Aug
30
Green Heron
Filed Under Herons, Shorebirds, Summer 2009
This juvenile Green Heron thought it would blend right into the marsh grass it was hiding in.
Archive for August, 2009
Aug
27
Catching the Setting Sun
Filed Under Scenics, Summer 2009, Sunrises and Sunsets
This fisherman was throwing a cast net tonight in hopes of coming up with some bait. He had no luck while I was there but he caught the setting sun very nicely for me.
Aug
25
Island Deer
Filed Under Deer, Summer 2009
I was in Charleston, South Carolina the last few days. I visited friends who live on Wadmalaw Island, south of Charleston. We took a late afternoon boat ride out to the southern end of Seabrook Island near the mouth of Privateer Creek where we came upon this buck grazing on the dunes in the late afternoon sun. It was a perfect moment. Thanks Nicole and Tom for sharing paradise.
Aug
20
Kiteboarding
Filed Under Summer 2009
I got some nice shots of friends and family kiteboarding, wakeboarding and surfing on the Outer Banks a couple of weeks ago. Here is Andy carving water on his kiteboard.
Aug
17
Last Call
Filed Under Egrets, Summer 2009
At sunset tonight I came upon about 50 egrets busily fishing before dark. Too bad for the fish.
Aug
14
The Shallows at Sunset
Filed Under Fall 2007
I went to Cape Henlopen State Park tonight searching for a late afternoon/sunset photograph. The East End Light usually provides an interesting setting at this time of the day, but tonight the added element of men and boys with a seine net working the shallows was the perfect finish to the day. Thank you to them.
Aug
12
Faces Every Mother Can Love
Filed Under Fall 2007
Last night I posted a photograph of a Turkey Vulture with a very unappealing face. Shortly after taking the picture of the vulture I shot these sunflowers that have far more visual appeal.
Aug
12
A Face Only a Mother Could Love
Filed Under Fall 2007
Turkey Vultures are natural cleaner-uppers. They consume anything dead they find. This specialized work is made much easier when there are no feathers to get in the way when they stick their heads into a carcass.
Aug
8
Hanging Out at the Gazebo
Filed Under Egrets, Scenics, Summer 2009
The other day we had exceptionally calm conditons on the sound. These egrets passed the day hanging around a dock, hoping to see a snack swim by.
Aug
7
Shell + Wave = Photo Op
Filed Under Scenics, Summer 2009
On vacation in the Outer Banks of North Carolina even something as basic as waves washing over a broken scallop shell have an appeal. Somtimes it is just the simple things in life that deserve a closer look.
