shutter"... Ansel Adams
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Thanks Joe. So where should I go tomorrow and WED?
with love, artie
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Originally Posted by
Arthur Morris
Thanks Joe. So where should I go tomorrow and WED?
with love, artie
If it was Thursday or Friday I would say go to Gatorland. You might go to Circle B, the Barred Owls are hanging out near the toilets at the parking lot. I have seen them recently in the big oak trees. The last couple of years they nested in a cavity in one of the oak treed sort of directly in front of the toilets west of the parking lot.
Joe Przybyla
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Krishna Prasad Kotti
Is Circle B Reserve good place for Owls during May ?
I will be in Florida for a week in Florida thinking of going to that place for a day or two
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Hey Artie what about renting a boat and going for Snail Kite? Or going for some prairie birds like Red-cockated Woodpecker and Caracara. Change it up a bit.
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there is also the scrubjay trail just a couple of miles from blackpoint drive. i had really good luck there last year
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Originally Posted by
Isaac Grant
Hey Artie what about renting a boat and going for Snail Kite? Or going for some prairie birds like Red-cockated Woodpecker and Caracara. Change it up a bit.
Don't want to get arrested for a Snail Kite image or for paying the tape on the endangered woodpecker. I have tried "looking for them" in the right spots with zero luck. Caracaras would be good but I like lots of action :)
with love, artie
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Originally Posted by
Stuart Edwards
there is also the scrubjay trail just a couple of miles from blackpoint drive. i had really good luck there last year
That's five hours in the car for me :) Round trip. Did you use peanuts?
thanks with love, artie
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49 hour round trip for me
yes i used peanuts , and you can use a short lens .

Originally Posted by
Arthur Morris
That's five hours in the car for me :) Round trip. Did you use peanuts?
thanks with love, artie
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Thanks. You missed my question: did you attract the birds with peanuts?
with love, artie
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Yes I did . I answered in pane #10
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Originally Posted by
Stuart Edwards
Yes I did . I answered in pane #10
Thanks Stuart. I am sorry that I missed that. Just for the record books, do not get caught as it is against federal or state regulations (not sure which) to feed an endangered species.
with love, artie
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Originally Posted by
Krishna Prasad kotti
Is Circle B Reserve good place for Owls during May ?
I will be in Florida for a week in Florida thinking of going to that place for a day or two
If you are lucky you might see a Barred Owl there but do not hold your breath :) I have been several times and never seen one ...
with love, artie
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Joe Przybyla
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