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.
Thunder Storms Moving Through
Earlier this evening we had some thunder storms move along the coast and across the marsh area.
The first one is looking north across the salt marsh, and the second shot was taken with a fisheye lens and is looking south across the marsh pond.
And just in case anyone is thinking that I didn’t shoot any wildlife today… there is an egret in the marsh in the first photo, and those two dark dots in the lower left of the second photo are alligator heads. 🙂
Graceful Exit
Egrets can be funny. Sometimes several can get along just fine in a group, other times one will fly clear across the marsh just to chase off another. In this case we have a pair that started out being friendly enough, but that good will was not to last. One decided the other had to go, and go immediately.
But it was the way the chase and the retreat turned out that intrigued me. It seems they were both determined to look good during the altercation, as if it was a routine that had been planned in advance and fully choreographed.
Like I said…funny birds.
“So Who Invited Him?!”
A while back one of our alligator pals suddenly surfaced and came gliding over to this surprised group of mixed egrets. I found it interesting and amusing that some of the birds left in a total panic, while others, especially the great egret in center, left, remained stoic throughout.
In reality, the gator just wanted to move over to another area and ended up paying no attention at all to the egrets.
The Noon Flight
The anhinga mid day flight arrived at the marsh yesterday afternoon right on time. He was able to get in some fishing, but not as much as he would have liked because several alligators (including this lurker) were already set up at the best spots.
A bird such as an anhinga that fishes by swimming very fast under the water has to be careful of what he might bump into out there!
He Looks Hungry
An alligator lunges up out of the salt marsh after some fish earlier this week. He seemed to be very focused on the evening’s seafood menu which was good news for some of the nearby birds!
“Can’t A Guy Get Any Sleep Around Here?!?”
Youngsters often need a little extra sleep and this juvenile brown pelican looks rather perturbed that I was interfering with his nap time!
Hard At Work
An osprey lifts off from the marsh pond after missing a fish on this attempt. Ospreys are hard workers though and this one will quickly be back circling the area in search of a meal.
Two Patient Hunters
Earlier this week, an alligator slowly floats through the reflection of a snowy egret fishing in the background. The snowy is there waiting and hoping the gator will send some fleeing fish in his direction…
Phil Lanoue Photography 