It was a cold but sunny morning, so it was disappointing that so few birds were present at Thomas Point and Quiet Waters. I got a a look at the resident Osprey, but he wouldn’t pose, and all the other birds were too distant and too ordinary.
I headed home early and did some work, then, after a nap, headed back to Quiet Waters with a short stop at Quiet Waters. I found a very cooperative Hawk, and saw my first Truxtun Park Hooded Mergansers.
This Downy Woodpecker was the only decent image I got at Thomas Point
The Black Vulture is a graceful flyer.
This pair of Hooded Mergansers seemed very contented paddling about and feeding in a small cove at Quiet Waters.
Cornell:
“Two scaup species live in North America: the Greater Scaup prefers salt water and is found in America and Eurasia, while the Lesser Scaup prefers freshwater and is found only in North America. The Lesser Scaup is one of the most abundant and widespread of the diving ducks in North America”
This Cooper’s Hawk flew right over my head and landed in a nearby tree.
This Mallard semed to be sunbathing.