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Wood Storks, Summer Marsh

ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
edited July 7, 2005 in Wildlife
This is special you all, very special. With no water, I hiked a long ways on a bridge. I never expected Wood Storks, my first woodstorks! YAHOOOOO! This is a real marsh, just not developed YET. Between Mt Pleasant and the Isle of Palms.

ginger, enjoy the colors of a summer marsh. Wood Stork is a bonus.

I call this one below: "The Congregation"
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And an egret on the marsh

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I could assume that I took all of these with my 300 and extender, but I also had the 70-200 on, so I am not sure. All were taken this afternoon. Sometime between 3 PM EDT and 5 EDT.

I love the marsh, just love it, wish this hike were easier, or that I were younger and lighter.

more later,
I have more, but wanted to post these,
ginger

A Wood Stork!!!!!! Finally!
After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.

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    AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2005
    ginger_55 wrote:
    .... that I were younger and lighter.

    ... sigh,.... me too.

    congrats on the wood stork!
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    ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2005
    Thanks, Andy for stopping and commenting.

    I just heard on the news that the heat index today was 106. I wonder why I am still alive.

    I am just thrilled with the wood stork. And he spooked easier than any bird I have ever photographed. I was way above him on a bridge, but he spooked.

    Thanks again,
    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
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    SallySally Registered Users Posts: 17 Big grins
    edited July 5, 2005
    Wow!
    JeeZUM! What gorgeous color and oh man what a subject!
    You ditz for going out in such heat w/o water!
    But if you'd died, you'da had a smile on your face....
    Fantastic!
    Sally


    more later,
    I have more, but wanted to post these,
    ginger

    A Wood Stork!!!!!! Finally![/QUOTE]
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    pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,698 moderator
    edited July 5, 2005
    Ginger, I think these are some of your best bird shots. Very Nice!! thumb.gif
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    bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2005
    Excellent series Ginger
    Very nice BIFs thumb.gif
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    ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2005
    Sally, Pathfinder, Ben,

    Thank you all so much for stopping by and for the nice comments. Yes, I would have died.................happy. Having seen the photos, I can die even happier now,:): .

    Pathfinder, your comments mean a lot to me. Thank you. I wish that climb were easier. It became a birder's paradise for me. Combined two of my loves, the birds and the marsh, both. And to get a Wood Stork, super cool for me!

    I have slept all day today. I got up to feed the dogs and take them outside, I even ate a sandwich, that is all I have done awake since 5 AM this morning.
    I was just whipped.

    Ben, bless your heart, hehe, thanks so much for stopping and replying. I love to get comments. I look for you and Jeff's comments every time I post. Jeff? Are you busy?

    I must not be greedy, you all have been wonderful. I am sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I worked up more last night, but I was too tired to post them, so that will be tomorrow, I guess.

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
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    davevdavev Registered Users Posts: 3,118 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2005
    Nice shots Ginger. It's fun (at any age) to see something for the first time.

    dave.
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    MuskyDudeMuskyDude Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2005
    Ginger,


    Sorry I'm chiming in late, but I really like these and agree with others, these are some of your best. It's never too late for a first huh? mwink.gif

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    AJ
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    ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2005
    Hi, Dave and AJ............love those firsts, especially at my age.

    I think there should be shuttles to the middle of that bridge, kind of to get the birds used to us elderly with white lenses.

    Thanks for the comments.

    ginger

    (There doesn't appear to be much wildlife, the expanse is so large, but I even have Ibis in flight. Was awesome. Wouldn't it be great with a huge threatening sky. Uh, it is a well used bridge, traffic shaking the bridge at 60 plus miles an hour right next to me. Runners do use it, and bikers.)
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
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    jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,005 Major grins
    edited July 6, 2005
    very busy I have a class coming up the 22-24 I want to have all work done 3 days with camera clap.gif the bif shoots are great and the egret in marsh funny thing i shot something like it myself just the other day now i will post it and you can tell me what you thing ,only dif is comp. very nice shots G
    Jeff W

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    ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2005
    Thanks, Jeff, am looking fwd to your egret/marsh shot.

    Thanks for stopping, good luck with the "busy".

    Would like to see your marsh shot, though.

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
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    Phil U.Phil U. Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2005
    thumb.gif woohoo! congrats on a "first"! nice looking photos!
    -Phil
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