Another try at the Truxtun Park bridge.

I found this Carolina Wren at Greenbury Point.

Good light and a few Autumn leaves make all the difference.

First Dark Eyed Junco of the year.

I found only a few Northern Pintails.

Great Blue Herons are still plentiful.

This Yellow Rumped Warbler was also at Greenbury Point.

I saw two Hooded Mergansers at Quiet Waters.

Two Black Ducks were feeding at Quiet Waters.

Tundra Swans are just arriving in numbers.

The dock at Key Wallace Drive.

I’m not sure what got these Eagles so excited.

Several Great Blue Herons were fishing in the marsh.

There are always a few Double Crested Cormorants hanging around the dock.

There’s a nice balance in this photo of a Double Crested Cormorant.

The first Northern Pintails I’ve seen at Blackwater this year.

Red Winged Blackbirds are far less numerous.

Northern Shovelers are still present.

Some male Green Winged Teals have finally shown up.

Another Savannah Sparrow.

Swamp Sparrows were well represented.

Northern Pintails were foraging in the marsh.

I found only one small flock of American Avocets.

Blackwater Dawn.

Several Great Egrets were foraging along Wildlife Drive.

Bald Eagles were plentiful, as usual.

This is a juvenile red Headed Woodpecker.

Several Great Blue Herons were patiently fishing.

This is a juvenile red Headed Woodpecker.

West entrance to the park.

Cardinals always look good in evergreens.

Great Blue Herons have been very active at Truxtun recently.

The water was very high at Truxtun, and this Double Crested Cormorant was almost at the end of the creek.

I’ve seen a lot of hawks at Truxtun, but they don’t always pose as well.

This Robin was thoroughly enjoying his bath.

If you didn’t know, a Mallard’s feet are orange.

This Squirrel was eating well at Ellen O. Moyer park.

Lake Artemesia.

First White Throated Sparrow of the season.

I caught this Yellow Rumped Warbler as he was taking off.

Two Downy Woodpeckers were foraging in the area.

This Great Blue Heron was patiently fishing in the lake.

A Song Sparrow in good light.

This Beaver was unusually cooperative.

Graeme focuses on a distant bird.

The Key Wallace dock at 7:00 AM.

This Bald Eagle allowed me to get very close.

Northern Flickers are migrating.

I saw 3-4 Great Egrets.

All the Northern Pintails and Shovelers appeared to be first year birds.

This Forster’s Tern was hovering right in front of me.

First Northern Pintail of the season.

Savannah Sparrows are still easy to find.

First Ruddy Duck of the season.

Very cool Mallards.

There were hundreds of Least Sandpipers.

I found this Yellow Rumped Warbler (FOS) at Wooton’s Landing.

This Eastern Phoebe was also at Wooton.

A Ruby Crowned Kinglet from Wooton.

Truxtun Park always has a few Mallards.

Many Canada Geese spend time at Truxtun Park.

Green Winged Teal were very numerous.

Several Wild Turkeys were foraging by the side of the road.

I often see this Black Squirrel, but he doesn’t pose most of the time.

You can’t go wrong with a baby Squirrel.

This Squirrel hangs out at my front door.

I haven’t seen many Northern Parulas this year.

I found a few Wood Ducks at Lake Artemesia.

This Red Bellied Woodpecker was at Sandy Point.

This Caspian Tern was resting at Sandy Point.

This Praying Mantis is making a meal of an insect leg.

Linda and I were admiring this Praying Mantis, and she agreed to pose with him.

Today’s bugs.

I needed a little more shutter speed to capture this Black Squirrel.

I’m still not seeing any male Green Winged Teals.

I saw at least 6 Northern Harriers today.

Many Greater Yellowlegs were feeding in the shallows.

Northern Shovelers are the most common duck at the moment.

There were dozens of Egrets, but most were quite distant.

Savannah Sparrows are almost common .

These American Avocets didn’t stay long.

This Double Crested Cormorant seemed to be sleeping.

This Pectoral Sandpiper is a life bird for me.

This Fox paid no attention to me at all.