A big nosed bird, standing on his head, in swamp water. You would laugh too.
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White Ibis, South Carolina.
Made Me Laugh, Ibis
Tag Archives: South Carolina
Marsh Canals, Old Rice Fields
I sent out looking to photograph wildlife, the marsh scenes won the day. I think this may be one of the prettiest settings I’ve captured in a while.
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Donnelley wildlife area, ACE Basin, South Carolina.
Watching The Neighbors, Anole
When taking these shots I’m careful not to scare them, not stop them from going about their business (whatever that could be). Most of the Anole are small, however there are a few ‘big guys’ that have been living back here for a while.
These two are fairly small, maybe an inch.
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Watching The Neighbors, Anole
Watching The Neighbors, Anole
Watching The Neighbors, Anole
Watching The Neighbors, Anole
Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-100, GODOX iT32 flash, Lightroom, DxO Filmpack.
Guess He Was There All Along, Alligator
There was no activity in the marshes when we arrived. I know from another photographer who had been around there early morning it was a little better, but not much.
Before I melted I walked along a dike road for a few wide shots. At the waters edge, looking down, I found a head. Just eyes and nose above the surface.
The water is thick and swampy with all kinds of bubble and small insects on top, no surprise I hadn’t noticed him.
Of course the obvious thing to do was get focus and take a few shots.
American Alligator, ACE Basin, South Carolina.
Specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-100, Lightroom.
Hot, But Colorful
The other day it was time to escape. We knew it would be the heat of the day when we were out in the marshes, it didn’t matter.
Most everything was hiding out of the sun but the colors were great and the shorter lenses were in the car.
ACE Basin, South Carolina.
Black-crowned Night Heron Series
Given I’ve been publishing Yellow-crowns lately thought I would give equal time to their close cousin the Black-crowned Night Heron.
Just about everything you can say about one Night Heron, you can say about the other. Maybe these birds are a little less fond of dark swamps. Both Night Herons chicks look almost identical for the first year or so.
These birds were photographed in a rookery also. They nest on the exact opposite side of the big ponds in the Port Royal rookeries.
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Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-crowned Night Heron
Not What I Was Ready For, Brown-headed Nuthatch
I don’t know much about these little Nuthatch. We always had the White-breasted Nuthatch only.
They’re fairly small, like Chickadee size. They are said to live in pine forests in the Southeaster US. All that fits for right behind my house.
The just seem to come and go. I would think they would be hanging here fulltime.
I will say just like the bigger Nuthatch they are upside down a lot, and as you can see below fly off quick from that position.
Specs; OM-1 mk2, OM 100-400 II, Lightroom.
A Moon Flower Collection, B&W
The small vine, from a single seed, has grown and become part of a morning ritual. One of the first things we do is look for the flowers that have opened for the moon light.
It’s a gift that keeps giving and we have the cameras and flash ready. As soon as the dew covers the flowers they start to close. The process to open, or close, is so fast you can stand there and watch. Ellen filmed a flower opening in the early evening.
I’m starting to slow down on the number of images I’m taking. A few more collections like this to document the great summer surprise and the season should be over.
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A Moon Flower Collection, B&W
A Moon Flower Collection, B&W
A Moon Flower Collection, B&W
A Moon Flower Collection, B&W
A Moon Flower Collection, B&W
General specs; OM-1 (1), OM 12-100, GODOX iT32 flash, Lightroom, ON1 PR, Topaz, DxO Silver Efex, DxO Filmpack.