They always wait until the last minute, end of day, to give you the best opportunities.
End Of Day
A Heron Glide
This Great Blue flew by fairly close and began the usual climb up to a rookery cypress.
Most times they just glide up to their nest locations. It’s deceiving though and they appear to be slower than they actually are. I have missed many shots by being too casual about it.
In A Stable
Found on a walk.
Poking around the barns and stables, Middleton Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina.
Butter Butt
Easy to see how they got that nick name.
Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Just Fives Minutes Ago… Alligator
I had just told two people all the locals (Alligators) were down the trail at the rookery. They were from out of town and had probably walked down the road from the the plantation looking for Alligators. The ‘Chicago Cubs’ sweat shirts gave them away.
Yet they no sooner moved off and…
he was a few steps away in the duck weed.
It’s too bad. This guy was certainly close enough to have been a highlight of their trip. A 5 footer (1.5 meter) is a nice size to see.
People who visit always want to see an Alligator. They are also completely amazed they are not behind a fence, or even bars, but simply sitting right there.
We usually tell them no one bothers them, and besides, they were here first.
note; we say these things very casually, like it’s no big deal. But ‘it’s really way cool!!!’ Only 5 years ago I was thinking the same thing.
Charleston, South Carolina.
In His Happy Place, White Ibis
Found on a back trail in a swamp.
Ibis are the happiest when picking through the muck.
Dense swamp area but I did catch these before he disappeared.
Swamp Scene
Great Blue Heron searching through the edge of a swamp.
Climate Friendly Lawn Mowing
There is one draw back to having sheep do all the work.
The bottom of your shoes.
Middleton Plantation, Charleston, South Carolina.