Matthew Herron Photography

07/24/2026

Short video of a sanderling feeding at Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware

Sanderling feeding among semipalmated sandpipers in Cape Henlopen S...

07/23/2026

I hate to say it, but heron nestlings are little monsters. They beg so aggressively that the parents always seem relieved to leave after regurgitating a meal. In one case I've even seen fledglings give chase.
Snowy egrets, Port Royal Cypress Wetlands, South Carolina

07/22/2026

The Port Royal Cypress Wetlands is nuts. This seven-acre park in Port Royal, SC has hundreds of nesting wood storks, great and snowy egrets, little blue and tricolored herons, white ibis, and more, often too close for a 600 mm lens.
Little blue heron feeding nestlings

07/21/2026

Juvenile and adult green herons, Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, Georgia

07/20/2026

Black-bellied whistling duck, Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, Georgia.

07/19/2026

The Kathwood Ponds at Audubon's Silver Bluff Sanctuary were constructed to give wood storks a place to forage in late summer and early fall. Late in July the sanctuary lowers the water levels to give them good hunting, and there will be dozens. This was an early visitor.

07/18/2026

We've been notified that we'll be moving into the new building on Aug 10. Until then I'll be teleworking from Jackson, SC, so there will be lots of photos from Silver Bluff and Phinizy.
Juvenile yellow-crowned night heron, Audubon's Silver Bluff Sanctuary, South Carolina.

07/17/2026

Semipalmated sandpipers feeding at Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware

Semipalmated sandpipers feeding in Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware

07/16/2026

After the Evolution meeting in Cleveland, I had just a few hours free to explore the Cleveland Lakefront Nature Preserve on the shore of Lake Erie. This American goldfinch looks like I used some kind of filter, but it's just out of focus leaves.

07/15/2026

More Cooper. Because who doesn't need more Cooper.
When he's not busy making barrels, buckets, tubs, troughs, and other products made of wooden staves, he enjoys agility training and cheese. But mostly cheese.