Lens Artists Photo Challenge #306 – Habitat

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