My backup camera and walk around lens kept me company while locked down.
So did the critters around the house.
A Carolina Anole (Green Anole).
Stand still for a few minutes and ultimately you will see movement around somewhere. Here it was the fence, a favorite hunting ground for the little guys.
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I could have also called this ‘being in position’. By that I mean having setup in the right spot and have the camera/lens ready as you want them. Ready for the big ‘event’…should it come along.
There are several spots in this rookery where photographers setup. The idea is a clear field of view, no branches, hanging moss, etc., and several active nests/birds.
Some days you can fill a memory card with the opportunities. Others, a few shots and you need to move on.
Even on a great day it’s important to change your angle over time. If you stay planted in the same spot you can get 500 good Egrets in flight images, of 10 different birds…and they will all look the same!
Shot through an opening in the branches.
A back lit Great Egret preening her bridal feathers.
Getting the moment she has a feather outstretched is the shot we all want. However, we don’t get one very often. Everything has to fall into place. In this series I actually caught four.
That means it will never happen again.
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Very common, but that doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate what we have.
American Alligator in the sun.
How lazy is this. I never even got off the chair.
A head popped out from behind the electric outlet.
A camera was on the table so of course I took some shots.
This is a little off in so many ways. When I first moved here the concept of a lizard running around was absolutely weird. I’m sure plenty of people reading this feel that way.
For me now… it just is.
I’ve been ‘southernized’.
This bird was foraging for food to bring back to the nest. Her beak looked to be full.
I stayed back in the trees so as to not bother her, and I didn’t. She had caught a few things and it was just time to go. My position gave me enough open view to catch the slow lazy take off.
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This little guy is in a nest used every year.
I cannot go by without a shot and probably have photos of his grand parents by now LOL.
