Good morning!
St. Augustine Beach, FL
January 21, 2023
Ring-billed Gull Awaiting Sunrise
Category Archives: Landscape
Sunset Black Point Wildlife Drive, 2
The sun was down, I jumped out of the car one more time to watch the disappearing light.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
January 18, 2023
Sunset Black Point Wildlife Drive, 1
Just before the sun went down, wispy clouds seemed to materialize from nothing.
After the sun was below the horizon, looking a bit further north across another pond:
A bit further along the drive a Great Blue Heron stood in what had become a pink glow.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
January 18, 2023
Sun Rising Over Ashley River
The Ashley River was clear as glass on Friday morning, and the water didn’t appear to moving, as often happens around high tide. The water coming downstream, from the left in this first image, and the rising tide are equalizing.
Looking upstream, this large Live Oak was dipping in the water.
I passed by that tree then looked back to the east to watch the sun’s rays through the Spanish Moss.
Ashley River From Magnolia Plantation, Charleston, SC
January 6, 2023
Consolidated from Wikipedia and Google: The Ashley River is a blackwater and tidal river, rising from the Wassamassaw and Great Cypress Swamps in western Berkeley County. It widens into a tidal estuary just south of Fort Dorchester, which was a colonial settlement. Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site is about 7 miles, as the crow flies, upriver from Magnolia Plantation and Gardens.
Boat Pond Maintenance, False Start
Conditions were right on Wednesday for the fire to be set in the Boat Pond at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens to help manage the invading cattails and other reeds. Unfortunately it started to rain before the burn was complete so there will be another session. This morning the perimeter trail was still closed so I couldn’t really see what has happened.
This is what it looked like in September, before the water was drained.
This river-side pond was created as a rice cultivation field, probably in the 1700s. It’s referred to as the Boat Pond because Magnolia offers nature tours by boat around the pond. The channel seen in the second image was dredged and widened three or four years ago.
Fall Landscape with White Pelican Pair
A pair of American White Pelicans were taking the scenic route down the side of the big pond.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
November 26, 2022
Alligator and Yellow-bellied Sliders
Late on a warm November afternoon Alligators and Yellow-bellied Sliders were hanging out on the alligator ramps.
A touch of fall foliage reflected in the water.
A wider view at a different angle shows the alligator ramp from the first image, with another one a bit further to the left.
Ravenswood Pond
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
November 28, 2022
Silent Sunday: Pond Reflections
Silent Sunday: Path To Somewhere
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Chalreston, SC
November 12, 2022
Brown Pelicans Flying Over Ocean at Sunrise
The light changes quickly, these were taken about four minutes apart.
Botany Bay Wildlife Management Area, SC
October 14, 2022