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Experiencing Sunrise with a Great Blue Heron

March 29, 2024February 1, 2024 by Steve Creek
Great Blue Heron Flying Toward Sunrise

A wildlife photographer describes the beauty and elegance of watching a Great Blue Heron during sunrise by a lake, appreciating nature and the patterns of life.

Categories Bird Photography Tags beauty, birds, cycle of life, elegance, freedom, heron, Lake, morning routine, nature, Sunrise, Wildlife Photography

Red-shouldered Hawk Snatches Fish from Lake

December 19, 2024January 31, 2024 by Steve Creek
Red-shouldered Hawk Leaving The Lake With A Fish

A description of witnessing and photographing the rare occurrence of a Red-shouldered Hawk catching a fish directly from a lake in Charleston, Arkansas.

Categories Bird Photography Tags Bird Watching, catching fish, Charleston Lake, diet, Fish, habitat, Lake, opportunistic feeding, red-shouldered hawk, Wildlife Photography 7 Comments

Photographing a Fishing Great Blue Heron

December 19, 2024December 29, 2023 by Steve Creek
Great Blue Heron Catching A Small Fish Near The Dam

A nature photography blog post describing encounters with a Great Blue Heron that has unique fishing techniques at Charleston Lake in Arkansas.

Categories Bird Photography Tags bird, Charleston Lake, Fish, fishing, heron, Lake, Nature Photography, wetlands, wildlife

A Pied-billed Grebe with a Mouth Full

March 18, 2023February 13, 2023 by Steve Creek
A Pied-billed Grebe with a Mouth Full

I had the incredible experience of observing and capturing a moment with a Pied-billed Grebe at Charleston Lake in Charleston, Arkansas.

Categories Bird Photography Tags Charleston, Charleston Lake, Lake, Pied-billed Grebe, Shad

Great Blue Heron Taking Off From Deep Water

December 20, 2024January 22, 2023 by Steve Creek
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Capturing a Great Blue Heron taking off from the deep section of Charleston City Lake in Arkansas was a thrilling experience.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Bird Photography, Charleston, Great Blue Herons Tags bird flight, Charleston City Lake, Lake, Taking Flight

Pied-billed Grebe With Shad

December 5, 2024January 17, 2023 by Steve Creek
Pied-billed Grebe With Shad

I videoed this Pied-billed Grebe with Shad while sitting in my pickup at the Charleston Lake. pair of Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) will come near…

Categories Bird Photography Tags Charleston, Charleston City Lake, Lake, Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps, Shad

Flying Great Blue Heron With Shad

December 5, 2024January 14, 2023 by Steve Creek
Flying Great Blue Heron With Shad

I photographed this Flying Great Blue Heron With Shad at the Charleston City Lake in Charleston, Arkansas. This Great Blue Heron was jumping off a platform..

Categories Bird Photography Tags Ardea herodias, Charleston, Flying, Lake, Shad

Great Blue Heron Flying Over Charleston Lake

December 16, 2024January 1, 2021 by Steve Creek
Great Blue Heron Over Charleston City Lake

I took this photo of a Great Blue Heron flying over Charleston City Lake here in Arkansas back in January 2014. I was at this lake photographing Bald Eagles.

Categories Bird Photography Tags bird, bird in flight, Bird photography, heron, Lake, Nature Photography, wildlife photo blog, Wildlife Photography

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