Photographs from my May 2025 Photography Tour
A male Red-winged Blackbird glides through the air, its vibrant epaulets flashing against a soft green background.
A Snowy Egret launches into flight from a branch, displaying its graceful wings and golden feet.
A Snowy Egret flies low with full wing extension, wind ruffling its head feathers as it cruises by the tree branches
A cautious photographer watches as an alligator strides through tall grass, creating a moment of tension and wildlife drama.
Great Egrets engage in a dramatic feeding and interaction at the nest, framed by green cypress foliage
A female grackle streaks over duckweed-covered water, captured mid-wingbeat with a perfect profile. at Cazan Lake
A female grackle makes an agile landing on a cypress trunk, wings spread for balance at Cazan Lake.
Two fluffy egret chicks huddle in their nest, tufts of white down lit by soft morning light at Cazan Lake.
Photographed during a afternoonshoot at Henderson Swamp in south Louisiana. This series focuses on Osprey activity in a classic cypress swamp setting. The Osprey are flying too and freom there nest which are on Cypress Trees growing in the water.
Two fluffy egret chicks huddle in their nest, tufts of white down lit by soft morning light.
A Roseate Spoonbill floats overhead with wings fully extended, glowing pink against a flawless blue sky.
A second Roseate Spoonbill glides just overhead, showing delicate feather detail from a low angle.
A Great Egret flies overhead in full extension, its white wings radiating in the midday sun.
A White-striped Longtail butterfly (Chioides albofasciatus) nectars on blooming Blue Mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum) at the Louisiana State Arboretum. This skipper species is known for its distinctive white wing stripes and long tails, while the native mistflower is a favorite nectar source for pollinators in late spring.
Three fluffy egret chicks huddle in their nest, tufts of white down lit by soft afternoon light.
Tupelo Trees rise from the lake as the sun dips below the horizon, with silhouettes of birds dotting the twilight.
As the sun dips below the horizon, birds appera in shiloutte in front of the sun.