Two Snowy Egret solving the problems of the world.
The Duck Weed on the water looks like you could walk on it.
Bored Meeting (Pun Intended)
Category Archives: Wildlife
Wildlife Photography
Marsh Scene
Once a series of plantation rice fields, now open marshlands.
ACE Basin, South Carolina.
Where River Meets Marsh
Taken on a ‘not so nice’ day. Actually I didn’t expect to see anything.
This was taken on the marsh side of a long dike. The other side is a river. The Ashley River from here ends just above Charleston, a few miles down river.
Low light, and using a walk around lens that needs it, made for some darker images. However the Herons were not moving around so I could shoot at a slower speed.
Marsh Fall Colors
Marshlands have their own fall color schemes.
ACE Basin, South Carolina.
Another Local
One of those random grabs because he made it so easy.
Night Heron On A Trunk
For a juvenile Black-crowned you can’t beat this spot for fishing. Sit up on the trunk braces and wait for something to swim by.
If the water’s not high there may be a place to stand below on the gate itself.
He needs to keep an eye on that pesky ‘camera photo’ critter, but he seems harmless.
I have never leaned over to watch when he drops down the trunk. It’s probably a little tricky with water flowing and maybe an Alligator nearby. I don’t need to make it any more difficult for him.
Great Egret, ACE Basin
A day that was a little ‘glum’. It just started dreary but a big white bird helps.
Tricolored, Just Enough
There was just enough light, just enough wet, just enough green, and of course just enough luck.
Images best viewed large.
They are beautiful birds and the tangled fall grasses gave these shots a great background.
Even the ruby red eyes came through in the final photograph.
At the time I was thinking to skip the photographs all together because of the grass. I think it made the images much better…hind sight.
