Ebullition and the Snowy egret

Marsh gas, also known as swamp gas or bog gas, is a mixture primarily of methane and smaller amounts of hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, and trace phosphine that is produced naturally within some geographical marshes, swamps, and bogs.

Black-crowned Night Heron

Red-winged Blackbird

Chickadee

Black Skimmer

A Black Skimmer in flight skims the surface of the water with it’s lower bill in search of fish. When the Skimmer makes contact with a fish it quickly bends it’s head forward and snaps it’s upper bill closed, seizing the fish.

The decisive moment

White Ibis

A White Ibis is perched on the remnants of an ancient Cedar tree amongst ancient living Cedar trees in Four Holes Swamp.

Night Heron

Braced against the wind

A Great White Egret stands braced against the wind on a gnarled lichen encrusted tree.

Mockingbird

A Mockingbird bird surveys it’s surroundings from the edge of a tree stump.

A Black-bellied whistling duck couple

Muscovy duck

A phalanx of wood storks

Little blue heron

Chickadee

On the fence

Snowy egret

A Snowy egret is perched on a small solitary barnacled branch. The branch breeches water at a 30 degree angle to the water’s surface and abruptly ends a meter from it’s watery origins. The egret’s bright yellow talons grasp the branch as it issues a flight call. The smooth water surface reflects a symmetrically mirrored portrait of the Snowy egret on the branch.

Snowy egret

Roseate spoonbill (Platalea ajaja)

Wood Stork

Cardinal

Chickadee