Tag Archives: Nature

Posing Barred Owl

Shot at the Center For Birds Of Prey, Charleston. Look closely and you may see a radio transmitter. He is allowed to fly even though unable to care for himself.

I have had this photograph for about a month, but today I was inspired to publish it.

You see, I was in a dense swamp and found a young Barred Owl that had just learned to fly. And… rain, dark dense swamp, really, really, dull photos. Nothing to publish.

Posing Barred Owl - click to enlarge
Posing Barred Owl – click to enlarge

But I did see a young fuzzy owlet testing his new skills.

Adult Great Egret

Three images of an Egret as she arrived in a rookery. They must fly in fast, bank and turn, to land on their own cypress. Acrobatics are required.

Adult Great Egret - click to enlarge
Adult Great Egret – click to enlarge
Adult Great Egret - click to enlarge
Adult Great Egret – click to enlarge
Adult Great Egret - click to enlarge
Adult Great Egret – click to enlarge

This time of year it is getting more difficult to catch these shots. It’s not a good idea to stand in the water so we are surrounded by tree limbs and the dreaded hanging Spanish Moss.

Spanish Moss is the iconic beauty, swinging in the breeze. Until you try to photograph around it. it is a wispy nothingness and always floats around your lens (or head).

He Wanted To Check Me Out, Alligator

You can see the direction he’s heading. I was standing on the other side of this canal, photographing him. Almost never do they care one way or the other.

He Wanted To Check me Out - click to enlarge
He Wanted To Check me Out – click to enlarge

There was no threat here, but he swam over with purpose.

He Wanted To Check me Out - click to enlarge
He Wanted To Check me Out – click to enlarge

While coming over he finally slowed down.

He Wanted To Check me Out - click to enlarge
He Wanted To Check me Out – click to enlarge

Momentum kept his direction but by now he was already bored.

This was where he sat. Not being a deep thinker he probably didn’t know why he swam over here in the first place.

But it made for some nice ‘gator pics’.

Great Egrets In The Making

It looks to be a good year for Great Egret chicks. Unfortunately the Egrets took some space that had been Great Blue Herons last year.

Great Egrets In The Making - click to enlarge
Great Egrets In The Making – click to enlarge
Great Egrets In The Making - click to enlarge
Great Egrets In The Making – click to enlarge

There are still plenty of Herons in the rookery, in fact some have started to fly, just not as many.

Great Egrets In The Making - click to enlarge
Great Egrets In The Making – click to enlarge