Swimming into the Azaleas.
This small hammock had bright colors and across the way was a bench.
Getting Colorful
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The Dragon Portrait, Great Blue
When they get into a long glide you can’t help but think of ‘Dragons’.
They make it look so easy to fly.
Great Blue Heron.
Swans Dancing
I’ve wondered how photographers capture mated Swans with those heart shaped images. Now I know.
Just wait.
If the birds are in mating season getting close and swimming together is part of the ritual. They do it and a photographer needs the angle. The Swans do the rest.
Mallard Pair
Always happy to catch a few Mallards.
I never thought Wood Ducks would be more common than Mallards, but welcome to the Lowcountry.
Dry Marsh, Everyone Was There
Crossing over to a marsh we found…no water.
Best viewed large.
I was not walking out for a closer shot.
The shrinking water condensed all the fish into a very small area.
My guess is in an hour there were no fish.
Speaking with the head ranger we found the water was lowered, trunks and water flow blocked, to allow the Widgeon Grass seeds to finish sprouting. In a few days the seed will be out and the marsh opened up to water. The water will spread the seed all through the area, basically planting the wild grasses to support the wildlife.
Pretty clever.
The water level is controlled using the same ‘trunk’ methods from the last 300 years. The first trunks here were setup by enslaved people from Barbados and West Africa for rice growth.
He Missed, Egret
I’ve mentioned before how these birds have patterns and habits on how to land in the Cypress Trees.
Well, he missed, by a mile.
Now he had to figure out the best way to fly straight up and land.
He jumped out and made a quick turn.
It worked.
Magnolia Cemetery
From a walk in the old side of Magnolia.
Charleston, South Carolina.
Egret Pair
On the nest.
Great Egrets.