Phil Lanoue Photography
I previously worked as a news and sports photographer. Recently I have been enjoying wildlife photography. My approach toward bird photos is similar to sports photography. I attempt to capture mostly action and hopefully a unique perspective.
Quiet For Once
This evening I was surprised to see this great blue heron take off and fly across the salt marsh without making a sound.
No major announcement of his arrival or departure, no loud in flight squawking, just simply a nice calm quiet flight.
Unusual for this typical loudmouth who generally seems to feel compelled to let the whole world know of his activities.
The Lineup
The Wood Storks have finally begun to arrive in significant numbers over the past week or so.
Here you can see many of them lined up against the far back edge of the marsh pond earlier this week. Wood storks are funny, they often hang in groups, but the layout of the group varies from a straight line as you see here, to a loosely organized circle.
Good to see the big guys back again though in any case.
Two Minutes…
It took just two minutes for this alligator to glide out from the shade and straight into a single small patch of early morning sunlight in the salt marsh last week.
Once he hit the light he seemed to almost disappear into the golden water that looked almost like molten metal.
“What Are We Supposed To Do Now?”
A group of juvenile tricolored herons look like they just got dropped off in the marsh by their parents yesterday morning and are not sure what to do next.
They seem to be a bit confused and are lacking a distinct plan of action. Oh well… they will learn.
Just Dropped In
An egret drops in for a visit at the marsh early this morning.
There was actually a pretty good crowd out today. Wood Stork numbers have really started to increase, tricolored herons were feeding in the area and they were joined by a couple of alligators.
Lazy Afternoon
It’s late in the day, it’s hot, nobody feels like doing much of anything…
Floating around in some cool water is about the best idea anyone’s had all day.
Using Those Big Wings
A great blue heron takes full advantage of that huge wing span as he flies across the salt marsh on a recent morning.
And naturally, as is typical, the heron has to make comments and announcements as it moves from one area of the marsh to the next.
Evening, Upper Atmosphere Flight
As the setting sunlight was casting a rosy hue on the slightly overcast sky, I spotted a bald eagle very high up and out across the marsh.
Considering the lighting, I had little choice but to go with a silhouette on the eagle. Wish he was in closer but then again the sky made for a somewhat interesting canvas I thought.
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