Not the best day to be out shooting. Some turned out OK though.
Between the pandemic and all the rain sometimes you find a place and just take photographs.
Rainy Day Ibis
Tag Archives: Bird Photography
Merganser Chaos
The boys were out trying to impress the ladies. Also there was a fair amount of arguing among them too.
At this point a few females were paying them some attention.
All shot with a shorter general purpose lens so no close up action shots. These were taken with a Tamron 18-400, but most likely around 300mm to stay in the ‘sweet spot’.
Hunting For Sticks
There are a few Great Blue nesting trees that face the swamp edge. It’s a favorite spot for nest materials (except Moss, which is right over my head here).
This guy was sent out several times in a row for more sticks.
While not the best spot for big branches, small twigs to keep the female happy are easy here.
We picked a spot where there are two cinder blocks that make a seat to just sit and keep shooting. The small blocks have been there for years and we keep them ‘tidy’ to use each spring.
Eventually the Heron gets lost in the thick reeds, but he does come flying out…with luck where we expected him.
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue landing in a rookery.
Charleston, South Carolina.
Last Flight Of The Day
Jumping off into air, in the last hard glare at sun down.
Warming In The Sun On A Rare Very Cold Day
I don’t think either of us was having much fun this day.
Heron in the reeds.
Silhouette, Great Blue Heron
A different perspective on Herons in a rookery.
In A Rookery, Herons
A Great Blue Heron returning to the nest. It was the end of the day.
The sun goes down behind the trees off to our right in most places this time of year.
When the sun finally shifts mid spring light will be better.
However, that’s about the time the trees leaf out hiding many of the nests.
No matter what, this is really quite a show.