This early morning fisherman spooked most of the birds out of the bay

There was lots of color in the sky this morning.

The Osprey pair is very busy repairing their nest and fishing.

We had much better light for the Red Breasted Mergansers this morning.

I found this American Coot at Truxtun a couple of days go.

This sleepy pair of Mallards was also at Truxtun.

This Chickadee is preparing a nest at Thomas Point.

We saw Horned Grebes at Beach Drive and Quiet Waters,

These Turkey Vultures were arguing over a dead fish at Quiet Waters.

My favorite Quiet Waters Great Blue Heron.

This Red Shouldered Hawk was near the entrance to Quiet Waters, and we stopped the car in the middle of the road to get close ups.

We spooked this Double Crested Cormorant at Beach Drive.

I didn’t realize this was a Gadwall drake until I saw it on the screen.

We got good looks at this pair of Hooded Mergansers at Quiet Waters.

It’s tough to get a good sunrise in the fog.

This Northern Cardinal was singing at Beach Road.

While looking through my Red Breasted Mergansers, I was surprised to find this Common Merganser.

This is the second time I’ve seen these Ospreys mate.

We found two Horned Grebes at Quiet Waters.

The Wood Ducks are still in the corner of the cove.

The resident Great Blue Heron hardly ever fails me.

These Lesser Scaup were at Beach Road.

We saw a flock of 30-40 Red Breasted Mergansers.

This is one of a small flock of Double Crested Cormorants that flew into Possum Point.

These Wood Ducks are nesting at Quiet Waters.

Tundra Swans will be heading North very soon.

I don’t often catch a Black Backed Seagull with a fish.

This Osprey is carrying a stick for his nest.

The sky was beautiful this morning.

Sunrise at Sandy Point.

This Cardinal was singing at Jonas Green Park.

I was lucky to do this well with a Belted Kingfisher.

This Winter Wren is the only decent image I got yesterday.

I saw Great Blue Herons at Thomas Point and Quiet Waters.

This Bufflehead flew by me at Quiet Waters.

I don’t often get a chance for a flight shot of a Gadwall .

This bronze statue of a Great Blue Heron is at Quiet Waters.

Overlooking South River.

A small flock of Buffleheads was feeding at Quiet Waters.

Tundra Swans are moving North.

Mallards are year round residents.

I almost always see a Great Blue Heron in my favorite cove.

This Horned Grebe was at Thomas Point.

We’ll soon have a full complement of Ospreys.

Wood Ducks breed at Quiet Waters.

There was very little color in this morning’s sunrise.

Graeme Simpson in action.

This Great Blue Heron was at Quiet Waters.

I found this White Breasted Nuthatch at Thomas Point.

This Chickadee was moving about rapidly.

Hooded Mergansers have been scarce this year.

These Ospreys are preparing to mate.

This hen Mallard was the best shot of the day.

Sunrise at Possum Point.

This Mallard was one of the few ducks near enough to photograph.

I found a single pair of Ospreys, and there will be more soon.

These Tundra Swans were headed west.

There hundreds of ducks at the west end of Thomas Point.

Not a great image, but it’s the first River Otter I’ve seen at Thomas Point.

The Bald Eagle pair seems to still be courting.

I looked up and was surprised to see this Fox staring at me.

I could hear the sounds of the ducks and the ice crashing, but visibility was poor.

There were several large flocks of mixed Lesser Scaup and Canvasbacks.

Song Sparrows often forage in the grass.

These Tundra Swans were hidden by the fog until they flew overhead.

American Wigeons are quite beautiful, but the poor light makes for lousy images.

My first Rabbit of the year.

Sandy Point sunrise.

Looking East from Possum Point.

Graeme at Possum Point.

This Ring Billed Gull was having a tough time with this fish,which may be frozen.

Song Sparrows are thriving at Jonas Green Park.

We saw these American Wigeons near shore at Hillsmere beach.