Thursday, October 8, 2009
I found this guy fishing along a muddy bank on Carmans River at the start of September. It was the first time I’d ever seen a Least Bittern. He was very patient with me and let me take lots of shots. Some of them even came out okay. According to Sibley, these birds will often cling to vegetation near the water and fish from there but this guy was mostly stalking. I love the look in his eye. He’s a bird with purpose. JK
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
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Thursday, September 10, 2009
I came across this Great Egret preening its feathers upon a post on the Lower Carmans River. I took several shots as it was going about its business but it wasn’t until I was going through my shots a few days later that I saw what I had captured. I laughed right out loud when I saw it. The same bird, with head, is pictured below. JK
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Monday, August 31, 2009
This was almost a new bird to me, or so I thought. When I first saw it, I thought Snowy right off but then I noticed that the coloring was off. The face was too pale a yellow and those legs were wrong as well. Snowys have black legs and bright neon yellow feet. So I got a little excited, thinking I had something new. Of course, when I got home and flipped through some field guides, it appeared that my initial guess was correct. But, as you know, I am no birder, and am often hesitant to trust my guesses so I sent it out to some of my birder friends and Luci of Four Harbors Audubon Society confirmed that this bird is indeed a juvenile Snowy Egret. I was still pretty happy because it gave me another edition of This Years Model. JK
Thursday, August 20, 2009
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