A large number of Great Egret scenes came to the top of the list today. After plowing through them, finishing some, and publishing some, I moved on for a while.
This image came up in another group but ultimately came out in a softer, rather than natural, look.
The light seemed good for this style so I kept it.
This was a ‘sooner or later’ photograph. The rookery was on my left, the thickets on my right.
I knew his path to get sticks, I knew where he would get those sticks.
I just didn’t know when he would zoom past me.
This flight he came past us much closer than the others. I caught this, and of course missed plenty of the easier ones a little further away.
This is one of the Herons that was acting all ‘territorial’ through out the day. Chasing and flying over all the other Herons.
For a moment I thought it might be my turn.
A few twists and turns and suddenly he swooped right by me. chase me ? No, but it did show he didn’t much care I was there.
This is the ‘I just ate’ pose.
The throat, and neck, look a bit too thick. Most likely still working on it.
Not what I expected when shot, but a nice representation of a typical swamp scene.
Best viewed large to see the details.
The large red Hibiscus flowers can be seen here too.
At the time I thought this would be a quick shot of an Anhinga.
I think these may become alien beings, as the flower matures it gets very, very, strange.
Mike Powell published this article and thinks it may be a Cahaba Lily.
I hope he’s right.
Found in a swamp.
It was one chase after another in the marsh. They did take breaks, caught a few fish, but most of the time it was a chase.
It even looked like they took turns on who was the chaser, and who was the chased.
It was hot and hazy shooting, but great fun.
ACE Basin, South Carolina.
We have a running joke among local wildlife photographers.
Of course both of their camera shutters are firing away.
Great Egret fly by.
