I left early to get to Blackwater in time for sunrise, which wasn’t very interesting. I did get a few more shots at the dock on Key Wallace Drive, though.

It was a Bald Eagle kind of day. There were plenty of them, and they seemed less shy than usual, allowing me to get quite close a few times.

A few ducks have started to arrive, but the egrets and herons are far fewer.

The dock at Key Wallace Drive.

I’m not sure what got these Eagles so excited.

Several Great Blue Herons were fishing in the marsh.

There are always a few Double Crested Cormorants hanging around the dock.

There’s a nice balance in this photo of a Double Crested Cormorant.

The first Northern Pintails I’ve seen at Blackwater this year.