While I was walking down the dike the Anhinga on an Old Wharf Piling went for a swim. Just as I came back he was drying off.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
September 12, 2022
Anhinga Drying Off
Tag Archives: Reflection
Anhinga on Old Wharf Piling
These three pilings are used frequently by a variety of birds at Magnolia Plantation’s boat pond, including this Anhinga, drying off in the sun.
Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Charleston, SC
September 12, 2022
Roseate Spoonbill, Low Tide Mud
This single Roseate Spoonbill was wading in the mud of a tidal creek.
The tide had actually made the turn and at this point the water was only shifting around a little.
Spoonbills have a very narrow range of water depth where they can feed, having to do with their rather awkward anatomy.
This spot seemed to be just right
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area
August 31, 2022
Water Lily and Lily Pads
More from our Water Lilies from our paddle at Cypress Gardens last week.
The same bloom from a different angle and with a different lens.
Just before we left the sun came out which enhanced the reflection of the nearby trees in the dark water.
August 26, 2022
Cypress Gardens, Moncks Corner, SC
The Big Pond, A Sunny Day
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
Water Lily Portraits
More from our Water Lilies from our paddle at Cypress Gardens last week.
August 26, 2022
Cypress Gardens, Moncks Corner, SC
Water Lily, 1X1
Ted and I paddled the swamp at Cypress Gardens last week. The Water Lilies got most of my attention.
August 26, 2022
Cypress Gardens, Moncks Corner, SC
Great Blue Heron Flying In
A Great Blue Heron flew across one of the canals at the edge of rice field…
…feet down for the landing
Flaps up…
Splashless touchdown…
And tucked right into the tall grass.
If I hadn’t seen him fly in I probably wouldn’t have spotted him.
Donnelley Wildlife Management Area, SC
August 10, 2022
Silent Sunday: Long White Bridge
Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, Charleston, SC
July 21, 2022
See a Black and White version from a year ago.
Yellow-bellied Slider
A sunny December day brought out a turtle.
A long-ago started post that I neglected to finish. Notice how very blue the sky was in December, not this humid distorted blah we are having now.