The changes they have for breeding season is nothing as flamboyant as a Spoonbill, or dramatic as a Great Egret. I think the shades are more intense.
This bird is a good example. The Port Royal rookery suddenly was filled with these Little Blues.
It’s still a thing to spot a bright flower and quickly grab a shot. Spring brings a whole new crop of colors.
The images below were taken on a walk the other day. None were in great spots or had exciting shapes. But look at the colors, and remember it wasn’t that long ago things were (mostly) brown.
Charleston, South Carolina.
The Little Blues are getting active, a few disagreements, and a few…other things. In Port Royal they nest low in a marsh area that’s close to some swamp.
Sounds good except they brush is very low. Not good in an active swamp.
The Little Blues have reached their mating colors. They are still dark, but now blues, and even magenta is brilliant and vivid.
Almost lost this photograph. Working a little in ON1 and the new export methods made me save the jpg in unexpected places LOL.
Home in a swamp. Yellow-crowned Night Herons.
I like this, not because it’s a perfectly composed and arranged photograph. It’s not. However the image has all the elements of a southern wildlife photograph. It tells a story.
Not sure how I spotted this Snowy. This was in the back side of the Port Royal rookery, where chaos is the normal.
While the area was dark I was metering for white birds so they came out pretty good. Being so photogenic didn’t hurt either.
The golden slippers looked nice here too.
I’ll say this right away…
Best viewed large.
When hunting for Tree Frogs we really like to get their shadow through a plant. Above is a bonus, the tips of the ‘fingers’ hang over the edge of the plant’s leaf.
Maybe not fingers, more like suction cups.
Very cool.
I never did see the second gator until getting ready to publish this.
Along the edge of the water look close to find a tail.
I focus on the Alligators eye, I should pay attention though LOL.
American Aligator.
I had better catch up on my photographs of the Night Herons.
About the time this is published I should be in their rookery stocking up on more images.
Port Royal, South Carolina.
