Hi There,
During a breif break in the rain I took a trip out to Brookwood Marsh just off of Rutherford Road. Even though the weather wasn't great the place was just buzzing with bird activity. Everything you can think of from the raucus Red Wing Black Birds to Wood Ducks and Yellow Warblers. For the uninitiated, Brookwood is a rather special little microcosm right in the middle of a large subdivision. It can't be much bigger than a couple of acres but it is packed with life. There are houses all around the outside of the marsh and even a small children's play ground but life goes on for the creatures that dwell there including birds, turtles and frogs. Although I have never seen it personally, it is said that there is even an active beaver that lives there.
Normally I have quite a bit of trouble with certain birds in that they are very easily spooked and hard to approch for a good shot. As a lot of the birds are used to people at Brookwood it makes many of these species more accessable to being photographed. Here with this post are some example shots of what used to be a difficult bird to shoot, the Wood Duck. The female had to run from other ducks because she had caught a juvinile Bull Frog and they all wanted a bite. It took her about ten minutes but she finally managed to swallow it whole and still kicking.
Tune it for the next post sometime soon!
