My wife and I have been birding for a couple of years and have been trying to hone our photo skills at the same time....with uneven success.
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Last Notes npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Love torties! npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Happy #NationalBirdDay npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT We had a nice surprise Christmas gift this year! Even came with a red bow! This Orange-crowned Warbler is supposed to be long gone by now. It's been hanging around our feeders since the day after Christmas. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT When you just can't find the perfect tree..... npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Eastern Bluebird prepping for the winter solstice. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Happy #Wrensday npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT #SilentSunday npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT This immature Cooper's Hawk came swooping into the backyard, scattering all the small birds. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT A few weeks ago, we were able to add another lifer to our list. Brant hang around the Atlantic coast over the winter, so they're not really rare, but this was the first time we had one that seemed to stay in the same area for an extended period. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Pileated Woodpecker striking a pose. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Red-eyed Vireo in the berries npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT #SilentSunday npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Usually see the back or side of a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, but this one gave me a nice look at the yellow blush on its underside. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Sharing space npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Young Magnolia Warbler sits still just long enough for me to grab a shot. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT This Red-eyed Vireo couldn't resist the fruit from a Star Magnolia... even if it was a beakful. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT #SilentSunday npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Yellow Warbler npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Great Egret npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Red-headed Woodpecker surveys the area npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Just a little peek from a Yellow-billed Cuckoo npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT The wind blown look npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Yellow on yellow npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT #SilentSunday npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Immature American Goldfinch taking a little nap. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Full extension Bald Eagle npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Sleepy Sanderling npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT #Shorbs all in a row. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT #SilentSunday npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Particularly pleased with this lifer from our vacation in North Carolina. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT There's just something special about a nice gentle rain. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Monday mood npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Mink on the hop. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Get your own snack! npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT This reclining Sanderling seems unconcerned with a bit of approaching water. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Full extension Osprey npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Reflections on a Great Blue Heron npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Came across this recently fledged Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 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Came across this #slug the other day..... hanging from a tree on a thread of mucus. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Adult and fledgling/juvenile Tufted Titmouse sharing a meal. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Happy gotcha day! npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT #SilentSunday npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Begonia npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT A few weeks ago, we got word of a Purple Gallinue in Central Maryland, way out of its normal migration area. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Spicebush Swallowtail npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT On to Rivendell..... npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Red-winged Blackbird chatting with a friend across the pond. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Legs npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT #SilentSunday npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Eastern Kingbird npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Not only did we get our first looks at a Black-necked Stilt, but we also came across this nesting pair. This was taken as they were switching positions. They changed every 20 to 30 minutes, and one would occasionally turn the eggs. The female on the left has some brown feathers on her back. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Forster's Tern in hover mode npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Eastern Marsh Wren surfing a phragmite. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Orchard Oriole bringing a little joy. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT A few weeks ago, we spent several days along the coast of Delaware. Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge and Cape Henlopen State Park. 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As the day went on at Bombay Hook, it became a running joke about these Marsh Wrens who were constantly calling but always out of sight. Until this one finally made an appearance. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Great Horned Owl fledgling... npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Great Horned Owl having a tough time staying awake. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Red Admiral npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Wood Thrush hanging in the shade of the forest. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Half-lidded House Wren on this #Wrensday npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Not much luck for us with Warblers this migration, but we did get a good look at this Hooded Warbler. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Bleeding Hearts all in a row npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Veery giving me the once over npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT And this is why the Towhee in my previous post was singing.... npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT A rather boisterous Eastern Towhee npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT I see what you did there.... npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT #SilentSunday npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Grackle in the blooms npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT #SilentSunday npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Honeybee working its magic a Flowering Quince. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Palm on a post npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT From a few weeks ago. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT #SilentSunday npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT A rather dashing Field Sparrow strikes a pose. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT These White-throated Sparrows will be heading north in a few weeks. We'll miss you when you're gone. npub1kzjyqchk5m75r0dwq75nvpemvfz2ymn2f0efnax6uj3drdwh8t0slpzzwx CTGT Seems like there may be a pair of nesting Fish Crows in the neighborhood. This bird has been hanging around recently and is very "talkative."
