Willets (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) in a territorial dispute.  Horseshoe crabs had deposited eggs on this section of beach and the willets seemed to be defending feeding rather than nesting territories.
An adult Heerman's gull (Larus heermanii) in basic plumage strolling in dawn light.
A red knot (Calidris canutus) on a Georgia beach during its northward migration.
A tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) perched on a small pine tree top near its nest.
Pine woods rose pink
Early morning scene of an egret, stork and heron rookery on the Georgia Coastal Plain.
Old field habitat in a mountain cove, Appalachia.
A coastal wetland along the South Carolina coast.
A black rat snake prowling among low brances and river cane.
A tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) perched on a small pine tree top near its nest.
A tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) perched on a small pine tree top near its nest.
A tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) perched on a small pine tree top near its nest.
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