Rich Matheny sends us these pictures he took at Fish Haul Creek (12/2/09)

From Frank Balogh:  "The Red-winged Blackbirds are doing just fine near the Hidden Cypress Nature Trail."

Frank Balogh took these pictures in a shopping mall in Beaufort.

Canada Geese:
 

          Egyptian Geese:
         

From Frank Balogh, "I saw this handsome White-throated Sparrow at Lake Somerset yesterday."

"Here are a few pictures we took on a Salt Marsh Photograph Cruise last Saturday around Hilton Head Island.  Larry Watts takes up to 4 people on a Cruise around the salt marshes leaving from the Boat House dock on Hilton Head Island.   Good birding."  Ron Stoor

EAGLES
  

"Here are a few of my latest backyard bird pictures."  Ron Stoor 8/18/09

                                   FEEDING BABY!
                                   

RED-HEADED WOODPECKER

"Here are the last bluebird pictures for the season. We had 3 nesting's."  Ron Stoor (8/16/09)

Rich Matheny shares these pictures taken at the golf course where he works (7/29/09):

NORTHERN FLICKER

             GREAT BLUE HERON
            

Go to the Outings page to see beautiful butterfly pictures taken by Frank Balogh at the new butterfly enclosure at the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn.

Also, see the pictures he took at Fish Haul Creek Park.  They must have had a great time that day!

 Here's a young Wood Duck that Rich Matheny and Paul Padula spotted in the canal near the nature trial on the Sun City Blvd. end.  Paul said "this means we have a breeding pair in SC which is not all that common."  Pictures by Rich, 6/13/09.
 
                         

Here's a picture of the chicks!

"Here are  pictures of the second family of Blue birds this season."  Ron Stoor  (5/17/09)

They are growing up!  (5/31/09)

Photographed by Karl Deal in Sun City this week (4/27/09)

NOW THERE ARE FIVE!!!!   (4/1/09)

"We have a family of 3 baby blue birds in our Blue Bird house. I quickly took this picture trying not to disturb the nest."  Ronald Stoor, 3/29/09
 

"We have a Blue bird family starting in our new bird house."  Ron Stoor - 3/7/09

"Jim delivered our new blue bird house on Monday 2/16/09 and they moved in on Wednesday morning 2/18/09. "  Ron Stoor

"Took this picture of a turkey vulture enjoying lunch near a lagoon in front of Stratford Villages first entrance."  Ronald Stoor, 3/6/09

This wonderful picture was taken by Frank Balogh on 2/22/2009 at the vertical feeder that he made:

From Frank Balogh, taken at SNWR on 2/17/09:

Taken by Frank Balogh on February 17, 2009 in the SNWR.

Taken on Sun City Blvd. near the Nature Trail bridge - from Ronald Stoor, 2/10/09:

Driesen Beach:

Off the Dock at Mitchelville Beach Park off Beach City Road:
       

Taken by Ronald Stoor at his bird feeder, 12/4/08:
     

Great picture taken by Ronald Stoor, 1/8/09:

"Beautiful female anhinga drying its wings."  Taken at Lake Somerset, 10/21/08, by Frank Balogh. 

            

Here is a great find by Frank Balogh.  Frank says, "On October 3, 2008 the attached Cape May Warbler came to visit the bottle brush plant
in my Sun City back-yard.  Unfortunately, I saw it only once."  The identify is confirmed by Diane Rand and Chris Marsh by the brown ear patch
and the streaking on the side.
 

Walmart Grackle by Frank Balogh, 12/28/08:

After president John Edman reported the presence of a mute swan on Lake Somerset, Sue and Tom Rea immediately investigated and sent us these great pictures for all to enjoy!  (June 2008)

Martha Spencer shares these great pictures of a common nighthawk sent to her by John and Linda Bardoni:

From Martha:    "For ID purposes, note that one way the nighthawk can be distinquished from a chuck will's widow is by the white patch on the wing, barely seen here.

Helen Chatterton took these pictures on May 15, 2008:

ANHINGA on hole #19:
                    

ROOKERY on hole #2:
              
                                    

Bob Weitzel from Rose Hill sent us the following great story and pictures:

"A HAWK landed in the front yard of Heide and Bob Weitzel on Thursday Feb 7 about 4:30 pm in Rose Hill.   It didn't seem bothered by Bob's presence, so he approached it with caution, wearing heavy gloves and a jacket.  Bob said that he always wanted to hold a hawk, so he cozied up to it and put his hand by its feet - it climbed onto his arm!  Bob held the hawk for about 30 minutes.  Not once did the bird try to bite him while he gently stroked its head and chest. 

The Weitzels, not being  sure what to do with the hawk, called Security, and Security in turn called Coastal Vet.   Ashley from Coastal Vet arrived at the house, and after examining the hawk said it was a young male, and that it was a bit disoriented.  Ashley took the hawk back to the Coastal Vet office.

Bob and his daughter went to check on the hawk the next day, and the vet reported that the hawk was doing fine and eating well.    The vet is planning to bring it back to Rose Hill on Monday, and will release it to go free.

The Weitzels feel that they enjoyed a very surreal experience, to say the least!"

Charles Carpenter sent us this great picture asking for identification.  Here's the response from Diane Rand:

"This is an immature herring gull.  The large size is the first clue.  Herring gulls are much larger than any other gull that we have here.  The second clue is the black mark on the bill.  When this bird becomes an adult the black will turn red.   Compare this black mark to the "ring" on the ring-billed gull and you will see a definite difference.  Also the ring-billed gull is about 7-8 inches smaller.  Laughing gull, our other common gull has an all black bill in winter."

 

This little guy has been visiting our feeder for two days. He is so beautiful. We've yet to see his mate (maybe he's a bachelor).  He loves the seed block I have on the pole.  I just wanted to share him with others.
 Regards, Edith Stanley

Killdeer:
           

Flicker:
  
                           

Great pictures of an immature little blue heron taken by Charles Carpenter on the 4th hole at Okatie Creek, 11/18/07:

TRICOLOR HERONS

EGRETS
                 

MOMMA EGRET AND CHICKS
                

SMALL BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON

OSPREY - Sue said, "I could not catch the babies peeking over...maybe next time!"
           

Eastern Kingbird in Savannah WR, sitting on a Rattlebox tree.

This picture of a Golden-crowned Kinglet was taken in February 2007 in the backyard of Padgett Drive toward Del Webb Blvd.

Helen Chatterton had this unusual visitor at her back-yard feeder (4/21):

Easter Kingbird

Rookery - Note the osprey leaving the water with his fish!