Early Pond Smoke, Ravenswood Pond

Ravenswood Pond, October Morning

The sun had been up about an hour when I reached Ravenswood Pond on this October morning. There wasn’t any bird activity; the pond was choked with vegetation, so the reflections I hoped for were not to be had, either.

Sun Rising Behind Big Island, Ravenswood Pond
Sun Rising Behind Big Island, Ravenswood Pond

There were some rising tendrils of pond smoke.

Early Pond Smoke, Ravenswood Pond
Early Pond Smoke, Ravenswood Pond, Skinny Tree

There is an Anhinga drying his wings at the top of the Skinny Tree, but he blends right in.

Early Pond Smoke, Ravenswood Pond
Early Pond Smoke, Ravenswood Pond

Ravenswood Pond, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
October 18, 2021

 

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