Monday, August 8, 2011

A crab, a boat and some birds


I think this is the largest crab I've seen on the beach. They usually scurry so fast when they see people but this one let me get pretty close before he headed to his hole.


The usual crowd at the north beach marsh: willets, marbled godwits, laughing gulls, some dowitchers close to the grass, one oystercatcher in the middle and the front of a royal tern in the back.


The laughing gull looking for a spot. The marbled godwits with their pink toothpick beaks really stick out.


I was watching these two oystercatchers trying to sleep and as I crept up near them the little dowitcher (I think this is a dowitcher) was trying to hide between the two of them.


This great egret stole this fish from a fisherman who was not paying attention to his bait fish. When will these guys learn.


A snowy egret and great egret waiting for a fisherman to turn his back.


This boat looked pretty beat up and abandoned near the northern tip of Fort Desoto.

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17 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlAugust 8, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    oh my word! these egret shots are stunning!!!

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  2. UnknownAugust 8, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    Great sequence Dina. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  3. Maude LynnAugust 8, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    The shots of the egret are fantastic!

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  4. Suwannee RefugeeAugust 8, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    I hear that there are going to more and more boats that end up like the one in your final photo. Because people bit off more than they could chew off their financial plate, folks are just leaving the boats to rot in the water. And the banks are happy to leave them there too.

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  5. eileeninmdAugust 9, 2011 at 4:59 AM

    I love the closeup of the crab and the oystercatchers. Great capture of the two different egrets. Awesome birds and photos, Dina!

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  6. Stewart MAugust 9, 2011 at 6:29 AM

    Hi there - what a great selection of birds. Interesting to see them all side by side. As people have said, the egret shots are splendid.

    Stewart M - Australia

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  7. holdingmomentsAugust 9, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    I love the boldness of the Egrets lol

    That crab is an excellent shot too.

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  8. theconstantwalkerAugust 9, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    A wonderful post Dina.
    I am a big fan of Oystercatchers.
    Beautiful images.

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  9. Modesto ViegasAugust 9, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    good series.

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  10. jooAugust 9, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    Terrific series!

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  11. mickAugust 9, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    Great photos. I would love to see the shorebirds where you live. Most of those don't ever migrate down this way.

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  12. SpringmanAugust 9, 2011 at 5:20 PM

    Great set of photos Dina! I'm crazy about the Egret picture too. Hopelessly graceful like prima ballerinas!

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  13. AFTERMATHAugust 9, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    LOVe the crab and the egrets. Great comparison shot of those birds. We rarely ever see them together here in Maine. Nice blog

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  14. fjällripanAugust 10, 2011 at 4:26 AM

    Great series!! I really like your photos, the birds are beautiful!

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  15. ArijaAugust 10, 2011 at 4:42 AM

    So often fishermen leave bait unattended, sometimes even fish they have just caught. So nice to see so many different birds congregating together . So nice to see your birds.

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  16. PatAugust 10, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    Wonderful shots! I love Crabby!

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  17. NeilAugust 11, 2011 at 1:34 AM

    Great series of photos.

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