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A Clean Lunch Is A Tasty Lunch
On Wednesday we were watching this great blue heron fishing in the salt marsh at low tide. He struck at the water and pulled out a nice size fish for his meal. But he must’ve decided that the fish he...
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Early Evening Flight
I stopped by briefly at the salt marsh late this afternoon to see if anybody was out and about. Just as I approached this great blue heron it must have decided it didn’t like my looks, so it took off...
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January Flights
In keeping with the tradition I started several months ago, I’m posting some various flight photos for the month of January that have not been previously posted. This is the first time these have seen...
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Leaving The Marsh
I initially spotted this great blue heron perched on a stump in the marsh pond yesterday just prior to sunset. As I brought up the camera to take a look at him he picked that moment to take off and...
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The Chase Is On!
Wednesday was a busy day at the marsh. In addition to the bald eagles… the pelicans, egrets, ibis, and herons were all out catching fish. At one point a great blue heron snagged a fish which...
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Stolen Treasure
I saw this great egret pluck a fish out of the salt marsh yesterday afternoon but it turns out I was not the only one who noticed the capture. Almost immediately a great blue heron swooped in like a...
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Late Afternoon Flight
This past weekend we had rain and cool temps for Friday and Saturday but then it was back to warm and sunny for Sunday. We figured the nicer weather would bring out many of the usual crowd to the salt...
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February Flights
In keeping with the tradition I started many months back…I am once again posting a collection of flight photos for the month. None of these flight shots which were all taken in February have been...
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He Got To Keep This One
Over the weekend we were watching this great blue heron fishing in the salt marsh. Unfortunately for him there were also several pelicans fishing in the same area. The pelicans will interrupt their own...
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Into The Light
During the past weekend I photographed this great blue heron as it left the darker side of the marsh pond and flew into a brighter section. The fishing will be better on the sunny side of the pond...
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March Flights
In keeping with the tradition I started last summer of posting various bird flight photos for the month that had not otherwise been previously posted…here’s a group for March! Bald Eagle Brown Pelican...
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“He Thinks He’s So Big And Tough”
This morning I was amused to see these two snowy egrets standing quietly in the salt marsh during low tide as a great blue heron marched by in front of them. The poor little snowys were doing their...
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Fish To Go
Last week we were surprised to see this great blue heron zip by along the salt marsh with it’s fresh caught fish still speared on it’s bill. Blue herons will normally eat a fish like that right where...
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Bald Eagle Morning
This morning we were out in the salt marsh hoping to see a roseate spoonbill that was reported to be in the area. We never did see the spoonie but we noticed that one of our pair of mated bald eagles...
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April Flights
Well it’s that time of the month again. In keeping with the tradition I started a while back to present some various flight shots for the month that had not otherwise been posted here are some April...
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Always Squawking
It seems that the great blue heron often feels it must announce it’s comings and goings along the marsh area by squawking loudly at every opportunity. We almost always know when a blue heron is up to...
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A Little Mud Never Hurt Anybody!
Last week I was watching this great blue heron fishing in the salt marsh among the oyster beds when it suddenly struck hard at the water. It came up with a speared fish and the heron must’ve really...
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This Guy Was Good But…
Yesterday afternoon I was watching this great blue heron fishing in the salt marsh and he was quite skilled at catching fish, I saw him catch several in a short period of time. But…he kept turning his...
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Getting In Some Fishing Before The Storm
Yesterday evening started off nice enough at the marsh pond with a mix of sun and big white fluffy clouds. We knew there was a possibility of thunder storms rolling in but at the beach you never know,...
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Sunset At The Marsh
Yesterday evening prior to sunset we were watching this great blue heron fishing in the marsh pond. The sun was starting to go down and the heron was lit by the warm early evening light as he caught a...
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