Tony Pratt

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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
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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Feb
19

Egret Season Soon

Filed Under Egrets, Winter 2010

Subjects I enjoy photographing very much are egrets. Somewhere south of Delaware egrets and many other shorebirds will feel the urge to fly north soon. I, for one, can hardly wait. These two were photographed on the last day of spring last year in a Delaware marsh.

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