Jul
2
Fishing Egrets
Filed Under Egrets, Summer 2009
A couple of nights ago Snowy Egrets fished as I watched from the shore.
Jun
23
Preening Egrets
Filed Under Egrets, Summer 2009
After a solid week of clouds and showers here in Delaware, the sun came out just before sunset tonight. These Snowy Egrets preened in the still, mirror-like water.
Jun
22
Happy Egret
Filed Under Egrets, Summer 2009
This Snowy Egret has just filled its belly with fish and is happy to be leaving full.
Jun
21
Duckweed and Companions
Filed Under Scenics, Summer 2009
I got up at 4:30 this morning hoping to return to egrets fishing where they had been yesterday morning. However, the day dawned cloudy with no birds fishing. On the way home I found accumulated duckweed on a stream’s edge, with leaves and a trumpet vine flower floating in the mass.
Jun
20
A Ferocious Fisher
Filed Under Egrets, Spring 2009
I have been waiting for egrets to return in large numbers to a pond where I photographed them last year. The wait is over. This morning Snowy Egrets were fighting for fishing space, causing them to puff out their feathers to look as menacing as possible. Here is a ferocious fisher who got lucky.
Jun
18
An Evening With the Royals
Filed Under Shorebirds, Spring 2009, Terns
A second evening with the Royal Terns produced pretty good results.
Jun
17
Last One Standing
Filed Under Spring 2009, Wildflowers
A lonely Coreopsis is one of the last standing in what was a sea of yellow two weeks ago.
Jun
16
Black Necked Stilts
Filed Under Shorebirds, Spring 2009
A biology professor I had in college asked us to think about the color of animals. He said that an animal’s color scheme was the product of evolution and makes them more succesful in their world. A successful individual is able to eat more and breed more. The color, or more accurately, pattern of Black Necked Stilts is interesting to think about. How does this pattern make them more successful in their environment?
Jun
15
Mud Turtle Mug Shots
Filed Under Spring 2009, Turtles
I don’t recall that I have ever stared into the eyes of a Mud Turtle before, but tonight I had the chance to do just that. Who knew they were so green.
Jun
13
Royal Terns
Filed Under Spring 2009, Terns
Royal Terns are nesting now. This colony is working cooperatively to protect eggs from predators and taking turns fishing.
