Red Breasted Merganser at Thomas Point.

We’re finally getting some decent weather. I’ve lived in MD for nearly 40 years, and this has been the coldest and snowiest in a long time.

I started at Quiet Waters Park, but the coves were still iced up, so I went to Thomas Point next. Calm water and blue skies greeted me, and I found a Bald Eagle nest which I hope will provide some good photos this Spring.

Thomas Point 7

Thomas Point 6

Calm water and clearing skies at Thomas Point.

Ring Billed Gull 90

Ring Billed Gulls are very photogenic.

Common Merganser 110

Common Merganser 109

These are the first Common Mergansers I’ve seen at Thomas Point.

Bald Eagle 397 Bald Eagle 396

Bald Eagle 395

I believe this Bald Eagle nest is new. It’s likely to get much larger.

Horned Grebe 64

This Horned Grebe is molting into breeding plumage.

Bald Eagle 394

These Bald Eagles were fishing on the far side of the river, and took a break on this piece of ice.

Tundra Swan 106 Tundra Swan 105

Tundra Swan 104

Tundra Swans are still feeding in the coves.

Bufflehead 189

Bufflehead 188

There were fewer Buffleheads than usual.

Greater Scaup 100

The amount of white on the wings IDs this Greater Scaup.

Redhead 21

I didn’t see the Redheads in this flock until I uploaded the images.

 

Red Breasted Merganser 131

This Red Breasted Merganser flew by me right at the point.