Wildlife Photography
Private 2 Hour Photo Opportunity
Custom trips available upon request. Photograph at White Pelican Island in season and expect to witness over 2,000 white pelicans flying in to roost on their very own island. Best time is 2 hours before sunset with 2 hours recommended and no more than 2 photographers with tri-pods and equipment is advised. There will be an expert captain to get you to the right place. COST $370.00.
Also. check out GoPro Products for on the water filming. Cameras are available for sale and rent at Grande Tours
As recommended by Arthur Morris, one of North America's premier bird photographers, join us for an afternoon of spectacular bird photography. In season, we'll travel to White Pelican Island so that you can photograph these majestic birds roosting on a sandbar. Here you will find perhaps the largest concentration of white pelicans in the Southeastern U.S. At their peak, as many as 2000 White Pelicans roost on the island which is located in Gasparilla Sound.
Photographic opportunities abound; spectacular sunsets filled with swirling masses of wading birds are a regular happening. Call today and make your reservations for a Grande Tours photo adventure.
IBIS
photo
by Arthur Morris
As sunset approaches, hundreds, even thousands of White Ibises and Snowy Egrets begin to fly in to roost in the mangroves. Opportunities for photographing both single birds and large flocks of wading birds in flight abound. Be sure to bring lots of film. On most days, the boat is grounded to provide a stable platform. Tripods and big lenses are welcome, but be sure to bring a hand-holdable flight lens also.
CHARLOTTE HARBOR
photo by Arthur Morris
Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserve is dotted with mangrove islands. Its crystal clear waters are home to Brown and White Pelicans, White Ibis, Snowy, Great and Reddish Egrets, Great Blue and Little Blue Herons, Roseate Spoonbills, Bald Eagles, Belted Kingfishers and the magnificent Frigate Birds as well as manatee and dolphin. (Kayak rentals are available for photographers wishing to pursue some of the more difficult-to-approach species.)
To learn more
about Arthur Morris, his BIRDS AS
ART Instructional Photo-Tours, see his books and
the photographic prints and accessories that he
offers, visit
www.birdsasart.com
.
SOAKING UP THE SUNSHINE
photo by Arthur Morris
Captain
Marian and
Daniel J. Cox L. L. Rue, noted wildlife photographer
GIANT WHITE PELICAN SIGHTED
For several
weeks we had staying with us Klaus
Nigge, a German photographer who was
named Wildlife Photographer of the Year
in 2004 for his work on Bison in
Poland. He was with us two
winters photographing our
wonderful White Pelican Island and doing
most of his work from our kayaks. The
photo shows Klaus with the self-made
pelican suit he uses. We have had lots
of fun with this set up and he is an
outstanding dedicated photographic documentarian.
See Klaus Nigge's article in the National Geographic June, 2006 issue. Most of his Florida photos were taken on a Grande Tours Private Charter.
