Another beautiful March day! I’ve been wanting to get to Quiet Waters earlier, so I arrived shortly after they opened at 7:00. Interesting birds were scarce, so I also went to Thomas Point and Truxtun Park where I saw a a few hawks, but, all in all, it was a slow day.
I got quite close to this Robin, who seemed to be soaking up the rays.
There are hundreds of Red Winged Blackbirds at Truxtun, including this female. I suspect they account for the large number of hawks I see there.
I saw this Kingfisher flying with his mate several times. I haven’t seen two of these birds together before.
This Cooper’s Hawk hovered in one place for a minute or so. I assume he had spotted some prey.
This Red Breasted Merganser looked weird from a distance, until I realized he was sleeping.