I wasn’t sure we would not be rained on, but it missed.
Charleston, South Carolina.
Gulls At Sundown
Category Archives: Shore Bird
Was I Bothering Him ?
He gave me a look as if to tell me I was bothering him.
The feeling was mutual. He was in my way too.
This small swamp pond is usually home to several Barred Owls.
Not today though, he looked to be in charge now.
Lady Anhinga
The way she was curled up you would never guess her neck is as long as the rest of her.
The soft brown color of the ladies looks more like fur than feathers.
She gave me ‘the look’ for bothering her. Just reminding me that Mrs. Anhinga is not one to be trifled with.
Did Not Cooperate
I followed A Spoonbill and Glossy Ibis as best I could, without climbing down into the marsh muck.
They walked the same speed as me, keeping the same distance.
I wanted the Glossy to walk along side the Spoonbill. I got just the opposite, he hid behind him.
At least I shot some mediocre Spoonbill shots.
Flying Dinosaur, Pelican
It’s been a while since any of the bigger shore birds have made an appearance on this site.
These photographs were all taken near a commercial shrimp boat pier. The birds will stay close since they get the ‘throw aways’ when the catch is off loaded.
At times, when several boats are pulling in, Â it becomes a bit of a circus with all the birds pushing and shoving.
Finally A Glossy Ibis
Getting close enough fro any decent photographs of Glossy has not happened all year. This day the bad luck streak was broken.
At the far end of a dike a small group mingled with some Spoonbills.
With the heat, pandemic, and just 2020 general chaos these will probably be all I find until next year.
Birds Of Pitt Street Bridge
Kingfisher, an impossible bird to photograph…making it look too easy.
The bridge is gone but some parts remnants are there. The Kingfisher above is sitting on an old rusty pillion.
Pitt street sits off the Charleston Harbor. Along here are Oyster beds.
So of course these Oyster Catchers wander around as the tide goes out.
Those big orange beaks can shuck an oyster faster than any seafood restaurant.
A Two’fer, Glossy Ibis And Roseate Spoonbill
This doesn’t happen every day. Both in the same photograph.
ACE Basin, South Carolina.
