Certainly not an award winner here yet even getting this type of photograph is not an easy thing. Anhinga built nests in the same rookeries as Herons and Egrets. However, they start around the time Egrets have almost settled in.
That small difference in time frame makes for problems. The trees are starting to leaf out.
Once that starts there are few open opportunities for a clear photograph.
Many times I ignore the big shadows passing by. More often than not it’s a Vulture searching the area.
Sometimes it’s not.
He was focused on more important things. I never did see what it was though.
He dropped down to the water behind a Cypress Tree, grabbed something, and was gone.
As if it wasn’t crowded enough, the big guy in the middle crawled up.
Darn, that was my spot.
Everybody just hanging out, enjoying the sun.
Of course there’s plenty of people that probably say that about me, LOL
All the old excuses…bad light, angle, etc.
But hey, they have triplets.
I actually caught the bird. I am completely surprised. I had no time to think since I spotted him at the last moment.
Now, what you don’t see. The other 10 really badly missed images, LOL. If I wasn’t using a wildlife setup even this wouldn’t be here.
When you hear the old ‘gear doesn’t count’, they probably don’t go out to the ‘boonies’ very often.
Always nice to catch an Egret flying down low. In these shots the swamp reflections bounced back on the bird.
Photographing the bounce back is all about location and angle. So really, planning no, luck yes.
