Category Archives: Stork

A Watering Hole, Birds, Marsh, Stork, Swamp, Wildlife

The Sound Of Bats Hitting, Storks

April 8, 2019 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

The sound was like heavy wooden sticks, spindles maybe, hitting each other. Obviously it wasn’t we were in a wildlife management area.

The Wood Storks were snapping and grabbing each other. That’s something you don’t see every day. They were also doing their own version of the ‘squawk’.

These photographs also show how tall the storks are. These are Snowy Egrets all around them.

They also bumped into a Great Egret that kept his cool, he walked by doing his best to ignore the threat.

He pushed right by, but if look you will see him keeping a close eye on these bigger Storks.

Birds, Egret, Heron, Marsh, Spoonbill, Stork, Swamp, Wildlife

Crowd At The Watering Hole

April 7, 2019 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

This marsh was close to dry. It was lower than anyone I know had ever seen it. Fish were casualties now. The local birds who relied on the marshes all crowded into the shallows and pools.

They did not get along well for very long. It’s called competition.

The migrating birds love the low water. It provides a food source on the long trip. Any year round residents just moved from marsh to marsh.

Good news here was rain was forecast later that night and water was slowly moving through the swamps down to the marshes.

A Watering Hole, Birds, Marsh, Stork, Swamp, Wildlife

Couple A Storks

April 6, 2019 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 2 Comments

These two just made me smile. They were walking along like an old couple, not a care in the world. It was a Sunday stroll.

To add a little more interest they kept turning and staring at me. All they needed was a camera.

I didn’t make them nervous, never once did they look to be afraid. I wasn’t in their space either.

Maybe they liked my hat.

Birds, Egret, Heron, Shore Bird, Spoonbill, Stork, Swamp, Wildlife

Marshland Gathering

March 31, 2019 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

This was a special gathering. Most all of the marsh birds were together, crowded into a small open marsh pond.

I believe this was because of the burnings about a mile off. The smoke and smell was still heavy here.

Spring here is a time when the dry reeds and brush is burned off in a controlled setting. It is done using the theory that lightning strikes have been doing this here since forever.

It can be shocking to see how quickly the land revives. Yes some trees are damaged, but most are fine, or better than fine.