The day promised perfect Winter weather, with a morning temperature in the high 30s, quickly warming to the 50s. The sky was a litrtle cloudy. but there was enough Sun for decent lightingh, so I headed back to Thomas Point State Park looking for ducks and other waterfowl. After some moderate success I drove to Quiet Waters in search of same, but the pickings were slim to nil. Sandy Point was my next destination, and I had much more success.
I headed for one of the lesser known trails in search of a Wild Turkey I had been told about, but found a Bald Eagle and a few more water birds instead.

Here’s a look at the raft of Scaup and Buffleheads off the point.

This Bufflehead was part of a medium sized raft of Buffleheads and Scaup.

This Black Backed Seagull did a fly by.

There were only a few Long Tailed Ducks in the flock.

These appear to be male Lesser Scaup in breeding plumage.

A Great Blue Heron was resting in one of the coves at Quiet Waters.

When I first saw this Bald Eagle, he was heading out over the bay to do some fishing.

He (or She) returned before long with what appears to be a rather large fish.

These Canada Geese flew right in front of me.

I don’t often get this close to a wild bird, even a Mockingbird.