Tag: Wildlife | Christopher Harper

Colony of Black Noddy

There is an impressive colony of Black and Brown noddy or Fåhang in the CHamoru language taking up residence in Merizo.

We saw a number of Coconut crabs on our recent 1,000 Steps hike. This female was near the cliff edge and carrying eggs.

When I have a chance to explore the island, it is often the little things that catch my attention, like this Western Honey Bee.

I found a Yellow Bittern nest today. Two fledgling chicks were hidden well. I was just able to catch their emerging heads.

I've been shooting with an Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III for over a month now. So far, I'm very happy with it!

I followed and tried to photograph a pair of Yellow Bitterns today, but wound up getting a better shot of this White Tern.

I was glad to see a light morph Pacific Reef Heron tonight. The dark morph seems to be more common around here.

All the White (Fairy) Terns I saw today were peeking out from behind branches. I just caught this one as it looked my way.

Photography outings have been rare lately. Today I managed to spend 45 minutes photographing a Pacific Reef Heron.

I see these White (Fairy) Terns regularly near Paseo, but this was my first time photographing a pair. Fascinating birds.

"Stay at home" orders have prevented me from photographing lately. I was glad to get out for a short bird session today.

I watched this Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra) hunting at Paseo today. He caught one fish...just before I set up the camera.