Tag Archives: New England

Alligator, Birds, Egret, Landscape, Marsh, Ocean Shore, Wildlife

Salt Marsh Scene

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A daily scene in the ACE Basin. A dike, here with a dirt road on top, separates salt marshes controlled by the ocean tides and fresh water marshes fed by wooden trunks skimming brackish water from the tides. An age old method still in use.

Salt Marsh Scene
Salt Marsh Scene

Above is the salt side at dead low tide. From a wildlife photography view about the worst time to shoot. One part is too low, the other too high.

And yet above you see a Great Egret fishing, an Alligator floating in the foreground. Always something to see here.

Birds, Egret, Marsh, OM System, Stork, Swamp, What I Saw, Wildlife

The Kids Are Getting Big, Great Egrets

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Looking a little ‘wide eyed’ watching the outside world around them.

One thing I like about this shot is the scene behind them. You can see how crowded a rookery can be. Directly behind is a Wood Stork and several small chicks. Also bottom right corner I can see what might be another Great Egret chick.

The Kids Are Getting Big, Egrets
The Kids Are Getting Big, Egrets
Birds, Marsh, Ocean Shore, OM System, Pelican, Wildlife

First To Arrive, White Pelicans

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One of the most fun things to photograph with these big Pelicans is their low flight when they arrive in a marsh. If lucky the first birds show up in just pairs. I find bigger flocks more difficult to to photo, a bit of chaos.

First To Arrive, White Pelicans
First To Arrive, White Pelicans

These birds were ahead of a large group and came in low and slow making a nice series. Slow is important too. When these big guys land they need room. A 30 pound bird doesn’t just suddenly stop. 😆

First To Arrive, White Pelicans
First To Arrive, White Pelicans