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  • Snowy Egret

    Snowy Egret

    Egretta Thula
    Huntington Beach State Park, Pawleys Island, South Carolina

  • Great Blue Heron

    Great Blue Heron

    Ardea Herodias
    Huntington Beach State Park, Pawleys Island, South Carolina

  • Great Egret

    Great Egret

    Ardea Alba
    Huntington Beach State Park, Pawleys Island, South Carolina

  • Great Egret

    Great Egret

    Ardea Alba
    Huntington Beach State Park, Pawleys Island, South Carolina

  • White Ibis

    White Ibis

    Eudocimus Albus
    Huntington Beach State Park, Pawleys Island, South Carolina

  • Black-crowned Night Heron

    Black-crowned Night Heron

    Nycticorax Nycticorax
    Brookgreen Gardens, Pawleys Island, South Carolina

  • Bathing in the Light

    Bathing in the Light

    Great Egret
    Ardea Alba
    Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Cambridge, Maryland

  • Mistress of the Rose Garden

    Mistress of the Rose Garden

    Female Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis Cardinalis)

  • A Little Bit of Paradise

    A Little Bit of Paradise

    Ruby Throated Hummingbird (Female)
    Archilochus Colubris

  • Up and Away

    Up and Away

    Ruby Throated Hummingbird (Female)
    Archilochus Colubris
    Upstate South Carolina

  • Still at Last

    Still at Last

    Ruby Throated Hummingbird (Female)
    Archilochus Colubris

    South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson, South Carolina

  • Red-shouldered Hawk

    Red-shouldered Hawk

    Buteo Lineatus
    Upstate South Carolina

  • In the Pink

    In the Pink

    Canada Goose
    Branta Canadensis
    Anderson, South Carolina

  • Swimming Through an Abstract Painting

    Swimming Through an Abstract Painting

    I discovered this Canada goose in the late afternoon sun on a small lake full of autumn reflections. It provided a surreal sense of the goose swimming across the canvas of an abstract painting.

  • Swimming for the Gold

    Swimming for the Gold

    Canada Goose
    Branta Canadensis
    Anderson, South Carolina

  • Canada Geese at Dusk

    Canada Geese at Dusk

    The rich colors on the water are reflections from the fall foliage and the sky late in the day.

  • Young Female Cardinal

    Young Female Cardinal

    Cardinals Cardinals
    South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson, South Carolina

  • Untitled photo

  • Untitled photo

  • Northern Flicker (yellow-shafted male)

    Northern Flicker (yellow-shafted male)

    Colaptes Auratus
    Lake Conestee Nature Park, Mauldin, South Carolina

  • Eastern Towhee

    Eastern Towhee

    Pipilo Erythrophthalmus
    Near Townville, South Carolina

  • Eastern Meadowlark

    Eastern Meadowlark

    Sturnella Magna
    Dobbins Farm area, near Townsville South Carolina

  • Northern Mockingbird

    Northern Mockingbird

    Mimus Polyglottos

  • Jailbird

    Jailbird

    Savannah Sparrow
    Passerculus Sandwicheysis
    Dobbins Farm area, near Townville, South Carolina

  • Spring is Here

    Spring is Here

    Prothonotary Warbler
    Protonotaria Citrea
    Lake Conestee Nature Park, Mauldin, South Carolina

  • Swamp Sparrow

    Swamp Sparrow

    Melospiza Georgiana
    Fork School Bridge, near Townville, South Caroina

  • Perfect Stage for a Small Vocalist

    Perfect Stage for a Small Vocalist

    Grasshopper Sparrow
    Ammodramus Savannarum
    Dobbins Farm area, near Townville, South Carolina

  • Grasshopper Sparrow

    Grasshopper Sparrow

    Ammodramus Savannarum
    Dobbins Farm area, near Townville, South Carolina

  • Morning Meditation

    Morning Meditation

    Mourning Dove
    Zinaida Macroura
    Dobbins Farm area, near Townville, South Carolina

  • Morning Song

    Morning Song

    Eastern Meadowlark
    Sturnella Magna
    Dobbins Farm area, near Townville, South Carolina

  • Wood Duck

    Wood Duck

    Aix Sponsa
    Lake Conestee Nature Park, Mauldin, South Carolina

  • Three of a Kind

    Three of a Kind

    Red-winged Blackbirds (females)
    Agelaius Phoenixes
    Fork School Bridge, near Townville, South Carolina

  • Bird on a Wire

    Bird on a Wire

    Grasshopper Sparrow
    Ammodramus Savannarum
    Dobbins Farm area, near Townville, South Carolina

  • Savannah Sparrow

    Savannah Sparrow

    Passerculus Sandwichensis
    Dobbins Farm area, near Townville, South Carolina

    While using my long telephoto to photograph waterfowl in a distant farm pond, this little savannah sparrow peered over a concrete barrier in front of me and allowed me to take a portrait. While the bottom of the image was rendered soft by the barrier, I like the way that the colors and feather structures of this little guy are revealed by the headshot.

  • Grasshopper Sparrow

    Grasshopper Sparrow

    Ammodramus Savannarum
    Dobbins Farm area, near Townville, South Carolina

  • Green Heron

    Green Heron

    Butorides Virescent
    Lake Conestee Nature Park,
    near Greenville, South Carolina

  • Brown Thrasher

    Brown Thrasher

    Toxostoma Rufum

  • What is it about "solitary" that you don't understand?

    What is it about "solitary" that you don't understand?

    Solitary Sandpipers
    Tringa Solitaria

    This image makes me laugh because I've been on both sides of this situation before. I've been the person whose peace and contentment is suddenly disrupted by an unwanted intruder, and I've also been the person who has inadvertently disturbed someone else's peace and contentment. I suppose I can take solace in the fact that even solitary sandpipers often have difficulty finding solitude.

  • Solitary Sandpiper

    Solitary Sandpiper

    Tringa Solitaria

    I've discovered a small pond near Townville, South Carolina, where one or two solitary sandpipers can be seen almost every morning.

  • Greater Yellowlegs

    Greater Yellowlegs

    Tringa Melanoleuca

    The greater yellowlegs is similar in appearance to the solitary sandpiper (previous image), though the greater yellowlegs is larger and has a few other unique traits. It's understandable, however, that the solitary sandpiper is sometimes considered a small version of the greater yellowlegs.

  • American Goldfinch

    American Goldfinch

    Spinus Tristis

  • Diva

    Diva

    Grasshopper Sparrow
    Ammodramus Savannarum

    The grasshopper sparrow has a weak voice. Indeed, its beak is usually open as if it's singing a few seconds before a small short tweet emerges. This tiny bird has a heart of gold, however, and the passion it brings to each performance is worthy of Caruso or Pavarotti.

  • The Most Curious of Birds

    The Most Curious of Birds

    Northern Mockingbird
    Minus Polyglottos

  • One Solitary Encounters Another (The Photographer)

    One Solitary Encounters Another (The Photographer)

    Solitary Sandpiper
    Tringa Solitaria

    Early this morning, seconds after the sunrise, I was able to peer through some waving grass to photograph this solitary sandpiper. When I looked across the pond and saw fifteen greater/lesser yellowlegs weaving among five Canadian geese, and then looked down at the little guy in his solitude, I knew instantly where I would fit best in the bird kingdom. Hands down, I would be a solitary sandpiper.

  • Grasshopper Sparrow

    Grasshopper Sparrow

    Ammodramus Savannarum

    I recently posted other images of grasshopper sparrows, but I especially like the way that this particular image captures the complex and intricate feather structures of this tiny bird. From an aerodynamic point of view, one might have reason to question the design; indeed, it's hard to see how the grasshopper sparrow could ever become airborne. From an aesthetic perspective, however, no one could question the beauty of this species. It's exquisite.

  • Ready for my Portrait

    Ready for my Portrait

    House Finch
    Carpodacus Mexicanus

  • A New World

    A New World

    White-crowned Sparrow
    Zonotrichia Leucophrys

    This white-crowned sparrow is obviously immature, which is probably the reason that it entertained my approach without fear. I wonder if it will remain as calm and self-assured after a few of life's rodeos.

  • Anhinga Portrait

    Anhinga Portrait

    Anhinga Anhinga

    I just returned from a couple of days of birding and photography in Huntington Beach State Park, Pawleys Island, South Carolina. One of the most fascinating birds in that area is the anhinga, which is large, exotic, and beautifully designed. While I have many shots of the full bird, this headshot is the one I like most. For some reason, it reminds me of a stylishly dressed person with a fashionable haircut having lunch with a friend in a local bistro.

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