Sep
11
Big Wings
Filed Under Egrets, Summer 2010
Snowy Egrets taking flight.
Archive for the ‘Summer 2010’ Category
Sep
9
Testing the Waters
Filed Under gulls, Summer 2010
A Ring-billed Gull dips its beak into the flow of a broken wave.
Sep
8
Slippery Slope
Filed Under Shorebirds, Summer 2010
This Sanderling tempts gravity on a slippery rock while searching for a breakfast snack.
Sep
6
Dancing Snowy
Filed Under Egrets, Summer 2010
I lucked into a large group of egrets and gulls this morning who, themselves, had lucked into shallow water in the marsh that was teeming with fish. The birds and I were very lucky, the not fish not so.
Sep
5
Ring-billed Gull
Filed Under gulls, Summer 2010
This Ring-billed Gull does not know that today is Sunday of Labor day weekend, and that in just two days it will have a beach very much more free of people.
Sep
4
Off the Top
Filed Under Summer 2010, Waves
Waves from Hurricane Earl were a welcome relief for surfers from the flat summer ocean condition.
Sep
3
Hurricane Earl
Filed Under Scenics, Summer 2010, Waves
Hurricane Earl passed offshore of the Delawre coast today, doing little more than casting big waves to shore. The sun came out from behind clouds just before it set, lighting up Earl’s waves nicely.
Sep
2
Golden Sunrise
Filed Under Scenics, Summer 2010, Sunrises and Sunsets
A recent sunrise lit up a patch of wild Seaside Goldenrod in the maritime forest.
Aug
31
Portrait
Filed Under Portraits, Summer 2010
I did some portrait work tonight on the beach in an effort to expand my photography range. Here is one from that shoot.
Aug
30
Salt Marsh Moth
Filed Under Moths, Summer 2010
I found this guy hiding low to the ground on a recent dewy morning. I believe it is a Salt Marsh Moth but if I misidentified this please tell me. It was rapidly beating its wings just before it took off for its initial morning flight.
