Turtle Ballet

Stretch 1-2-3..... stretch 1-2-3..... stretch 1-2-3.....

"Wildlife" in Down Town

In all the seven years I lived in Key West I have not seen one of these cute and rapidly moving Squirrels and here in Charleston they are everywhere - and they amused me very much running up and down the trees and on the walls in one of Down Towns parks, always on the search to find some food.

My daily visitors

Chicken mama with her "kids" is a daily visitor - for food of course

Daisy the duck is posing for the camera

And here comes the TIGER.... scary looking, isn't he?

Cormorant over water - Happy landing!

Always be on the "wild side" of life - watching for the right moment to fight

Wildlife Photography

The big white Heron bird, waiting for food in the harbor

Big white Heron bird catching his own food in the mangroves

Nature scene with mangroves by the Atlantic shores

And I was lucky, he was posing so nice!

Seagulls, waiting for food

Seagulls and a shrimp boat

First comes - first serve
for the preferred sitting pole
(can you see the pelican?)

Ocean Diners

They open up their beaks and throats
For breakfast off the back of boats.
Some take a dip and dive for brunch,
Some join the passengers for lunch-
Or swoop in low for sneak attacks
On things like peanut butter snacks.
And when they're in a hungry mood,
Sea gulls love your finger food!

by J. Patrick Lewis

Looking for the Catch of the Day

The big white Heron is on his way - always looking for the biggest and best catch of the day.