I found this Egret walking through water a little deeper than normal, but the reason was full thick grasses. They are filled with small lizards, insects, and tree frogs.
Most photographs show Egrets fishing. But they will hunt just about anything. Wading birds are not picky eaters.
Shot fighting the first light. Small flock of Roseate Spoonbills starting to feed.
These are the last (I think) photographs from the Charleston park rookery. I’m always surprised how wildlife adapts.
By now these birds are out in the harbor or inland swamps, which are only 15 miles away.
Now that this is an established rookery unless something drastically changes they will breed here every year.
From a plantation garden. Captured as we passed by.
It may have been too early to photograph any Black Skimmers along the marsh surface, in flight was great.
This skimmer flew past, gaining a little height to fly over me, and the dike, moving between bodies of water. The tall grasses for once were not a problem.
ACE Basin, South Carolina
Photographed in an old garden, South Carolina plantation.
A baby Green Heron in a Charleston park. He looks a little confused.
Maybe he needs to move back out to the country.
I can always count on a little Snowy when I need an image with attitude.
