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.
Dropping In On A Friend
A juvenile white ibis decides to do an unannounced drop in on his friend in the salt marsh. I’m not sure the company was completely appreciated however, as the first ibis did not seem too thrilled about having to move over to make room.
But they ended up getting along just fine as feeding issues quickly took precedence over any potential personal concerns.
Quiet Weekend
Pouring rain today so I had to leave the birds on their own for the day.
It was also a slow weekend, not a lot going on over at the marsh so I just have a couple of shots from then.
We had an egret dancing around in the pond while a group of coots huddled in the background.
A great blue heron swooped down into the reeds in the salt marsh at late afternoon.
And of course I had to post a portrait of our pal “Radar” who, as usual, was on duty maintaining his position as head egret in charge!
“See Ya Later Gang!”
Yesterday afternoon, an egret takes off in flight leaving his ibis, pelican, and other egret friends behind.
He also had a passing comment as he left the scene which I’m sure was a pleasant goodbye. 🙂
As The Sun Sets…
As both the day and the sun begin to wind down, a brown pelican is silhouetted by late afternoon light as it fishes in the marsh pond.
Late Flight
Yesterday, just prior to sunset, this great blue heron made an early evening flight across the salt marsh.
We have some cold weather coming in, so these birds better get themselves fed and into some shelter from the wind until temps get back to normal.
View From The Top
A bald eagle glides above the marsh on a crisp, blue sky winter day. I’m betting the eagle had a great view from up there.
Well, all except for me…It’s likely the eagle could easily live without some guy on the ground pointing an object up at him! But he paid zero attention to me, so I suspect I was just another part of the scenery.
It Was A Coot Mob Scene!
There was a good size group of coots out floating around in the marsh pond this afternoon. At one point something startled them and they all at once decided they had to scatter off in a panicked frenzy.
Usually this type of behavior is seen because a bald eagle starts circling overhead looking menacing. But I saw no eagle or anything else that appeared to require this immediate departure. Hard to tell what gets coots excited, but within minutes they were back floating along in their nice calm group.
About an hour later we were treated to a nice looking sky just prior to sunset.
Warm Winter Morning
If we get an unseasonably warm day, even in January, you might find an alligator floating around in the swamp.
The alligators don’t hibernate in the strict sense, one can potentially come out on a winter morning to grab a little sun.
They are slow and won’t move around all that much, and certainly won’t hunt for a meal, but a nap in the sun is always on the menu.
Phil Lanoue Photography 