SpyderJan Loc: New Smyrna Beach. FL

Excellent shot Gregory. I don't think I have ever seen a Pelican follow another species like that. Great catch.

gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

Thnk you so very much, SpyderJan, greatly appreciate it, so glad you enjoyed

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Thanks, Greg and really you describing enjoyed some of the histories of the Chokoloskee Island and the Calusa Indians and if we only had time machines in which we could go back and take a peak although it's probably better that we cannot... We live on a peninsula formed by Diascund Creek on one side and the Chickahominy River the other and the two streams almost come together at the neck of the peninsula and when Captin John Smith sailed in from the Chesapeake Bay, up the James River(Powhatan River was the Indian name) and into the Chickahominy this is how he described it in his book, titled True Relation---"a Peninsule of4. miles circuit, betwixt two rivers joined to the main by a neck of 40. or 50.yards and 40. or 50.yards from the high water mark: On both sides in the very neck of the maine, are high hills and vales, yet much inhabited, the isle declining in a plaine fertile corne field, the lower end marsh. More plenty of swannes, cranes, geese,duckes and mallards, and divers sorts of fowles. none would desire: more plane fertile planted ground, I had not seene: The cliffes commonly red, white and yellow coloured sand and umber, red and white clay; fish great plenty, and people aboundance: the most of their inhabitants, in view of the neck of the land, where a better seat for a towne cannot be desired," Incidentally the name Chickahominy means something like coarsely pounded corn people! Take care, Corky

gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

Thanks so much for the history Corky, love it

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

So glad you like, Greg and glad you enjoyed. It's cool and a drizzly morning but temperatures are forecast to reach around 60 today and Bella is having a rough morning trying to keep the squirrels away from the bird feeders! Every once in a while toward nighttime we will see a few Egrets trading around and picking out roosting spots in the cypress trees located across the mouth of the creek from us. We usually don't see this but several times a year, but surely it must happen a number of times which we miss. This particular time was very close to dark. Ellen happen to see something white trading around in the trees, so by the time I grabbed the camera and attached the long lens, it was even quite a bit darker. I went to the end of the pier which cut off about 200 feet of distance but I think it was still about 160-180 yards distance across to them and just about completely dark, but after post-processing, you could make them out. Also, some other birds roosting were roosting with them which had colors similar to Great Blues but wondered if they could be immature Egrets as around here the Great Blues do not seem to tolerate the few Egrets we happen to see very well. I'll try to post the image but it is very rough as the iso was sky high and wasn't worth fooling with! Several more Egrets were roosting deeper in the trees and out of sight. I looked for them early the next morning but they had already departed--good memories anyway!! Thanks and take care!

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gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

Love the shots Corky. Looks like a GBH to me Hope Bella wins, take care

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia

Thanks, Greg and that's what I was thinking also but the way our local grump GBH acted around the few Great Egrets that in the past attempted to feed on our side of the creek, I just wondered about the two species roosting together so figured that perhaps I needed to "phone a friend"! I was amazed that PP was able to show any recognizable image because the out of camera image appeared to be almost completely black. Many thanks and really enjoy looking at your beautiful images and take care! Corky

gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

The Great Blue Herons are quite grumpy here also Corky, always making noise. I guess by nightfall they are too tired and will roost in the same trees with the Great Egrets. Take care

Swamp-Cork Loc: Lanexa, Virginia