The November 8th-9th 2025 Florida shorebirds & wading birds tour was a great success!! Check out a few images from the session. Note that I still have open spots for the 2026 Spoonbill & fishing Osprey tours. Shoot me an email at steven@stevenbirdphotography.com if you are interested 🙂
ISO 2000 | f/5.6 | 1/3200 sec. | Manual mode
Sony 600mm f/4 GM OSS with the Sony A1 and a 1.4x extender
Great Blue Herons should not be ignored. While not dancing hunters like the Reddish Egrets they are still quite skilled predators. What a nice catch in sweet lighting!!
ISO 400 | f/4 | 1/4000 sec. | Manual mode
Sony 600mm f/4 GM OSS with the Sony A1
Well, as expected this was the star of the show. Few other birds can put on quite the same visual impact on a hunting move. The image above is quite nice with the symmetry around the S pattern of the wings. The crazy hair do is a nice add-on too 🙂 When photographing Reddish Egrets, make sure you are not too close to your subject in order to avoid clipping the wings in your shots.
ISO 1600 | f/4.0 | 1/2500 sec. | Manual mode
Sony 600mm f/4 GM OSS with the Sony A1
The same subject in a different flavor… Photographing Reddish Egrets during overcast days can give you stunning results. Besides the magnificent wings up pose above, we also have a nice high key outcome.
ISO 4000 | f/4 | 1/4000 sec. | Manual mode
Sony 600mm f/4 GM OSS with the Sony A1
Another special that I am very fond of: white on white effect! The way to create those types of images is to work on a white subject during an overcast day and if possible, slightly backlit.
East Florida Fishing Ospreys / Spoonbills mix Photography Tour
March 21st-22nd 2026 (Airboat option $1,690) / limit 4 people – 3 open
April 18th-19th 2026 (Fishing Jetty option $1,590) / limit 5 people – 3 open
3 shoots and 1 over-the-shoulder Photoshop tutoring => 1 pontoon boat-based Osprey shoots at the Vero Beach Cypress Lake + 1 land-based Spoonbills shoot at a local rookery + either (i) 1 shoot at the fishing jetty or (ii) 1 airboat shoot. $250 deposit. Send me an email at steven@stevenbirdphotography.com to book your spot.
Tampa Bay Spoonbills Rookery Photography Tour – $1,590
February 14th-15th 2026 / limit 5 people – 3 open
February 28th-March 1st 2026 / limit 5 people – 2 open
3 shoots and 1 over-the-shoulder Photoshop tutoring => 3 shoots at the Tampa Bay Spoonbills rookery. We typically shoot while wading in the water in the mornings and from the boat in the afternoon. $250 deposit. Send me an email at steven@stevenbirdphotography.com to book your spot.
Black Skimmers Colony Photography Workshop – $1,190
June 13th-14th 2026 / limit 6 people – 4 open
3 shoots and 1 over-the-shoulder Photoshop tutoring => 3 shoots at the Sarasota Bay Black Skimmers colony. We shoot along the beach, where the nesting colony is easily accessible. $250 deposit. Send me an email at steven@stevenbirdphotography.com to book your spot.
Florida Shorebirds & Wading Birds Photography Tour – $1,090
October 10th-11th 2026 / limit 6 people – 6 open
3 shoots and 1 over-the-shoulder Photoshop tutoring => 3 shoots at Fort Desoto Park. $250 deposit. Send me an email at steven@stevenbirdphotography.com to book your spot.