These are my first flight shots of Red Breasted Mergansers.

This Mallard flew below me as I stood on the old bridge.

Lesser Scaup congregate at Jonas Green in small flocks.

This little evergreen often attracts birds like this House Finch.

This Northern Cardinal is in the same evergreen.

This is the first Cedar Waxwing I’ve seen at Jonas Green.

Double Crested Cormorants were feeding in the Severn River.

Tundra Swans are easy to find at Thomas Point in the Winter.

A Song Sparrow in the same little tree.

Thomas Point is a good place to try for flight shots like these Surf Scoters

This Red Winged Blackbird might be a first year bird.

Red Breasted Mergansers will peer underwater for prey, then dive rapidly.

Lesser Scaup are the most plentiful bird at the point.

I’m not sure what Gull this is.

A lot of small birds were foraging along with these Goldfinches.

I was lucky to catch this Northern Flicker before he bolted.

Several small flocks of Bufflehead are usually at the point.

These Bluebirds were at Jonas Green.

This Black Backed Seagull flew right in front of me when I was standing on the old bridge.

This Bald Eagle is a re-edit.

Another try at the Chinese Mantis Egg Case.

Just a rock on the beach.

Lesser Scaup continue to be common at the point.

A pair of Downy Woodpeckers entertained me briefly.

Bluebirds arer thriving at Sandy pint.

This Surf Scoter is flying with a Lesser Scaup.

Red Breasted Mergansers will become more numerous soon.

Common Goldeneyes are getting easier to find.

These Canada Geese were flying over Jonas Green.

I was talking with some dog walkers at the point, and mentioned how cool it would be for a Bald Eagle go after the ducks. Ask and receive.

The Muscovy Duck is still hanging out at Jonas Green.

In some of these shots, the Lesser Scaup are fleeing the Eagle.

This Double Crested Cormorant was dining under the bridge at Jonas Green.

This is the first Killdeer I’ve seen at Jonas Green.

Large flocks of Cedar Waxwings are easily found at Greenbury.

I fumbled and missed a good shot of this Bald Eagle fishing.

Song Sparrows like the wetland grass at Jonas Green.

I had no idea what this was until I saw the momma deer.
“A piebald is an animal, usually a mammal such as a white-tailed deer or horse, that has a spotting pattern of large white and black patches. The color of a piebald’s skin underneath its coat may vary between black (under the black patches of hair) and pink (under the white patches). The coloring is generally asymmetrical, resulting in deer with abnormally wild brown and white coloration . Many animals also exhibit coloration of the irises of the eye that match the surrounding skin. This condition also occurs in white-tailed deer.
http://www.buckmanager.com/2007/07/17/piebald-deer-what-are-they/

Just Testing.

This Red Tailed Hawk has lost his left eye.

This Great Blue Heron flew right at me.

This Belted Kingfisher was fishing in the same marsh pond as previously.

This Barred Owl is also in rehab.

I saw several Bald Eagles today.

This is a 5/8″ mouse bone from an owl pellet. I reversed my 18-55mm lens and added a 20mm extension tube to get this image.

This is a “Pellet” regurgitated by an owl. It contains the indigestible remains of its prey, which appears to be a small mammal of some kind.

Lesser Scaup will be here in large numbers for several months.

Ring Billed Gulls are one of our most common gulls.

Several Swamp Sparrows were foraging in the marsh.

My first Ring Necked Ducks of the year.

With just a little more light these Bald Eagles would have been better.

Downy Woodpeckers often get quite close.

There wasn’t much Sun today.

Today’s fungi.

A large flock of Lesser Scaup was at the point.

Mallards are the duck we see most often.

This Mourning Dove seems darker than most.

I almost missed these Tundra Swans

This Great Blue Heron was napping

I don’t often see Hermit Thrushes in bright sunshine.

I’m not sure what this House Finch is eating.

I was impressed by the size of this Wasp Nest.

This Merlin is from yesterday at Greenbury Point.

I found this Song Sparrow as I was leaving the park.

I don’t often bother with Ring Billed Gulls because they’re so common.

This Northern Harrier was hunting near the marsh pond.

This is the best time of year for Bald Eagles.

Two Tundra Swans were feeding near the bay bridge.

It was a Belted Kingfisher kind of day.