Wildlife Photography
A bird that everyone loves, a Pelican. The Brown Pelicans are the ones we have the most of. They nest on sand bars and unfortunately around here the bars change on a yearly basis. Each new storm rearranges the shape of the coast.
This photograph is of an adult in water almost shallow enough for him to stand.
Charleston Harbor, Charleston, South Carolina.
This was real fall. But I did get a few shots while out.
The reeds here dried very fast and now are just brown and look to be really sharp.
The Ibis were out doing what they always do, poking around in the mud.
Indian Field United Methodist Church.
Outdoors tabernacle in black and white.
The other day while out we bumped into a few photographer friends who also needed to get moving. Weather has been steadily getting colder and us of the southern climes tend to hide a little now. Freah air was needed.
It turned into a small 6 person tour of the wood/swamp. Not a single one of us trying to be quiet.
This owl didn’t seem to care.
I think he was hoping we would walk by and leave him in peace, and we almost did since only one of us was paying any attention.
With the exception of the first image the owl was watching the ‘traveling circus’ with the big cameras. Of which I was not one at this time.
Half asleep he was paying attention to the others, I had just fell behind and moved a bit into the woods.
The Owl watched us all but was bored and could hardly keep his eyes open.
We all took a gazillion photographs, most all useless I guess since the light was gone quickly.
However, the Owl fell asleep and we moved on since this really wasn’t about photography at all. It was a chance meeting of friends, photographers, and lots of laughs.
At each others expense of course.
This is one of my favorite subjects.
Long, lean, and elegant in flight.
They can be surprisingly fast, especially so if close and trying to fit them into your viewfinder.
This time of year it’s difficult to get these photographs. Early spring is best when they are out looking for nesting sites.
Great Blue Heron, Charleston, South Carolina.
When out on the other side of the Charleston peninsula I try to stop at a few spots that typically have Pelicans around.
The bird passed by while we were standing on a boat pier.
I did not have my usual long lens so I was at the mercy of the birds and how they picked up on the thermal over the water.
Some days out there it’s like all the locals turn out at the same time. This was one of them. He was much too large to be a female, hence the title here.
Nobody really knows how many Alligator are around the Lowcountry, but I have heard over 110,000. Not sure where the number came from, it stuck in my head as a lot, but considering the marsh sizes and what we see that may be low.
These photographs were taken at a marsh north of our usual haunts.
In the past I had always associated White Ibis with Florida. Most people still do. They actually spend time much further north.
This coastal marsh is not far from the North Carolina border.
