Just a simple, single image post today. Here’s a photo of an American Oyster Catcher in Flight near Beaufort, North Carolina. In reference to my previous post of tricks to improve your photography you may […]
Category Archives: Avian Photography
American Oyster Catchers on Taylor’s Creek
The Crystal Coast is blessed with one of the largest populations of American Oyster Catchers along the North American East Coast. Their black and white plumage is strikingly highlighted by their bright orange bills, yellow […]
Juvenile White Ibis Along the Crystal Coast
The White Ibis exists in large numbers along the eastern Carolina coast. I see many, many of them and, to be honest, find photographing them to be a bit boring. While the down curved bill […]
Humming Bird!
I have a strong fondness of Humming Birds. Every year I get three or four visiting my feeder and every year I promise myself to set-up to do some photos of them. Sadly I seem […]
White Ibis and Little Blue Heron Along the Beaufort NC Waterfront
I had the opportunity to launch my kayak and do a little wildlife photography the other morning. It was an extremely winding morning, making it a little difficult to hold position while shooting. The fast […]
Semipalmated Plovers at Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve
I loaded up my kayak and paid the reserve a visit a few mornings ago. As is usually the case, my efforts were awarded with plenty of photography opportunities. I found these plovers feeding along […]
Black Bellied Plover
In it’s summer plummage the little Black Bellied Plover is a striking bird to see. It can also be a very challenging bird for photographers to make properly exposed images of. Honestly, and black and […]
Common Loon on Taylor’s Creek
The other day while paddling my kayak on Taylor’s Creek along the Beaufort, NC waterfront I came across a loon that was quite comfortable allowing me to get close for photos. I just love close […]
Little Blue Heron
While paddling my kayak this morning I came across three Little Blue Herons. Two of these tres hombres were quite shy and took to wing before I got within camera range. But one was absolutely […]
A Few Shorebirds
I went for a nice paddle yesterday morning. It was a little windy but I still had a wonderful time exploring the Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve by kayak. There is definately a large variety of […]