Tag Archives: Southeast

Trouble Brewing, Egret, Alligator

There was potential here for some Gator/Egret drama.

The light was very wrong, still I had to grab a few images and be ready since things could happen fast. Good news for the Egret he ate that shrimp before any Alligator got too close.

Trouble Brewing, Egret, Alligator
Trouble Brewing, Egret, Alligator
Trouble Brewing, Egret, Alligator
Trouble Brewing, Egret, Alligator

Look close and you can see three floating heads nearby, while the Great Egret waved the big shrimp around. Not a very good idea.

Trouble Brewing, Egret, Alligator
Trouble Brewing, Egret, Alligator

This is tempting to an Alligator. Also, underwater any one of them could have closed  the distance in seconds.

Trouble Brewing, Egret, Alligator
Trouble Brewing, Egret, Alligator

Eventually the Egret swallowed the shrimp.

Crisis averted.

Gallinule Gone Wild

A few fun, interesting, shots of frisky Gallinules. No award winners, but these are birds you rarely see do anything other than run away.

Gallinule Gone Wild
Gallinule Gone Wild

It’s mating time so they are grabbing territory, chasing rivals, and of course the obvious.

Gallinule Gone Wild
Gallinule Gone Wild

They are common and just about everywhere so there was no shortage of disagreements. Lots of running on top of the water.

Gallinule Gone Wild
Gallinule Gone Wild

Above is the classic Moorhen fight, their huge toes now used to scare rivals off.

Gallinule Gone Wild
Gallinule Gone Wild
Gallinule Gone Wild
Gallinule Gone Wild

Random scenes, most chases and scrapes are over almost immediately.

Spoonbill Walking By

This Roseate Spoonbill was part of a ‘pair’ strolling along a salt marsh.

Spoonbill Walking By
Spoonbill Walking By

Most interesting was his friend, it was a Tricolored Heron.

Spoonbill Walking By
Spoonbill Walking By

The Tricolor was a little shy, but he still followed behind the Spoonbill like a puppy.

Spoonbill Walking By
Spoonbill Walking By

An odd couple.

Race To The Fish, Laughing Gulls And Pelican

This just might be a new favorite.

The tide was moving, fish were schooling, and all the locals were looking for the last meal of the day.

Race To The Fish, Laughing Gulls And Pelican
Race To The Fish, Laughing Gulls And Pelican

Two Gulls and a Brown Pelican were gliding and hovering above the water. They could not have gotten any closer to each other without a crash.

The bird who managed a catch would be fighting the other two to keep it.

Coastal Florida.