Cape May Point State Park ~ Bugs & Birds

Scorpion Fly

Black-throated Green

Rambur's Forktail

Bald Eagle

Little Blue

 

Yellow Garden Spider

My Yard ~ Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle flying overhead while Jenny & Jayne were visiting and looking at my back gardens. Yard Bird #35

 

Cape May Point State Park ~ Birds

It's been a long while since I have been birding over at the State Park.  It was pretty quiet while I was there but I did manage to find a few ducks and other birds there.

Bald Eagle

Northern Harrier

Turkey Vulture

Bufflehead Ducks

Tundra Swan with Bufflehead Duck in the background

Northern Shovelers

Wood Duck 

Wood Duck followed by American Wigeon

Ohio Birding ~ Magee Marsh Boardwalk

Yellow Warbler on nest

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 

Olive-sided Flycatcher ~ Life Bird #435

Bald Eagle by nest.  Nests can weigh up to one ton.

Bald Eagle

Ohio Birding ~ Magee Marsh Boardwalk with Jenny

American Woodcock foraging

And another American Woodcock

Green Heron ~ Jenny's favorite

Ovenbird

Can you find the turtle?

Bald Eagle feeding chick

Ocean Drive, Lower Twp, NJ ~ Bald Eagle

Conowingo Dam, MD

Moon over Conowingo Dam

I was able to spend a few nice hours today at Conowingo Dam watching the birds most notably Bald Eagles along with Double-crested Cormorants, Black Vultures and more.  It's been 3 years since I'd been there and I found it very crowded with lots of photographers.  There were also fisherman including the one pictured who was catching and releasing the fish he caught.

Bald Eagle

Catching & releasing

Tuesday's in the spring means Scott Whittle's photo walks which combine photography and birding sponsored by the CMBO.  I went on the walks in 2011 several times and always learned something and enjoyed myslef.  I also took the weekend photography class offered by CMBO that Scott taught.  It was excellent.  Today's highlights started by a flyover Great Blue Heron.

Then we saw Coots, Osprey, Northern Harrier,

a Bald Eagle flyover

and Wilson's Snipe feeding at the edge of the reeds.