I discovered this heronry last year, but Covid kept me from monitoring it, so I’m going to keep a watch this year.  Right now I’ve seen three nests and as many as 7  Great Blue Herons. Gadwalls, Wood Ducks and Red Winged Blackbirds are numerous.

I dropped Photoshop a month ago and switched to GIMP, the Open Source, free photo editing program. The cloud version of PS had slowed my system to a crawl and cost $10.00/month. I’m including a few images created from the G’MIC (“Gimmick”) filter suite made for GIMP

Wood Ducks abound, Ospreys have returned and people are reporting warblers, so all is well. A Great Horned Owl and a Screech Owl made an appearance as well.

I found this Pied Billed Grebe at Beach Road.

Wood Ducks are thriving at Quiet Waters.

A friend found this Great Horned Owl.

My sister approved of this one.

I found this Bald Eagle at Blackwater.

A recent Bufflehead.

The reptiles aren’t exempt.

A fanciful Trumpeter Swan.

This Screech Owl has been at Quiet Waters for a while now.

This Heronry is very active at the moment.