My camera was in the backseat of the car, we pulled over to grab our ‘stuff’ by a wetlands of the Ashepoo Plantation. This an open spot with marsh, a creek, and pond.
The marsh runs on both sides of the road so it’s good to take a look around, there’s all types of critters here.
Below are quick and long shots taken right as I grabbed my camera.
I spotted;
Lately most everything published has been around the marshes. This happens every year. Spring/Summer is the swamps, Fall/Winter are the marshes. And since we do live on the coast, shore and ocean is scattered all around.
I felt we needed some ocean photographs and in the ‘to do’ there is always a Pelican or two.
First is a shot taken on the shore of a small barrier island. The big marshes we photograph are not all that far from here. The rivers in the ACE Basin all empty into the Atlantic right near these small islands.
Besides the Brown Pelicans there are two Laughing Gulls. I think they are the most common Gull we have.
Below a single Pelican flying low over the water. The Pelicans take advantage of the thermals over the waters surface and use them to glide for long distances.
Charleston, South Carolina.
A Pelican up top on the shrimp nets out rigger. High up and very much in charge.
Charleston, South Carolina.
One single photograph, that’s all I managed.
On the docks by the shrimpers looking for an interesting shot, and this Pelican came by low and fast. His flight was hidden by the big boats until almost even with me.
The water is a hard contrast so I’ll take the shot as a win 😝.
Below a Brown Pelican passing by, heading out towards the harbor and ocean.
The Pelicans fly straight down the ‘creek’, piers and docks on both sides. Commercial shrimpers tie up and unload here giving sea birds plenty of opportunities for free food.
I always think how easy it should be to photograph them here. Reality sets in when they pop up out of nowhere and sail low over the water…right by me completely surprised.
Posing nicely along the surf on Bird Key, off the coast of South Carolina.
All the signs of a dive, even though he was low.
Of course no dive, just a change of direction.
Brown Pelican
