I don’t know why they do this.
He is so close his reflection is on the gators nose.
Not A Good Idea, Egret, Alligator
Tag Archives: Nature
Watching Me
I was a little close with these shots but thought they were interesting.
Incoming Spoonbill
These birds were actively moving back and forth between groups.
I was tempted to move with them so I didn’t miss anything. Of course then I would have missed everything.
Pelicans Flying Through An Inlet
Schools of fish flow with the tide. Pelicans are well aware of where the best spots are.
Here the tide was about to roll back in. The Pelicans will sit and wait as the fish flow right by them.
Bunch A Pelicans
When we go out to shoot the Skimmers and Dolphins it requires a fairly long hike, in sand.
However, the scenery can be spectacular.
A flock of Brown Pelicans (one of many) keeps us company.
Stealth Mode, Tricolored Heron
One of the great entertainers out there.
Add a few Snowny Egrets and it’s a party of the dramatic !
Heron, Missed, Not Even Close
Hey…Heron… on your left !
You can see the fish jumping in the photograph above.
Tricolored Herons have been traveling with the Spoonbills. They are half the size but just push their way through the flocks at times.
Above the Heron was working the edges of the group. I did take a few of one hunting right in the middle of about 15 adult Spoonbills.
Still going through this days work. I had been asking for rain, well we had ankle deep monsoon yesterday. It was still not enough time to catch up.
Being outside all the time means that ‘cabin fever’ kicks in fairly quickly. The first hint of blue sky we are gone again.
Dolphins Catching A School Of Fish
Time to add something other than birds, even pink ones.
This is a pod of Dolphins pushing fish to the shore. A group around the South Carolina Lowcountry is one of the few that have learned to herd and ‘strand’ fish on the shore.
This particular hunt included 6 adults. A young calf was swimming off shore in water a little deeper.
Pretty dramatic.