Invisible Heron

The day looked promising, much cooler and slightly cloudy, and I arrived early at Patuxent Wildlife Refuge, South tract. There was a lot of activity among the small birds, and I saw a distant hawk and a Blue Heron, but no other waterbirds. I met Graeme, and we went to Lake Artimesia, which, again, had a dearth of waterbirds excepting an Egret, a Heron and some ducks. Later, we stopped at Greenbelt Park to look for a Barred Owl Graeme knew about, but he didn’t appear and no other birds were evident, so we didn’t stay long.
All in all, it was a strange day and birds were relatively scarce.

Red Tailed Hawk

This Red Tailed Hawk was really too far away, and the light was too low for a decent shot, but I like hawks, so here he is.

Chipping Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

Chipping Sparrows always seem to be very active.

Orchard Oriole

This Orchard Oriole struck an awkward pose.

Sparrow

I’m not sure which Sparrow this is.

Great Egret

We saw this Great Egret fishing at several places in Lake Artemesia.

Wood Duck

I’m working on an ID for this duck. It’s a Wood Duck.

Mockingbird

Even on a slow day you can count on a Mockingbird to pose.

Cedar Waxwing

There was a small flock of Cedar Waxwings at the lake.

Great Blue Heron

I saw this Great Blue Heron land from across the lake, and was amazed that this 4′ bird was invisible from a distance.

Deer

This young deer was remarkably comfortable around people.

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