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  • Immature White Ibis Chilling In Oak

    Immature White Ibis Chilling In Oak

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    May 2025 Charleston SC Immature White Ibis hanging out at the top of an oak tree off the marsh in Charleston SC. His / her buddies are all around up there. Ibis are social birds and forage in groups in wetland areas and lawns.

  • Thirsty Yellow Crowned Night Heron Drinking

    Thirsty Yellow Crowned Night Heron Drinking

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    Yellow crowned night herons have returned to Charleston for the season. They’re one of my favorite birds so I’m pretty happy to see them again. Yellow crowned night herons are always thirsty and they were the inspiration for this waterbowl on the dock after seeing them try to drink out of the sink that is…

  • Male Belted Kingfisher Eats Fish

    Male Belted Kingfisher Eats Fish

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    This male belted kingfisher swallows this little fish whole in one gulp and then feaks (cleans his beak). Kingfishers plunge head first in the water to get their food. Kingfishers don’t actually get the hiccups, that’s just how I describe it. Charleston SC March 2025

  • double Crested Cormorant Flock

    double Crested Cormorant Flock

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    Flock Of Double Crested Cormorants, A Dolphin, Two Oystercatchers in Folly River. Charleston SC , March 9, 2025

  • White Ibis Eating Bugs

    White Ibis Eating Bugs

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    Adult white Ibis flock with a couple immature Ibis feeding on bugs / insects in front yard in Charleston SC in Dec 2024. Ibis usually hang out together in flocks or colonies but can also be seen alone or just a couple at time. They love the front yard because it’s loaded with bugs. We…

  • Spotted Sandpiper Courtship mating ritual?

    Spotted Sandpiper Courtship mating ritual?

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    These two spotted sandpipers are on our dock in Charleston SC oct 30 2024. They are either two nonbreeding adults (hence – no spots) or two juveniles. It’s hard to tell because of the back light. The wings up and open and tail feathers outstretched makes me think they are flirting and not having a…

  • Female Banded Kingfisher Chilling On A Pole

    Female Banded Kingfisher Chilling On A Pole

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    Female banded kingfisher on a pole in the marsh in Charleston SC. Female kingfishers have a rusty band on their neck and sides. Kingfishers have black beady eyes and legs and a white dog right next to their eyeballs that make their eyes look white, but that’s just an illusion.

  • Adult White Ibis In Pluff Mud

    Adult White Ibis In Pluff Mud

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    Adult white Ibis have red / pink legs and bills. Their bill turns downward. They usually hang out in big flocks but every once in a while there will be a solitary feeder. They are wading birds and move fast looking for food in the water or by plunging their bill into the mud. This…

  • Juvenile Yellow Crowned Night Heron

    Juvenile Yellow Crowned Night Heron

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    This is a juvenile yellow crowned night heron out on his own for the first time. This is one of four juveniles from a family that frequents our dock regularly. He’s on the dock looking for Fiddler Crabs to eat, but he just needs to look behind him!