I met Graeme early this morning at Lake Artemesia, and we had a decent day. There weren’t any warblers to speak of, but a decent variety of other birds provided some good images.
We walked the lake twice, then took a path through the woods, which was oddly unproductive.

This Palm Warbler was the first bird I saw this morning.


Tree Swallows breed regularly at Lake Artemesia.


This Great Blue Heron flew across the lake and landed in a tree.


Blue Gray Gnatcatchers move about rapidly, and can be hard to capture.

I liked the green background for this Cardinal.

I’ve never seen a Carolina Wren open his beak so wide.

Even the common Grackle can look good in breeding season.



I was in the right place when this Belted Kingfisher flew by.


I saw this Double Crested Cormorant in the corner of my eye as he flew by.









This Caspian Tern juggled his catch in midair.
Such an acrobat…great shots