The Mulberry Tree...

[jprzybyla]

At Ft. Desoto County Park in Pinellas County Florida there is a Mulberry Tree. I early April the tree begins to bear fruit, attracting birds on their migration north. It is a refueling station for them. Any nature photographer who knows of the tree makes a pilgrimage in their lifetime. Yesterday was my first, tomorrow will be my second. I apologize for the length of this post but I wanted to share these images. C&C welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak

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Female Rose Breasted Grosbeak

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Orchard Oriole

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Female



Summer Tanager Female



Starling



Indigo Bunting

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[Shadowman]

Nicely done, very sharp, colorful images.

[terrib]

These are nice, Joe. I enjoy them also because most of these birds I've never seen before.

[Otavio]

Great captures, Joe. Love them all...

[jprzybyla]

Thank you John, Terri, and Octavio for viewing and commenting on the images I posted. I apologize for not answering sooner but I was away shooting more images. It is a long hot summer in Florida and the birds are limited to residents, so having images on file to work up makes the summer shorter.

[Mike Buckley]

I'm not a birder and I don't appreciate photos of birds, but this set of images is exactly what color photography is all about. I especially like the two photos where the colors of the bird matches the colors of the fruit. Very well done!

[FootLoose]

I really like the 2nd image, Joe, and for the same reasons Mike mentioned. I like the way the black and red on the bird are reiterated in the adjacent black and red berries. I also think a bit of cropping from the bottom - and possibly top, too -- would enhance this shot. Well done.

[HAZZA]

Great images Joe, the Mulberry tree brought back memories from my schooldays as we had branches hanging over our schoolyard from a neighboring property, got in trouble a few times from mum coming home with Mulberry stains on my shirt.

Amazing how many species you had visiting the tree, wish I had been there

Well done

[jprzybyla]

I'm not a birder and I don't appreciate photos of birds, but this set of images is exactly what color photography is all about. I especially like the two photos where the colors of the bird matches the colors of the fruit. Very well done!

Thanks Mike, very much appreciated.

[jprzybyla]

Great images Joe, the Mulberry tree brought back memories from my schooldays as we had branches hanging over our schoolyard from a neighboring property, got in trouble a few times from mum coming home with Mulberry stains on my shirt.

Amazing how many species you had visiting the tree, wish I had been there

Well done

Hello Harry, thank you for viewing and commenting. I also had a Mulberry Bush in the neighborhood of my youth.

[jprzybyla]

I really like the 2nd image, Joe, and for the same reasons Mike mentioned. I like the way the black and red on the bird are reiterated in the adjacent black and red berries. I also think a bit of cropping from the bottom - and possibly top, too -- would enhance this shot. Well done.

Thanks Greg, I will explore the crop you describe. I appreciate you viewing and commenting.