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.
Isn’t He Just The Cutest Little Thing Ever?!?
While our alligator friend is enjoying a nice quiet snooze at the edge of the swamp, a little Pied-billed Grebe goes casually floating by.
I just thought he was so cute! Oh, and I suppose the little grebe is cute as well. 🙂Â
Now THAT’S More Like It!
After yesterday’s post showing the egret in an embarrassing situation, holding on to a tiny shrimp while being scared off by a pelican, I figured it would be a good idea to show the egret in a much more productive mode!
Here he is plucking a nice size fish out of the salt marsh. So now everybody knows the egret is in fact a fearsome hunter and not just a little scaredy cat.
There….I feel better now that that’s taken care of. 🙂Â
“Hey Watch It Pal!!”
This great egret was fishing in the salt marsh recently when a brown pelican suddenly, and unexpectedly, dropped in. This caused the shocked egret to quickly jump out of the way in a bit of a panic.
Notice however, the egret never dropped it’s small snack that it just caught which appears to be a tiny glass shrimp.Â
Salt Marsh Slalom Flight Event
This great blue heron expertly navigates his way through the dry reeds during the final round of the Flight Slalom event at the salt marsh.
If his time holds up, he will be the first blue heron to win the Gold (Fish) in an event where the smaller, lighter, terns and hawks usually dominate!Â
Well He Looks Happy…I Think…
This alligator was out sunning himself in the swamp on a cold February morning and at a quick first glance I thought maybe he looked happy. But since I wasn’t sure and also was not about to ask him, I’m going with happy. It’s just better for everyone that way…Â
“Did I Just See Something?!?”
Yes you did Mr. Great Blue Heron, yes you did.
A while back I was watching this blue heron fishing in the salt marsh when he suddenly whipped his head around and went into full alert stalking mode. Did he see something? Well it turns out that yes indeed he did, because he soon plucked this large fish out of the water. After roughing it up a bit, the heron did eventually manage to get his big meal into place for a head first trip down the gullet.
That fish should fill him up nicely!Â
Places To Go, People To See…
This brown pelican from last week beat a hasty retreat out of the salt marsh. Clearly he had more important business to attend to…Â
This Marsh Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us
As best as I can tell, from my observations snowy egrets must spend approximately 60% of their lives fussing and squabbling with one another. Snowys get along just fine with the other wading birds such as ibis and herons, but put more then one snowy in the same location and they are incapable of behaving themselves. Even though there is plenty of room for many snowys to each have their own spot to feed in, they always want the place the other guy is currently fishing.
Such was the case with this pair in the salt marsh recently. One guy has to come in and jump the other guy for no apparent reason other then that’s what they do…that’s what snowy egrets always do.Â
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