Monthly Archives: December 2025

Birds, Marsh, OM System, Shore Bird, What I Saw, Wildlife

Like A Highway, White Ibis

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Some days it’s like a highway out there.

Like A Highway, White Ibis
Like A Highway, White Ibis

I’ve mentioned before how there are times if you watch a bird you see a pattern, or a flight path. Usually that’s what I see in the rookeries.

The pattern on this day was an entire flock. White Ibis flew from one side of the marsh straight down to feed on the other. And luck would have it I was about 3/4 of the way between them. Plenty of opportunities right where I was standing.

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Like A Highway, White Ibis
Like A Highway, White Ibis
Like A Highway, White Ibis
Birds, Marsh, OM System, Shore Bird, What I Saw, Wildlife

Foresters Tern, Like A Small Jet

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They are incredibly fast, very agile, and dive from high to catch fish.

In general a tough bird to photograph. I did catch a number of them in flight and diving. Not very good focus since it was a dull day, but I did catch these.

Foresters Tern
Foresters Tern
Foresters Tern
Foresters Tern
Foresters Tern
Foresters Tern

This is great fun if you don’t mind shooting tons of missed shots to get that one good one. They keep photographers humble.

Birds, Charleston, OM System, What I Saw, Wildlife

Pileated Woodpecker, Making Progress

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I’m pretty sure she can climb all the in there now.

Considering she is almost 2 foot tall that’s a big hole !

Her mate is back in the woods behind a neighbors house making another hole. They will only pick one, I hope it’s this one. It would be very cool to have the young climbing all around my back yard.

Pileated Woodpecker, Making Progress
Pileated Woodpecker, Making Progress

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Pileated Woodpecker, Making Progress
Pileated Woodpecker, Making Progress
Pileated Woodpecker, Making Progress
Pileated Woodpecker, Making Progress
Pileated Woodpecker, Making Progress
Landscape, Marsh, OM System, What I Saw

Scenes Of Marsh Fog

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You can be sure there was no wildlife photography when we arrived in the marshes. It was hard enough to see the road at this time.

This was the perfect time to use ‘Plan B’. My OM-1 (1) with the 12-200 lens. Wide for these shots, yet a little extra reach if I could see wildlife in this fog…like an elephant.

Scenes Of Marsh Fog
Scenes Of Marsh Fog

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Scenes Of Marsh Fog
Scenes Of Marsh Fog
Scenes Of Marsh Fog
Scenes Of Marsh Fog
Scenes Of Marsh Fog
Scenes Of Marsh Fog

Donnelley, ACE Basin, South Carolina.

Birds, Marsh, OM System, Shore Bird, What I Saw, Wildlife

White Ibis Flock In Flight Pattern

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White Ibis Flock In Flight Pattern
White Ibis Flock In Flight Pattern

I changed up the usual layout here, these two back to back images show White Ibis in an interesting flight.

Their flight patterns are very similar to that of the Canada Goose. Something you wouldn’t expect if you hadn’t seen it.

White Ibis Flock In Flight Pattern
White Ibis Flock In Flight Pattern

Ibis can fly high and fast when traveling long distances.

These strange looking birds never cease to amaze.