Tony Pratt

American Avocets

Tony Pratt — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:58:34 +0000

These beautiful wading birds are seen pretty routinely in our marshes and coastal ponds.

Lilly

Tony Pratt — Mon, 21 May 2012 01:25:24 +0000

The symmetry, shape, lines and texture of the this lily caught my eye for a b&w photograph.

Jumping Through The Hoop

Tony Pratt — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:23:40 +0000

Most of us feel like we do most days, but seldom is it really a life and death situation. For this poor minnow this was the last thing it saw before a swim down the Great Blue Heron’s throat.

THEY’RE HEEERE!!!

Tony Pratt — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:15:14 +0000

The spring invasion of horseshoe crabs on the Delaware Bay has begun. The migrating shorebirds that depend on the crabs eggs to reinforce them for the second leg of their migration north will arrive soon too. Stay tuned here for more on this in the days and weeks to come.

Fishing, Thinking, Waiting

Tony Pratt — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:39:42 +0000

Stilts

Tony Pratt — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:31:59 +0000

The lines and reflections of these three Black-necked Stilts just seemed to be right for black and white.

Concentration

Tony Pratt — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:18:48 +0000

The marshes in Delaware have come alive with fishers. This GBH stares intently into the water searching for the next bite.

Good Catch!

Tony Pratt — Wed, 09 May 2012 02:03:51 +0000

A lucky Snowy Egret enjoys an early catch this morning.

Smiling Snapper

Tony Pratt — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:25:18 +0000

No, I really wasn’t fooled. That’s not a smile on this snapping turtle’s face.

Bee’s World

Tony Pratt — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:08:02 +0000

The apple of a bee’s eye!