Northern Shoveler at Terrapin Nature Park.

The sunrise was kind of blah again, but Terrapin was more interesting.

I thought I saw a Mallard hanging out with Egrets, but a closer look  showed it be a Shoveler. It looked like a hen to me, but apparently it’s a male in eclipse plumage.

A young Eagle also put on a show, and there were more Terns than usual.

A new butterfly and a bullfrog rounded out the morning.

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Sandy Point 280

Sunrise at Sandy Point.

Marsh Pond 25

Cell phone image of the Marsh Pond.

Green Heron 2016-54

Green Herons are still plentiful.

Snowy Egret 2016-101

Snowy Egrets at dawn.

Great Egret 2016-37

There’s still only one Great Egret hanging around.

 

Osprey 2016-99

Ospreys will be with us well into October.

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Osprey 2016-100

Sometimes an Osprey seems to be looking right at you.

Bald Eagle 2016-64

Bald Eagle 2016-63

This immature Bald Eagle was checking out the scene.

Forster's Tern 2016-12

Forster's Tern 2016-10

Forster's Tern 2016-9

This is a Forster’s Tern.

Caspian Tern 2016-23

Caspian Terns were fishing alongside the Forster’s.

 

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Snowy Egret 2016-104

Snowy Egrets will be plentiful for a while.

Norhern Shoveler 2016-1

Norhern Shoveler 2016-2

This Northern Shoveler is probably an early migrant.

Skipper 32

This is a Skipper.

Red Spotted Purple 1

This is a Red Spotted Purple, a butterfly I haven’t seen before.

Bullfrog 2

This Bullfrog is always in the same spot.