Caw Caw birds: 9 17 #1

ginger_55

Above a Tricolor Heron in the old rice fields at Caw Caw. I like them as they actually have water, blue water sometimes, wonderful looking water. I have worked up a few from today to share immediately. It is special for me when I go out there. For one, it almost kills my elderly overweight body, two, it is a bit away from here. So, when I do go, like today, I am very excited over my "catch" so to speak.

I hope that I picked some of the good shots here, there are so many. And I have been "promised" that in a month there will be lots of Eagles. The naturalist said I will not have a problem finding them, they will be where all the photographers are! There were very few people there today.

Speaking about catching fish, did you all know that the Tricolor Heron shades the water, or something, with his wings, to see his prey better. At least that is my best guess. I do have more of this, I was just fascinated.

This is the uncropped version, I couldn't decide, smile.



The Tricolor, he raises his wings so high his head is obscurred by those beautiful wings. I have shots of that, too.

Below is a bird that flew and landed in a tree. I have had one guess that it is a Night Heron. I don't know what it is. Do any of you, Harry?





Another photo of the same bird:




Below is another bird I do not recognize. I am guessing an Egret or a Cow Bird. Some of the photos show neck markings, but they could be an artifact. Some of them show the "red" top knot of the Cow Bird.

I like the colors in the photo, to me it says the autumn is coming to the marsh. The lush green is giving way to gold.





Ginger
photography by ginger

September 17 2005

gus

Beautiful work G. Those are nice sharp shots.How are you enjoying that 400 ?

Gus

ginger_55

Humungus wrote:

Beautiful work G. Those are nice sharp shots.How are you enjoying that 400 ?

Gus

Oh, Gus, I love that lens. It is like it is made for me! I don't notice the lack of IS, it is perfect!

I carried my backpack with my wide angle lens and the 70-200 with me today. That was a mistake and probably had an effect on my stamina, such as it was weak anyway. I used the 400 the whole time, with no thought of changing it.

ginger, thank you for stopping and commenting.

julesnc

Good pics. For some reason the fact that the trees in the background is out of focus on pics 3 &4 is distracting for me. I find myself staring at it and not seeing the birds. Maybe because it cuts the bird in half. I like the pics of the 2 birds in the water. I love the look and colors of the grass on the last pic. Like you I'm getting into my fall mode.

jules - whose comments come from a background of little to no knowledge.

ginger_55

julesnc wrote:

Good pics. For some reason the fact that the trees in the background is out of focus on pics 3 &4 is distracting for me. I find myself staring at it and not seeing the birds. Maybe because it cuts the bird in half. I like the pics of the 2 birds in the water. I love the look and colors of the grass on the last pic. Like you I'm getting into my fall mode.

jules - whose comments come from a background of little to no knowledge.

I had no idea that fall was actually coming to the low country of South Carolina until I saw these photographs. Actually, I noticed it half way through shooting.

It was a bit difficult to think of fall coming, since the heat index was 100 degrees at the time. I guess the grass knows, and I understand the birds are starting to migrate. On these hot days, it could fool me.

By the by, this is the most beautiful I have seen fall in the marsh, in the 20 yrs I have lived here. That grass is solid gold.

ginger (And how are you today?)

Andy

all about the good light - i notice how much sharper these are, ginger.

ginger_55

Thanks, Andy. Yes, the naturalist starts walking at 8:30 and the nice people in the truck gave me an early ride back to the shady picnic area at 10:00. I looked at my watch.

ginger