Photographing Egrets in South Carolina

Great Egrets are pretty cool birds. They also seem to be the most abundant of the ‘big white birds’ in the area, so photo opportunities are many for  Great Egrets.

This photograph was taken up at Huntington Beach State Park, on Murrell’s Inlet. This park was a great find. Not only did I have a chance to photograph some big-ass alligators, but the bird life was pretty good as well. If you got tired of photographing the creatures of the swamp, you could head a few hundred yards down the road and photograph the ocean. Not a bad one-two-punch. If you are ever in the Myrtle Beach area, make sure to save some time to visit Huntington Beach State Park. It is well worth the short drive.

Huntington Beach, in Murrell’s Inlet is a pretty cool state park in South Carolina. This past summer when I was visiting my friend Jesse and his family we took a short trip over to Huntington Beach. Within just a few hundred yards of the ocean was a large swamp containing all sorts of wildlife goodness. This particular guy is a common Anhinga. They are funny to watch, always waving their long necks everywhere. Every once in awhile you will watch one dive into the water after a fish. When they swim their body is mostly submerged with only their neck and head above water…bizarre little critters.