Ruby Throated Hummingbird at Blackwater NWR.

It’s still slim pickings around here, so I went back to Blackwater this morning. It was the right choice. There’s no noticeable migration, and the wading birds were scarce, but other birds made up for it, along with a few butterflies.

Bald Eagle 2017-152

Bald Eagle 2017-151

This Bald Eagle greeted me early this morning.

Purple Martin 2017-39

Purple Martin 2017-40

A few Purple Martins are still hanging around the visitor center.

Catbird 2017-8

This Catbird landed at my feet as I was watching the Hummingbirds.

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The Hummingbirds were very active, probably gaining weight for migration.

Great Egret 2017-105

I found this Great Egret along Wildlife Drive.

Red Headed Woodpecker 2017-66

This is a juvenile Red Headed Woodpecker.

Red Headed Woodpecker 2017-67

The Red Headed Woodpeckers are still very active.

Forster's Tern 2017-69

This young Forster’s Tern was along Key Wallace Drive.

Bobolink 2017-2

Yet another Bobolink.

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Grasshopper Sparrow 2017-8

The Grasshopper Sparrow seems to stay in one place.

Palamedes Swallowtail 2 Palamedes Swallowtail 1 Cloudless Sulphur 5 Cloudless Sulphur 4 Cloudless Sulphur 3 Monarch 52 Wasp 24

Common Buckeye 16

Today’s bugs.

 

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