A few shoots of a very cooperative Brown Pelican.
Above is the ‘coveted’ wing tip photograph. The tip just brushing the waters surface.
Elegant Fly By, Brown Pelican
Tag Archives: Bird Photography
Great Blue, Oyster Bed
The Lowcountry is a big Oyster area with Beds all along the salt marshes. At low tide every critter in the area roams through the Oyster Beds to feed.
Great Blues find all types of crabs and other strange delicacies.
Just Because, Osprey
This was the only angle I could get for the Osprey. He was over a pond so of course I hoped for a dive, or at least a low circle.
A single pose was all there was. So of course I took the shot and moved on.
Everyone’s Favorite, Spoonbill
From the ‘To Do’ file.
Spoonbills from ACE Basin.
Black-Crowned Juvenile
This is a fairly young Black-crowned Night Heron. Most likely this spring.
I don’t think he was sure what to do about me. Freeze in place to hide, or fly.
I assume he decided to hide in place. Above you can see how well that works.
Exercise, Kite
Yellow-billed Kite, feeding and exercise.
Yellow-billed Kites are from Southern Africa, but have the same feeding habits as my local Mississippi and Swallow-tailed Kites. They catch prey, and eat it, in flight.
Here feeding is done by tossing small pieces of meat high in the air, the bird must catch it to eat. He doesn’t miss very often.
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk, but there are 14 different sub-species. A common name is simply a ‘Redtail’ or ‘Chicken Hawk’, which is an old time description best as I can tell.
This one was on the ground when Ellen spotted him. He flew up and made two quick stops then was gone.
No time for anything but these shots.
Around here these are pretty big raptors and easily get confused with young Bald Eagles.
ACE Basin, South Carolina.
Pelican Party
There was a whole lot of Pelican along that shore.
