I don’t think I have ever surprised an Owl.
In fact I have been ‘sneaking up’ to photograph one only to find the Owls mate is almost on my shoulder watching me from behind. There was no sneaking going on.
This Barred Owl sat and watched us moving below to get a clear shot. A few minutes later I discovered there was a second, maybe a meter to this ones right side.
Once again watching silly human tricks.
Baby Roselyn has had a new gift for a few months now. The drizzle didn’t seem to be doing too much damage to him.
For 150+ years small gifts have been left to keep her company.
A plaster casting, or death mask, of her is under the tram covering. Death Masks were common in the mid 1800’s but few remain in cemeteries now. Perhaps the covering has kept it well protected from weather all these years.
These are from an odd angle looking into the edge of a swamp. A trail runs on a small hill that looks down a slope, swamp and canal along the bottom.
A great Egret walking on the edge, slowly watching for some type of prey.
Off behind the Egret a Great Blue Heron can be found in the tall grass.
Charleston, South Carolina.
These are actually two separate butterfly taken along the edge of a plantation garden pond. Some tourist have returned to the area (gone now I’m thinking) and the flowers were being well cared for.
While I am not much of a gardener I do love history. This garden, and one from a plantation down the road, are thought to be the oldest in the US. Both predate the US by about 100 years.
A quick snap since he was moving around so fast.
I seem to catch better shots of them with a long lens than anything else.
Between two rural cabins I found running water. Maybe not indoors, but close enough.
The Ibis had disappeared for a little while. Where I was, they weren’t.
When I finally found a few it was hard work for a single shot. They hid in thick branches.
Eventually some moved out and I shot a few quick frames. Most stayed away which was too bad the drift wood made for nice backgrounds.
For the gear readers, these shots were taken with a Tamron 18-400 lens. A one size fits all generalist.
Basically it does a little of everything, but nothing really well.
However, it can shoot ‘almost’ macro, wide angle, and way out to 400mm. I have a ‘love / hate’ thing here but it fits about anything you need to shoot when the opportunity arises. I was not planning on anything but landscape this day yet I grabbed these.
I heard him first.
This was pure joy…
chasing a ball.
And, not giving it back.
