In this vlog, Angie Birmingham documents a multi‑day bird‑photography trip to Florida with fellow creators Tom (Pro Media Gear), Nikon ambassador Tommy, Mark Smith, and Jeff. The video opens with a road‑trip departure from Corpus Christi, followed by an extensive house tour of their beachfront rental, highlighting multiple master bedrooms, ocean views, and a coffee bar. The group then heads to Melbourne Beach and the nearby pass to photograph coastal birds such as ospreys, pelicans, and sanderlings, noting weather conditions and the use of Nikon’s new R3 camera. Meals are featured, including a quirky Shirley Temple ice drink and a memorable Vietnamese lunch. On the final day they take a two‑hour airboat tour, spotting alligators and capturing Portuguese man‑o‑war jellyfish on the beach. Throughout, the narrator shares enthusiastic commentary, behind‑the‑scenes moments, and playful interactions with the crew, providing a vivid, personal look at the blend of travel, gear, and wildlife photography.
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Good morning. As we're leaving Corpus, we have ice on our truck. Woohoo! Going to sunny Florida. I hope it's not freezing there. There goes the convoy of the South Texas Sand and Gravel team. Off we go to Florida to go meet up with Tom from Pro Media Gear, Tommy, an ambassador for Nikon, and Mark Smith, a fellow YouTuber who is an amazing osprey photographer. Sunny Florida. Yes, thanks, Tom. There's the van. Angie with WTF Stuff. We made it to Florida. Just you wait till you see this house. Here we go. So here we are through the front door. This place is beautiful. We've got a master bedroom here with a full bathroom. Check this out! Woo! Little gathering area, nice little cozy kitchen. Oh, and look, we got some kind of cool little door. What is this? Oh, look at that, the coffee bar, my favorite spot. Isn't that a cute little pantry door? But check out this view. Look at the view. That's the best part here. Look at that. Then we got another master bedroom. With the best view probably in the house. You can lay here, drink your morning coffee from bed, and watch the ocean. Then we get to go up one more level, so here we go up the stairs. Oh, it's the bunkhouse. We got 4 more beds and an amazing view up here. Nice little sofa bed. Another bedroom with a view and another bathroom. Wow, all these bedrooms have their own bathrooms. What do we got out here? Oh, nice. All right, well, I think we're gonna go shoot some birds, so I will talk at you later. Here's a little Satterling trying to get himself a little nibble while outrunning the surf. I really enjoyed watching this guy. He was quite entertaining. All right, we gotta go get the cameras. So here we are, we're out here shooting some birds. Tom's shooting Shooting the new R3. So day 1, Friday, after we arrived that evening, we decided just to go down to the beach and shoot birds since it was a little too late to head down to the pass. Good morning from Melbourne Beach. Day 1 and we have a storm coming in. So day 1 at the pass was a little slow seeing how it was rainy, but we did get some good shots. I was never following the Right osprey to get the osprey diving, but I got some just as he pulled out and when he came up and shook, and then some pelicans. We then went to lunch. I gotta do it like this. Oh wait, Tom, is that is that a Shirley Temple? That's your Shirley Temple. That's your drink for the day. Check out this ice here. Shirley Temple. Whoa, it does! Yeah, what? That's wicked. What is it? There's a fly in the ice cube. In the ice cube? Is he getting the fire hydrant? Yeah, you don't see it? You don't see the fire hydrant? Day 2 at the pass was pretty much the same. Overcast, not as rainy, so we were able to get shootings earlier. Here's a few photos that we got. Vietnamese food for lunch. We're doing something a little different. Just this and one more pair. That's it. Vietnamese food was really good. We will definitely do that again. Alright, this is our last day in Florida. And we are going on an airboat tour. 2 hours on this baby, and there's an alligator over here. So while we were waiting for the fog to clear, we wandered around and took a few photos, and here's a few that I got. Here goes nothing. Here we go. Jeff and I goofing around, and he wanted to steal my bird, and he successfully did it. Our last night there, we walked to the restaurant down the beach for dinner, and the beach was littered with these Portuguese man-o'-wars, so I decided to take a couple pictures.
