The Red-shouldered Hawk on the upper branch from my previous post flew down the pond as we watched but the lower one stayed put. I moved down the path to get him lined up with a very seasonal looking background.
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
November 24, 2023
The Red-shouldered Hawks have become very active around Magnolia Plantation and Gardens. It’s hard to say how many, but I have spotted them hunting in multiple locations around the property.
This one was above the pond where the White Ibis Feeding, constantly watching for something to move.
While I was watching the first bird, Ted and I realized were photographing different hawks. I zoomed out to 100mm, the minimum on my zoom lens to get them together, if not in great focus.
Here’s a closer look at the lower bird.
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
November 24, 2023
Francis Beidler Forest, SC
April 14, 2023
This Barred Owl tried out a few perches while I watched him from the Beidler Forest boardwalk.
Francis Beidler Forest, SC
April 14, 2023
Another day, probably the same Barred Owl, caught napping.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 30, 2023
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 13, 2023
A Barred Owl taking his mid-afternoon nap.
From a little further away through an azalea bush.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
March 11, 2023
The Red-shouldered Hawk from yesterday’s post flew a few feet away and fluffed himself up.
The sun was in and out, changing the look of the scene.
Cypress Wetlands, Port Royal, SC
February 27, 2023
These shots of a Red-shouldered Hawk are lined up through some dangling Spanish Moss and newly leafed tree branches, which gave the bird’s feet a bit of a green glow.
Cypress Wetlands, Port Royal, SC
February 27, 2023
It was very windy, the kind of wind that makes your eyes water, as I walked around the recently burned rice field pond on Monday. At the first corner a number of Turkey Vultures were hunkered down.
At first I thought they might have found something dead to snack on, but as I got closer I could see they were resting.
Some of the reeds on the edge of the pond did burn, although not all the way to the ground.
A wider view, with the Vultures blending in to the brown vegetation. Oddly, I got no odiferous hint that there had recently been a fire here.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
January 9, 2023
