The quiet unwavering stare is very unsettling.
He was probably day dreaming 😆.
Always Watching
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Triplets, Great Egret
Look close and you can spot three small heads here.
The adults will need to work extra hard.
Under A Cypress Tree, Green Heron
Green Herons can stay in the same position for hours, then suddenly dive / grab a small fish passing by.
I love to photograph them, but I just can’t wait all day for a single photo. I would implode. I need to be in the right place, right time.
Another Delivery, Great Egret
Another Great Egret, another delivery.
Each year the Egrets pick the same general area to gather nesting sticks. We can walk the long side of this swamp pond and capture the birds from multiple angles.
Towards the back end you need to be quick, there are plenty of trees in the way of clean shots. After a bit though you can find a good spot and catch plenty of shots.
Delivering Sticks, Egret
Great Egrets fly over to the nearby wood line and search for sticks. Every day for a few hours the birds make trips back and forth. Eventually one takes off, goes a different route, and heads for the marsh’s to fish.
If you catch this right you can have many opportunities for in flight photographs. The rule is take a few, then change your spot for another angle.
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Delivering Sticks, Egret
Delivering Sticks, Egret
Delivering Sticks, Egret
Odd Composition, And Subject
I saw the adult tending her nest and new born. Odd perspective, absolutely. Still I thought it interesting.
Newly hatched Egret.
Scenes From The Delta – # 3
A trip to the old Hampton Plantation, using the original creeks and marsh route is beautiful, and long. It makes you realize just how deep in the delta this plantation actually is.
The home is first seen as you reached the end of Hampton Creek. The creek winds through marsh and rice fields, finally the house can be seen through the trees. Very impressive!
This is what you find at the end of the trip. Amazing to be built around 1730. Using the local wood, Black Cypress, made the basic structure almost indestructible.
Hampton Plantation, Santee Delta, South Carolina.
Color In Passing
It’s still a thing to spot a bright flower and quickly grab a shot. Spring brings a whole new crop of colors.
The images below were taken on a walk the other day. None were in great spots or had exciting shapes. But look at the colors, and remember it wasn’t that long ago things were (mostly) brown.
Charleston, South Carolina.