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Do not click on the composite image; simply scroll down for the best viewing. While Sebastian Inlet is justifiably famous around the world for the Ospreys diving for saltwater fish each fall, there are a variety of desirable avian subjects there as well in October and November. Keep reading if you would like to join me on what will surely be a memorable photographic and learning experience. |
Pick Your Own Dates Short-notice Sebastian Inlet Ospreys and More BAA Personalized Instructional Workshops
Ridiculously Inexpensive!
Dates: October 29 (arrive on the afternoon of Monday the 28th) thru the morning session on Saturday 22 November
As BIRDS AS ART lost more than $100,000 in tax year 20223, I am moving forward looking more at sharing expenses than at making money. Simply put, for more reasons than I will list here, sharing an AirBnB or VRBO place maximizes learning while reducing your overall travel costs.
Consider joining me at Sebastian Inlet this fall for some great bird photography and a ton of learning. Life is short; what are you waiting for? While a 600mm f/4 lens is ideal, you could do the whole trip with a variety of other lenses including a 500mm f/4, a 400mm f/2.8, a 200-600, a 100-500, a 300mm f/2.8 with TCs, or one of the great new Nikon Z telephoto lenses.
Bob Eastman is driving from Wisconsin and doing all 26 days. Thus, I have two bedrooms in the great 4-bedroom AirBnB just 22 minutes from the south jetty at the State Park, 24 minutes from the northwest pool where the Ospreys spent a lot of time last year.
Hopefully, those who come would stay for a week or ten days (or 26 days!) to maximize the opportunities. Fewer days would work also. Fly to Orlando and rent a car. Local folks who would like to arrange a morning or two of In-the-Field Instruction during October should get in touch via e-mail.
Here, if you stay in the AirBnB with me, are the ridiculous low rates for the in-the-field sessions (that include the daily Image Review and Photoshop sessions.
$250 for a morning session
$150 for an afternoon session.
Brunch and dinners at the AirBnB will cost you $20/day.
If you are interested, let me know your preferred dates via e-mail and I will get back to you with the per/night price for the lodging.
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There is no need to travel an hour by car to get to Sebastian Inlet from Vero Beach. |
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Fresh caught Alaskan seafood caught sustainably. Save $20 on your first order by clicking here. |
Wild Alaska Salmon and Seafood Company
Ever since my two daughters sent me a big box of salmon filets and sea scallops from Wild Alaska Salmon and Seafood Company for my birthday a few years ago, I have been ordering salmon and scallops from them. Now that Junior’s Fish Market in Lake Wales is closing, I will be depending on Wild Alaska every month. I always order Sockeye filets and the Sea Scallops. The stuff comes frozen solid, is easy to prepare, and tastes pretty much as good as the fresh stuff would.
You can save $20 on your first order by clicking here. Eating wild caught seafood is about as healthy as you can go. The scallops are a real treat. When you sear them, be sure to cook them in the liquid that comes in the bag and be sure not to overcook them. I bake or broil the lightly seasoned salmon filets skin side down in olive or coconut oil.
Buy Direct from the Fisherman
Captain Tony has been fishing in Alaska since 1990. Wild Alaska is famous for their wild caught Sockeye and King Salmon! All of our other fish, including Ahi Tuna, Shrimp, Scallops, Cod, etc., are responsibly sourced, caught the right way and closely inspected by Capt. Tony to meet our high standards of quality and freshness. They catch and process all 5 species of wild pacific salmon, and source our other seafood products from high quality sustainable fisheries.
The stuff tastes great and is good for you. Internet orders to the continental United States are shipped from their fulfillment center in the Midwest allowing their seafood products to reach US customers in perfect condition. The flavor and texture of their salmon and other products remain fresher than fresh is because the stuff is frozen the same day it is caught.
Note
Nutritionally, if you are eating farm-raised salmon or feeding to your family, you might as well be eating pop tarts. Sockeye salmon has the highest amount of Omega 3 of any fish with approximately 2.7 grams per 100-gram portion. Therefore, just one serving of Alaska salmon per week can help to lower cholesterol and the risk of heart disease. Scallops are widely considered one of the healthiest seafoods. Made up of 80% protein and sporting a low fat content, they can help you feel fuller longer and are rich in vitamins and minerals. They are also a great source of antioxidants. Dr. Morris 🙂
Typos
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I’m surprised there’s been no mention here of GMO/GE salmon. Just checked, and it’s been on the market since 2022, though in very limited quantities. Farm-only so far, but with at least some risk of leakage from a GE egg facility on Prince Edward Island.
Never heard of them before. They are “at least as safe as other farmed salmon.” And if they escape the pens, the wild populations are in great danger. The good news is that like the deadly injurious COVID vaccines, they are approved by the FDA!
thanks for sharing,
a
Organic carrots are the best. got some frozen sockeye. Butcher said it’s all the same…NOT
From a Tampa Bay Times article here:
https://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/food/cooking/The-facts-about-farmed-salmon-you-wish-you-didn-t-know_166193900/
• Large-scale salmon farms in the United States, Canada, Scotland, Norway and Chile have attracted hideous marine insects called sea lice that attach themselves to the fish, causing skin lesions and secondary infections, killing the host or rendering meat inedible. The damage these lice have inflicted has caused salmon prices to soar in the past 18 months. To get rid of these parasites, farmers doctor their feed with a pesticide called Slice, or emamectin benzoate, which causes tremors, spinal deterioration and muscle atrophy when administered to rats and dogs.
• Large salmon farms also use high levels of antibiotics to treat bacteria that cause lesions and hemorrhaging in infected fish. Why is that bad? Overuse of antibiotics, either in farming or for human medical treatment, speeds up the development of antibiotic resistance.
• Farmed salmon are fed pellets made out of fish oil and smaller fish, ground-up chicken feathers, poultry litter (yes, that’s poop), genetically modified yeast, soybeans and chicken fat.
• Wild salmon get its lovely rose color from eating krill and shrimp. Farmed salmon, because it eats those pellets, is grey. To make it more appetizing to consumers, farmers add dyes to their feed.
• Studies show that farmed salmon contains up to eight times more PCBs — cancer-causing industrial chemicals that were banned in 1979 — than wild, as well as high levels of mercury and dioxins from herbicides like Agent Orange.
• We’ve all heard that omega-3 fatty acids are essential nutrients for nervous system, heart and brain health. Omega-3 in fish are derived from plants like algae, leaves and grass. Because farmed salmon are fed a lot of soy, they are high in omega-6, which you don’t want: Omega-3 fights inflammation while omega-6 promotes it.
• Then there are environmental concerns: pollution from fish excrement and uneaten feed; farms releasing diseases to wild fish stocks; escapees unwittingly released into the wild where there are no natural populations and then outcompeting native fish populations.
Hi David
Pop tarts (not popcorn) 🙂
Just how do you know what your farm-raised salmon are being fed???
And eating wild caught sockeye is now an option. I will be ordering more this week.
with love, artie
ps: See the next pane.
Hi, Artie. I’m not fond of most salmon farms either, but I think you’ve emphasized the worst of them. Sea lice are copepods, not insects, and they are found in wild fish, but not as many as on many farmed fish. The pink flesh is an interesting story that I will tell you some time but there are some naturally occuring Chinook salmon that have a mutation that have white flesh. They taste identical to the pink ones. I can’t check the web site from here (Croatia) but I guess the wild caught sockeye are expensive. The quality control on farmed fish on average is better than wild caught fish, but the best wild caught fish are very good. When I was following these things closely a few years ago British Columbia was doing what the salmon farmers wanted and not what it should have been doing to protect the public and the environment.
Hi, Artie. No, farmed salmon is not the nutritional equivalent of popcorn. There are things not to like about much farmed salmon, but it’s nutritionally mostly good and healthy. Sure, I’d rather eat fresh-caught wild sockeye, but that’s not an easy option for everyone.
With love,
Dr. Fish
Hi David, Good to see you checking the blog from Croatia! Yes, wild caught salmon is expensive. So are organic vegetables, yet I purchase them whenever possible.
Life is about choices.
Have a great trip. Any birds?
with love, artie
Thanks, Artie. Not many birds. One trip we took to see birds had high winds, thick clouds, and some rain. sunny and calmer after we got back. I did see a common kingfisher fly by for a few seconds; beautiful bird but no chance for a photograph.