Dec. 19, 2019

Not Being a Hermit.....

I have been caught up in real life away from the camera. There have been a few things that were a high priority for me to watch and also took some time to plan…

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Dec. 15, 2019

Brief Walk at the Park....

Rather than an early morning walk I wanted to go with a later afternoon walk at the park. I was not expecting to see as much as I do in the morning because well…

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Dec. 13, 2019

Little Blue Heron and a Bit of a Rant....

The observation points(op) are numbered at Old Santee Canal Park. Well op 13 is one that when I have time to walk back to it that I visit. I have seen Green…

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Dec. 12, 2019

Yellow-Rumped Warbler aka Butter Butt.... Part 2

If you have ever watched small birds like Warblers feed there is one word that can be used to describe it. Chaos... Other words would be high energy or maybe…

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Dec. 11, 2019

Yellow-Rumped Warbler aka Butter Butt.... Part 1

I heard the tell tail chirps and tweets of a small flock of Yellow-Rumped Warblers so I stopped and set the tripod up and waited for a few moments. Thankfully…

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Dec. 10, 2019

Swamp Monster????

I left off yesterday talking crazy you know like a swamp monster or maybe a large snake... The wake was moving fast but it was narrow. Well more narrow than an…

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Dec. 09, 2019

Great Blue Heron .....Part 2

As you can see from the above image that the morning started off with very flat lighting it was hard to pull out this little bit of contrast from the raw file.…

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Dec. 08, 2019

Great Blue Heron and My Thought Process.... Part 1

This Great Blue Heron is one that was hanging out near the canoe dock at of all places Old Santee Canal Park.... Go figure I was at the park again. It is almost…

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Dec. 02, 2019

Round Robin of Birds....

Northern Cardinal having a snack Curious Hermit Thrush giving me the once over. A pair of Common Gallinule feeding. Pulling up breakfast. Enjoying a snack.…

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Nov. 25, 2019

Old Santee Canal Park Birds....

A few more from my Saturday trip to Old Santee Canal Park. I hesitate to post the above photo not because I think it is not a good shot but because how similar…

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Nov. 24, 2019

Fall Color at Old Santee Canal Park....

I do not do much landscape type photography. I have complained that well I live in thick woodland/swamplands so there is not grand landscapes. Yes I know I…

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Nov. 23, 2019

Old Santee Canal Park... Water Moccasin (Cottonmouth)...

I was in need of some Nature Therapy today and well shutter therapy goes hand in hand with that . Along my wanderings in the 200ish acres of the park I had the…

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Nov. 02, 2019

Beautiful Day, Lots of Birds, Hard Day for Photography.....

I am out of practice for birds because I have been busy and lazy at the same time and not practiced. However, it was one of the most beautiful days of well the…

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Oct. 02, 2019

10 Oct....Light on a Tree

This is one of those it was better in real life photos. I am not overly great at landscape photos because insert reason here...... Who am I kidding I am not…

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Sept. 29, 2019

29 Sept Owl Encounter....

When I was walking at the park in the morning light I saw the huge shape of a Great Horned Owl silently fly across the canal. Quite a treat is what I thought as…

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Sept. 17, 2019

9-17 Squirrel ......

This one was a fun one. Thanks to this being under some old live oak trees there was a nice soft layer of dead leaves and I got down and shot this from as close…

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Sept. 08, 2019

8 Sept... Warbler Migration Season

Redstarts were everywhere at the park today and there was a few other species that I was unable to photograph but this is a sign that Warblers are migrating…

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Sept. 04, 2019

4 Sept Labor Day Walk at the Park....Part 3

I saw a small bird flying towards me and above me was a Bald Eagle flying. The small bird landed on the same log that the Little Blue Heron was on in Part Two.…

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Sept. 03, 2019

3 Sept. Labor Day Walk in the Park....Part 2

In part one I showed the reptiles and mentioned I saw a few wading birds/water birds. Today's post will cover one of the wading birds and an Anhinga aka Water…

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Aug. 16, 2019

16 Aug Tough Day at the Park....

Hooded Warbler is a species I have just discovered at the park about two weeks ago. Well it is one missing from my Mom's life list so we went up there to see if…

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