It was the kind of day when staying home might have been the better option. I had hopes that the gray, cloudy skies might clear up, but it was not to be.
I quit early, but found a few decent birds and an interesting moth, in lousy light.
Monthly Archives: June 2013
Orchard Oriole at Governor Bridge Natural Area.
Brown Thrasher at Governor Bridge Natural Area.
Another late start. Gabrielle, my 17 year old Tabby, has been under the weather, so we took her to the vet for a check up. Nothing remarkable, just slowing down.
It was getting hot, and the humidity was noticeable by the time I got started. Even though I found a few nice birds, they weren’t terrible cooperative, but I’m showing what I got.
Scarlet Tanager at Governor Bridge Natural Area.
Yellow Breasted Chat at Greenbury Point.
Eastern Towhee at Governor Bridge Natural Area.
Eastern Phoebe at Governor Bridge Natural Area.
Red Bellied Woodpecker at Governor Bridge Natural Area
Another perfect day! I had arranged to meet my friend Graeme at 7:00, and I got there about 6:30 for a quick look around. We roamed the canoe area for awhile, then circled the lake, which continues to disappoint.
We found a Bed Belly feeding on berried, then took one more look around the canoe launch before calling it a day around 10:00.
Ruby Throated Hummingbird at Governor Bridge Natural Area.
I stayed up late last night (Online pool, my guilty secret), so I got a late start and didn’t take my first picture until 9:00.
I met some birders who said they’d done well near the big lake, which has never been productive for me, and today was no different. Then, I wandered down by the canoe launch and found a Hummingbird out in the swamp. I got seriously wet, but it was worth it.
Green Heron at Wooton Wetlands Preserve.
At dawn it looked like a clear, bright sky was in store, so I left the house around 6:00 to go back to Wooton, which is relatively close and has been very productive.
A Green Heron popped up right away, and the pics are reasonable even though he was backlit. A few others posed briefly, and it was a decent day with cool temps.