Wood Stork

I was so lucky this morning to see a Wood Stork. It was on the salt water marsh side of the causeway. Amazing looking bird. I think Hooded Mergansers in the back ground. Have more to post of Snowy Egrets and Herons.

Birds of a feather.....

 ....flock together....like these Cedar Waxwings..........

 and several groups of ducks on the brackish side of the causeway at Huntington Beach State Park. Murrells Inlet, SC. Any birders out there that can help with an ID? They look like Ruddy Ducks to me.

 There was a group of Blue Birds but I caught only this one.

I hope that everyone had a nice Christmas as we did here in South Carolina. I'm enjoying getting out with my camera and surprised at all the birds that I am seeing. Hardly seems like Christmas with the temps in the 70s.

Night of a Thousand Candles.....

.....at Brookgreen Gardens. We arrived while it was still light so I was able to get a few OK pictures. We had dinner in the biggest tent that I have  ever seen. The meal was delicious and by the time we were done it was dark.

Impossible to get any decent pictures without a tripod. It was so beautiful ... a huge amount of lights dripping from the trees.....a  real fairyland. It was also very crowded and cold....not cold by Michigan standards but chilly non the less.

Enjoyed the evening very much.... with my daughter Amy and Allison and Jacob (above)

Brookgreen