This unsual looking bird is called a Double-crested Cormorant.  I'm surprised to learn there are some 40 species of Cormorants in the wo...

What a delight to discover this small bird at Magnolia Cemetery recently.  The Green Heron , also called the Green-Backed Heron, is the smal...

Normally when I see Wood Storks they are up in trees or flying so this was a thrill to see several together in a pond at Magnolia Cemetery t...

Elegant and petite, Snowy Egrets are always fun to see.  Their yellow "slippers" make them easy to recognize.  Plus they are mu...

A summer fish kill at Charleston's Magnolia Cemetery attracted...what else?  Vultures!  The two types of Vultures-- Turkey (above) and B...

December 2010- I added these two photos of a male Downy Woodpecker taken recently in my backyard. The Downy is one of my favorite backyard b...