Lens Artists Photo Challenge #306 – Habitat

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Tina’s challenge is to examine the habitats of both humans/and or animals.

A quote from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources tells us that “Georgia’s coastal marshlands encompass approximately 368,000 acres in a four to six mile band behind the barrier islands. Thriving in the waters of the estuaries, these marshes have been identified as one of the most extensive and productive marshland systems in the United States. There are nearly 400,000 acres of coastal marshlands in Georgia which represent a considerable portion of all remaining marshlands along the entire eastern coast of the United States.”

I chose to feature images of some of the birds that feed on the fish, shrimp, snails, and other small creatures that live in the salt marsh. Sometimes I see the birds perched in a tree or on a dock above the marsh as they search for food. It’s fun to watch them wade through the marsh or a creek as they feed.

Great egret wades through the salt marsh searching for food
Ibis feeding in the salt marsh
Wood Stork
Roseate Spoonbills and Great Egrets share a tree
Roseate Spoonbill fishing in a tidal creek
Great Blue Heron perched on a rail above the marsh
Osprey searching for fish

Many thanks to our host Tina for this challenge Lens-Artists #306 – Habitat

34 thoughts on “Lens Artists Photo Challenge #306 – Habitat”

  3. What a wonderful post! I’m so glad you chose this area to focus your post on. It offers excellent habitats to wildlife. I loved your photos. They are so beautiful.

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    1. Ingrid, I’m so glad you enjoyed my bird photos. They were all taken in the marsh around our neighborhood. I’ve been seeing a lot of great egrets lately. I hope you’ve been able to get some relief from the heat.

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      1. Staying inside in A/C is the best way to spend a summer in Phx. That and getting away 😁 We just returned from a Colorado visit giving us a nice break from the heat.

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    1. Nancy, I hope you see a Roseate Spoonbill one day. We saw a lot of them on the Texas Gulf Coast and in the Everglades in Florida. They just started showing up here a few years ago.

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  13. I was SO happy you chose to feature the beautiful birds of the marshes in your world Beth, as I considered including them in mine but chose to go a different route. As often happens, you and I could have exchanged posts and no one would be any the wiser LOL. I loved every one of your images and of course every one of your beautiful birds. Here’s to the glorious salt marshes we’ve come to know and love!

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    1. Tina, we share the love of our salt marshes. I never tire of seeing these magnificent birds. I’m so glad you enjoyed the images. Many of your Kiawah images look like scenes I see near here. Yes, cheers to the salt marsh!

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  15. Magnificent shots of these lovely birds! We have Osprey and Great Blue Herons out here in the PNW, and Great Egrets, though I’ve never seen one. That Wood Stork is quite amazing!

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