Shorebirds
Little Fisher
Young tri-colored heron practicing its fishing skills in the waters off Merritt Island in Florida. Summer 2013.
Heron's Eye View
Up close and personal with my favorite bird - Lake Hancock, FL - 2013.
Willet Come After Me?
Little Willet on Little St. Simon's Island in Georgia, always looking up to see if a bigger bird was looming overhead.
Black & White
Great Egret on the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge - Summer 2013
The Crying Bird
The Limpkin is a long, goose-sized bird found in the marcsshes of Florida and the south coast of Georgia. Highly active at night, it calls sound like a human in distress - an series sound n the marshes - and hence its nickname - "The Crying Bird".
The Wet Head
A little wet from fishing, this treaty egret was one of those rare birds that didn't mind my company. While it fished, I followed. There may be more shots of him to come.
On Stilts
Black-necked Stilt on Merritt Island, Florida in 2013.
The Good Side
Snowy egret in profile, taken from a kayak on Little St. Simon's Island - September 2013.
A Heron's Eye
Tri-colored heron keeping an eye on its next meal. Intense, focused, patient...
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Jake's Blue
Great Blue at Jake's Landing. I know that serious birders see the great blue as all too common, there really is no matching their gracefulness and beauty.
Great Blue in the late afternoon sun. From the John Heinz NWR in Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania Adieu
One of the last photos I took in Pennsylvania before my move back to New Jersey last week - a great egret in breeding plumage, proudly displayed on a bright spring day
For an Inchworm
Marigold - Long Valley, NJ 2014
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From The Gardens
Red Eye
A Black-crowned Night Heron gives me the eye from its perch - mating season in York, Pa.