Big Florida Photo Shoot!

Thank you! I absolutely love lyrebirds, I was so happy when Yowie decided to make one. Maybe Safari will make a superb lyrebird one day??

Day 5! These were mostly taken out on the beach

CollectA koala
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CollectA & Schleich koalas
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Safari & CollectA cassowaries
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CollectA komodo dragon
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Safari komodo dragon
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Papo loggerhead turtle
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Safari cassowary
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Safari brown pelican (to my delight these are seen everywhere in Florida and it was really cool to see some real life counterparts flying by and catching fish in the ocean)
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Wow, those beaches are stunning, a lovely reminder of summer as we head into autumn here! That CollectA koala is so realistic, definitely a good photography subject!

Gorgeous shots! The komodos look right at home especially.

Your photos turned out so beautiful, I had a lot of fun taking pictures with you there!

Great Joline! They are all superb!

As usually, wonderful models, colours and light in your sceneries of dream! I particulary love the first and last pictures with pelican!

I wish my own on that beach :)

Fantastic, very colourful and bright photos!

wonderful photos once more and it seems you were not alone.
OK, I probably can't avoid the CollectA koala even if I was quite happy with the Schleich and Southlands.
The brown pelican makes me think you will be a collector forever, at least I hope so.
Can I ask you a picture of the CollectA komodo dragon for TAW? Not many people got it and we're still missing it.

Roger wrote:

wonderful photos once more and it seems you were not alone.
OK, I probably can't avoid the CollectA koala even if I was quite happy with the Schleich and Southlands.
The brown pelican makes me think you will be a collector forever, at least I hope so.
Can I ask you a picture of the CollectA komodo dragon for TAW? Not many people got it and we're still missing it.

Thank you! I have no plans in stopping collecting :) Sure I can get an image of the CollectA komodo, where do I post it? And would you like it next to a Lego brick for size?

Joliezac wrote:

Roger wrote:

wonderful photos once more and it seems you were not alone.
OK, I probably can't avoid the CollectA koala even if I was quite happy with the Schleich and Southlands.
The brown pelican makes me think you will be a collector forever, at least I hope so.
Can I ask you a picture of the CollectA komodo dragon for TAW? Not many people got it and we're still missing it.

Thank you! I have no plans in stopping collecting :) Sure I can get an image of the CollectA komodo, where do I post it? And would you like it next to a Lego brick for size?

Fantastic, with a Lego brick it will be even nicer. You can post it [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] or through private message or e-mail. I am glad about your non stopping plans.

Roger wrote:

Joliezac wrote:

Roger wrote:

wonderful photos once more and it seems you were not alone.
OK, I probably can't avoid the CollectA koala even if I was quite happy with the Schleich and Southlands.
The brown pelican makes me think you will be a collector forever, at least I hope so.
Can I ask you a picture of the CollectA komodo dragon for TAW? Not many people got it and we're still missing it.

Thank you! I have no plans in stopping collecting :) Sure I can get an image of the CollectA komodo, where do I post it? And would you like it next to a Lego brick for size?

Fantastic, with a Lego brick it will be even nicer. You can post it [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] or through private message or e-mail. I am glad about your non stopping plans.

I forgot that my komodo dragon, Darwin's frog, and CollectA 2021 koala are still down in Florida... Silly me. I posted some other photos that seem to be missing in that topic though! I can get photos of the other 3 when I get them back in about a week

Those pelican photos look just like what I see when I go to the beach.

Thank you so much everyone!

Day 6 - My friend and I wanted to take pictures on some hiking trails so we went to the Grassy Waters Nature Preserve. Unfortunely we didn't look up the hours before we went so by the time we got there we only had an hour before they closed the gates So we didn't get as many pictures as we liked. I also spent almost the whole time getting bald eagle photos but I really loved how they turned out!

The scenery was very beautiful though, there were these low wooden bridges going over the marsh and you could see the entire lake

Papo bald eagle
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Papo grey heron
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Papo bald eagle & Schleich chicks in nest
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Papo & Safari bald eagles
(This one was my 2nd favorite photo of the trip)
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Yowie scarlet honeycreeper
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Really lovely again! The pair of bald eagles with the water in the background is stunning!

Wow, that brilliant blue lake and sky! Unbeatable setting for these models, I love the heron shot!

Fantastic photos again and I also find the crossing pair of bald eagles absolutely genial!

The grey heron could be a native great blue heron, I've seen them stalking the verge just like that. Bald eagles also live in this area, these could easily pass for nature photos. Bravo!

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The grey heron could be a native great blue heron, I've seen them stalking the verge just like that. Bald eagles also live in this area, these could easily pass for nature photos. Bravo!

Thank you so much! I live right on the water and we have a great blue heron constantly stalking through the water right across from our window. I was very happy Papo made this model because it felt like a miniature version of him

We also have a bald eagle pair that likes to perch in an "island" of trees out in the marsh that I love to watch. These inspired the photos

Here is the second batch of the Grassy Waters Preserve photos

My friend purchased the BEAUTYofBEASTS mountain lion in the red color variant, while I have the grey variant. So we took them out together so we could take some photos with them. My friend also resculpted the Schleich white-tailed deer buck into a carcass for me

Florida panthers fighting over prey!

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Yowie scarlet honeycreeper
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Schleich osprey
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Papo kingfisher
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Great photos as always, [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. I love that mountain lion model. I only have one figure from Beauty of Beasts, the spotted hyena, and it is really nice. I have been tempted to get another, and I think you've sold me on this mountain lion.

I love the shots of the mountain lions fighting over prey, very realistic! And the honeycreeper is really sweet!