Photographing a bird preening is rarely a good image.
I made an exception here, after all she is pretty.
Roseate Spoonbill preening.
Roseate Spoonbill Posing In A Tree
Tag Archives: Colorful
Roseate Spoonbill, Coming To Land
Sliding along the tree tops looking to land.
They use their wings like a parachute to slow down. Makes a great shot when you can catch one in the act.
Tricolor
The Tricolored Herons are one of my spring favorites. Probably the prettiest Heron anytime, but come breeding season there is nothing subtle about them.
This bird was sitting in a ‘hole’ in the thickets, preening and showing off a bit.
Colorful Blooms Around A Swamp
A series of three photographs, all taken on a back swamp trail around the Magnolia Plantation property.
This the same trail I have published images of my walking buddies the White Ibis. Most of them have moved on to start a family, where ever that is.
These flowers, and some small Herons, have taken their place.
Charleston, South Carolina.
Prothonotary Warbler (1)
I have been saying lately I keep missing the Prothonotary Warbler so far this year.
Below is where they come to nest in the Lowcountry, our darkest swamps. This one happens to be the Four Hole Swamp on the Beidler Forest property. Four Hole is a large black water creek of Tupelo, Cypress, and Gum trees. Trees here are over 1,000 years old.
Now the swamps are large, this Warbler, tiny. A good thing they are a smooth feathered vivid yellow because you could lose a city in here.
Because I like a challenge, I was shooting with a 12 – 200 mm lens.
Rebecca (https://walkingonacountryroad.com/) I found some…please squint.
Great Sky For A White Bird
Great Egret against a nice blue sky.
The bird not only had a stick, but the bonus of some Spanish Moss too.
Soft Flower
As usual I’m not really sure what it is, I’ll go with ‘flower’.
Besides, the shot was more about the color, almost invisible webs, and soft background.
Best viewed large.
Found on a walk (in a swamp).
Nesting Snowy Egret
In the bark of a Cabbage Palm (Sabal Palmetto) tree, a Snowy.
The trunks have a basketweave surface. The tree has about a dozen names for some reason. They are most common from South Carolina through Florida.
Below you can see why birds love them. Perfect pockets for a nest.
