Catching Up With Those South Carolina Birds – Part 1

A month ago I shared my last post of a Cormorant snoozing, with the thought of how nice it would be to do the same. Excuse my long absence since, I promise I didn’t take that long of a nap!

Having recently left the South Carolina coast, we’ve relocated back to the Eastern Shore Maryland Chesapeake Bay region and planted some home roots for a while. It’s a chaos of boxes and “where is?”!

Time for a break. Get back to my blog, my blogger friends, and blog reading. I’m so sorry I’ve lost touch with all of you, I’ve missed you. I’ll be back to visiting!

Let me get started back by sharing some favorites in this and a few upcoming posts from my last South Carolina birding opportunities, while intermittently posting what’s new through my lens in our new area.

Great Egret

Carolina Chickadee

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Northern Cardinal (female)

Double-breasted Cormorant

Great Egret

Brown Pelican

Ring-billed Gull

Ruddy Duck (female)

Great Egret

Thank you for taking your time in catching up with me, and have a wonderful week!

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43 thoughts on “Catching Up With Those South Carolina Birds – Part 1”

belindagroverphotography on 04/15/2018 at 6:56 PM said:

Nice to catch up. Great photos!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/16/2018 at 6:18 AM said:
  
  Glad to be back, thank you, Belinda!
  
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Stephen Talabac on 04/15/2018 at 7:15 PM said:

Welcome home Donna! Great captures. Especially like the closeup flight shot of the Brown Pelican!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/16/2018 at 6:19 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Steve! I had a lot of fun with the SC pelicans!
  
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H.J. for avian101 on 04/15/2018 at 7:46 PM said:

Hi Donna, it’s nice to know that you’re back. Beautiful pictures all! 🙂

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/16/2018 at 6:20 AM said:
  
  Thank you, HJ! 🙂
  
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Susan Hale on 04/15/2018 at 8:03 PM said:

So wonderful to hear from you again Donna! I’m hoping to see you on Kent Island now that you have moved closer!

I always love seeing your pictures – thanks, as always, for sharing!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/16/2018 at 6:22 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Susan, looking forward to it! 🙂
  
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1nmbirder on 04/15/2018 at 8:17 PM said:

Good to hear from you Donna! I’m glad the move went well. Lovely photos today. Very nice flight pics.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/16/2018 at 6:24 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Kelly! The move’s had it’s ups and downs, but overall so far so good. 🙂
  
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montucky on 04/15/2018 at 8:47 PM said:

These are all great! I just love the Cardinal!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/16/2018 at 6:30 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Terry! Cardinals are one of my top five favorite birds. 🙂
  
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Sue on 04/15/2018 at 11:35 PM said:

Love the pic of the pelican, looks all gangly legs! 😀

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/16/2018 at 6:32 AM said:
  
  Thanks Sue, I love their comical look all way round, it was so much fun photographing them! 🙂
  
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blhphotoblog on 04/16/2018 at 1:46 AM said:

Donna! Nice to see you back and with a lovely mixed set. Brian

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/16/2018 at 6:33 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Brian, glad to be back!
  
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aussiebirder on 04/16/2018 at 2:26 AM said:

Great to have you back Donna! We missed you and your interesting posts. Beautiful captures of the Great Egret in flight. Hope your week is enjoyable 😊

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/16/2018 at 6:35 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Ashley! Great to be back, have an enjoyable week also! 🙂
  
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thelocals2016 on 04/16/2018 at 4:13 AM said:

lovely collection of feathers

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/16/2018 at 6:40 AM said:
  
  Thank you so much!
  
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kathydoremus on 04/16/2018 at 6:34 AM said:

Love that Pelican!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/16/2018 at 6:42 AM said:
  
  Thanks, Kathy!
  
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Ellen Jennings on 04/16/2018 at 7:33 AM said:

Lovely collection, Donna. Glad you enjoyed your time in SC.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/16/2018 at 7:07 PM said:
  
  Thank you, Ellen, we did!
  
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Anonymous on 04/16/2018 at 11:59 AM said:

Welcome back Donna. Miss your great photos.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/16/2018 at 7:09 PM said:
  
  Awwww….thank you very much!
  
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Tiny on 04/16/2018 at 1:59 PM said:

Love the birds you spotted! Great shots all of them Donna. Good luck with ‘resettling’ back in MD. You might spot some of your old friends resettling back for the summer as well – the ospreys 🙂

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/16/2018 at 7:11 PM said:
  
  Thanks, Helen, I plan on finding some of my old friends of the area, Osprey are everywhere near the Bay! 🙂
  
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tootlepedal on 04/16/2018 at 5:29 PM said:

Your return is going to be a treat to lovers of your bay photographs.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/16/2018 at 7:14 PM said:
  
  Thank you Tom for your kind words!
  
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tanjabrittonwriter on 04/16/2018 at 9:23 PM said:

It is so nice to have you back, Donna, after your snooze. Thank you for sharing your lovely impressions. I hope you will have time for many more.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/17/2018 at 2:00 PM said:
  
  Thanks so much, Tanja. I have to giggle with the snoozing post. It really wasn’t intentional to take a month break, but the post kinda set me up for it. 🙂
  
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  - tanjabrittonwriter on 04/18/2018 at 12:02 AM said:
    
    I really thought you planned it that way!
    
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neihtn2012 on 04/17/2018 at 7:42 AM said:

Welcome back, Donna! I can continue to admire your wonderful photos again, and this batch did not disappoint at all. Great shots!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/17/2018 at 2:02 PM said:
  
  Awww….thank you, Hien! Like wise, I enjoyed catching back up with yours! 🙂
  
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Gunta on 04/18/2018 at 12:32 AM said:

Life just throws you kinks now and then, or so it seems. I’m doing a bit of “ketchup”, too, having lost close to a month to the nastiest cold I remember EVER…. nice to see you posting again. Though my cold seemed like it had me in an extended snooze as you implied… three solid weeks before I started coming out of it! Unacceptable!!! 😦

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/18/2018 at 7:34 AM said:
  
  Oh my, Gunta, so glad to hear you’re feeling better. Being sick that long takes even longer to recoup, so take it easy! You and me both need to slow down….I already had to this week….broke my toe on my replaced knee leg couple days ago. Never had a toe hurt so darn bad!
  
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  - Gunta on 04/18/2018 at 11:04 AM said:
    
    Seems as though 2018 didn’t start out so well for either of us. Here’s to it shaping up for the rest of the year. Take it easy (you,too) and heal so we can both get back to the serious business of playing and having FUN!
    
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    - bayphotosbydonna on 04/18/2018 at 7:13 PM said:
      
      Will do!!
      
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Pam on 04/18/2018 at 7:18 AM said:

What sweet birds. That’s pelican is great! And welcome back!

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/18/2018 at 7:38 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Pam! 🙂
  
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Mimi Gardenerd on 04/03/2021 at 9:03 AM said:

Brown Pelican moved the needle to the sky on my happiness meter 🤣

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- bayphotosbydonna on 04/04/2021 at 7:27 AM said:
  
  Thank you, Mimi! That Pelican really gave a happy smile! 🙂
  
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