Blackwater Dawn.

Red Headed Woodpeckers seem to favor dead trees.

Many Double Crested Cormorants were fishing today.

Only a few Great Egrets were around today.

Several Eagles were soaking up the sum today.

The Chestnut Sided Warbler was at Wooton yesterday.

There are Caspian Terns at Sandy Point at this time of year.

Many Forster’s Terns were fishing at Blackwater.

This Snowy Egrets was at Bombay Hook.

This American Avocet is another Bombay Hook bird.

Goldfinches are regulars at Greenbury Point.

Many gulls hung out at Sandy Point while the storm passed.

You can always find a few Great Blue Herons.

This Canada Goose was at Schoolhouse Pond.

Just a low light experiment with a Mockingbird.

I think this Song Sparrow was at Jonas Green Park.

This Great Crested Flycatcher is preparing for the flight South.

Brown Headed Nuthatches were very active today.

This Dragonfly seemed to be drying his wings.

It’s the right time of year for butterflies.

Sunrise at Sandy Point.

This Mockingbird gave a nice wing flutter just as I clicked the shutter.

This Peewee is a migrant, heading South.

Several juvenile Baltimore Orioles showed their colors.

I found several Blue Grosbeaks this morning.

I found several Blue Grosbeaks this morning.

I usually wouldn’t keep such a poor photo, but this is one of my favorite birds, a Rose Breasted Grosbeak (Juvenile).

You can hear Carolina Wrens just about anywhere you go around here.

This Great Blue Heron was at Sandy point.

Goldfinches are at Greenbury Point all year.

This is a juvenile Indigo Bunting.

I was in the right place when this Northern Harrier flew by.

This Snowy Egret flew right in front of me.

I’ve seen a lot of Great Egrets this year.

This Caspian Tern was at Bombay Hook.

This is a juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron.

This Red Spotted Purple was feeding at Greenbury Point.

A singly Double Crested Cormorant flew over the pond.

The Little Blue Heron was much harder to find today.

I had better lighting for this Solitary Sandpiper today.

A single Great Blue Heron was present all morning.

There were only 4 Great Egrets present today.

This Osprey has the whole pond to himself.

Several Solitary Sandpipers were feeding in the marsh.

The Little Blue Heron seems to be hanging out for a while.

This small stump attracts many birds, including this Great Egret.

A great Egret is about 1.5 feet taller than a little Blue Heron.

A single Killdeer was foraging at the South end of the pond.

Several Least Sandpipers were feeding on the mudflats.

This Solitary Sandpiper was well camouflaged.

This Great Blue Heron stayed in one place all morning.

6 Great Egrets were foraging in the pond.

There’s always a small flock of Mallards in the pond.

Two large flocks of Canada Geese stopped by for a while.

A single Osprey was looking for fish.

I found this Common Yellowthroat at Wooton’s Landing.

This Chickadee was also at Wooton.

The shape of the head and the color of the beak distinguish the Little Blue Heron from the Snowy Egret.