| We will post some of our favorite, more recent pictures here first! |
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| Due to family matters, we got a bit behind in May. Going back through the files from our NV trip in May, we had to add some more of the photographs here since we just don't see some of these birds out east. It was exciting to see a flock of Wilson's Phalarope in the Las Vegas desert! Male Ruddy Duck were charging about displaying at the Henderson water treatment plant and a Marsh Wren was singing. A female Redhead showed off her young and there were many Eared Grebe feeding . Phainopepla (lousy pics but we were thrilled to see them at a distance) had some young ones as did a Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon). Verdin were a treat and a Cassin's Finch showed up at higher altitudes as did a Mountain Chickadee feeding its young! (They never did come out into the light....) Go to next pages to see more from our May 16-18 NV trip. (More pics still coming.) |
| July 5th found us at the Brandywine River SP. A lot was going on! Found a Wood Thrush on its nest with the male singing nearby. The sun found a break in the leaves and shone for a few minutes right on the nest - very cool! A beautiful Red-bellied Woodpecker (f) was hunting as was an Eastern Kingbird and a little male Ruby-throated Hummingbird (distant). An Indigo Bunting pair were obviously nesting near the trail and we tried not to disturb them since they were clearly displeased to see us so interested in them! A newly fledged American Kestrel posed briefly over the fields while a Gray Catbird, an Eastern Meadowlark, and a Cedar Waxwing flock with some immatures showed up for a few shots. |
| We celebrated July 4th by birding Conowingo Dam MD and WCCSP, DE. A female Orchard Oriole caught and gobbled a spider while a female Eastern Towhee made a catch, but the immature male Indigo Bunting wasn't as successful as we watched him hunt. What a glorious weekend to be out! |
| July 10 Brandywine River SP: A Wood Thrush pair with 3 chicks - eyes still shut! Awww... Mom was so attentive. She broods while male provides 2/3 of the food - no time to sing now! |
