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.
“Get Out Of Our Neighborhood!!”
Yesterday afternoon I saw a bald eagle come swooping in across the marsh in a hurry. Out of the corner of my lens I quickly saw why. That eagle was being chased off by another eagle!
We have a mated pair that have been hanging around the marsh area for a while now and we suspect this was an uninvited and unwanted male eagle being chased away by one member of the resident pair.
Once again they flew so close I couldn’t fit all of them in my lens until finally when the trespasser turned and flew off with a dejected look on his face.
The Evening Meal
Yesterday I showed an egret having a light breakfast. Well perhaps he was saving room for dinner.
This looks like a much more substantial meal that should fill him up nicely! 🙂
Quick Morning Snack
A great egret snatches himself a light breakfast out of the marsh.
Some Lovely Fall Foliage
We don’t really get anything close to northern autumn leaf colors here at the beach, everything stays pretty much the same year round.
But when the warm setting sunlight hits some of the brush along the edge of the marsh just right, it almost looks like golden fall foliage. 🙂
Seafood Dinner: Appetizers…Then The Main Course
I was watching this snowy egret enjoying the seafood buffet in the salt marsh a while back.
First he ordered up appetizers: A nice fresh shrimp, a crunchy little crab, then a tasty minnow.
Finally the main course arrived, the catch of the day prepared just how he likes it, fresh out of the water.
You could tell he was quite excited with his meal too, as he got all fluffed up when it was served!
In Stealth Mode
Normally when I see great blue herons fishing, they just wade right out into the water completely in the open. But when I saw this bird suddenly pop his head up out of the reeds in the salt marsh, I suspected he may have devised a new plan. Sure enough, he decided to go into full stealth mode.
The heron tiptoed his way slowly and carefully through the reeds stalking his prey like a sneaky predator. (anyone else come to mind when reading this description?) He tried one way, then reversed direction and tried the other way. Unfortunately this method did not appear to be a huge success, I never saw him catch any fish.
But I do have to give him credit for trying a new technique. Who knows? Maybe next time it will work perfectly!
Evening’s End…
As the day winds down and night approaches, a lone alligator stands watch in the marsh as the low setting sunlight casts a purple hue on the water.
The Flights Were Stacked Up
Last week we had a good size crowd of wood storks coming and going all evening. They almost always arrived one at a time and they kept at it for about an hour and a half until the entire salt marsh area was warmed by setting sunlight.
Phil Lanoue Photography 