Red-winged Blackbirds are year round residents in the Lowcountry. I guess they don’t make much noise in the winter.
They make up for it when it’s warm.
They Love These Marshes
Category Archives: Birds
On A Cypress, Great Egret
When I have the opportunity to photograph these birds with a dark background I’ll always go for the shot.
The contrast is what I am trying to capture.
Of course it doesn’t always come out like I think it should.
However when it does I think it tends to be of a portrait than wildlife image.
A Moment Later He Disappeared
The Egret flew right into the thick Palms.
Then he disappeared from view.
I guess there was a reason, not a common (or safe) place to sit around. I did catch a glimpse of another already there…a rendezvous?
A Test Flight
He didn’t go far this time. A quick circle. However, each time is a little longer and further.
You see, if he goes too far one of the adults might come back and he misses out on a free meal.
Typical teenager.
Fishing For The Young Egrets
The signs are there that this is a breeding adult with young.
If you look at his/her head, behind the eyes, you will see the feathers are rough, some gone. Aggressive chicks grab the adults to demand food before their siblings get any.
Click the image for full size view.
Yellow-crowned Came Around
Shooting on a dull, drab, day in a low tidal marsh does not provide bright and colorful photographs.
It does show real life though.
This Night Heron was fishing along the edge here (jumping fish caught in the shots) but I didn’t spot it until it flew.
The bird was not going far, never did lift his legs.
ACE Basin salt marsh.
Great Blue, Ashley River
A Great Blue Heron on the marsh shore by the Ashley River.
At this spot the area is wet and rural. It’s a marshland. Yet just a few miles down river is the city of Charleston, South Carolina.
Another Quick Exit, Great Egret
This years Egret photographs look to be heavy on ‘exit’ flight images.
Here an Egret quickly escaped from a rookery nesting tree.
Considering the aggression of the juvenile birds it’s no surprise.
