Nikon D80 on the fritz

My lovely companion the hearty and loyal Nikon D80 may have taken it's last picture. I pulled it out of the camera bag today to snap some shots on the refuge only to find that the shutter was releasing but I don't believe the mirror is lowering. I am hoping it can get repaired, but I am not sure when I am going to get time to get it sent in, busy fire year is just picking up.

So with this notice, I sadly inform you that it might be some time before I post new photos. I hope the absence isn't too long, I miss my camera already.

Fog on the road

This morning Alligator Alley and State Road 29 were closed down to heavy fog, the fog was like a wall, at times there was as little as five to ten feet of visibility.

Heli Work

These photos are from the Deep fire, the helicopter is used to cool down an area of heat alongside State Road 29.

Structure

Isles of Capri, Marco Island and Ochopee FDs have been very helpful during this wildfire, here's a few photos from day 3 of the Deep fire when we had to burn around the communication tower located on the refuge.

Deep Fire Photos

We have a fire on Big Cypress NP and Florida Panther NWR that has grown to over 10,000 acres in the last three days. It was started by a lightning storm early Tuesday morning.

Red Shoulders

This morning at work I was able to get really close to two juvenile Red Shouldered Hawks. We seem to have a large number of these hawks on the refuge. Here are two of the many photos I snapped.

Good light on the Potomac

I love when the fog sticks around long enough to make some fun pictures. I took these along the Potomac River, near Shepherdstown, WV and at the Antietam National Cemetery.