Nest building in a swamp.
Two birds working together, fitting sticks in impossible places.
We had a several small openings we could shoot through.
Outside the rookery at Port Royal, South Carolina.
Black-crowned Night Heron
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Wildlife Photography
An Arrival, Egret
Below, a Great Egret returning to the nesting location and mate.
The mate seemed excited to see the other bird. Egrets are very different from the Great Blue Herons. Great Blues always recognize their returning mate, if another Heron tries to settle in they are aggressively sent away.
Great Egrets may do this, they can also be unsure if the returning bird is their mate. Almost like they need to reintroduced all over again. 🤣
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An Arrival
An Arrival
An Arrival
Great Egret And Chicks
Just a few days old, newly hatched Great Egret chicks.
Best viewed large (they’re really small).
Snowy, Being A Snowy
Almost too close, even had to shift my angle to catch him.
What is not in the frame is another small Egret encroaching on his nesting spot. Nothing complete yet, but progress is being made. So this guy is standing guard!
Snowy Egret in protection mode.
Pre-flight Check, Little Blue Heron
I had a complete blank thinking of a title for this. So I stopped and saved this as a draft.
I opened WP a little later…there it was ‘pre-flight’ 🤣😆.
B&W , In Flight Great Egret
Low over a swamp. The surface was not covered in Duck Weed. This made the dark background much easier to deal with.
Great Egret, Port Royal, South Carolina.
The Public Bath Spot, Wood Stork
This was the action spot, at least for Wood Storks.
In this post I’ve focused on a single bird bathing. At times there were a lot more. We were close enough for good shots, far enough to give them their space. Also, this is not the first time they have been here with an audience.
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The Public Bath Spot, Wood Stork
The Public Bath Spot, Wood Stork
The Public Bath Spot, Wood Stork
The Public Bath Spot, Wood Stork
Egret Dance
A Great Egret dancing for their mate.
The Egrets have paired up by now. But that doesn’t stop a bird from breaking out in a few moves. Maybe the Egrets version of a happy dance.
