Snowy Egret Flying Over Marsh Grass
A Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) moves to another locaton in a salt marsh.
This Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) flew into the salt marsh scattering all of the birds except the Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) either to the far remote corners of the salt marsh or completely out. The Ospreys are not afraid of bald eagles. In this photo, it appears the Bald Eagle is chasing the Osprey but it is the opposite. The Osprey is above the Bald Eagle and is shadowing it to keep it away from the Osprey nests.
Ardea alba
This Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) is flying to rendezvous with its mate. They both had taken off simultaneously from the water right below the bridge I had been standing on while waiting for them to take off. Both geese took off in my direction. The distance from their takeoff point to the bridge railing was short. As I was photographing their takeoff, I noticed they were barely going to clear the bridge railing. I ducked below the bridge railing. This goose aborted its flight to avoid flying in to me while its mate cleared the bridge railing and landed in the water on the other side of the bridge. This goose took a five minute break while continually honking back and forth with its mate. Then this goose swam a good distance away form the bridge and took off, this time gaining altitude and taking a flight path close to the woods away from the bridge.
This Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) took off from it's nest while It's mate sits on the eggs. It came very close to the bird blind I was in while gaining altitude.
Herring Gull In Flight Portrait
Larus argentatus
A Great Egret (Ardea herodias) grabs a quick lunch.
The wingspan of a Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) is 52". I shot this photo in September as the Cormorant flew below me skimming the surface of the water.
A Great Egret (Ardea alba) flies across a salt marsh.
Double-creasted Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Cooper's Hawk Juvenile In Flight
Accipiter cooperii
