The Spoonie Tree is still standing, and a single Roseate Spoonbill was perched there on my last visit.
I took a walk down the dike and an hour later he was still there, and still alone.
Just checking things out.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
September 14, 2022
The clouds were making a nice reflection in this pond where the water level has been raised and some of the vegetation is dying back.
The grass fronds on the back are still going strong.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area
August 31, 2022
This is nearly the same scene I took at high tide on August 10th. Here the tide had actually made the turn and had started to rise, but water was still draining out of the creek.
The scene as I turned 45 degrees to the right:
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area
August 31, 2022
While paddling around the swamp looking at Water Lilies we spotted one Great Egret, patiently looking for his lunch.
This was the Egret’s view out into the swamp.
August 26, 2022
Cypress Gardens, Moncks Corner, SC
I finally spotted the Osprey that had been calling, plaintively, for several minutes. By the time I raised my camera he had ducked down. The nest alone made an artsy silhouette on this grey day.
The Osprey is probably a juvenile, calling for a parent and hoping to get fed from the sound. An hour or so later he flew some laps around the area, and paused in this tree.
Then the sun came out and I saw the nest from a different angle, well placed in swamp.
August 26, 2022
Cypress Gardens, Moncks Corner, SC
It was a hot day and not many creatures were stirring.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area
August 10, 2022
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
July 29, 2022
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
July 29, 2022
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
July 21, 2022
See a Black and White version from a year ago.
A blooming Magnolia tree shared the stage with the South Flanker at Middleton Place on a cloudless May day. I gave the scene a vintage postcard look to add some interest.
Charleston, SC
May 11, 2022
