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ACE Basin, South Carolina.
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Category Archives: A Watering Hole
A Little Different
A soft shelled Turtle. Odd looking is being kind.
They actually have a face like a Proboscis Monkey.
They did not surface, just the snout broke the water for air.
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Filthy Ibis, But Great Reflection
Take the good with the bad.
Light and reflections were close to perfect, real close.
The Ibis… he must have been neck deep in mud.
I’ll take it. Nature is rarely pretty.
Close And Low White Pelican
Taken in the ACE Basic, South Carolina.
The shallows were filled with other birds forcing this Pelican fly on by looking for another place to land.
He didn’t need to move too much further, but it worked out for me since the bird had to change direction right in front of me. That made him slow down and turn giving me an easier shot.
Golden Hour
I tend to complain about bad light, so…
Really good light.
Taken in the ACE Basin. Wood Stork and Snowy Egret.
Mass Exodus And Good Timing
The old ‘right time, right place’ is something you can’t plan for.
You can plan where to be, when to be, but chances are the results will not be. Or at least what you anticipated.
Several times this morning I was right there when a sudden event caused the panicked exit, or quick turn landing. Great opportunities.
The sudden event…usually something only known to the birds.
A Great Gathering
The Lowcountry is known as one of the biggest and best wild bird areas in the country. Even here though finding a gathering like this is special. Something you see only a few times a year.
These photographs capture a small piece of the different flocks.
When the water levels are just right all the different species come together to feed.
When the water rises, or food is depleted, they will move to other areas around the marshes. Unfortunately for us most of the locations are inaccessible. Of course this is exactly why the animals come here in the first place.
American Avocet Hunting At Dawn
Taken first light in ACE Basin.
A few minutes either way and the water would have looked much different.
Avocet is one the elegant ‘stilt’ birds, named due to their long thin legs.
