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Tricolored Heron Crossing A Rice Field

We were out walking the old rice fields a few days ago with no real expectations. It’s an odd time of year here. I guess it’s ‘almost fall’ season. Some birds have migrated through but not in any numbers that I’ve seen photographed.Most of what I spotted were Tricolors.

These images are a Tricolored Heron that flew around me several times. Finally when out in the open I grabbed a few shots. The distance was a bit too much but I was seeing just what I could get out of a small lens…that was too cheap to pass up.

Tricolored Heron Crossing A Rice Field
Tricolored Heron Crossing A Rice Field
Tricolored Heron Crossing A Rice Field
Tricolored Heron Crossing A Rice Field

Looking at this now I can see how brown some of the grasses have become.

Cemetery Marsh Scene

I watched a Great Blue land on the other side of the water. The only option for a photo of him was to circle around and hope he didn’t leave before I got there. A 12-40 mm lens was never going to get anything unless I did.

Getting a heron image was just habit. A really nice landscape view was right in front of me.

I did get the heron, but you have to look close to find him LOL.

Cemetery Marsh Scene
Cemetery Marsh Scene

Anhinga, Drying Her Wings

The anhinga (/ænˈhɪŋɡə/Anhinga anhinga), sometimes called snakebirddarterAmerican darter, or water turkey, is a water bird of the warmer parts of the Americas. The word anhinga comes from a’ñinga in the Brazilian Tupi language and means “devil bird” or “snake bird”. The origin of the name is apparent when swimming: only the neck appears above water so the bird looks like a snake ready to strike. (Wikipedia)

Anhinga, Drying Her Wings
Anhinga, Drying Her Wings

Anhinga are a year round resident in the Lowcountry. They breed in a rookery near my house, and have the second ugliest babies in the bird world. Gallinule win the ugly contest, by a big margin.