Category Archives: Marsh

Cemetery Marsh Scene

I watched a Great Blue land on the other side of the water. The only option for a photo of him was to circle around and hope he didn’t leave before I got there. A 12-40 mm lens was never going to get anything unless I did.

Getting a heron image was just habit. A really nice landscape view was right in front of me.

I did get the heron, but you have to look close to find him LOL.

Cemetery Marsh Scene
Cemetery Marsh Scene

Anhinga, Drying Her Wings

The anhinga (/ænˈhɪŋɡə/Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called snakebirddarterAmerican darter, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word anhinga comes from a’ñinga in the Brazilian Tupi language and means “devil bird” or “snake bird”. The origin of the name is apparent when swimming: only the neck appears above water so the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. (Wikipedia)

Anhinga, Drying Her Wings
Anhinga, Drying Her Wings

Anhinga are a year round resident in the Lowcountry. They breed in a rookery near my house, and have the second ugliest babies in the bird world. Gallinule win the ugly contest, by a big margin.

Passing Tricolored Heron

I admit it. I was spinning around in place.

New camera, new lens, now a pair of Tricolors almost dive bombing me. Olympus camera dials work the exact opposite of Canon. I’ve been shooting Canon forever.

Passing Tricolored Heron
Passing Tricolored Heron

Ellen came up to me and casually mentioned, ‘they gave you plenty of chances’.

Tricolored Heron, Bear Island, South Carolina.

Marsh Residents

A few residents of a local marsh.

The first is a Tricolored Heron, unfortunately he was down where two canals met, and fed into the Ashley River. A deep cut, plenty of muck, and a pretty bird.

Marsh Residents
Marsh Residents

Not far from the Tricolor above a Great Blue Heron. Since he was out in the marsh itself we substitute muck for thick reeds and Duck Weed.

Marsh Residents
Marsh Residents

Final photograph is a female Anhinga perched on a stump. View her large and you will see small clumps of the ever present Duck Weed on her feathers.

Marsh ResidentsMarsh Residents

I consider a walk like this a success when I can catch several different species.

Dragonfly, Marsh Reeds

Not a subject I shoot very often however the air was filled with all types and sizes.

Here I had a never before lens used, and a camera used maybe three times. The focal length was only 40-150mm. Yet in this marsh if you can take standing in the reeds a minute or so something small will be right in front of you. With luck it doesn’t bite.

Dragonfly, Marsh Reeds
Dragonfly, Marsh Reeds

Considering all the buttons and dials are not where I expect I’ll take these images a a win.

Dragonfly, Marsh Reeds
Dragonfly, Marsh Reeds
Dragonfly, Marsh Reeds
Dragonfly, Marsh Reeds