At one point the splashing water looked to be everywhere.
Once one bird starts they all join in.
Bath Time, Spoonbill
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Egret Ran Me Over
No really, right at me. I did get him in the viewfinder somehow. This shot, several others were eye, wing, and foot.
I cropped the top to make a standard 16×10 format.
What happens is we may stand right on the edge of the swamp, toes touching the water while leaning out looking right and left. It gives you a clear view of what is hiding along the bank, in front and behind.
Sometimes, like here, somebody else has the same idea. But going faster.
Blue-winged Teal
No Mallards, anywhere. Teals are the most commen in these swamps.
Most are the Blue-winged species, Green-winged are around but much too shy.
Neither like people much, but you can get lucky.
All About Light And Reflection
When I took these photographs I knew the pieces were there, but I was not sure how they would be in the final images.
I’m shocked at how the marsh water could look that still, clean, and clear.
Above Roseate Spoonbills were resting besaides the tall swamp grasses. Great reflections but I didn’t plan on the birds catching the light back on their feathers. Very subtle, but nice.
A single Night Heron by a small island made an unexpected appearance. No wind at all made the above possible.
The last photograph is another set of Spoonbills, these off where marsh turns to swamp. The trees, reeds and clear Spoonbill reflection is as good an example of symmetry as you might find in the wild.
The photographs above were taken in the ACE Basin area of South Carolina.
It’s Not All Large Birds And Alligators
The ‘other’ guys can make a decent photograph too.
Early Morning Marsh
ACE Basin has become known by the quote “One of the last great places on earth”.
I think they’re right.
Great Egret Showing The Bridal Feathers
When I see this I know mating season is not far off.
It may be early but the early ‘show off’ has started.
Which One Is Different?
A play on the old children’s game from school and books.
Taken in ACE Basin area, South Carolina Lowcountry.