Kitty

I discovered these wood storks (mycteria americana) in Naples, Florida, recently, while taking mid-afternoon walks around my mother's retirement community. I often see egrets and herons and was so surprised to see wood storks among them wading and feeding in the marsh waters just steps away from the walking path. I have only seen wood storks from afar and they really look different when flying through the air. I was glad to have had my iphone with me, but next time I visit my mother in Florida, I will plan to have a "real" camera with me and take more time to observe them. Here at home, in Virginia, I look forward to setting up a birdfeeder and watching what birds arrive. I often see pileated woodpeckers in the trees above our house during the morning "golden" hours but a normal lens just doesn't reach them like a telephone lens would.  I wonder if there is a way to take a photo through binoculars.... :)