Tony Pratt

Mar
3

3 Eagles, 2 Photographs

Filed Under Eagles, Winter 2010

I caught these three Bald Eagles playing before sunrise recently.

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Mar
1

Birds of Summer

Filed Under Egrets, Winter 2010

Continuing in the vein of really looking forward to the return of the birds of summer, I checked back to see when I first photographed egrets last spring. This Snowy Egret was shot on April 16 last year. I’ll start looking closely for them toward the end of this month.

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Feb
28

Royal Terns

Filed Under Terns, Winter 2010

I looked back at the Royal Tern colony that I shot last June. Here are two that make me look forward to seeing them again soon.

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Feb
27

Carolina Chickadee

Filed Under Songbirds, Winter 2010

I watched this little chickadee as it fed this afternoon. Like most small birds it was frenetic in its movements as it flitted from branch to branch. I felt lucky to get a photograph as it undoubtedly reflected on where to speed off to next.

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Feb
25

Last Eagle

Filed Under Eagles

Okay, this is the last eagle post from the series shot last Sunday morning.

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Feb
24

Eagle Launch

Filed Under Eagles, Winter 2010

Another in the eagle series. Anybody getting tired of them yet?

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Feb
23

Eagle Portrait Outake

Filed Under Eagles, Winter 2010

Yesterday I posted a nice portrait of our regal national bird. As majestically as they posed, only a few brief minutes later they lost all composure as one flew off, nearly pushing its tree-mate off in the process. I think I overheard the lower bird protest in eagle-ese, ‘Hey watch it, bird brain.’

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Feb
22

Doubling Up the Eagle Eyes

Filed Under Eagles, Winter 2010

The number of Bald Eagles in Delaware has been rising over the past few years. Honestly, rarely a day goes by that I don’t see at least one eagle somewhere in my travels. Yesterday morning I saw two, stacked up in a tree looking out over a creek for a fish to convert into breakfast.

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Feb
21

Tundra Swan at Sunrise

Filed Under Swans, Winter 2010

I saw these Tundra Swan at sunrise this morning.

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Feb
20

GBH On Ice

Filed Under Herons, Winter 2010

The marshes in Delaware have ben thawing out a little over the past couple of days. As a result, the open water is getting larger and I am seeing more birds coming back to fish in the marsh. This Great Blue Heron lifted off with ice as a backdrop this afternoon.

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