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.
One of those moments when your timing is right.
In a second this entire group of Alligators could slip under and I would never have known they were there. This time they didn’t.
Bear Island, ACE Basin, South Carolina.
The anhinga (/ænˈhɪŋɡə/; Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called snakebird, darter, American 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 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.
Dinosaur waiting in ambush…
He is small, very small.
Best viewed large, for obvious reasons.
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.
Ellen came up to me and casually mentioned, ‘they gave you plenty of chances’.
Tricolored Heron, Bear Island, South Carolina.
Marsh water is high lately. This Great Egret was waiting for the tide to turn before feeding. He had a few hour wait.
Wildlife photographers work with what we are given. Monochrome seemed to be the best option here.
Great Egret
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.
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.
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 Residents
I consider a walk like this a success when I can catch several different species.
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.
Considering all the buttons and dials are not where I expect I’ll take these images a a win.
