Herons and Ospreys

An early morning boat ride on the Fish River this past weekend before the holiday crowds hit the water was very peaceful.   It was just the hubby and I and the herons and ospreys.   The sea gulls and pelicans were nowhere to be found.   They must have been partying at some beach somewhere.

You can always find a heron on the river and this one  struck a pose amongst the cypress tree “knees”.

I am certainly not an expert on herons but it appears to me that this might be a momma and daddy heron.    Sure looks like the little momma on the left is standing in a nest at the top of the pine tree.

Speaking of pine trees, we spotted this osprey on a branch of another tree close by.

He cocked his head to the side and looked at us probably wondering what we were up to besides scaring off all the fish.  He waited us out and was still there after we motored off.  Must have been a good fishing hole.

Thanks for coming along on the ride!

Marlee

 

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Cutting Bait

The old  fisherman seems to be oblivious to the heron and pelican who are keeping him company but you can be assured they are watching his every move in hopes of scoring a treat of fresh fish.

Meanwhile just up the river these two are calmly floating on the water enjoying the beauty of the day.

In closing I will leave you with a picture of the peaceful swamp with the sun peeking through the trees.

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit today.   I know there are so many excellent blogs out there with exceptional photography and you chose to be here and for that I am very grateful.

Hope to see you next week,

Marlee

 

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It’s Owl Good!

Halleluiah!!!  First time ever for me to spot an owl in the wild and he actually hung around long enough for me to take his picture. 

A  little over the shoulder glance.

Whoooo you looking at?

These pictures were taken in the Weeks Bay Reserve located in Baldwin County, Alabama.

Take care and owl see you next week!

Marlee

 

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A Peaceful Day on Fish River

How I love to take a boat ride on the river to see what all is going on.  There is always lots of action and I like to be right in the middle of it.   The cormorants, however, weren’t having any of it.

Two and a half turtles sunning on the remnants of a fallen tree didn’t even jump in the water when we passed by.

A pelican sat quietly on the river’s edge.  I didn’t realize I had captured him “dropping an anchor” until I uploaded the picture.

Another surprise was discovering the osprey in her nest once I got a close look at the picture.  The nest is huge and I could see it from afar but I couldn’t tell that it was occupied.

The peaceful day ended with a full moon rising beyond the branches of the cypress tree.

Thank you so much for visiting today.   I don’t get to spend as much time on the blog these days as I would like to.   You can find me more often on Facebook and I would love for you to drop by over there and say hello.

Marlee

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