Early morning sun was lighting up the river side of the house at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.
April 2, 2021
Magnolia Plantation House, Azaleas
All posts by Ellen Jennings
Hummingbird Moth on Pink Azalea
Called a hummingbird moth because it drinks nectar, I believe this is a Nessus Sphinx Moth, per insectidentification.org/
It’s a bit different than any I’ve seen before, including that fuzzy looking tail end.
It was pretty intent on feeding, but the moth occasionally lifted above the blossoms for a look around, showing off his two yellow stripes.
Live Green Brooch On Camellia
This was a cold day in early March and I was rather surprised to see any insects at all, never mind one so delicate looking.
Wordless Wednesday: Purple Iris
Pink Azaleas, Long White Bridge
Not much I can say about this, nice to see the Long White Bridge paint job complete and the flowers blooming.
Mating Damselflies, On Iris
Before I could get a bloom of one of these iris in focus I recognized movement over the water as being dragonfly-like. Knowing the flowers would wait I turned my attention to what turned out to be damselflies.
At least a dozen pairs of mating Damselflies in several colors lit in the iris patch. They were quite small; I may have over sharpened these images. I have more and will try something different.
Tricolored Heron In Flight
It was a treat to see this Tricolored Heron fly by me rather slowly and in a straight line.
I more often see them in something of a panic mode, flapping and squawking.
The squawking can be fun to photograph but is often accompanied by erratic flying, which is not so easy to catch.
These were taken in early January when the marsh reeds and grass were just brown.
January 3, 2021
You Looking at Me?
We’re so pretty!
Great Blue Heron With Fish
The Great Blue Heron I was photographing with the Azalea color also entertained me with a fish nab.
Waved it around a bit…
left and right…
…followed by a quick toss.
One big swallow, the fish was gone.
Garden Pond Scene
There were lots of reflections and a bit of color in the main garden pond at Magnolia Plantation last week. The Long White Bridge is to the left, and didn’t make much of a picture when I passed by this day.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 29, 2021