| We will post some of our favorite, more recent pictures here first! |
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| On 8/23/08 we zipped through Bombay Hook NWR, DE, feasting on the sights. There were some juvenile Bank Swallows hanging with a flock of Tree Swallows - comparing the juveniles of the two species was interesting. A Forster's Tern was still feeding its younsters and two juv. Clapper Rails were scurrying about the mud flats. They were hard to see until they ruffled their feathers. |
| 9/20/08 + 9/27/08 A trip to Chincoteague Island, VA was grand, though the weather was playful and overcast for photography. Black Skimmers (and juvs) were forced to gobble down their catches quickly or the waiting Laughing Gulls would steal their meals. A Marbled Godwit allowed us a long study along with feeding egrets. Back in Delaware, a Semipalmated Plover, a Spotted Sandpiper, E. Starlings, and a young Bald Eagle were captured along the DE shore. |
| On 8/23/08 we zipped through Bombay Hook NWR, DE, feasting on the sights. There were some juvenile Bank Swallows hanging with a flock of Tree Swallows - comparing the juveniles of the two species was interesting. A Forster's Tern was still feeding its younsters and two juv. Clapper Rails were scurrying about the mud flats. They were hard to see until they ruffled their feathers. |
| 10/4/08 found us at Brigantine NWR, NJ. The morning was simply glorious and we were greeted by a flock of circling Black-crowned Night-Herons in the sky. Yellow-rumped Warblers allowed us some gorgeous looks through the lens. Two distant N. Harriers were obsessed with something hidden in the grasses. A Clapper Rail was foraging along the banks while a Ruddy Duck slept. A Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow gave us a brief glance through the reeds while a Savannah Sparrow was more obliging. Double-crested Cormorants and egrets were feeding happily. And, the Peregrine Falcons watched it all. |
| 10/11/08 A rather fun trip started pre-dawn as we headed to Brigantine, NJ with a promise of a sparkling day. There, Swamp Sparrows gave us poses and hawks were searching for breakfast, but a Ruby-crowned Kinglet and a lone Pectoral Sandpiper stole our hearts. Enjoying the balmy weather, we headed down to Cape May, where we witnessed hawk migration in full swing and took the ferry back over to DE. We were rewarded with some Dunlins and Western Sandpipers as we stopped by Port Mahon but they all looked so tired and worn out, we hated to disturb them. |
| 10/12/08 Had to go check out the Harris's Sparrow found at BCSP, DE. Not only did he give us gorgeous views, but a Lincoln's Sparrow popped up as well. It seemed the N. Mockingbird was competing for our attention and the White-crowns were flitting about the hedges. All were beautiful! |
