tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11494720981922399812024-03-14T02:31:55.921-04:00Snapshots of NatureI love to get out and view the natural world whenever I can, I use my blog to document any captured moments and to discuss the things I enjoy. Most of my adventures happen within New York City, and within that, mostly Brooklyn. I am always amazed at what I find, even within the populations of common species! Enjoy!Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.comBlogger621125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-48526938257091010812023-10-15T19:24:00.003-04:002023-10-15T19:24:46.130-04:00Birding between the rain<p> <span> Every weekend has some rain in it. Either a total wash-out, or a full day lost to a decent showing of wet weather for a full day. This has been a trend in our area for the last SIX WEEKS, as you can imagine, it makes things challenging. I especially am a fair-weather birder. Birding in my time, quiet time, or time with friends who are not 3-years old, and I like doing it all when the weather is dry. It also makes parenting hard too, a weekend goal is to get the kid out of the house, a simple trip like the playground or library counts. But on rainy days it's harder to swing. Today I got to go birding AND go to the playground. A bonus was a stop into the newly re-opened Salt Marsh Nature Center, where there is a kids room, that the kiddo absolutely loved -- so much, we got kicked out at closing time.</span></p><p><span><span> Thankfully this weekend, we got one fair-weather day of the two. And, in my new fashion, of being behind on pictures-- some pictures from two previous outings in addition to todays!</span><br /></span></p><p><span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeamk1iDwNQuMAB33qKfHJ2dDj3GarqFmat-3AEnDhbGGfJ20KRwQOLEnFRgeyU0ADj99N21Ms-jk3NxJwLTWuTLawi3DFc2e8-BaGNpsCcEROVa1uG7QE_07W8AtSrmxZok41E7K6fQdy-CCl-c45Q9mQ2UbnEFq2VK9RNNlAmGK8XVHPQqKv_lipEAg_/s2048/GWC-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeamk1iDwNQuMAB33qKfHJ2dDj3GarqFmat-3AEnDhbGGfJ20KRwQOLEnFRgeyU0ADj99N21Ms-jk3NxJwLTWuTLawi3DFc2e8-BaGNpsCcEROVa1uG7QE_07W8AtSrmxZok41E7K6fQdy-CCl-c45Q9mQ2UbnEFq2VK9RNNlAmGK8XVHPQqKv_lipEAg_/w640-h458/GWC-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last week, at Green-wood Cemetery, arrived to this very, not-caring, Great Blue Heron.<br />I love these dagger-faced waders.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmlpvwkIS0V4ncIQ7xeJ7zRQ3NESc8ZWohYMrdzVXwWe7p4S92VuHs3dTjzF3yZHQ7TDJGiuMQMZFX9I19ROS5jgU68towUF3vHpCJEJfbcsrz5nTMHJd9AdlfFmyLqbCKKKMP8vOrfv8e333kURwRFXjFcR_b-njgOOXfZmUaJY4SUXU0vT4fNi0F7AK/s2048/GWC-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmlpvwkIS0V4ncIQ7xeJ7zRQ3NESc8ZWohYMrdzVXwWe7p4S92VuHs3dTjzF3yZHQ7TDJGiuMQMZFX9I19ROS5jgU68towUF3vHpCJEJfbcsrz5nTMHJd9AdlfFmyLqbCKKKMP8vOrfv8e333kURwRFXjFcR_b-njgOOXfZmUaJY4SUXU0vT4fNi0F7AK/w640-h458/GWC-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Green-wood specialty, Northern Mockingbird. This one was singing a quiet little song to itself.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBj_syeSbM3gbi7hxs1xpPhBDzUGugjdzSfTz1mM7-C2q9FguJZJeYhwDiIM1gJhUcvMciroPmEpDljvKEjwhvfAFYg2znrI0tQP2_956iaetNLI3-kzgERjAdmJNnNgMYl0GMqPeNrCcbavfgYGbIcdJK8Wuztx9w_1BFplKnQPXBXiM5GU48ixYW9TDP/s2048/GWC-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBj_syeSbM3gbi7hxs1xpPhBDzUGugjdzSfTz1mM7-C2q9FguJZJeYhwDiIM1gJhUcvMciroPmEpDljvKEjwhvfAFYg2znrI0tQP2_956iaetNLI3-kzgERjAdmJNnNgMYl0GMqPeNrCcbavfgYGbIcdJK8Wuztx9w_1BFplKnQPXBXiM5GU48ixYW9TDP/w640-h458/GWC-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Nashville Warbler in the shadows, finding some snacks between the leaves.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuTXo346Qil4Hpe7Q0pK9wU9UvWrCpRi65dM728GqMXTMqM7xWVjiMdEEvejHxYsnZhY0AB9kIZJmsH9eqveAnXf8hYJ5zLVabAHMxSJThnvq4qsZMalCgOkLrBb5N98Ox22T5O20_WpU7Oa-QiE21VgMKE06apiD_7kP9T0bLQkKe42CbOzBZhedD7x7/s2048/GWC-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfuTXo346Qil4Hpe7Q0pK9wU9UvWrCpRi65dM728GqMXTMqM7xWVjiMdEEvejHxYsnZhY0AB9kIZJmsH9eqveAnXf8hYJ5zLVabAHMxSJThnvq4qsZMalCgOkLrBb5N98Ox22T5O20_WpU7Oa-QiE21VgMKE06apiD_7kP9T0bLQkKe42CbOzBZhedD7x7/w640-h458/GWC-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got a chance to see the Western Kingbird, they were alright.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yqw0EL05aVPUc_cC230hzHpruprKmzRFniv5FF0rgybnaeNiIItzWA9421p_VnRaB7bwOfR4lB_GXYlVMSSoNfudEgHEGtt9iZ3OZBS71CFjNWfKrVPSjZhqIa6OXrwzCmlbYeKeeXjzJX9bKEyPyuQ5KZkWIrnahvIuTlL0mxBZUZ-YwCuFFP5Au6Wd/s2048/GWC-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yqw0EL05aVPUc_cC230hzHpruprKmzRFniv5FF0rgybnaeNiIItzWA9421p_VnRaB7bwOfR4lB_GXYlVMSSoNfudEgHEGtt9iZ3OZBS71CFjNWfKrVPSjZhqIa6OXrwzCmlbYeKeeXjzJX9bKEyPyuQ5KZkWIrnahvIuTlL0mxBZUZ-YwCuFFP5Au6Wd/w640-h458/GWC-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also got a chance to see the great cormorant, the white patch under its chin was fairly prominent, this bird looks like a youngster.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNK49nsZRsCsywBE7Vz-rJzZECivD4Lrt3106oeUFzOScGKxE2y52F1kOPc1kV43h-Ozh2ZXTVxO8YULbAUD99su5SYEEOl2J7YizxtLxwCvHpIzx9r0ohOTihhWzRDFwLovPADK_YHoMER9RVAGKeOPbuTdl5IHH8cNKDp94hQloTpOThm7-Slb0Sqbxd/s2048/MPSM-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNK49nsZRsCsywBE7Vz-rJzZECivD4Lrt3106oeUFzOScGKxE2y52F1kOPc1kV43h-Ozh2ZXTVxO8YULbAUD99su5SYEEOl2J7YizxtLxwCvHpIzx9r0ohOTihhWzRDFwLovPADK_YHoMER9RVAGKeOPbuTdl5IHH8cNKDp94hQloTpOThm7-Slb0Sqbxd/w640-h458/MPSM-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Friday, before work, I did a little birding at Marine Park.<br />The place was FILLED with yellow-rumped warblers.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5fZFSNYwhvADNiT29NnMaT9lUvgIdWzqAPI5WAvGTj1d-TzePMnT5vHWJw8iQBKaIEARAw9vYasm_RGY4Rp8YHcSTtMjZz9U5lzQUKEQJ_Lgc76xY33u7J9eCGyvblneU8gpXrJ7csD3pUNp_NAfjwmQpjGBl0WwJqvSoqJiaFBXc85J865bSMAZeLJ0/s2048/MPSM-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5fZFSNYwhvADNiT29NnMaT9lUvgIdWzqAPI5WAvGTj1d-TzePMnT5vHWJw8iQBKaIEARAw9vYasm_RGY4Rp8YHcSTtMjZz9U5lzQUKEQJ_Lgc76xY33u7J9eCGyvblneU8gpXrJ7csD3pUNp_NAfjwmQpjGBl0WwJqvSoqJiaFBXc85J865bSMAZeLJ0/w640-h458/MPSM-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All the rumps are switching from insects to winter berries for the bulk of their diet.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWF7Wl7Ghu7R8Y7x6Zq5LbthtG_zs_xF29IkgbzA5guEQjlM6utUSHpYdUb-8XawkrBq7bGIPpykWS7_8fBW7doZFmAAfrlmL__mgQ17pdK11G4W71tplo8PfSBB70323zWDbuWnRj-Q2jiO71K15XZjr8lu2NDTtHxuRMaLeJRAyRR47byHt8V78O5RZC/s2048/MPSM-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWF7Wl7Ghu7R8Y7x6Zq5LbthtG_zs_xF29IkgbzA5guEQjlM6utUSHpYdUb-8XawkrBq7bGIPpykWS7_8fBW7doZFmAAfrlmL__mgQ17pdK11G4W71tplo8PfSBB70323zWDbuWnRj-Q2jiO71K15XZjr8lu2NDTtHxuRMaLeJRAyRR47byHt8V78O5RZC/w640-h458/MPSM-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chain-link Song Sparrow.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwu4Ezrv5xbzpJ7_GVUBXmoRWgOocJpz1GOaXQh8xY8o5twgj6yWDeuCwa0fU8BPlWLcBpJbEi4HTh-FQR63xkwxti7G3UZ7TTxMLSviJnmIzHWtyFUUtzvPxshLEZ4N0PNlcBllz6aOKhkDWZwzIq6QVWUndEmva1MKIcPvPZ-zCIvBEdhsob3jFeiPu/s2048/MPSM-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnwu4Ezrv5xbzpJ7_GVUBXmoRWgOocJpz1GOaXQh8xY8o5twgj6yWDeuCwa0fU8BPlWLcBpJbEi4HTh-FQR63xkwxti7G3UZ7TTxMLSviJnmIzHWtyFUUtzvPxshLEZ4N0PNlcBllz6aOKhkDWZwzIq6QVWUndEmva1MKIcPvPZ-zCIvBEdhsob3jFeiPu/w640-h458/MPSM-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Does this Northern Mockingbird have some evidence of snacking on berries, maybe getting into the ripening pokeweed berries, as evidenced by the purple flecks on its head.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIB3jbiTMAACTdJRJMrKNi1MD_ihpWv-FXf6cTAx9KSZaNv34xf0_wmUgLaKXJOUV4a3LiGHz7taI98J0NRdfTOog4-QF_R-8GdILDR-YtGjVsMwqboyXHCgpnzSao96vAtGib-4sMmInkMZqyZwzy-_EDvKmOmu_ENMOYNog8vnZ3uky9BssmbU7OGUuR/s2048/MPSM-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIB3jbiTMAACTdJRJMrKNi1MD_ihpWv-FXf6cTAx9KSZaNv34xf0_wmUgLaKXJOUV4a3LiGHz7taI98J0NRdfTOog4-QF_R-8GdILDR-YtGjVsMwqboyXHCgpnzSao96vAtGib-4sMmInkMZqyZwzy-_EDvKmOmu_ENMOYNog8vnZ3uky9BssmbU7OGUuR/w640-h458/MPSM-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A young Double Crested Cormorant in the morning sun.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqHXAfuDa-680ygkYd8qm5P_Xktdq1OSs5T9Kd3B5drPyvQPuVjryP2K6dle15uazOrn6bSS-W3rL82F9QuaE-6Ux2YBkT6jie5i9i79JsRQD4u7HKnd9yjCd0TP1OqpJTIZPcZYVdAlmt8YjA-BCu25iyEi-pIa6dbhvYdyYCLkk9j4jMFEfFx3vttDw/s2048/MPSM-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqHXAfuDa-680ygkYd8qm5P_Xktdq1OSs5T9Kd3B5drPyvQPuVjryP2K6dle15uazOrn6bSS-W3rL82F9QuaE-6Ux2YBkT6jie5i9i79JsRQD4u7HKnd9yjCd0TP1OqpJTIZPcZYVdAlmt8YjA-BCu25iyEi-pIa6dbhvYdyYCLkk9j4jMFEfFx3vttDw/w640-h458/MPSM-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When everyone is making alarm calls, but nowhere to be seen, you take a look around and find what's causing the ruckus.<br />A Sharp-shinned Hawk (and also, two American Kestrels) was patrolling an open area.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Z8vB5n7rYn9ftLLNKKT4Fw9t7anOYyBpSjcegoF7SrkSK9gveejBz17p1TfOK1Z35BTUwoNurIZB6f9TpLqnupIGANE89PjbdG8-Sso-WBjBdAbySRSP0QUVOVPGgPYUyptNEDkurq3tl9ltMSA17iPNYs0xTIACHm21lXtCuUfpFrfEBUmLTphNO7VP/s2048/MPSM-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Z8vB5n7rYn9ftLLNKKT4Fw9t7anOYyBpSjcegoF7SrkSK9gveejBz17p1TfOK1Z35BTUwoNurIZB6f9TpLqnupIGANE89PjbdG8-Sso-WBjBdAbySRSP0QUVOVPGgPYUyptNEDkurq3tl9ltMSA17iPNYs0xTIACHm21lXtCuUfpFrfEBUmLTphNO7VP/w640-h458/MPSM-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This hawk was identified originally for me as a Sharp-shinned Hawk because the blue jay dive bombing it originally was nearly the same size as the hawk. Sharpies are quite small.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpwu9jA5mAd1RAXIsnpitwhHJ7rme_LUUzukCPxVY0Rl07WmnshTEMumvyQYww8fz9jyKOEHQ6JFAenhC5HEOsSadRACP-WE0wJqArrugPjF0IzGfGD6l1mLFrptEsO_IMcGcCJq8CXYT-er6uywmoWe-iWwnLHalFw1VqX84Q9GMlfjPWeFRi1kwAif8/s2048/MPSM-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpwu9jA5mAd1RAXIsnpitwhHJ7rme_LUUzukCPxVY0Rl07WmnshTEMumvyQYww8fz9jyKOEHQ6JFAenhC5HEOsSadRACP-WE0wJqArrugPjF0IzGfGD6l1mLFrptEsO_IMcGcCJq8CXYT-er6uywmoWe-iWwnLHalFw1VqX84Q9GMlfjPWeFRi1kwAif8/w640-h458/MPSM-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another Sharpie look is their look. They have great big eyes in comparison to the rest of its face.<br />I also got to see the bird fly, with bent wrists and their head lined up to those wrists.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhi2mlXatKCthXjxPgwBCz3YHh_rJYrNksR5oLURGZ-lFAEFH9jmksr6qY3F_mrMdKE0Q91Fd6WLJ_csoBaD35h-iBEWwIZSdxpU71FRqQs7Xi2UD_pXzjRQLXZRyBPfpT7enTohMBCa1rDyrLwcprZEBFyd8Wi8cOtE8qqv2i1rBpKjwfpE-v10MwU6e/s2048/MPSM-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhi2mlXatKCthXjxPgwBCz3YHh_rJYrNksR5oLURGZ-lFAEFH9jmksr6qY3F_mrMdKE0Q91Fd6WLJ_csoBaD35h-iBEWwIZSdxpU71FRqQs7Xi2UD_pXzjRQLXZRyBPfpT7enTohMBCa1rDyrLwcprZEBFyd8Wi8cOtE8qqv2i1rBpKjwfpE-v10MwU6e/w640-h458/MPSM-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About those eyes... Forward facing, the better to gauge its approach for the kill.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDuH-F8wmP70D-i9lyO1Q2v0GcZo1y3WHOc6QpQ7PqEufQxkyj2N4X-hNpoFVFobw1oquTy1_q-PxAiZlnZ2KRaBUP0J229SZQvgGgLEWD9-g0r6uMDtp4uYjWRsgQDistm1YUT-JV-_TrrnOwQccuCv6M_f2pTbk8JEY3bJelz_leH0hqqrbwBYDu06q/s2048/MPSM-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEDuH-F8wmP70D-i9lyO1Q2v0GcZo1y3WHOc6QpQ7PqEufQxkyj2N4X-hNpoFVFobw1oquTy1_q-PxAiZlnZ2KRaBUP0J229SZQvgGgLEWD9-g0r6uMDtp4uYjWRsgQDistm1YUT-JV-_TrrnOwQccuCv6M_f2pTbk8JEY3bJelz_leH0hqqrbwBYDu06q/w640-h458/MPSM-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was honestly pretty jazzed that this bird, well knowing of my presence decided to take a stab at hunting and then perch even closer to where I was observing from. And then it stayed there.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlw23qt7t37xFCZdpM-wJjsXkSdhAIuVvTtPHy8qUDR4sNpsbf3GRyserU-oV0waUnz-FlC9tkdARk0qzQoycPrxVDjqAT7Oja4c9fbBoSb2VJYTjwlCpJfPsyw3p57Jw2PN4vMRozPc1wnox-n-mDaNGwzbTiWzEIx712cFcyFiRnoVEpDESaMLJMFXe/s2048/MPSM-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlw23qt7t37xFCZdpM-wJjsXkSdhAIuVvTtPHy8qUDR4sNpsbf3GRyserU-oV0waUnz-FlC9tkdARk0qzQoycPrxVDjqAT7Oja4c9fbBoSb2VJYTjwlCpJfPsyw3p57Jw2PN4vMRozPc1wnox-n-mDaNGwzbTiWzEIx712cFcyFiRnoVEpDESaMLJMFXe/w640-h458/MPSM-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love looking at birds... and I LOVE when birds look back at me.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxleHT0F5H05hyphenhyphen_jIfyO4lG6LyxChSQmEaq5rJxGiPlgV-sCYhHmRi8SrF1oHH0sFIgkRvzSnhtGYpk48WSzCYmtLE3x5JN01-JRO_zjoB7lTTo9b10y5A2HC9_qkTOqloiF9X3atAHEr3ynkp_WNTBBnPNz3RoY1GmaQtJBY1PtmflYuoThfXw7tLRBpP/s2048/MPSM-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxleHT0F5H05hyphenhyphen_jIfyO4lG6LyxChSQmEaq5rJxGiPlgV-sCYhHmRi8SrF1oHH0sFIgkRvzSnhtGYpk48WSzCYmtLE3x5JN01-JRO_zjoB7lTTo9b10y5A2HC9_qkTOqloiF9X3atAHEr3ynkp_WNTBBnPNz3RoY1GmaQtJBY1PtmflYuoThfXw7tLRBpP/w640-h458/MPSM-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I bid the bird the best- as it continued to hunt, and fail. Hope it got something to eat, enough yellow-rumps and sparrows to go around!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA97Ah7CjDDu2R2ogEx4sHxxhRCCqKuyg6NkreUquhfxN4PBYpTwKEvyHdwgj5gfUKH5i0cMDG_M44u-xsh9Ih_Ty_dbyIWodCv8gVHU2lYvz3j2jIkfJQuOs35ySp5qCNiWvpGf2GVFbIj_NFjNlyHZ4DBNQRrcb6DyUugturvKKFtk8jBPxhySZ5uTm6/s2048/MPSM-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA97Ah7CjDDu2R2ogEx4sHxxhRCCqKuyg6NkreUquhfxN4PBYpTwKEvyHdwgj5gfUKH5i0cMDG_M44u-xsh9Ih_Ty_dbyIWodCv8gVHU2lYvz3j2jIkfJQuOs35ySp5qCNiWvpGf2GVFbIj_NFjNlyHZ4DBNQRrcb6DyUugturvKKFtk8jBPxhySZ5uTm6/w640-h458/MPSM-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearby, a Great Egret roosted in a tree at eye level, with little care about the tiny hawk.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Rf3dhyphenhyphen_odWe-nJ0jjGWmnQqplmT1zReB4FBHqs31-T1ADqW_fbH3sXd6iuMiU-7IgOvtTpREwY3K4dkgIZJy6_MH6Y_ZLpR5Qo-WrFB-vbIal7-_UlZjgO4nrPbDkUr282MPNKqGADnmRlemEqTs0IN_AUJ22AfGOf9lhaLd2RboQnknwPOS34BjmpY0/s2048/MPSM-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Rf3dhyphenhyphen_odWe-nJ0jjGWmnQqplmT1zReB4FBHqs31-T1ADqW_fbH3sXd6iuMiU-7IgOvtTpREwY3K4dkgIZJy6_MH6Y_ZLpR5Qo-WrFB-vbIal7-_UlZjgO4nrPbDkUr282MPNKqGADnmRlemEqTs0IN_AUJ22AfGOf9lhaLd2RboQnknwPOS34BjmpY0/w640-h458/MPSM-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love a back-lit egret. Angelic, fluffy cloud shit, right there.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFqkv3vMnfzyxBLiT3U6DP_a3xroIScsHlyA1zLe2zhFO7Ak7tqDfZ1vCY-1lUaEifJW3DOZPiyT4vCRzyfH6ETsTYGFfctKEXvmzy-YkvC5-7TweRBiP3U-8i8L09_Z08WIgE1fyxT4fPfjbUXVtQMcKM7GXGMqil3NbAqLJUPt-DfKodgAPVz0nyEb1/s2048/MPSM-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFqkv3vMnfzyxBLiT3U6DP_a3xroIScsHlyA1zLe2zhFO7Ak7tqDfZ1vCY-1lUaEifJW3DOZPiyT4vCRzyfH6ETsTYGFfctKEXvmzy-YkvC5-7TweRBiP3U-8i8L09_Z08WIgE1fyxT4fPfjbUXVtQMcKM7GXGMqil3NbAqLJUPt-DfKodgAPVz0nyEb1/w640-h458/MPSM-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A female Downy Woodpecker, meanwhile, kept a touch lower of a profile as she searched for insects.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2nVgYe_4VzO-Pkwh4IIoIY80ZsHeCfkkFCkqvcxshY7CCmnhMHxB8cHbH7pw_0Ty-1PzDQF-ULCWwFFo1tDldozkJjtv5DFPr97pUHV-oJ0SvWw7NeE4GvBEir6kQAxDhuXJTsrUeBcbkQaBHOWF5CW3czNWx9oTV56WLpf_pWNH36qyiKL32naSPgwS/s2048/FBF10.15.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2nVgYe_4VzO-Pkwh4IIoIY80ZsHeCfkkFCkqvcxshY7CCmnhMHxB8cHbH7pw_0Ty-1PzDQF-ULCWwFFo1tDldozkJjtv5DFPr97pUHV-oJ0SvWw7NeE4GvBEir6kQAxDhuXJTsrUeBcbkQaBHOWF5CW3czNWx9oTV56WLpf_pWNH36qyiKL32naSPgwS/w640-h458/FBF10.15.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Today I headed to Floyd Bennett Field, I wanted to stay close to home and had my mind on sparrows. This is not a sparrow, but a common yellowthroat, a warbler who I never mind running into.<br />I headed to the beach grass nursery - and while I was there, people were finding more exotic sparrows up near Green-wood. Honestly, while I wish I saw those Grasshopper and Vesper Sparrows, I was very, very content and thankful to bird in some peace and quiet surrounded by hordes of the usuals, who I love very much.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTz83iua0e6ZbK2oN88QY36Jqhk0vIbZkBCVpxIwN0Jwx7Aq8SwBiTYgYEDXbwKzy0dIcecGqpBM9iyQNyz5ucXcK7oTOIhqMs27yQBaaZ2XdmoRZA02S_Cona6SvZgkE5ar6wwIYSef6ERzT01Ln0dpW6MfpUD7oehqLjkn62AkMD0p67GrDVxjuurwXf/s2048/FBF10.15.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTz83iua0e6ZbK2oN88QY36Jqhk0vIbZkBCVpxIwN0Jwx7Aq8SwBiTYgYEDXbwKzy0dIcecGqpBM9iyQNyz5ucXcK7oTOIhqMs27yQBaaZ2XdmoRZA02S_Cona6SvZgkE5ar6wwIYSef6ERzT01Ln0dpW6MfpUD7oehqLjkn62AkMD0p67GrDVxjuurwXf/w640-h458/FBF10.15.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swamped with swamp sparrows! These little maple brown nuggets were everywhere. They are very skulky, so when one stops for 3 seconds, you grab a pic. <br />The beachgrass nursery is bordered by a fence, which honestly was my tactic, to catch birds perching on that as they moved back and forth. So here are a lot of birds on fences...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5i4EC4-3HBSsz6_j3JqNYsx474YeVYT5Is3AxKN2b9Ga5GzlyHClBjN-3nXOO9YLH6tPXfuEj8AxWqS1ziD0J125IXNcSdtU_FZtq8S-AllZapJMUS5zlKQEa7JvUHlq_tjRohEtis4WhdhoIBFobh7ptv02UC7nHiPIjkfuy2tkCys5oWIlpXvmmrBM/s2048/FBF10.15.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5i4EC4-3HBSsz6_j3JqNYsx474YeVYT5Is3AxKN2b9Ga5GzlyHClBjN-3nXOO9YLH6tPXfuEj8AxWqS1ziD0J125IXNcSdtU_FZtq8S-AllZapJMUS5zlKQEa7JvUHlq_tjRohEtis4WhdhoIBFobh7ptv02UC7nHiPIjkfuy2tkCys5oWIlpXvmmrBM/w640-h458/FBF10.15.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A gorgeous Savannah Sparrow. A lot of these also, they vary in their amount of yellow on them, each one its own degree of beautiful.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0rWFlRRUw8heTVeGxWck4TRZoJWFJNuDxbkIt3xievTx2UmVvY7myiq3m4cQ1gmLwJZ1q-KUCZN9FpdGD_WQDWXMhecBBGrK1C9ndECRhlUFGJJU9FcH8AyTRHVD8f4bMEvpehbsNuPJzmir_JZ-NzuWGufKtqbaGZ7uby69K96X5O4nHGcFV_yRFmay/s2048/FBF10.15.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0rWFlRRUw8heTVeGxWck4TRZoJWFJNuDxbkIt3xievTx2UmVvY7myiq3m4cQ1gmLwJZ1q-KUCZN9FpdGD_WQDWXMhecBBGrK1C9ndECRhlUFGJJU9FcH8AyTRHVD8f4bMEvpehbsNuPJzmir_JZ-NzuWGufKtqbaGZ7uby69K96X5O4nHGcFV_yRFmay/w640-h458/FBF10.15.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common yellowthroat matching the goldenrods and yellowing grasses.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdMI4KQkYJBpwZOfVb09hWgCKKAnVyvaJn1ngDgtzesYIKgfQJAoNIooX9ojN7HmufHtk-Gz-TKLMEkW63_MTXdb6zGY0mKm5gSvklRQut6ruUcsrGAtetkyUTd0wmtAroMlXHtZFwcA_GsG-tCIUX6zn7C2ePkXaF0SWTv32yVOHeSVoBRuG4bbrFAjc/s2048/FBF10.15.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdMI4KQkYJBpwZOfVb09hWgCKKAnVyvaJn1ngDgtzesYIKgfQJAoNIooX9ojN7HmufHtk-Gz-TKLMEkW63_MTXdb6zGY0mKm5gSvklRQut6ruUcsrGAtetkyUTd0wmtAroMlXHtZFwcA_GsG-tCIUX6zn7C2ePkXaF0SWTv32yVOHeSVoBRuG4bbrFAjc/w640-h458/FBF10.15.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arguably the cutest sparrow, field sparrows were numerous. Rather than seeing 1 or 3, I saw closer to 9. At one point, three sat together on the fence.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tnNMExCu_BUijjNvjO1qzFZWCdBaCiWYxajDmadh7enHnAh7-p_SJCJG9mJ9FPyb0ju6DzqEVWRe69sSVj0If2XZ3avCzyPmjLz4klTroNh8FH3qJKDceAGyHU6CxnnNmYkpJD079OKVaEzutQvRtMsEO6QhkO9L7eJ-4aq3p0lE8yWgc8ejTcAAdu-e/s2048/FBF10.15.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7tnNMExCu_BUijjNvjO1qzFZWCdBaCiWYxajDmadh7enHnAh7-p_SJCJG9mJ9FPyb0ju6DzqEVWRe69sSVj0If2XZ3avCzyPmjLz4klTroNh8FH3qJKDceAGyHU6CxnnNmYkpJD079OKVaEzutQvRtMsEO6QhkO9L7eJ-4aq3p0lE8yWgc8ejTcAAdu-e/w640-h458/FBF10.15.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The combo of the pink beak, cinnamon cheeks, and the white eye-ring, just adds up to adorable.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEB46oTU0HI92JziiRawjLGN3Z_E25XPV-TpYJBQtwmJPI4JZ4tK8FV4mw4W9RTZ_IgjYrrs5l8hHW0mTqxZWGZvtky6UKdlok5S7nsl2Ut-79B1WC0268gwPHZv04KVAc9-qdLHYT7p-INbT3T9kzNCb7JJyQcrx2al11NYq4ktmZ47yacLlMONW9hQ2s/s2048/FBF10.15.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEB46oTU0HI92JziiRawjLGN3Z_E25XPV-TpYJBQtwmJPI4JZ4tK8FV4mw4W9RTZ_IgjYrrs5l8hHW0mTqxZWGZvtky6UKdlok5S7nsl2Ut-79B1WC0268gwPHZv04KVAc9-qdLHYT7p-INbT3T9kzNCb7JJyQcrx2al11NYq4ktmZ47yacLlMONW9hQ2s/w640-h458/FBF10.15.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the sparrow mix also were Ruby-crowned Kinglets (pictured/ and Golden-crowned Kinglets.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11DXpFcVYM-5u_GHQmC8SThiE2S2pVjlSWupuAADxbAuARHrn1E8U2X011_9g-vMsrwbGjLHedqfbyMJzRaUhg4D3tktuzO-7ogSmsPdP4fUWYfs7ziQbdtQB7KkVQVUCkf-Fa87eIyCkPjsz2vFlrO36TP-8OnFXJGcUJEKF2-MTTW6EbVm2Wi6b_Wdi/s2048/FBF10.15.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg11DXpFcVYM-5u_GHQmC8SThiE2S2pVjlSWupuAADxbAuARHrn1E8U2X011_9g-vMsrwbGjLHedqfbyMJzRaUhg4D3tktuzO-7ogSmsPdP4fUWYfs7ziQbdtQB7KkVQVUCkf-Fa87eIyCkPjsz2vFlrO36TP-8OnFXJGcUJEKF2-MTTW6EbVm2Wi6b_Wdi/w640-h458/FBF10.15.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another lovely Savannah Sparrow in a juniper.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJrAAR9EKWOf4RJ08QtKwhh0bM-hJb-GZ7M5xid2qbBwRHhnfVv56nag-xZggvvFgchDTVpki0BUbZAHDlUAWhfLqCD8UVX_ccwDB99XMOQ5nYFk41SQ9jgoJun4tBfA2RdwAhrPdDjWnnLgoojYcPur69xVr-YlrmN1FUsT7AGHF28n8tS5O2uCBR0SU/s2048/FBF10.15.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJrAAR9EKWOf4RJ08QtKwhh0bM-hJb-GZ7M5xid2qbBwRHhnfVv56nag-xZggvvFgchDTVpki0BUbZAHDlUAWhfLqCD8UVX_ccwDB99XMOQ5nYFk41SQ9jgoJun4tBfA2RdwAhrPdDjWnnLgoojYcPur69xVr-YlrmN1FUsT7AGHF28n8tS5O2uCBR0SU/w640-h458/FBF10.15.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A swamp sparrow in a sumac.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0MCOeeGFoFIHObEMtJiGG3xxQf7QpU55r8lJxmv3xgkXOLlGeU02UKZoCFm2ZmaqZbqz2UF_N5-OMXmEmsWd6L0ZWKjdIbSzhyp4p0r2L28PmDxnndZOU4r5vdH3RQU_ib44KOyGcITgTpecJ8N2TPn4LHnmRT44_gVozKuw_sR2GKEOMrRezuUnYtUq/s2048/FBF10.15.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ0MCOeeGFoFIHObEMtJiGG3xxQf7QpU55r8lJxmv3xgkXOLlGeU02UKZoCFm2ZmaqZbqz2UF_N5-OMXmEmsWd6L0ZWKjdIbSzhyp4p0r2L28PmDxnndZOU4r5vdH3RQU_ib44KOyGcITgTpecJ8N2TPn4LHnmRT44_gVozKuw_sR2GKEOMrRezuUnYtUq/w640-h458/FBF10.15.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Serious autumnal vibes.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6Blt7EwqokokWHaxPTqDbE4Wdn-LsU5cF9e-LlwaBrG50Ac12sOcHP97x0Yr9fBN4mtHRylrUTDtODkC9dYV3ekbmz9EZy7oMysg1ojMuXM15AoOYlFAZ124jfcFrvcjyDAxNz_UheIXoYk3f_v0RLwxDxPHzGas2eCJ2wv8V8bIvACn3A8AUU4AGDhl/s2048/FBF10.15.23-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6Blt7EwqokokWHaxPTqDbE4Wdn-LsU5cF9e-LlwaBrG50Ac12sOcHP97x0Yr9fBN4mtHRylrUTDtODkC9dYV3ekbmz9EZy7oMysg1ojMuXM15AoOYlFAZ124jfcFrvcjyDAxNz_UheIXoYk3f_v0RLwxDxPHzGas2eCJ2wv8V8bIvACn3A8AUU4AGDhl/w640-h458/FBF10.15.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Song Sparrow to send us off.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-43887024725378054492023-10-05T20:58:00.001-04:002023-10-05T20:58:08.903-04:00September wrap<div class="separator"><br /></div><p> <span> By mid-September I was mentally toasted. Navigating the DOE, arranging for where the kiddo goes and when, putting everything together, while working and getting education programs off the ground, it took a toll on me. The rain also didn't help. Birding is my re-set and not getting out a bunch, it kinda sucked.</span></p><p><span><span> For the few times I did get out, it was great. Last weekend and the Monday that followed, especially so. Also, it seems that everything for school arrangements have fallen into place, thankful for the people who are able to help me make it happen.</span><br /></span></p><p><span><span><span> So, here are some birds.</span><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkf54mQhCOpdV2Zl1fl-4uTSCIlDuFl6mq5ZITGZy7iwJhpyHCirXedCobqZhWGz5Ip_9t8KzSJg5U4Xq8TATc_Q29ZLmZOP0RXzUhrt1IBmA8ccKG1b_jWXXKu3TkdgDbfVIibo3p1b8848NPhoS6hX8GBX2d_Y4vOm9xnCj_Qsr_ugOb3Hs5WJ81u9a8/s2048/GWC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkf54mQhCOpdV2Zl1fl-4uTSCIlDuFl6mq5ZITGZy7iwJhpyHCirXedCobqZhWGz5Ip_9t8KzSJg5U4Xq8TATc_Q29ZLmZOP0RXzUhrt1IBmA8ccKG1b_jWXXKu3TkdgDbfVIibo3p1b8848NPhoS6hX8GBX2d_Y4vOm9xnCj_Qsr_ugOb3Hs5WJ81u9a8/w640-h458/GWC.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few weeks back I went to Green-Wood with a friend, I liked seeing this little song sparrow peer out between the weeds.</td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w2Z2a_0VHvPjkm3qv8C-lXdIsbbSGySO0AvqhBmD05Pds_jHV9J4m57U-4e0XWrwXvp8Zan4olnZ-pwEV0nerhfyTPpARcLcIAlrPP01iMahRi7AE3FceItPm0F5F2FRX2eKCqpqXvcmf1UwGi8USlbSu01a9-gNujgDux9BpT_zu6uzYdZqs3qAl4DV/s2048/GWC-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w2Z2a_0VHvPjkm3qv8C-lXdIsbbSGySO0AvqhBmD05Pds_jHV9J4m57U-4e0XWrwXvp8Zan4olnZ-pwEV0nerhfyTPpARcLcIAlrPP01iMahRi7AE3FceItPm0F5F2FRX2eKCqpqXvcmf1UwGi8USlbSu01a9-gNujgDux9BpT_zu6uzYdZqs3qAl4DV/w640-h458/GWC-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lovely red-eyed vireo. Migration has been and continues on with many birds passing through and making the most of the green spaces around the city.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yPTwaNNMlg93Mp1yVm7U5ZiYNIXwY44bVoQrfijwNjrrnn5lo6fir0s8FNkIRFAJ2NVwY-vQRYbLKA6Hrm30cuVRgiXcatjXjnmxIOzwlxKgzQwDjunBRJYCar2peVPr8caSQQG2SLceIg-DXmwvx_hRlOsJB7V33zaZAYlZ4TAUpUpiLNuSdPjasxbz/s2048/GWC-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yPTwaNNMlg93Mp1yVm7U5ZiYNIXwY44bVoQrfijwNjrrnn5lo6fir0s8FNkIRFAJ2NVwY-vQRYbLKA6Hrm30cuVRgiXcatjXjnmxIOzwlxKgzQwDjunBRJYCar2peVPr8caSQQG2SLceIg-DXmwvx_hRlOsJB7V33zaZAYlZ4TAUpUpiLNuSdPjasxbz/w640-h458/GWC-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One shrub in particular had many birds coming and going including this scarlet tanager.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEhsMnPRoTK8CRfxiUfMZfTtwwdoHsCB8LeKJ9-sLxCgQQuc6AxrUn2n1RSAkQCyS8KnUKKftp_ykNCs-rz3jjC0sRBJeYBIET_lXvffOFZUHC8uaSBlPiwhNfvkwsyo2qpwwqYUH-dnVale3eISUgZjCUJMa_ZOsX49vAR8SrsJlzGoeWOG8olBviO-T/s2048/GWC-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEhsMnPRoTK8CRfxiUfMZfTtwwdoHsCB8LeKJ9-sLxCgQQuc6AxrUn2n1RSAkQCyS8KnUKKftp_ykNCs-rz3jjC0sRBJeYBIET_lXvffOFZUHC8uaSBlPiwhNfvkwsyo2qpwwqYUH-dnVale3eISUgZjCUJMa_ZOsX49vAR8SrsJlzGoeWOG8olBviO-T/w640-h458/GWC-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And this fall blackpoll warbler.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhYfY7L-Glud2uq-UWi4abjD0LBpLfW3AEIF7-t4OABHvk9wezIcvXjYcchmXiW7qmLNAN-NnA810zcYjR4BddQZLwuABSv3R0Ws_Ovf7O1mTd5UXxBZNjAQDTvJL6J0Y6oI7Otq5ujKgC1XoH2h9OFNp0ND66cM8kdcrduy6Yczuc2npg4ZYXKpTzGI2/s2048/GWC-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivhYfY7L-Glud2uq-UWi4abjD0LBpLfW3AEIF7-t4OABHvk9wezIcvXjYcchmXiW7qmLNAN-NnA810zcYjR4BddQZLwuABSv3R0Ws_Ovf7O1mTd5UXxBZNjAQDTvJL6J0Y6oI7Otq5ujKgC1XoH2h9OFNp0ND66cM8kdcrduy6Yczuc2npg4ZYXKpTzGI2/w640-h458/GWC-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love the prairie warbler among the crabapples.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_3NyhWYFPkmHnagU3TP_tr7rK-9EqxkrfmUqfoZFugSy9AzmYhEseaOOWvEHrmE4_uTzT1MjjeG_0zKf_aBD-rilSab3oDzuRyGmalQq229hEK-auC4bAWAbi4OJfwZ90MdOUqqqIc1rzQusZ0rmaoX-0RZxjTxXSE0YcfRKAQ06izAMn42BTIEfhEFi/s2048/GWC-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_3NyhWYFPkmHnagU3TP_tr7rK-9EqxkrfmUqfoZFugSy9AzmYhEseaOOWvEHrmE4_uTzT1MjjeG_0zKf_aBD-rilSab3oDzuRyGmalQq229hEK-auC4bAWAbi4OJfwZ90MdOUqqqIc1rzQusZ0rmaoX-0RZxjTxXSE0YcfRKAQ06izAMn42BTIEfhEFi/w640-h458/GWC-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My friend and I also then stumbled upon this American Kestrel who sat, peered around and dove after some things - likely insects.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFS-UQGJF7OOWzzjDiU4wXs1bvqhp3E39gMiGss8F338EkzuCnh8LBaDPOUnRgi7K9fHASZKqvjbd28WeKlIgboY5IRZTTZrQDZnwn_IvYN16aolFHlv1UsVkdcvse1mjtj_aMznoN-cQjF0pYVwBuJk4OtTxG2bmKVUgoOaJfRRGU9S35zycahYFeQfq/s2048/GWC-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFS-UQGJF7OOWzzjDiU4wXs1bvqhp3E39gMiGss8F338EkzuCnh8LBaDPOUnRgi7K9fHASZKqvjbd28WeKlIgboY5IRZTTZrQDZnwn_IvYN16aolFHlv1UsVkdcvse1mjtj_aMznoN-cQjF0pYVwBuJk4OtTxG2bmKVUgoOaJfRRGU9S35zycahYFeQfq/w640-h458/GWC-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A male kestrel by the looks of that colorful plumage!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJccbQyNKcLTV169wMOnsVnFaGgG7UjAyBPLYQq9TG6aOLg1de6OpaaiVVjgh-_EHXSdqpXMS9C9Yq2ApPE4KbWf7ba0XyCpQFjAPP0fJr1M8unpJScVdFuMf-DKIZJ5v2NjapXI9vYsr49tfefZL8XJX-iMoRSwEYMju4niM7dS0vfZBv64MxKlLbDajG/s2048/GWC-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAaI5-Z-qTsQ6_zS6PEI8HNw2ca0FxajKQFCy-tU0PHCP0GtoAzu4B1ezrLgME8f0owx5VHuef8r53c6RJT470k-1J3ZfhpGMiobwFEku_qSGu5SbEOwuEY5yeXh0weeb-Dn1KJJ5YFC3PXGI9SM7R4unZQANcAME-nWibbmOtFGwG_rSjvhA2ilyOM8P/s2048/GWC-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAaI5-Z-qTsQ6_zS6PEI8HNw2ca0FxajKQFCy-tU0PHCP0GtoAzu4B1ezrLgME8f0owx5VHuef8r53c6RJT470k-1J3ZfhpGMiobwFEku_qSGu5SbEOwuEY5yeXh0weeb-Dn1KJJ5YFC3PXGI9SM7R4unZQANcAME-nWibbmOtFGwG_rSjvhA2ilyOM8P/w640-h458/GWC-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYgxsaewwnWhSO1zRShbPvZiboZfapxRv_1SUlFw-5OQiGoVOdRAtdG6bulyU5N63LuBO_8LE36nyatF4fvPxxGiwizYpsUEa93rsrIRUCRFWsgLXGmjRovrh8fZa54Hnr-nQmgbsU_rzj5o7nnHoeLfC1ChyHYkU_TvZ-11bM6LGApC6CLR44YPD_4rv/s2048/GWC-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFYgxsaewwnWhSO1zRShbPvZiboZfapxRv_1SUlFw-5OQiGoVOdRAtdG6bulyU5N63LuBO_8LE36nyatF4fvPxxGiwizYpsUEa93rsrIRUCRFWsgLXGmjRovrh8fZa54Hnr-nQmgbsU_rzj5o7nnHoeLfC1ChyHYkU_TvZ-11bM6LGApC6CLR44YPD_4rv/w640-h458/GWC-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My kiddo kiiiiinda gets a little jealous sometimes when I leave the house....<br />"Mama you go look at birds??"<br />And sometimes she gets sad that I'm not taking her.<br />So, I promised her a nature walk, so off we went to Green-Wood!<br />And then she got to see a little blue heron!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXa7KnvYedXWDcSIesywODB5jDM9OGa5LN0H0zJjoorbhv8-WuWbNvm5vEBKs_ern08veBmFCsOm-yw3Z5RNgqhkKqhqNEyXk5Lo34PbJ6bgaW-vqWwnfwEDHmuehLuql1xvi7njl9XTHXDhjvrIyQELifRMGvUdhV9wZ3Cqy01MP8wSXy-cy6gJQgQ78l/s2048/GWC-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXa7KnvYedXWDcSIesywODB5jDM9OGa5LN0H0zJjoorbhv8-WuWbNvm5vEBKs_ern08veBmFCsOm-yw3Z5RNgqhkKqhqNEyXk5Lo34PbJ6bgaW-vqWwnfwEDHmuehLuql1xvi7njl9XTHXDhjvrIyQELifRMGvUdhV9wZ3Cqy01MP8wSXy-cy6gJQgQ78l/w640-h458/GWC-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green-Wood is my favorite place to take her for a nature walk because there are no playgrounds, its relatively safe (the roads are still worthy of keeping eyes on because there are cars), and she actually explores, uses her imagination, and looks at birds.<br />She stared at this heron for like a solid 7 minutes, for a 3 year old, that's amazing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nZDXh2Gt3-a23zgCmxspGC1mXtRHgo6798LEko7apTWSSqlEToNqfaA9hdIawsMQ695vcsrepZUxlho09i6uoBUnYTuPGXj6dp3mQeI1CkqLFjkuOairh9kSw92eaVPRxScrzoQErEOH2ORsET9vizfHR6sJ32knFHT9SfvY8lUOS38QVFYScMHfZJKq/s2048/GWC-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nZDXh2Gt3-a23zgCmxspGC1mXtRHgo6798LEko7apTWSSqlEToNqfaA9hdIawsMQ695vcsrepZUxlho09i6uoBUnYTuPGXj6dp3mQeI1CkqLFjkuOairh9kSw92eaVPRxScrzoQErEOH2ORsET9vizfHR6sJ32knFHT9SfvY8lUOS38QVFYScMHfZJKq/w640-h458/GWC-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kiddo also somehow let me grab some pictures of this confusing warbler that gave me some pause, it's a Wilson's warbler.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVMjOhX9r-7ftXmW5MUo7PwvmjX8T0Lt10kW7qNN4cvLB6l4ek6Qs3SjRn6VjMTL1lKgcFbBzj_yVqrc4Rb9fof_hW5oTN8hw5P48YArKw-eOq6lELOvZMo9zUPx9y5IhPOPn4Rn3gRG30YyHSfehhsyQNI_pwegJrwe-FqIWHtANuo3Zb9yKPFFnJ58o/s2048/GWC-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqxREZMd7E84Z5Jvg9Ql6wlS09gcT7l7PV1Tpj9RtVpnRPLttwiwEbbYhAH24FgUA44ZGPun0ZzjG8KnpwqTzOD3foeOBI-MmRLsEf2P7_vgLyPDMBqNCwLdlbNgyezqPWCp9zCrhdJWbgc9jFEmp87FvKhGNoUrti7cpOCgPhc398-xPBVOWhGMKR0ko/s2048/GWC-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaqxREZMd7E84Z5Jvg9Ql6wlS09gcT7l7PV1Tpj9RtVpnRPLttwiwEbbYhAH24FgUA44ZGPun0ZzjG8KnpwqTzOD3foeOBI-MmRLsEf2P7_vgLyPDMBqNCwLdlbNgyezqPWCp9zCrhdJWbgc9jFEmp87FvKhGNoUrti7cpOCgPhc398-xPBVOWhGMKR0ko/w640-h458/GWC-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This past Sunday I got a mama time walk, it was needed and it refreshed my state - birds are healing!<br />The palm warblers are like yellow confetti, they are all over the ground, little sprinkles of color.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUOEkUUJx7Eo1VJtEZcMSuFsymyaRFYjeauH58-3B9O84am_jm5ma5vWVdTcOxXRO9cvYdUZBqd07zss0On7dlSijWC4U0DsHa-NXLha-wLockNWMZAch-D_gvL5TmGI0eq4LMm9e9NgpZJm75UlU9bbH3j_WODMAAbLD7euoO0Szxs6tX9zG6eNnjrOF/s2048/GWC-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUOEkUUJx7Eo1VJtEZcMSuFsymyaRFYjeauH58-3B9O84am_jm5ma5vWVdTcOxXRO9cvYdUZBqd07zss0On7dlSijWC4U0DsHa-NXLha-wLockNWMZAch-D_gvL5TmGI0eq4LMm9e9NgpZJm75UlU9bbH3j_WODMAAbLD7euoO0Szxs6tX9zG6eNnjrOF/w640-h458/GWC-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I enjoy a newer section of Green-Wood Cemetery - I call it the four seasons, because it has a winter walk, spring, summer, and autumn named paths. And I always find a little something nice in there. On this day it was a Blue Grosbeak.<br />Here it is checking out a Cooper's Hawk who had just flushed a whole butt load of flickers.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalPAQc5G_TIVLS-Wt7BoshgnXGruaV65TIeIT-48zmF8wjWw7UhOhBfAo5Ubtcu7_SQm_AcGC1Y_XB6Iw0HVYoOF6haOy4CBlNarIcqoK5aFKGmZ0PEeajxouBEMHc5HdQGmfAFekJw1FaARYi58j2x_ItsFZDi6aoupKt7aBQXeH9yU5zQZBp3bcPwZN/s2048/GWC-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalPAQc5G_TIVLS-Wt7BoshgnXGruaV65TIeIT-48zmF8wjWw7UhOhBfAo5Ubtcu7_SQm_AcGC1Y_XB6Iw0HVYoOF6haOy4CBlNarIcqoK5aFKGmZ0PEeajxouBEMHc5HdQGmfAFekJw1FaARYi58j2x_ItsFZDi6aoupKt7aBQXeH9yU5zQZBp3bcPwZN/w640-h458/GWC-17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuhJTPaUo0zqeOOUkNt2jJ0ujKCfuqEYfUkBmatNVGP0THFiJIi5mK94bmHyT533xJSg4a6Uqr-KftwQ-4I9XL738a3sUPWKBVul3haQqjw66l73YKIbjOMYiUgMZk6bkac3uZxVKxTiAFUhGUvM0cq8R0w_F8VxakNDWs6XKiZSLO5XVi9Tjf7Kdhaxj/s2048/GWC-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikuhJTPaUo0zqeOOUkNt2jJ0ujKCfuqEYfUkBmatNVGP0THFiJIi5mK94bmHyT533xJSg4a6Uqr-KftwQ-4I9XL738a3sUPWKBVul3haQqjw66l73YKIbjOMYiUgMZk6bkac3uZxVKxTiAFUhGUvM0cq8R0w_F8VxakNDWs6XKiZSLO5XVi9Tjf7Kdhaxj/w640-h458/GWC-18.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These little native plantings attract nice little things, like a blue grosbeak.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGw2wXu-do8Xpsmzy0JyP2MV29HNsQPA_ADN4_dgTa3RiVgQVVKkiKcAHRyOy210uyPfKhCe7j9NU4JsLjhPmthV5gNZZiMzMhwKlyOj1oru88enD7AG_Sj2-HST7-yInrqXXLQAihS3K7NiLikCeiB4q7wUnTY7FhXgbV7DpEsZ8K-742FVi_IKVRWkAZ/w640-h458/GWC-20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also visiting the four seasons, a red-eyed vireo, who gave a few poses.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qX4mDN-QIDEoUSChZRAJxbXPvkWNkBhplk4KJx2RXPdRBm2zhSRmG_FZ6xYw6b843wk-mJOfWsF9cpM_GnfQSIOo9ghi8tanplX2Cr27emgriUeaBqe1OZ5W9mH9McfOKBwFKxbdov-dp0Qf3W_SzLvdaS4JIi7lGIjJ8xSgCec2fHAlaVCJ0nvt3V82/s2048/GWC-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2qX4mDN-QIDEoUSChZRAJxbXPvkWNkBhplk4KJx2RXPdRBm2zhSRmG_FZ6xYw6b843wk-mJOfWsF9cpM_GnfQSIOo9ghi8tanplX2Cr27emgriUeaBqe1OZ5W9mH9McfOKBwFKxbdov-dp0Qf3W_SzLvdaS4JIi7lGIjJ8xSgCec2fHAlaVCJ0nvt3V82/w640-h458/GWC-21.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one screams school picture day.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGejuoCYL0ycwZ0w0dAixAky3P-Lpw997lBF3wD2kLfFD4McPWScE5CGTxzKDEvQf-30ADjVMCmAJ0GjUIkY-lyqrW3eNpmbXIEiQddEm477IAkGmNRX-hHT3_Yq4oUl_8NzIFZgWbmTns0_ZqU0EvpMULPHnZcZTB3htISjAsSGoPe8CCQbGsX16Uox0/s2048/GWC-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAGejuoCYL0ycwZ0w0dAixAky3P-Lpw997lBF3wD2kLfFD4McPWScE5CGTxzKDEvQf-30ADjVMCmAJ0GjUIkY-lyqrW3eNpmbXIEiQddEm477IAkGmNRX-hHT3_Yq4oUl_8NzIFZgWbmTns0_ZqU0EvpMULPHnZcZTB3htISjAsSGoPe8CCQbGsX16Uox0/w640-h458/GWC-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one screams, field guide plate, showing red eyes.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzZTBBpFJeFGU3uclQceDksteE3dFlt1Pf62ugJ_jVoU3a4g2LKRivw0LXWIfH9V1IdFcc8iFGVprWa7H0_7_AfRaNO1vHRFcrwrXlwkykkN5aGorbubndSVJX7Mlk-b_Cmt4OqiTqMK6690KbetISekEO8sV8ReP2kf-I1HWLKXzrPMV-Bg66eQFGvwa/s2048/GWC-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzZTBBpFJeFGU3uclQceDksteE3dFlt1Pf62ugJ_jVoU3a4g2LKRivw0LXWIfH9V1IdFcc8iFGVprWa7H0_7_AfRaNO1vHRFcrwrXlwkykkN5aGorbubndSVJX7Mlk-b_Cmt4OqiTqMK6690KbetISekEO8sV8ReP2kf-I1HWLKXzrPMV-Bg66eQFGvwa/w640-h458/GWC-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is super stealthy.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3NYVIiJBGsOd5M64NO368NDHoH9CvRYOVuzbsr_XwyvMruOderctTn5vJVd93ZOy80jmAwh8wq-cBfSVVJYgVhpAZjjFJ0x6W6s0KEzWdSFvFSHz-dNQj0WgcIwlriANPG7-Hpka37doV6mn74afhaMISv3c7YvAhQCjcwVcKsXqDlSGlhftre3evjE3/s2048/GWC-24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho3NYVIiJBGsOd5M64NO368NDHoH9CvRYOVuzbsr_XwyvMruOderctTn5vJVd93ZOy80jmAwh8wq-cBfSVVJYgVhpAZjjFJ0x6W6s0KEzWdSFvFSHz-dNQj0WgcIwlriANPG7-Hpka37doV6mn74afhaMISv3c7YvAhQCjcwVcKsXqDlSGlhftre3evjE3/w640-h458/GWC-24.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beted kingfisher that let me take their picture! And then caught a fish!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNs8jT3Qq22Zdu91KhhyYtiEa7emeYudddcwQEYc73eZPUaUHjLydlgGbbo2IECQSxRnmNV-e37CdjHHwFMsUAlMAXhr-IiI0VO1UdkOR9T8ZCghuDiF6_Lblh-iBgAq2v1NDGlbPDTh2KMmonCHoOT-EGrX2yof90vs3PFW-QEOPmOuk1b2Uz2siCjEm/s2048/GWC-25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicNs8jT3Qq22Zdu91KhhyYtiEa7emeYudddcwQEYc73eZPUaUHjLydlgGbbo2IECQSxRnmNV-e37CdjHHwFMsUAlMAXhr-IiI0VO1UdkOR9T8ZCghuDiF6_Lblh-iBgAq2v1NDGlbPDTh2KMmonCHoOT-EGrX2yof90vs3PFW-QEOPmOuk1b2Uz2siCjEm/w640-h458/GWC-25.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This young Northern Parula practically fell in front of me, so close, I wasn't sure if my camera would focus!<br />Fall migration is kinda fun because of the very young naïve birds who just pop out and stare at you for far longer than they ever should.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflmrYTB1Jh3ZryvdI5Jzt_Y89hlm2JyGhzoesnsY6kc1pYjLKUync2nl8c6mZAjAmqofmr2wXqB01ZYpgvp06xgho_LqlaL4JbT9zBcYW9HQHjAgrvNoICbbO0os55Cj3tAN59FXFjmeu6LZghGnlFSDtDOuS6U7d7Id63iLgZlpyBiRVvzRJ_4Yxj0lY/w640-h458/GWC-33.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The most perfect bird.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaEvFCfgP6NzF5QGX9nGtK0xdE6XyqRQLHVclrKGGJgFx-zDWRMhzVcV30IZfDb9CP4QBfWWek7HoYVl5JoERQ5OOlHz6Cl_T6Svb9y-hN8myu7afXp_uoaYnxDr4GeeuGLsVEXJP1vy-XSkO4yxieQm1QU7LExmNEAJitpz8rZJjb5xKw2kKAUKYWTXM/s2048/PP-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaEvFCfgP6NzF5QGX9nGtK0xdE6XyqRQLHVclrKGGJgFx-zDWRMhzVcV30IZfDb9CP4QBfWWek7HoYVl5JoERQ5OOlHz6Cl_T6Svb9y-hN8myu7afXp_uoaYnxDr4GeeuGLsVEXJP1vy-XSkO4yxieQm1QU7LExmNEAJitpz8rZJjb5xKw2kKAUKYWTXM/w640-h458/PP-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took Monday off, it was my 10-year lifeaversary. 10 years since my bike crash that landed me in the hospital with memory loss, broken bones, and hearing difficulty.<br />My ear still rings to this day.<br />A huge part of my healing involved birds.<br /><br />So thinking I may not have time for birds, I squeezed in an hour in Prospect Park and this young Cooper's Hawk really stepped it up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZwkwKfAamqSJ8jgCPizhLrNV5N6KnDBglq8UxEw_aeKJ7ioSqqPvyanujqSU-8d7CFlOKZj1CU1MM5aCAraHk-KApN48_9oOS7vhhairXAAJ0LNWe8RptWw1Cc13pqZKCMriHYHoKKO2DFCwxCAkcnQriwdvWv5nOLDq6jFUV9LSCFPEMgfIMCXACTIw/s2048/PP-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZwkwKfAamqSJ8jgCPizhLrNV5N6KnDBglq8UxEw_aeKJ7ioSqqPvyanujqSU-8d7CFlOKZj1CU1MM5aCAraHk-KApN48_9oOS7vhhairXAAJ0LNWe8RptWw1Cc13pqZKCMriHYHoKKO2DFCwxCAkcnQriwdvWv5nOLDq6jFUV9LSCFPEMgfIMCXACTIw/w640-h458/PP-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This hawk swooped into the ravine, below me and just sat at the waters edge. So despite it being so dark from the leaves of the canopy, the bird sat out in the open and I tried being so still to get some semi okay pictures.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEPgGVIrZz4YsSz8NDJZxyQADpE3zpD2SE6P7hGmv0HOoBMB3Jp5Man1aJgpxb7_1FAztt53aeUETiCT7Q_mTErSmwt87vLnhVuYsK_-nwR-A9aV5bj217hz3zW9YLenmPGt-4KjVfRmKutwlw_b19muIXiU4hmPmJ7uZl6UxgXXsEH_2LwB3xkHmNyK6/s2048/PP-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEPgGVIrZz4YsSz8NDJZxyQADpE3zpD2SE6P7hGmv0HOoBMB3Jp5Man1aJgpxb7_1FAztt53aeUETiCT7Q_mTErSmwt87vLnhVuYsK_-nwR-A9aV5bj217hz3zW9YLenmPGt-4KjVfRmKutwlw_b19muIXiU4hmPmJ7uZl6UxgXXsEH_2LwB3xkHmNyK6/w640-h458/PP-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I went to the vale and saw more birds, but they were fast and hidey... but this leucistic squirrel who has a bit of a following just walked right next to me.<br />I saw a leucistic squirrel in Prospect a number of years ago in a completely different area of the park, fun to see the genes are out there.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw39XHkbo1kRmKnfGrjg9wsWJ_ZvQsz1yFoySLpvtcx6tnj2xU0vQER-0OL6syfMqf4OGjMSDxEvW6QA4OiiBDCKHeeI-UO1fQi26mQm09HmIB9Z99sd3axhFxWf83cNd3mmzNcJa7JnuzN-Z-EVIbOkzBoW-Jj8CvuzBY4ZGetetvLvXhIB7VHJ0wDl49/s2048/PP-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw39XHkbo1kRmKnfGrjg9wsWJ_ZvQsz1yFoySLpvtcx6tnj2xU0vQER-0OL6syfMqf4OGjMSDxEvW6QA4OiiBDCKHeeI-UO1fQi26mQm09HmIB9Z99sd3axhFxWf83cNd3mmzNcJa7JnuzN-Z-EVIbOkzBoW-Jj8CvuzBY4ZGetetvLvXhIB7VHJ0wDl49/w640-h458/PP-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also not a bird, but chipping in a spotlight, I couldn't resist a chipmunk shot!<br />Here's to a better October with more clarity, routine, and hopefully, birds!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-32979929162781826522023-09-03T17:01:00.004-04:002023-09-03T17:01:54.279-04:00Some Birding and a Spoonbill<span> I have been doing my birding here and there when I find the time. I need to start bringing my gear with me to work so I can either on my way in or on my way home, make a short little stop as some of my favorite spots are north of me. </span><div><span><span> I did try some Jamaica Bay birding, but with a very rainy summer, the East Pond was a huge disappointment. Water too deep to expose the mud therefore making it very un-shorebirdy and very un-walkable.</span><br /></span></div><div><span><span><span> I did though have a chance today to add a new state bird to my list, a roseate apoonbill, after the one that was here two or so years ago evaded my sight.</span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipm3FDoEC0alQrMV4L5VXkeQpOwAWUcjqKFi_eg49C4kFRAdK0hfqZ2QRk6BMUHSLKgXobuPirneOF50r1_4LiGJGmsRWnGIutIGAAyn-CczUWGrYClLKxV4UgWFNfuoCum70QY__OWRrv-5Y99YBUycTD_N-yDOl04yk4UiwM3JYSRaC5AJJY0yRY6VAv/s2048/MPSM%208.23.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipm3FDoEC0alQrMV4L5VXkeQpOwAWUcjqKFi_eg49C4kFRAdK0hfqZ2QRk6BMUHSLKgXobuPirneOF50r1_4LiGJGmsRWnGIutIGAAyn-CczUWGrYClLKxV4UgWFNfuoCum70QY__OWRrv-5Y99YBUycTD_N-yDOl04yk4UiwM3JYSRaC5AJJY0yRY6VAv/w640-h458/MPSM%208.23.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Braved the mosquitos at Marine Park and was rewarded with this great-crested flycatcher.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMdY4jHNnuAwp2SI-lg3qeuPPIiHCHN3r6jzest2xVbv1QBVOEYjLEFj58tU0pGBUFNfuSjIuxxuM8juxFfG4TehkgLbxCCoA5E1NEB9MIsFfLXdEPDJZxcl9-arMmKCsyvP8mBD4dO6_uiT6YCANZkwIOH9lb9cobfLDOO2HWrfAyWbjgRSUGMA6krpu/s2048/MPSM%208.23.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMdY4jHNnuAwp2SI-lg3qeuPPIiHCHN3r6jzest2xVbv1QBVOEYjLEFj58tU0pGBUFNfuSjIuxxuM8juxFfG4TehkgLbxCCoA5E1NEB9MIsFfLXdEPDJZxcl9-arMmKCsyvP8mBD4dO6_uiT6YCANZkwIOH9lb9cobfLDOO2HWrfAyWbjgRSUGMA6krpu/w640-h458/MPSM%208.23.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Which craned its neck as it looked eagerly for its next fly.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZgQy95O-NOcxEJdVLfH4q_8uuoazmGL8ohmWYvOSjbjomVFhQd6evl1e6AIFbTqvE432mhFw6b5ZWJApEXgHpsECQjt42BQYfhHPsb7LAM9yB4mQR1UrnkY9tgsOUEfNJQ0fNYjtHPCQKgS7IchEZh29dukIGZxOF8iRIODlwGwWw145TrcSBwTFkJvY/s2048/MPSM%208.23.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZgQy95O-NOcxEJdVLfH4q_8uuoazmGL8ohmWYvOSjbjomVFhQd6evl1e6AIFbTqvE432mhFw6b5ZWJApEXgHpsECQjt42BQYfhHPsb7LAM9yB4mQR1UrnkY9tgsOUEfNJQ0fNYjtHPCQKgS7IchEZh29dukIGZxOF8iRIODlwGwWw145TrcSBwTFkJvY/w640-h458/MPSM%208.23.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHsqyrvf8fwn75q0boVdIaAPV1uQN2x1VT87wDPy70lF66zZulEnsHWlvoJoxFe-6YSx3PfEAwFajb_LfGYt7c4n_W4sNvtOFC3U3eYXoOiBl16_ZeQobKMTuELfeC_IEqCQQgS1YctDrcAqc2EUClQsE51WuRU4pTdJBDwr1zZn_1ks_g14jti2W12h0/s2048/MPSM%208.23.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZHsqyrvf8fwn75q0boVdIaAPV1uQN2x1VT87wDPy70lF66zZulEnsHWlvoJoxFe-6YSx3PfEAwFajb_LfGYt7c4n_W4sNvtOFC3U3eYXoOiBl16_ZeQobKMTuELfeC_IEqCQQgS1YctDrcAqc2EUClQsE51WuRU4pTdJBDwr1zZn_1ks_g14jti2W12h0/w640-h458/MPSM%208.23.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maybe a least flycatcher? It made no sound.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fAinteEO3lPTWd8Q87BCr8JFtMi0pcyQdOGxZu5s2_2Wld6Mq4_bWWDImr8shYKf-Z0v3LV84oOp8v5IrseZ2InPe4zSFZejtsOIdNsmwcj9Nh4c9skl8TcIGxdesaKu5pUsKebPeuog2sotgbZptbfeyrHjv6Xz6C93_OhmooOfJoKDSb38LiJ_-B5p/s2048/MPSM%208.23.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fAinteEO3lPTWd8Q87BCr8JFtMi0pcyQdOGxZu5s2_2Wld6Mq4_bWWDImr8shYKf-Z0v3LV84oOp8v5IrseZ2InPe4zSFZejtsOIdNsmwcj9Nh4c9skl8TcIGxdesaKu5pUsKebPeuog2sotgbZptbfeyrHjv6Xz6C93_OhmooOfJoKDSb38LiJ_-B5p/w640-h458/MPSM%208.23.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Always love a sneaky clapper rail. <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhLn4k4C_y32Of6hCJRGV12hXF_n-Re0RpD3sxT_xpSewAsFacfgoDOWMUhagKalHeui_wHaZCkn8Ws7-cbS65kYSiD4G1ZtzpUSdfJvkeMaW1RAkwFBDTmXLi8xsFuHFXCwmUYYFntePkS-YQPgXpDmRVnc-GLheJKh7qVY1a7TEF24JrSQm0XDzn3rC/s2048/JBWR%20-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhLn4k4C_y32Of6hCJRGV12hXF_n-Re0RpD3sxT_xpSewAsFacfgoDOWMUhagKalHeui_wHaZCkn8Ws7-cbS65kYSiD4G1ZtzpUSdfJvkeMaW1RAkwFBDTmXLi8xsFuHFXCwmUYYFntePkS-YQPgXpDmRVnc-GLheJKh7qVY1a7TEF24JrSQm0XDzn3rC/w640-h458/JBWR%20-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My short walk into the East Pond yielded only a (very) small handful of what is usually there this time of year in ridiculously large numbers...<br />A lesser yellowlegs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgca3hL-XWydfig9SbC8vS79SI1Uq9cAj26VJArIJQgH5DlcQvpO9zzX4dbhDR0DToT7dWpcBW42rYn2aeRzXGsumKz-XJZnqVCsPJyy9euTS8BcCF-RHY7V_3y2ZA_6847p797497ppBhoVlNRDVYQw1Z_TRW65BGRqqW1tSp4Fx7-XiXindHuCsbDzq-W/s2048/JBWR%20-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgca3hL-XWydfig9SbC8vS79SI1Uq9cAj26VJArIJQgH5DlcQvpO9zzX4dbhDR0DToT7dWpcBW42rYn2aeRzXGsumKz-XJZnqVCsPJyy9euTS8BcCF-RHY7V_3y2ZA_6847p797497ppBhoVlNRDVYQw1Z_TRW65BGRqqW1tSp4Fx7-XiXindHuCsbDzq-W/w640-h458/JBWR%20-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A short-billed dowitcher, doing its thing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnXMzw3KcCwunkN2dAahOJChF3B8WlJZj7uzi7LZKy6vhEsA28ZjV-1WVs96orWDcxVSE28FOh7kagUrE8IKXZ4MytS_dKj6NUSg4slAO7-xfoprcUG5IpFFoBei7TlscyPwOlry4LU7lU0AEkK5qOpCWvkkixB93d33O1ghQ1lKqaFcSxblyc0m76pCA/s2048/JBWR%20-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnXMzw3KcCwunkN2dAahOJChF3B8WlJZj7uzi7LZKy6vhEsA28ZjV-1WVs96orWDcxVSE28FOh7kagUrE8IKXZ4MytS_dKj6NUSg4slAO7-xfoprcUG5IpFFoBei7TlscyPwOlry4LU7lU0AEkK5qOpCWvkkixB93d33O1ghQ1lKqaFcSxblyc0m76pCA/w640-h458/JBWR%20-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Least sandpiper.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNz69B1x5-Gww8QYK2GYFZ-C1iPCu6euDAujCWferYfazlwf08B7gICSvNaqzTrzzm4_24AUUyFnbJWOHzyvTOtpJE8aqixC8xul7P0bHkSkaLl-8hXABCrvSraHkdgz-D2sMF-9IJk5oNyMMCj66_CGyJkgnUw8pUGtfIIDYeSXkWuGD8lRLthobSB_7/s2048/JBWR%20-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNz69B1x5-Gww8QYK2GYFZ-C1iPCu6euDAujCWferYfazlwf08B7gICSvNaqzTrzzm4_24AUUyFnbJWOHzyvTOtpJE8aqixC8xul7P0bHkSkaLl-8hXABCrvSraHkdgz-D2sMF-9IJk5oNyMMCj66_CGyJkgnUw8pUGtfIIDYeSXkWuGD8lRLthobSB_7/w640-h458/JBWR%20-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A semipalmated sandpiper who was really showing its ability to overcome...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NRurzn7i7i-h4VuMuGliyVemJPwd78DPfpNW2i2XV5RQrKGJoB0ZbpbqAlDSujZfS9ze14eysB7gGLD3Jc16Xf9pySXpbTf5DCf9ySfgZlZk0hGmGL6WK6cjo2zbhne_Q8JdqLaebtk49RraB9RqH_7mGnOK2Li_53npdAaJCm1wrdXbytyl-rdU5xaa/s2048/JBWR%20-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7NRurzn7i7i-h4VuMuGliyVemJPwd78DPfpNW2i2XV5RQrKGJoB0ZbpbqAlDSujZfS9ze14eysB7gGLD3Jc16Xf9pySXpbTf5DCf9ySfgZlZk0hGmGL6WK6cjo2zbhne_Q8JdqLaebtk49RraB9RqH_7mGnOK2Li_53npdAaJCm1wrdXbytyl-rdU5xaa/w640-h458/JBWR%20-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little buddy only had one leg! As long as it can feed and fly, the bird will probably do alright. Just a bit more hoppy and bouncy than the rest,</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHbGUGDELkLxSKV4SwxQTSDonUWNEf9qpl3OU2sAcQ8P-F2ZTM7XZNAt-abpd7t3txjNPXYgrZVE7clsJH_TzHBcvbtROPxXpYfTcuZDQDsEJwzY2PIPucCwR6C0uj9ANyKXpCYpY0qZGZZkjNivLU5NyiyDLrU-pF-4Vl7xZo8En1Kt4du7uTAhVv88l/s2048/mpsm-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyHbGUGDELkLxSKV4SwxQTSDonUWNEf9qpl3OU2sAcQ8P-F2ZTM7XZNAt-abpd7t3txjNPXYgrZVE7clsJH_TzHBcvbtROPxXpYfTcuZDQDsEJwzY2PIPucCwR6C0uj9ANyKXpCYpY0qZGZZkjNivLU5NyiyDLrU-pF-4Vl7xZo8En1Kt4du7uTAhVv88l/w640-h458/mpsm-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another visit to Marine Park yielded me a few migrating warblers, including the common, but soon to be missed, common yellowthroat.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUEseKq9ythkuOLljb1UklBe_vTmtEpP6rmLiIFpbk2C9OstN3udRPntR-f_-pGKB0wBPDR21ydZMcrGbgUziMTCkyEiko4i8ccH1Ady5u7CeGKe55OGeLzAzvfTRZyYqcz1LNi-2gcHB_KDt7emBWidRCvje0ln0Ncko_DBwPgb4EiN3O4CMcCTW8UVV/s2048/mpsm-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxUEseKq9ythkuOLljb1UklBe_vTmtEpP6rmLiIFpbk2C9OstN3udRPntR-f_-pGKB0wBPDR21ydZMcrGbgUziMTCkyEiko4i8ccH1Ady5u7CeGKe55OGeLzAzvfTRZyYqcz1LNi-2gcHB_KDt7emBWidRCvje0ln0Ncko_DBwPgb4EiN3O4CMcCTW8UVV/w640-h458/mpsm-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also always dig an exceptionally badass looking yellow-crowned night heron.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQy00Bx3UQfFAsp4v2M26eRG9g4cNJuKhBoxLUvIot1AnSkng6B6xKezanbZ45x9WAwyhqC3_NYByWLHEw7bACaOL01jJHoxMv9PeJDC2tZvHvIrTYRZZS9BSWS8O4hyD3desCktzpFbdaWWC3UGMZizsW26xvP68V1lcIz0__w44XagTEM6PBFE2Lxkl/s2048/mpsm-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQy00Bx3UQfFAsp4v2M26eRG9g4cNJuKhBoxLUvIot1AnSkng6B6xKezanbZ45x9WAwyhqC3_NYByWLHEw7bACaOL01jJHoxMv9PeJDC2tZvHvIrTYRZZS9BSWS8O4hyD3desCktzpFbdaWWC3UGMZizsW26xvP68V1lcIz0__w44XagTEM6PBFE2Lxkl/w640-h458/mpsm-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja27ZJCaS182rDwSllwDSUQ7jEZyoV0oCp28-od0VMJFlR49bhNGzmStXZT7aMYLS5BnrHK302U1YjGDHZ6bODLUbt2tcggKjWWaj3vUZX2oQ10x_DhUZpDXswvBv4ceBFX67Ko0nPBc7qiQ6e-qyXiGTzrywqMAXAAcEOvxov_nFZSqkyBcXiCEaxcC2l/s2048/mpsm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja27ZJCaS182rDwSllwDSUQ7jEZyoV0oCp28-od0VMJFlR49bhNGzmStXZT7aMYLS5BnrHK302U1YjGDHZ6bODLUbt2tcggKjWWaj3vUZX2oQ10x_DhUZpDXswvBv4ceBFX67Ko0nPBc7qiQ6e-qyXiGTzrywqMAXAAcEOvxov_nFZSqkyBcXiCEaxcC2l/w640-h458/mpsm.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Marine Park Mockingbird is going through molt and looks like they are just doing their best!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUQ2NxN3WM5Vjee_1SYlwXS9addMFjeSfbIgf5sa9bjYViR41OuqjE-DZtN24Eur0p_uk1StNz-7TtcooyGsTpY3sN2WIoCOIprXFTcSTsWlWHx13-EZMuxYa_rNpUJogKymBQddWB2WBJ0VvzjFdNfvZUu2RyVeJk4rkRzw-RgfHnkqz6hHsy4XVPI43/s2048/bayswater-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUQ2NxN3WM5Vjee_1SYlwXS9addMFjeSfbIgf5sa9bjYViR41OuqjE-DZtN24Eur0p_uk1StNz-7TtcooyGsTpY3sN2WIoCOIprXFTcSTsWlWHx13-EZMuxYa_rNpUJogKymBQddWB2WBJ0VvzjFdNfvZUu2RyVeJk4rkRzw-RgfHnkqz6hHsy4XVPI43/w640-h458/bayswater-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In partaking in a spoonbill chase, I also tried out a new park: Bayswater Point State Park. It has a birding trail that I opted to not go too deep into due to mosquitoes, but I did find some little birdy spots outside of the trail.<br />This great crested flycatcher is looking at you with its good eye, its other eye seemed to be out of commission. Thus, resulting in lots of head tilting.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGbNQV0EYtV2ATBVw1saTGY0JOZ6Sl0zgLl4KqaLMtj6uGu60BIVjK7C9DHUY_U31j0Qk_xmSpejx4jHxnDO86yektEYanWOnjT6NGnNg8RGRL33UtnNa0lCbtoZgMjP90xRlm1gAFP09mvEWXVf_R1Q59CDLJBHs2gjjAjRSbk1kWjZG_LHCULE6177b/s2048/bayswater-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGbNQV0EYtV2ATBVw1saTGY0JOZ6Sl0zgLl4KqaLMtj6uGu60BIVjK7C9DHUY_U31j0Qk_xmSpejx4jHxnDO86yektEYanWOnjT6NGnNg8RGRL33UtnNa0lCbtoZgMjP90xRlm1gAFP09mvEWXVf_R1Q59CDLJBHs2gjjAjRSbk1kWjZG_LHCULE6177b/w640-h458/bayswater-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A red admiral butterfly feeding on some tree sap.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitU0avo4GMFM1gKTeaazGyg62Zrji8kPYjrVYWGG5HE9a7gdKi1EDY3Bgxt3lKGVJlNZvcukmFox_FvusUWmSpIseTkaISoXINZ0gKstQP1WdT2fBTm0ErY_Pq8lyhKhA_gh8VTrLeHar4KUdRoJowrKu8Ykq1bkoZYvGhh8BGsY6afpx_yB01sBcJZQWy/s2048/bayswater-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitU0avo4GMFM1gKTeaazGyg62Zrji8kPYjrVYWGG5HE9a7gdKi1EDY3Bgxt3lKGVJlNZvcukmFox_FvusUWmSpIseTkaISoXINZ0gKstQP1WdT2fBTm0ErY_Pq8lyhKhA_gh8VTrLeHar4KUdRoJowrKu8Ykq1bkoZYvGhh8BGsY6afpx_yB01sBcJZQWy/w640-h458/bayswater-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A great Treegret.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeMrjsnFFZTbtxxkviTmaqr4vXtzvTDW2o00bYRn8MOEMaCEN8m8audf9g8_uRmh0dxZj8rPdw185tmVRkqTzXU6ssKTo56eOdEX6cdSSggjoCMZuHZl9YwkLHdWweJkHvfqhLCMxrt2UDLYwNGOshxP-7xkap-bdIU4lx8JhrPXb6RemLm-g-fAzhvp0/s2048/bayswater.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeMrjsnFFZTbtxxkviTmaqr4vXtzvTDW2o00bYRn8MOEMaCEN8m8audf9g8_uRmh0dxZj8rPdw185tmVRkqTzXU6ssKTo56eOdEX6cdSSggjoCMZuHZl9YwkLHdWweJkHvfqhLCMxrt2UDLYwNGOshxP-7xkap-bdIU4lx8JhrPXb6RemLm-g-fAzhvp0/w640-h458/bayswater.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doing some fancy aerial work with the flycatcher was also this handsome Eastern Kingbird.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMNxAxNI8TDQlwq_KgfhgfD7Kn2_dlJGJSaJy2vKJc6QZB3wknqXImPiD-NWMfsFSE0VHsVsJU8pgZZ2xOg1FpyopyuEC3tqDUsK1bA8rYPCjGVbS4cxkBn4ztWObdvueJB5VQr_tzW1XpVrRwOpO7V_nENA7Jxm_zr3JKi8NwPEs6fS8vlinB3E08ez9/s2048/spoonbill-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMNxAxNI8TDQlwq_KgfhgfD7Kn2_dlJGJSaJy2vKJc6QZB3wknqXImPiD-NWMfsFSE0VHsVsJU8pgZZ2xOg1FpyopyuEC3tqDUsK1bA8rYPCjGVbS4cxkBn4ztWObdvueJB5VQr_tzW1XpVrRwOpO7V_nENA7Jxm_zr3JKi8NwPEs6fS8vlinB3E08ez9/w640-h458/spoonbill-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And at Willow Pond in Hewlett, A roseate Spoonbill.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOWUMETYARcG7cWcJa4ym4-9DtrT17FEg7N9BojmwWhFT27Z4Ui8Vy3_H82mTXdm_E9utBafPY03blgYFR349E3Sl_MzJajxSMBpphNygr5RcWtm0_7sji0r8-9YKlpRoioVE2xJzFHEHzS38_C3qUHS4EpGtmIHH851NDfXxgx010ieXNBTHRqhu_bzI/s2048/spoonbill-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOWUMETYARcG7cWcJa4ym4-9DtrT17FEg7N9BojmwWhFT27Z4Ui8Vy3_H82mTXdm_E9utBafPY03blgYFR349E3Sl_MzJajxSMBpphNygr5RcWtm0_7sji0r8-9YKlpRoioVE2xJzFHEHzS38_C3qUHS4EpGtmIHH851NDfXxgx010ieXNBTHRqhu_bzI/w640-h458/spoonbill-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like a juvenile with its pale plumage and face, took a wrong turn somewhere.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibI6uC8Axegw-1QAJ4W86wzTpRmiTC6DV1xV6U4ZFSyQ8gvHac42pl5c3qWryWT9PrmISXsPu8YEZla0eEyKh9sPMTVgwa0pqrnGUfMhS_HM6b6w2eg1hbZ-I4OUwPMrA2bWJdOPs1DPN8qNPhnbtefnWdfKqfksuwSlPmWaV_rVneZKMBa-0ap39Ktoir/s2048/spoonbill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibI6uC8Axegw-1QAJ4W86wzTpRmiTC6DV1xV6U4ZFSyQ8gvHac42pl5c3qWryWT9PrmISXsPu8YEZla0eEyKh9sPMTVgwa0pqrnGUfMhS_HM6b6w2eg1hbZ-I4OUwPMrA2bWJdOPs1DPN8qNPhnbtefnWdfKqfksuwSlPmWaV_rVneZKMBa-0ap39Ktoir/w640-h458/spoonbill.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glad to see them and check them off my state list, bird #323 for New York State.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></span></div>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-66979047758147053292023-08-24T16:23:00.001-04:002023-08-24T16:23:11.920-04:00Breezy Point Birds<p> <span> I did maybe one of my last NYC Plover Project plover beach roving this last weekend. Kinda bittersweet. I love all the babies, helping them, and teaching people about them, but I also am excited for fall migration and to explore other places around Brooklyn as the seasons change. It was a much better season for the plovers this year, many more fledglings than last year, but there can still be better.</span></p><p><span> It was easier with beach closures this year, now being the second year of doing that, people are (kind of) getting used to it and accepting of it - still of course a few outliers. </span><br /></p><p><span><span> On today's final outing for me, only a few chicks, on the verge of fledging remained on Breezy. So off I went, and aside from the plovers, what a showing of birds out there!</span><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1P5lIDGlIWrC01G6BHvfXhS66WEIe6j1Py_HnYIvHc1fuFrIRBEbc0JTXVGOECfEKCbXdrN6vBRJ3VIO_FPgwSJ5XMDmHDVb-v5MajdloDHbZSgdKFjy5p5bA2qkouXufhpq_RmrUXP3-9hEOOGDtba4qPMZwK0u1A5NVGha4xwwENcJzjb9I4bL0rym/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB1P5lIDGlIWrC01G6BHvfXhS66WEIe6j1Py_HnYIvHc1fuFrIRBEbc0JTXVGOECfEKCbXdrN6vBRJ3VIO_FPgwSJ5XMDmHDVb-v5MajdloDHbZSgdKFjy5p5bA2qkouXufhpq_RmrUXP3-9hEOOGDtba4qPMZwK0u1A5NVGha4xwwENcJzjb9I4bL0rym/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first pictures I took were of this young gull, I was intrigued by the clear view of its oil or preening gland.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmf0YIf02EHcltbe_g0SAjzCXNKoiQNJtW56TSh9mmyvJNqdQiuAXQijFDZfaivKROi9eTTeumO5320zQtW96P_9YXNIVlsQUaGrtMFZfn0qNykSr4uZDVH7CebETyuCBJqvnQn2jMDwOCiCBdlzDhszdbRm14FIPRkGfZjz8ng8lgvPmPnyBNOzwbFlL9/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmf0YIf02EHcltbe_g0SAjzCXNKoiQNJtW56TSh9mmyvJNqdQiuAXQijFDZfaivKROi9eTTeumO5320zQtW96P_9YXNIVlsQUaGrtMFZfn0qNykSr4uZDVH7CebETyuCBJqvnQn2jMDwOCiCBdlzDhszdbRm14FIPRkGfZjz8ng8lgvPmPnyBNOzwbFlL9/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Almost all birds have this gland, and by rubbing their beak on it, they can then spread the oil on their feathers and give themselves ample waterproofing!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzFnnGaTR7cE4_IBaEcDvGBsD7j-2ZXgMkS1F7SFqlGAACShw_J97Vp9bJGcNuckqKcOXdQ3RYktFCgK0KQwJ_IK0OzBaj5mSxKYlDWIvSIvyZnZKwNEzYIBsdziX8oG3MCMr4PFVUMVJHgICBQRXxW5VNi-wuvautjoWhMeIkuYB2CQ7afI1ka8eQOcz/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzFnnGaTR7cE4_IBaEcDvGBsD7j-2ZXgMkS1F7SFqlGAACShw_J97Vp9bJGcNuckqKcOXdQ3RYktFCgK0KQwJ_IK0OzBaj5mSxKYlDWIvSIvyZnZKwNEzYIBsdziX8oG3MCMr4PFVUMVJHgICBQRXxW5VNi-wuvautjoWhMeIkuYB2CQ7afI1ka8eQOcz/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A few fledgling terns remain and continue to beg, like this least tern. As you can see, parenting in birds also gives you grey hairs on your head!<br />But truly, the adult birds as they transition out of parenthood and their bodily chemicals from that phase of life wane, they also change plumage for the winter, which is a bit less sharp looking.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mXNd0GpzlfgPpU5s8ccjEAdHrs0f5BgFKYdpQ1980ioIHallOZUdSuShROJwgs2j4kAS0-6qvP7RKkcmI0rkG0T3uZWJnLf9oleneeidwqvvU6KEGm6K84bdIjnAmMi9s7yixWo8JGqiP8lS1Zyjr34YJ0mUgRBPa1DwHrH8M8bUbACsNy_18ut3OOdO/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mXNd0GpzlfgPpU5s8ccjEAdHrs0f5BgFKYdpQ1980ioIHallOZUdSuShROJwgs2j4kAS0-6qvP7RKkcmI0rkG0T3uZWJnLf9oleneeidwqvvU6KEGm6K84bdIjnAmMi9s7yixWo8JGqiP8lS1Zyjr34YJ0mUgRBPa1DwHrH8M8bUbACsNy_18ut3OOdO/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you like great-black backed gulls, Breezy Point is the place to be... so many!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKOzpHZgXjQijKuhkiYXOsWV2Ku_lyW27fZDu4E0UiKxlGinYjq6bZRJGdk39b7oZVpUKUyFxYU_ekpLr2kYRYzCXOsQIg2L4xE6dgtW0z4ePbtagVlh2bc7M9MFQkbQiuPdbIb8dIir7g3NvH5BZ1yvK0dWT9IWuvXOKhROwY2DijTtXDYnY84pC0dXH/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPKOzpHZgXjQijKuhkiYXOsWV2Ku_lyW27fZDu4E0UiKxlGinYjq6bZRJGdk39b7oZVpUKUyFxYU_ekpLr2kYRYzCXOsQIg2L4xE6dgtW0z4ePbtagVlh2bc7M9MFQkbQiuPdbIb8dIir7g3NvH5BZ1yvK0dWT9IWuvXOKhROwY2DijTtXDYnY84pC0dXH/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">American Oystercatchers gather in large groupings as they prepare for their journey south. This behavior is called staging, and Breezy point is a staging space for many species of shorebird, including the piping plovers.<br />This banded bird looks like it may have been a resident, as their bands look like the ones used on this beach, by NYC Audubon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNxjErmjC1u2nrrrw5KkLXxCVzBX0GT6xiZKN91ILvmhl0KLAiOPpMWvTEA9Ev9vh5fLmoOF_eYAiDKNVZnMghkVsF6VexfRCgj94HUW1h_xynqPX5trCJc94KhG7ytVm6OYrjC6urjXvzLbZu1YGASgVYXyJM4jWdHDJVUu0KQbSg5w4LgW5QGdaFq_f/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnNxjErmjC1u2nrrrw5KkLXxCVzBX0GT6xiZKN91ILvmhl0KLAiOPpMWvTEA9Ev9vh5fLmoOF_eYAiDKNVZnMghkVsF6VexfRCgj94HUW1h_xynqPX5trCJc94KhG7ytVm6OYrjC6urjXvzLbZu1YGASgVYXyJM4jWdHDJVUu0KQbSg5w4LgW5QGdaFq_f/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And somehow they are not all yelling at the same time.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGm-POxoMV5oIb6kBdOIrG6Nl9-Jj0O8S4l3R4rwNWpyYEVsivks731xVoPnHiMnvtSUTqPAlQHYY-8zH4y_vPq-2-M6Hee7IEtwjx8DL_qg3aOaG7970hRVbBh_Xm8ZxCgW9yJujbW-nhD5m8vJ1rTHIS31Z2SlD3BI97Q7wR82jZD2LQoNkTfLbo1Yqx/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGm-POxoMV5oIb6kBdOIrG6Nl9-Jj0O8S4l3R4rwNWpyYEVsivks731xVoPnHiMnvtSUTqPAlQHYY-8zH4y_vPq-2-M6Hee7IEtwjx8DL_qg3aOaG7970hRVbBh_Xm8ZxCgW9yJujbW-nhD5m8vJ1rTHIS31Z2SlD3BI97Q7wR82jZD2LQoNkTfLbo1Yqx/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hundreds of sanderlings also gathering up, some with the rusty remains of their breeding plumage.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincNBAdMsAT5lBVxxkEx4I5dag5V4EXYEiKM6kSkJg6lU_Rz0fRxAgh0zRr0LRSh0K6GcwlsYNuHEipA6WFqoI0sESEbQK1hTG3n0owcqja71o8PrOlfjnq2E0oPctoS75Mos08fQ8LSTR2hJMplr15lLsHs5IkR9c7KzC8frKLlJ2ZMuznV3WBeOkQHrc/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEincNBAdMsAT5lBVxxkEx4I5dag5V4EXYEiKM6kSkJg6lU_Rz0fRxAgh0zRr0LRSh0K6GcwlsYNuHEipA6WFqoI0sESEbQK1hTG3n0owcqja71o8PrOlfjnq2E0oPctoS75Mos08fQ8LSTR2hJMplr15lLsHs5IkR9c7KzC8frKLlJ2ZMuznV3WBeOkQHrc/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OoBFlic-NOAMr6ygI_LJzrRaotXDEggsuMRQD0pt4cglc4-z9aszXTLVjxNEq5sJug8CLEZoU2u18cjJLEKZiU3LMCxGQFnKcnMXnxpiHeOsd3kFRmR4FvKE2dXYSpc3aaWMG2OTA4gXTqhdHe0nYbGS0omhQ7NtGRI7GIBbiaQxySt8er2S7Wb4I0Ps/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OoBFlic-NOAMr6ygI_LJzrRaotXDEggsuMRQD0pt4cglc4-z9aszXTLVjxNEq5sJug8CLEZoU2u18cjJLEKZiU3LMCxGQFnKcnMXnxpiHeOsd3kFRmR4FvKE2dXYSpc3aaWMG2OTA4gXTqhdHe0nYbGS0omhQ7NtGRI7GIBbiaQxySt8er2S7Wb4I0Ps/w640-h494/Breezy%208.19.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This sanderling was cracking me up, as it was trying to bathe, and was deep in the water, for a sanderling. And as the waves receded, the same way your feet get the sand dragged out from under you and you sink.... that is exactly what is happening right here.<br />But they seemed to know what they were doing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJ1TC0106lqLJB0AbfTFlxTic95b16dLHfjZBcl6ZkleN20YLCDuesOi_SF1V72pF81fC_VfJywXV7Z5EWMyzD0oPVnCymLrsQv7NSvmXF85l87rI9woEqI3rYnx3OJonS6U7iGz-dO6EkHKiL-xh-a79DmaEJI0rYJTNj29PWPZrrtkZ1ZUbJTFMZw5P/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJ1TC0106lqLJB0AbfTFlxTic95b16dLHfjZBcl6ZkleN20YLCDuesOi_SF1V72pF81fC_VfJywXV7Z5EWMyzD0oPVnCymLrsQv7NSvmXF85l87rI9woEqI3rYnx3OJonS6U7iGz-dO6EkHKiL-xh-a79DmaEJI0rYJTNj29PWPZrrtkZ1ZUbJTFMZw5P/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A semipalmated plover is another bird that is just passing through. Like the sanderling they breed far North of here and are also gathering to head south for the season.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZu9mE4TfMLrDA7o0WV0N2BeT9LyRpubt4moWqDqr45aK-iniqmYs-IMWA6dENZ0_bajqUQKJBBlEP9S3VHmsPMkw8fs1EE07NS6CF9ac4EfN12OD-04j6WTADtF6l92mb0BBhAyWAfJWKVhIq3OreA8r-wDCr3VRvPXZOxuJa8WMI9YeCq7gyqLCh_c8N/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZu9mE4TfMLrDA7o0WV0N2BeT9LyRpubt4moWqDqr45aK-iniqmYs-IMWA6dENZ0_bajqUQKJBBlEP9S3VHmsPMkw8fs1EE07NS6CF9ac4EfN12OD-04j6WTADtF6l92mb0BBhAyWAfJWKVhIq3OreA8r-wDCr3VRvPXZOxuJa8WMI9YeCq7gyqLCh_c8N/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruddy turnstones are fun, calico looking birds. They like to mix into other flocks. This one was feeding with the plovers and sanderlings and came up lucky with a surf clam, which was not under s tone that required turning.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28cb1ZYOVSvmeIBmHUY9iHL1gUHnaecKsK477m37S_K-nFyD6GlTCNL_exmt1atjzfCzLZYEf7KjhG8KtXyUG9nugh5KgkuIoJNbTTQGpDXpyJHF9OSkx5k2K0FuGyrDGkwXOx-MV-8XjAHbel6JhBEhIUi6IPlykEN70ltEdffKZJkKG9WMrk7Mo9_C0/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj28cb1ZYOVSvmeIBmHUY9iHL1gUHnaecKsK477m37S_K-nFyD6GlTCNL_exmt1atjzfCzLZYEf7KjhG8KtXyUG9nugh5KgkuIoJNbTTQGpDXpyJHF9OSkx5k2K0FuGyrDGkwXOx-MV-8XjAHbel6JhBEhIUi6IPlykEN70ltEdffKZJkKG9WMrk7Mo9_C0/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild! A look at the tongue of the ruddy turnstone has papillae on its lower side! I guess that helps to extract clammy yum yums from their shell.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9ztdW3u7Iw7L1UQmhk1FGk30PuVOCGiuoF6ZBbbWPFEH0y66VHWa_xb6HLmy_MlbFy2pPMRV6hAuplfr4QQ9aLxm2Lc8Onr2S5G-BnYd-h2dOVE4NMgvJNPwstE_UGWEVjiNGTmXxAlal1MzT-m7PMH5jOZNW38CNhTh4NSnKG1UGtWuIrJ-I7BrI0NW/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9ztdW3u7Iw7L1UQmhk1FGk30PuVOCGiuoF6ZBbbWPFEH0y66VHWa_xb6HLmy_MlbFy2pPMRV6hAuplfr4QQ9aLxm2Lc8Onr2S5G-BnYd-h2dOVE4NMgvJNPwstE_UGWEVjiNGTmXxAlal1MzT-m7PMH5jOZNW38CNhTh4NSnKG1UGtWuIrJ-I7BrI0NW/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I saw around 11 piping plover, all looking mostly like this. In their juvenile and non-breeding plumage. Still cute!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrAp_hTO98AJ5Mrr2LzWSpTpBtLrmv1FAv5VHPNVxz1PFqEcykcUBNo4MkRU5f0LBlaT2XWbuQ3k1y4zjMB3L_BTB_8dADXmi0tECk6IQHHoK8b7MuVV4ZNIPjoptpsvi_VRVZYvRIpI_fpVnBt0xmvWdCAix3t_JO6nhH_VOsiNlerszpD4Cb-LS3Vb9/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnrAp_hTO98AJ5Mrr2LzWSpTpBtLrmv1FAv5VHPNVxz1PFqEcykcUBNo4MkRU5f0LBlaT2XWbuQ3k1y4zjMB3L_BTB_8dADXmi0tECk6IQHHoK8b7MuVV4ZNIPjoptpsvi_VRVZYvRIpI_fpVnBt0xmvWdCAix3t_JO6nhH_VOsiNlerszpD4Cb-LS3Vb9/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sand-tern-lings.<br />A few common terns of mixed ages within the group of sanderlings.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYguiCaxAUqRKFdlTTyBlEWkDvVdnlArtt-wmgXEeADOljYk7P_AJlWVkX-5H4e_jOs0PQVLJCjNfAzNZs8-X8NhZmqGmZ8AReVv6Gxfe-wDEaDNwC5_C-VZiNJTsN6lIgSQN9s5I8J3tc137zl6voHz2r5YhBJ9MSKTAEsiCx3xb97gc9_RrlTTAolYX/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYguiCaxAUqRKFdlTTyBlEWkDvVdnlArtt-wmgXEeADOljYk7P_AJlWVkX-5H4e_jOs0PQVLJCjNfAzNZs8-X8NhZmqGmZ8AReVv6Gxfe-wDEaDNwC5_C-VZiNJTsN6lIgSQN9s5I8J3tc137zl6voHz2r5YhBJ9MSKTAEsiCx3xb97gc9_RrlTTAolYX/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A common tern at the cusp of being their own bird, but still begging to be fed.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicQB3GiL23RUkLwjhLLkZDyawfPSb3TbKf0h0Y5DlO-RnuGHzXDHl8iDDcy0Fa1LjSKJUG7SH9Wd8NM_aH3xCbfh75jpDuD9e2aNL13WOuNGl9LbyBHfMhf1CjUssrA2tavu7ZvGGlv-tO1r8HLK6KbS8Y2DL_96z9W7ko4CRzEAbCzpcDmN7FWACaLcQ/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhicQB3GiL23RUkLwjhLLkZDyawfPSb3TbKf0h0Y5DlO-RnuGHzXDHl8iDDcy0Fa1LjSKJUG7SH9Wd8NM_aH3xCbfh75jpDuD9e2aNL13WOuNGl9LbyBHfMhf1CjUssrA2tavu7ZvGGlv-tO1r8HLK6KbS8Y2DL_96z9W7ko4CRzEAbCzpcDmN7FWACaLcQ/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What luck to run into a single, and very obliging, whimbrel!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAF3FlbcwZX0nuv3Q7eA1Xix60eqV_6YibwFn5zzf8YFiiIzTl_cRmG0m_p2k3I26uXkVewoIQbXrdYvcVU7hhheLYBiwlXmWgKzLBkSwFWa7-6khW1DIG0SlfnqGshpUdXG7QvAnTQ1ArYTH-w-tCu_CpiICIRJAC6EqGehhveMZBc996RP6kMu_QGr2/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAF3FlbcwZX0nuv3Q7eA1Xix60eqV_6YibwFn5zzf8YFiiIzTl_cRmG0m_p2k3I26uXkVewoIQbXrdYvcVU7hhheLYBiwlXmWgKzLBkSwFWa7-6khW1DIG0SlfnqGshpUdXG7QvAnTQ1ArYTH-w-tCu_CpiICIRJAC6EqGehhveMZBc996RP6kMu_QGr2/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is my year bird, thank you, whimbrel.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmlV4PYH8eAMNVXBkGatWBr-pnxqDrkhI6LAobpkClgwTs6xc60gx-hI74W64iGyJNHwJ09X42r2jyg0-u6-Q2YNdCuGvaZwyRCu9SqCYDYC7S6AJ1nQLKlZiFIcwPSmi1o8vYjyw5rBYWCdX6DN-_nVTsc7BCIGpHwbPXenVYV557VDO06io1cJvcjU7/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmlV4PYH8eAMNVXBkGatWBr-pnxqDrkhI6LAobpkClgwTs6xc60gx-hI74W64iGyJNHwJ09X42r2jyg0-u6-Q2YNdCuGvaZwyRCu9SqCYDYC7S6AJ1nQLKlZiFIcwPSmi1o8vYjyw5rBYWCdX6DN-_nVTsc7BCIGpHwbPXenVYV557VDO06io1cJvcjU7/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-17.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BUu9n8drZIIlLEDUXFJBDvSLzPCG-lDFDjYv91-VNoEuPMmu6GkPKcLAf535ZvpmZ7N2pvz3RgPudYudz1Qh92QZw5docEO8PoaWi_oNn4HEooEAx0LmpG8eipicijYNbpU5lqPJZZ1J2BsnSc3eWKtCqTjiOnXI-IZ6JOr9pK_I8XW6CgAvq8JtC0cc/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BUu9n8drZIIlLEDUXFJBDvSLzPCG-lDFDjYv91-VNoEuPMmu6GkPKcLAf535ZvpmZ7N2pvz3RgPudYudz1Qh92QZw5docEO8PoaWi_oNn4HEooEAx0LmpG8eipicijYNbpU5lqPJZZ1J2BsnSc3eWKtCqTjiOnXI-IZ6JOr9pK_I8XW6CgAvq8JtC0cc/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-18.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'd say this bird was early, but I'm pretty sure this is the same common loon I and many saw over the summer. Anyway, they were quite close to shore, so nice to gab a pic on a bright sunny day versus a gloomy cold winter day.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcZ3uuEMcvdh32Xyr4R7-fQgwU5f3hKgo2TPEzTTw9K6rA5EuRY12uBpYR6Ur99aG1CUyb8GAxAkOPdBQpEyM2Fkb252VYswWlkhYKe8ZxfCgFNztyHg6nObhgjIineKzzSnUYspK2ECmTkB9a8swZAnCW40yG5g91P_W3sM-C8Vc8fNuRnHe-FnbUpXK/s2048/Breezy%208.19.23-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOcZ3uuEMcvdh32Xyr4R7-fQgwU5f3hKgo2TPEzTTw9K6rA5EuRY12uBpYR6Ur99aG1CUyb8GAxAkOPdBQpEyM2Fkb252VYswWlkhYKe8ZxfCgFNztyHg6nObhgjIineKzzSnUYspK2ECmTkB9a8swZAnCW40yG5g91P_W3sM-C8Vc8fNuRnHe-FnbUpXK/w640-h458/Breezy%208.19.23-19.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Topped it all off with a black skimmer.<br /><br />Now. Onto migrating shorebird season, warblers, and soon, weird ducks!</td></tr></tbody></table>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-63612792249874644732023-08-18T20:58:00.004-04:002023-08-18T20:58:58.443-04:00Marsh Youngsters<p> I applied the deet and wandered into the Salt Marsh Nature Center trail this morning in Brooklyn's Marine Park. After an early morning rain, the mosquitoes were buzzing, and also, West Nile has been found in the area during <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/west-nile-virus-activity.page">testing</a> of mosquitoes, so protect yourself out there.</p><p><span> I wasn't sure if I'd encounter much, but I was wrong. Some of the recently fledged critters of all kinds have yet to figure out how to hide from large scary creatures, like myself. So I got more photos that I thought I would!</span><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPjVCQfvfGx1PhCaudPav5v5LuGIBy0PVjmO1crSgQKQl6YpkeeGbdyJAqAo_TK30al0G7mCMxRiUZRDJ4MkRN4kEG-TxhAewFJ_sIO_Ii1dYlucKtIGCBczGnNXV7FJZvHxlE8Z_VtJ4NfwMVM4SKFjWq3yDcZoYgBaSeGIlgNdGncGqlSD_0uRebnqB/s2048/MPSM%208.18.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPjVCQfvfGx1PhCaudPav5v5LuGIBy0PVjmO1crSgQKQl6YpkeeGbdyJAqAo_TK30al0G7mCMxRiUZRDJ4MkRN4kEG-TxhAewFJ_sIO_Ii1dYlucKtIGCBczGnNXV7FJZvHxlE8Z_VtJ4NfwMVM4SKFjWq3yDcZoYgBaSeGIlgNdGncGqlSD_0uRebnqB/w640-h458/MPSM%208.18.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This American goldfinch looks like it is starting to go into its molt to its winter plumage.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdtzTfwyCvOgSsaqzW9io4NF_nAZHpk26AqC7sr-o_BBjUmk5X5F76OC_bMPGnNcKp9o3FtxCq5gSKcZnk40dSCOuEN39oL6sPZjTKjUsy9DcN5vNl2JALLjttM8chJUtFpW8YapCXcuEkb1KgNTKgBFLQkTLMQnG0Olo9MVDdXpXyjXZKRAW-yydxxy9/s2048/MPSM%208.18.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdtzTfwyCvOgSsaqzW9io4NF_nAZHpk26AqC7sr-o_BBjUmk5X5F76OC_bMPGnNcKp9o3FtxCq5gSKcZnk40dSCOuEN39oL6sPZjTKjUsy9DcN5vNl2JALLjttM8chJUtFpW8YapCXcuEkb1KgNTKgBFLQkTLMQnG0Olo9MVDdXpXyjXZKRAW-yydxxy9/w640-h458/MPSM%208.18.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A young and rather unafraid Eastern cottontail.<br />It's ear facing us has 2 engorged ticks on it and if you look closely, a third engorged tick is on its muzzle. A good reminder to stay on the paths!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMPhutKWvJ_zUYi5p_gROM4_oW-Ci5IjlRxfXefowqQ4o603dfrVhs8NlW2kvJCPcHT8ht8CUM4lhoQ_upmOxFWVAYtxwvm_HRshs0CoXrwauJ0ZdQT12LHubsvTvlvKDOzVgiDXbMiLNDtYkxTmpJdUSmsZDLCZxlaDI_BXMklSzoEDwGLnYT4FezvUi/s2048/MPSM%208.18.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMPhutKWvJ_zUYi5p_gROM4_oW-Ci5IjlRxfXefowqQ4o603dfrVhs8NlW2kvJCPcHT8ht8CUM4lhoQ_upmOxFWVAYtxwvm_HRshs0CoXrwauJ0ZdQT12LHubsvTvlvKDOzVgiDXbMiLNDtYkxTmpJdUSmsZDLCZxlaDI_BXMklSzoEDwGLnYT4FezvUi/w640-h458/MPSM%208.18.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every visit to Marine Park has yielded a very vocal marsh wren.<br />Well today, I found what I presume is one of its offspring!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7eUwoZudUAsHb8LYkyfg_tPnVtlToN9icDHJbNLlQHtE9D5WEATQNd8_cqCINqePgq_NPL1ntOeRPNL1hBCtkEcfugc9r2eBKnWl0FwexncSCJxDu18KGOWrUAUEs4jxzcwThCISx4QJWG4VZHFGQPiwN9YCDqc8cYCmYVHyQslh_dMnPvZps8eLHHxQ/s2048/MPSM%208.18.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ7eUwoZudUAsHb8LYkyfg_tPnVtlToN9icDHJbNLlQHtE9D5WEATQNd8_cqCINqePgq_NPL1ntOeRPNL1hBCtkEcfugc9r2eBKnWl0FwexncSCJxDu18KGOWrUAUEs4jxzcwThCISx4QJWG4VZHFGQPiwN9YCDqc8cYCmYVHyQslh_dMnPvZps8eLHHxQ/w640-h458/MPSM%208.18.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AND IT HAD NO BUTT.<br />This horrid picture is only for butt-less purposes only.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ms69GeCv6cT1M2ItmcFlr6ADU3iXLsPJbGrGpDkbxUTzrsaowCnVKPR0MdZCUHa6WHicbMTLXHMItLYxe0qKJCRpzMT5HEfQKbhjOKd8a8Een21D7AXs6COe4YU3NOV6zMggEYIhkoczw-7Jb2vWn19G7q9MUmIbCQdJDGOL8dR3rZVn5L2I0cMCvnbt/s2048/MPSM%208.18.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ms69GeCv6cT1M2ItmcFlr6ADU3iXLsPJbGrGpDkbxUTzrsaowCnVKPR0MdZCUHa6WHicbMTLXHMItLYxe0qKJCRpzMT5HEfQKbhjOKd8a8Een21D7AXs6COe4YU3NOV6zMggEYIhkoczw-7Jb2vWn19G7q9MUmIbCQdJDGOL8dR3rZVn5L2I0cMCvnbt/w640-h458/MPSM%208.18.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Important feature of the marsh wren - that split stance. Looks like this little one has it down.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbHy3EpUoWk7vdpHlkR1grT4tZWz_1DRvLZFK6uzvs_CZ7XmOcpSoSLwF86Z48t-w2WJCrhW7vzRmq7MByzcS3MbvrmvuXaexci_rFpib86TxRRDwDst0DvCisNTbow2ykgbkiB_PMY-vRo7_Z_KOMamHu33BfV8sZq55DyQr1flyoqGyEvDIk4diqKGG/s2048/MPSM%208.18.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbHy3EpUoWk7vdpHlkR1grT4tZWz_1DRvLZFK6uzvs_CZ7XmOcpSoSLwF86Z48t-w2WJCrhW7vzRmq7MByzcS3MbvrmvuXaexci_rFpib86TxRRDwDst0DvCisNTbow2ykgbkiB_PMY-vRo7_Z_KOMamHu33BfV8sZq55DyQr1flyoqGyEvDIk4diqKGG/w640-h458/MPSM%208.18.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cute, disheveled little thing!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVj_YF1TiAML6Joyq7Qfo7roFv9FwQUWwBkZEamDvBmeMJFI6RQkXOoAYisxIRIlRhKCZcDpTvDnC0SIEtS36eVE04tHW653wvm2vYfFM6k9SMi14TGqQSHvYnI8WZptUv9uvba_bzYTQK0BboZO9knqRbHfkayNHFw5qZl4iCkvNuQiCB80HaEWoM0ff/s2048/MPSM%208.18.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVj_YF1TiAML6Joyq7Qfo7roFv9FwQUWwBkZEamDvBmeMJFI6RQkXOoAYisxIRIlRhKCZcDpTvDnC0SIEtS36eVE04tHW653wvm2vYfFM6k9SMi14TGqQSHvYnI8WZptUv9uvba_bzYTQK0BboZO9knqRbHfkayNHFw5qZl4iCkvNuQiCB80HaEWoM0ff/w640-h458/MPSM%208.18.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SCREAM IF YOU HAVE NO BUTT!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWSEZdpa9Y8d4A1GaAYpbIvuRoPl34HU9wVQt5F_aX-3_y80kjULFzq_TINycdu89WS17T7YZqdo8JkOLJq8RkCZFrBcLweynK1Se6vU90N2CSoDeQA-P6-0pKQEnWSKy7zf9u6gatk4qwIAT55CZBPK6cZ5PWZnb78Nzgps0joreH1floGBE1skUZdPK/s2048/MPSM%208.18.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWSEZdpa9Y8d4A1GaAYpbIvuRoPl34HU9wVQt5F_aX-3_y80kjULFzq_TINycdu89WS17T7YZqdo8JkOLJq8RkCZFrBcLweynK1Se6vU90N2CSoDeQA-P6-0pKQEnWSKy7zf9u6gatk4qwIAT55CZBPK6cZ5PWZnb78Nzgps0joreH1floGBE1skUZdPK/w640-h458/MPSM%208.18.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another youngster, very likely born this past season, a common yellowthroat.<br />Also supposed to be very shy.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibguQTIrQQgvD6boR3Z62symD-CO0bdKwsYtz8tod_LT0_lbaDcodFZk27gD9RHXATBebWWp8pvwfal5EBqmFNPWMjK9tDmob2haWilSuGxJqR677JsRkIOWMlGBTmLMWZN1axo0I5M_THXW85Vt5Via5ISGCcGY_VX9Zg_vAOCtVPR13--0DQiNk4t3eG/s2048/MPSM%208.18.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibguQTIrQQgvD6boR3Z62symD-CO0bdKwsYtz8tod_LT0_lbaDcodFZk27gD9RHXATBebWWp8pvwfal5EBqmFNPWMjK9tDmob2haWilSuGxJqR677JsRkIOWMlGBTmLMWZN1axo0I5M_THXW85Vt5Via5ISGCcGY_VX9Zg_vAOCtVPR13--0DQiNk4t3eG/w640-h458/MPSM%208.18.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It and the two other young common yellowthroats it was with, were not young. In this shot, the bird came toward me, and landed in this plant maybe 8 feet from me, which is not far.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnGP57DJYfHV1g78CcO4FNftlOFSLO6IeRa5jGTeK5E2gyjzfwHnuGH2FIXzeAC8whYyPkCr9tPxBeDM4tdOYyRslN3GrCiIDwpc53e0kJFbcTWZh9_xD3HtPuvfgNMs5YKmjLn9zZr6M2uSHzFq-6sUaB480WpeKyuojPzlJeitsQP3-6TyrB-sc5pCJ/s2048/MPSM%208.18.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFnGP57DJYfHV1g78CcO4FNftlOFSLO6IeRa5jGTeK5E2gyjzfwHnuGH2FIXzeAC8whYyPkCr9tPxBeDM4tdOYyRslN3GrCiIDwpc53e0kJFbcTWZh9_xD3HtPuvfgNMs5YKmjLn9zZr6M2uSHzFq-6sUaB480WpeKyuojPzlJeitsQP3-6TyrB-sc5pCJ/w640-h458/MPSM%208.18.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I figured I'd try my luck near an area where I knew some Baltimore orioles nested and like that, a family of dad and his two youngsters were just perched in a tree. Dad and sibling 1 took off, but sibling two lingered as we made eyes at each other.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_crwnSGPoT10DJFkTb9bzxUYCvEK5xbDCtaK-amSTcOwjs7dJTSQUxbryc_kVso1mtRdKCH9TQj5umyYVOiDIYNRhFuf9h1SMmtopoHHpf1SGPK-73GQsVOavlfDdUZoOaCFVhlZh5JwYP3OqTgEusBtcu-Tiw0YdL_DpYS4NpHcRFqdBllAMvRA3vR8l/s2048/MPSM%208.18.23-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_crwnSGPoT10DJFkTb9bzxUYCvEK5xbDCtaK-amSTcOwjs7dJTSQUxbryc_kVso1mtRdKCH9TQj5umyYVOiDIYNRhFuf9h1SMmtopoHHpf1SGPK-73GQsVOavlfDdUZoOaCFVhlZh5JwYP3OqTgEusBtcu-Tiw0YdL_DpYS4NpHcRFqdBllAMvRA3vR8l/w640-h458/MPSM%208.18.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In addition to all these youngsters, there were very many young American robins and even some young red-eyed vireos also in the area. My favorite was a young male cardinal, molting into his red plumage from that baby olive plumage they have when they fledge. GO see them while they are young and curious about the world to get some good looks at some birds before they head south, which has begun!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-71600998720955300462023-08-13T17:30:00.002-04:002023-08-13T17:30:15.382-04:00Virginia Beach Vacation<p> <span> This past week our family along with all of our family, kids, aunts, uncles, and grandparents shared a large beach house (13 of us in total) on Sandridge near Virginia Beach. The beach was half a city block away, our yard offered a pool and access to a freshwater canal that led out to Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Down the sliver of land was Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge and I did all my birding and wildlife peeping down there. I also had a really nice time casting the fishing rods brought by a family member, I forgot how much I love just stopping to cast a rod. Caught a few small fish that we released back. </span></p><p><span><span> It was a good week away and the birding wasn't half bad either.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSif8LHU5fFRjFv-Jsc7m6thDLCIu4cpZbdds8YPVEHFyJ8BWusJoYrdpxJNIW-glqA5UuetnymRVfbi5th2EoTVrymwzGQy6FLHJIvZPkWMtsYxMx7ABssGbNBgosag3Xc4TrYyMOMLQP1QjJfEx5-uMDR7vGE8iJVlix9b_8a4ByiKhLr8Y5v5cfpgq/s2048/8.6.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKSif8LHU5fFRjFv-Jsc7m6thDLCIu4cpZbdds8YPVEHFyJ8BWusJoYrdpxJNIW-glqA5UuetnymRVfbi5th2EoTVrymwzGQy6FLHJIvZPkWMtsYxMx7ABssGbNBgosag3Xc4TrYyMOMLQP1QjJfEx5-uMDR7vGE8iJVlix9b_8a4ByiKhLr8Y5v5cfpgq/w640-h458/8.6.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Woke up on the first full day of vacation and headed out early to the wildlife refuge, first greeted by this spotted sandpiper.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZp4VSs96pSNPzFSkh_l87dGN1Ivoz2nfhbmBUYVYv4NlHJaqsOSNbIvFqoF-WkStlkF6S_t1Aiki_fZGbbKAEAzpmWCSXOiI1ifXjSF96LIokvbs3syWjU-y0RzGrIq70Q8fdqZN1JwhP-wvUmF6sq4vezMNL-KOb-SXF3n5Vcll25Uxs7pAdnFCuiXhh/s2048/8.6.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZp4VSs96pSNPzFSkh_l87dGN1Ivoz2nfhbmBUYVYv4NlHJaqsOSNbIvFqoF-WkStlkF6S_t1Aiki_fZGbbKAEAzpmWCSXOiI1ifXjSF96LIokvbs3syWjU-y0RzGrIq70Q8fdqZN1JwhP-wvUmF6sq4vezMNL-KOb-SXF3n5Vcll25Uxs7pAdnFCuiXhh/w640-h458/8.6.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Having my clothes treated the night before with permethrin and sprayed down with 100% deet, the bugs were no bother. for me.</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdnRr1C0VDiDEni79mGB2MlnVqVsIIqtOe18wf_cALlClvvkikywRIcZRikt1rFjqvYSiq-RO74nLdgT_UXJ5JMiGd03fCUgW0hqncnbgbMVliLrdHoJVLlCo09WkVHfCsDyTjjcFAylvkhSHw9Q7zZR8gbrMnOTcz_XM4mI4_njETVeRDmUOUrF4HmpM/w640-h458/8.6.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Originally I thought this was a young cardinal, but closer inspection of that ultra scowl made me think blue grosbeak - and a fledgling at that!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVtZMndQqIw9lvNpP0IaYKqV_BH8i9qm4YzadB3kzdscMzCORxr73y-AQ4Mtsd8JvlRXd9jc1u-0MUzVGACuVa-oRwrsK7eNVkDI1lF_5Rw-JTdxdBq5eqOi9DtYvK1VPQWhOyuRGgc8kaRkDWCJWnnC0zp-P12rDfRGV--PuOg2nV7tEUSpm9sukX9PN/s2048/8.6.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVtZMndQqIw9lvNpP0IaYKqV_BH8i9qm4YzadB3kzdscMzCORxr73y-AQ4Mtsd8JvlRXd9jc1u-0MUzVGACuVa-oRwrsK7eNVkDI1lF_5Rw-JTdxdBq5eqOi9DtYvK1VPQWhOyuRGgc8kaRkDWCJWnnC0zp-P12rDfRGV--PuOg2nV7tEUSpm9sukX9PN/w640-h458/8.6.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And maybe this is dad, just a few feet away!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-3lx_xeFFW-hJtdU7y4Us7lWBbDVuAsDQmGgV-NqKNnPWFJDrvz0sXDEQKIO81UhNTUGJ8e8hxLiIwuJqvtRW7d_66bL0QecfezpRkKRDu1sRI5rraMWnRKUbTDi0nFRl1KoSeEkgEmXqD3cDtqzwx_U_0E_kfoMBFsxdH_o3KixNqhb_QPRNM9dF1tI/s2048/8.6.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-3lx_xeFFW-hJtdU7y4Us7lWBbDVuAsDQmGgV-NqKNnPWFJDrvz0sXDEQKIO81UhNTUGJ8e8hxLiIwuJqvtRW7d_66bL0QecfezpRkKRDu1sRI5rraMWnRKUbTDi0nFRl1KoSeEkgEmXqD3cDtqzwx_U_0E_kfoMBFsxdH_o3KixNqhb_QPRNM9dF1tI/w640-h458/8.6.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If it seems funny confuse that fledgling for a cardinal, if you look at the beaks of cardinals and blue grosbeaks, they are pretty similar - these birds are in the same family!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXB-DaqkCfjDudkmZhqRbnS9ccdmuRIICFuPLHtY067iEVZ0uEpEtbKVNSPkYDUKFwrchzo5ahpQMymcBv9OgobExnat0fkURnTi74XeRcFqSFs9YRGGxST-OGw_RCuCPHBPr3-zAECrsx7ncRThFbjh5TsZbl3cpngInelExc9qQUd5cz3MPyjfWrlZaL/s2048/8.6.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXB-DaqkCfjDudkmZhqRbnS9ccdmuRIICFuPLHtY067iEVZ0uEpEtbKVNSPkYDUKFwrchzo5ahpQMymcBv9OgobExnat0fkURnTi74XeRcFqSFs9YRGGxST-OGw_RCuCPHBPr3-zAECrsx7ncRThFbjh5TsZbl3cpngInelExc9qQUd5cz3MPyjfWrlZaL/w640-h458/8.6.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The background bird sound of the trip for me was purple martins, they were everywhere, and many martin houses were propped up along the waterways where we stayed.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8G2AjqOAvc8HWIfd2TMPShq_KXEFx0k2CY-Nx_GCmaD8ZpMepLzStuGeCbz0gyqcIl4je7HTkFF1Gb7kFqU9Hp1zNyc2n-O2Dyo4CWopC1O6w2lFouKMxgkOQvanKtpSQQ2pFOmK38To6UENqUaZPvYj9QivlNicP55N1QI4XoO_ariqWUs0m1pG5bvqr/s2048/8.6.23-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8G2AjqOAvc8HWIfd2TMPShq_KXEFx0k2CY-Nx_GCmaD8ZpMepLzStuGeCbz0gyqcIl4je7HTkFF1Gb7kFqU9Hp1zNyc2n-O2Dyo4CWopC1O6w2lFouKMxgkOQvanKtpSQQ2pFOmK38To6UENqUaZPvYj9QivlNicP55N1QI4XoO_ariqWUs0m1pG5bvqr/w640-h458/8.6.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Green herons were easy to come across throughout the refuge. This one was just divebombed by martins.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigM2vhFwsbQBDj7ltQe0OHvkxhn1OQecMJ3fzjTFBLsXJOfXhtJTmiZSPJsFNphGJXN0srvlASeEF2zRO1gUHF4fIHAsnndcPR7IqBgSDZ0ef8jyFKPZPg4vzn0uiFyK36joiDPQjz1YSc_802ykJKOwJ1tpO0MwpZ2uu0VVu-6AoETiLfHYEXGbBfeF6/s2048/8.6.23-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigM2vhFwsbQBDj7ltQe0OHvkxhn1OQecMJ3fzjTFBLsXJOfXhtJTmiZSPJsFNphGJXN0srvlASeEF2zRO1gUHF4fIHAsnndcPR7IqBgSDZ0ef8jyFKPZPg4vzn0uiFyK36joiDPQjz1YSc_802ykJKOwJ1tpO0MwpZ2uu0VVu-6AoETiLfHYEXGbBfeF6/w640-h458/8.6.23-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYRKtFPYu2xVoueh4JEvaLqxVwgofDH_pi5zfuxRDyoUeveT-ZAPYDjIkheJRI451RnD-GaEV_0fZ0aEpWDu_RgHRZCUD-AyDnn7vu4xUWKt_UVHuH-uuL-Qe54TawIDAn9v3EeWCLDw0p-XKoFgBA9F092qCJbnG9soPlgI076oqCumNYfj5cBbCQNpd/s2048/8.6.23-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrYRKtFPYu2xVoueh4JEvaLqxVwgofDH_pi5zfuxRDyoUeveT-ZAPYDjIkheJRI451RnD-GaEV_0fZ0aEpWDu_RgHRZCUD-AyDnn7vu4xUWKt_UVHuH-uuL-Qe54TawIDAn9v3EeWCLDw0p-XKoFgBA9F092qCJbnG9soPlgI076oqCumNYfj5cBbCQNpd/w640-h458/8.6.23-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just 10 miles north of North Carolina, there were plenty of Carolina wrens to go around.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXy_hXX_GFApjb264STexm6YKCMMi67auZsv_4SwQ3qilDsH0U9mwbIcRKyTYpv12uZ0uSlMwoicHrlvcGorYm3e7Fm8v8yiwLl6lxDCquL3YskbYyYuayOzSNk-OTXoPH9wcnkhsm3povkIijwleZCMj2sGQ_rQHr258vxjQwOPOzx-hXXKTBpgY80-Y3/s2048/8.6.23-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXy_hXX_GFApjb264STexm6YKCMMi67auZsv_4SwQ3qilDsH0U9mwbIcRKyTYpv12uZ0uSlMwoicHrlvcGorYm3e7Fm8v8yiwLl6lxDCquL3YskbYyYuayOzSNk-OTXoPH9wcnkhsm3povkIijwleZCMj2sGQ_rQHr258vxjQwOPOzx-hXXKTBpgY80-Y3/w640-h458/8.6.23-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A good number of eastern cottontails among any grasses and roadsides.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_m7NsLsZaQZkEWKLx2OeR-ld6qA4MtSQa4SSbDJE5s9iBxTuthDrQamLFteiX3vejxKu5wLTKmvbUrOGRrxDcr9oyV46XxbrLujrhxPP8Dpzn3HT2kDv7kqzAKX6vWUcb_v9F8ULvcJt7Oe-tHp8ZFJKZmw22kdrLCbpZ_8h-VK8BNsZJ5rQFYfapAtug/s2048/8.8.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_m7NsLsZaQZkEWKLx2OeR-ld6qA4MtSQa4SSbDJE5s9iBxTuthDrQamLFteiX3vejxKu5wLTKmvbUrOGRrxDcr9oyV46XxbrLujrhxPP8Dpzn3HT2kDv7kqzAKX6vWUcb_v9F8ULvcJt7Oe-tHp8ZFJKZmw22kdrLCbpZ_8h-VK8BNsZJ5rQFYfapAtug/w640-h458/8.8.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I went back for more birding on my birthday. I was VERY, VERY excited to find my very first cottonmouth, a venomous snake in the pit viper family. It just floated in the water, with zero cares to be had. I was able to safely observe this snake from a boardwalk above the marsh waters it was floating in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCdkHhez475XlRkLk12p_S_TL7YwVVulQrKPQfUMb-HnY5ODav0SzqMelWGuLH_alabkl33LX62aC7JbOHfXvd3vxrhlwqKx1VhAaTz4zoxoIETjVEPFgpM0Qx1caNV204zxXQhlHkUp5_y9aGurlXwMLpfM74ZIbB8-2febj5yJSdkPPPn7Q2YdRBHE5/s2048/8.8.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCdkHhez475XlRkLk12p_S_TL7YwVVulQrKPQfUMb-HnY5ODav0SzqMelWGuLH_alabkl33LX62aC7JbOHfXvd3vxrhlwqKx1VhAaTz4zoxoIETjVEPFgpM0Qx1caNV204zxXQhlHkUp5_y9aGurlXwMLpfM74ZIbB8-2febj5yJSdkPPPn7Q2YdRBHE5/w640-h458/8.8.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still plenty of green heron to be had.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoHx2Rz0j-ztud8tAAPQ5u0B_e7ZOGqlvLT5ItfE-T-spCPnR-zY2tXuZ6xkz0Ql6jlIi478SHYBuXaqA6CHsYWWCnmF3sWdX_hZ8tKJHNt6dSDNOWwi00snZBubY8qHOUHzLJdmksEkBtRAMbhEX7Ij95DDCJASh1X_T8W8On3HAP2Yl3wmX92SABlT5/s2048/8.8.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuoHx2Rz0j-ztud8tAAPQ5u0B_e7ZOGqlvLT5ItfE-T-spCPnR-zY2tXuZ6xkz0Ql6jlIi478SHYBuXaqA6CHsYWWCnmF3sWdX_hZ8tKJHNt6dSDNOWwi00snZBubY8qHOUHzLJdmksEkBtRAMbhEX7Ij95DDCJASh1X_T8W8On3HAP2Yl3wmX92SABlT5/w640-h458/8.8.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some other herons around the area were great blues, which I saw mostly in flight.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyQf65JnDgxuwwinrUlRwJqz_Qx1nwxzx0yeWap_oes1dpdNJvWtKstezFGIzC43iJzQzr8POBaLBei_FDY4q886NVQD7W3IhSC4_Bl43jm2KcQZ8PcJqAmykt2K_O5ZWMmCBecit6W6C4NLbao1dlLUfaVePQQQOoH0viG7IR_AfdtZBe6XY2wFZEALf/s2048/8.8.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyQf65JnDgxuwwinrUlRwJqz_Qx1nwxzx0yeWap_oes1dpdNJvWtKstezFGIzC43iJzQzr8POBaLBei_FDY4q886NVQD7W3IhSC4_Bl43jm2KcQZ8PcJqAmykt2K_O5ZWMmCBecit6W6C4NLbao1dlLUfaVePQQQOoH0viG7IR_AfdtZBe6XY2wFZEALf/w640-h458/8.8.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue grosbeaks were everywhere, a sight that is hard to get tired of.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6JcXQEKIU6GN__8vyMjHu9x0AzT9pWpT_RyhPWYHPnkARH9a3u2pVVMLvZoCVOM4j2EUxhdJrddXq5K9Dmyf_uDRKjGWy0EKtllWxXbWuUpzIjDMNv-sSX4epWVhdIBgIbdsEaMZs1awfw35RLjr6YE-OEDO6Zm3Xv4yZnBw1Za6Pez5Og4T1UDBttj7/s2048/8.8.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6JcXQEKIU6GN__8vyMjHu9x0AzT9pWpT_RyhPWYHPnkARH9a3u2pVVMLvZoCVOM4j2EUxhdJrddXq5K9Dmyf_uDRKjGWy0EKtllWxXbWuUpzIjDMNv-sSX4epWVhdIBgIbdsEaMZs1awfw35RLjr6YE-OEDO6Zm3Xv4yZnBw1Za6Pez5Og4T1UDBttj7/w640-h458/8.8.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The female blue grosbeaks are pretty lovely too...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWV-SK694QQf7OkKzselNIs78vtN3OOzNvwAUy-vCWxx9iDL02zc7AkzjIgqKdDieiW9CMOFsq78Dyct_vozWwqcgvbjWUJcoJY0u8R9Qb0sx6eWrNY9nuhcxTv-tM0QQCn2HCxuRrxfMZgQwceeXYRqm97BKt6NOYx9YcJpt223dc7NZMj_G7nEEdareD/s2048/8.8.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTL2KWLbTey8a5XQ1MBaMS_GwHMYDerWeQ-Ej3XnNUt1Gp7ilLIQTg46GiL8ZBpjMNBLg3XionXre6grg0G1uT4mbDEO9a-lSQ1Y-AOvtHRlqVsXEL0-QoM1Jh7Oh-RiaSFu9guJPaoOGeC-kegAL7ZuKFNCQlv4ziZqXQGYZhebSGZ6suxyt7YAEsidy7/s2048/8.10.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTL2KWLbTey8a5XQ1MBaMS_GwHMYDerWeQ-Ej3XnNUt1Gp7ilLIQTg46GiL8ZBpjMNBLg3XionXre6grg0G1uT4mbDEO9a-lSQ1Y-AOvtHRlqVsXEL0-QoM1Jh7Oh-RiaSFu9guJPaoOGeC-kegAL7ZuKFNCQlv4ziZqXQGYZhebSGZ6suxyt7YAEsidy7/w640-h458/8.10.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My last day of visiting the refuge was a day that threatened rain, and the birds were just not as abundant. So I took in the birds I could but also looked to the other many wonders of the refuge.<br />This spotted sandpiper, presuming its the same one I have been seeing daily in the same area, snacks on a spider.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPPC1vz0nT6fVh-BPaPUaZ4IE2DU3wMmyQYQHLAbMqg6RhwXb43yscKwjce66qi1-H3lUEk5HKcmErOfi-FIZp1uZ1UQFfqWnhyUS7Doqs3pKkiNq7x9ZyRSs2I8Lnw-CucPV7Akk0zQWQtICDc7_b_vXx76iHCoSdjbYH_xSJ2ZdS7Gap0BzXxOpxCTP/s2048/8.10.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPPC1vz0nT6fVh-BPaPUaZ4IE2DU3wMmyQYQHLAbMqg6RhwXb43yscKwjce66qi1-H3lUEk5HKcmErOfi-FIZp1uZ1UQFfqWnhyUS7Doqs3pKkiNq7x9ZyRSs2I8Lnw-CucPV7Akk0zQWQtICDc7_b_vXx76iHCoSdjbYH_xSJ2ZdS7Gap0BzXxOpxCTP/w640-h458/8.10.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you keep your eyes down on where you are walking along the marsh, it's easy to spot a green tree frog. These are frogs are maybe an inch long? They are quite tiny.... and cute!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mFw7bEtBywt8rFRrTII7vrPNxGgB8-lznaMscB1NMItGouDvakuBmjA9faXTkE1BVqGevuShzVet6AnkO2eNOnQbPnH1U7SP0nJMypV8AkACS8Bhb2TnQRY1XBBHrWBwuLgHzdhhQ1SKN-rYMFasKaXqipQbQ_FOM1KQf5S4o08CG0c8lG639-NZjQo2/s2048/8.10.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mFw7bEtBywt8rFRrTII7vrPNxGgB8-lznaMscB1NMItGouDvakuBmjA9faXTkE1BVqGevuShzVet6AnkO2eNOnQbPnH1U7SP0nJMypV8AkACS8Bhb2TnQRY1XBBHrWBwuLgHzdhhQ1SKN-rYMFasKaXqipQbQ_FOM1KQf5S4o08CG0c8lG639-NZjQo2/w640-h458/8.10.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For sure one who likely feasts on boardwalk green tree frogs.... a green heron.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLrwhQyLnieRyec6sKjf4hQ-b4oPGKGV3SoHWzKTW56Ic1OYEzUYKj_VBOzdKUwdZD0TFJUfi9Gaij8qvndaJXE6F7jpx2dY4LAnFBH7Svv6LuqOz8KuhwH4iZXXbKUXhoNR4S1aLlMi38LOvOT-KrXJ-e2SxwDrNy0a49UXAnjGxMKX-QfEurmzSOt5t/s2048/8.10.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLrwhQyLnieRyec6sKjf4hQ-b4oPGKGV3SoHWzKTW56Ic1OYEzUYKj_VBOzdKUwdZD0TFJUfi9Gaij8qvndaJXE6F7jpx2dY4LAnFBH7Svv6LuqOz8KuhwH4iZXXbKUXhoNR4S1aLlMi38LOvOT-KrXJ-e2SxwDrNy0a49UXAnjGxMKX-QfEurmzSOt5t/w640-h458/8.10.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And boy oh boy, was I happy to see that the cottonmouth pretty much calls under the boardwalk home.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdhvNJdZY7BQWxKhffg-1bXd8gmR0yUqcpuN5hfyifoa6BUBMC9YhhK9hcd3AvvJXGo7PjPtYH0q-H-bwc_wIKb-ywMWBD6bBq9ArpZpKuCPZIc_SGojZFjKAT1Ub3Hy-vsMgb0CrndzhoW4x1PPRYCjeo2CwjeLES0wiTsusHnxcFXmDQcMqZnDITMI2/s2048/8.10.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAdhvNJdZY7BQWxKhffg-1bXd8gmR0yUqcpuN5hfyifoa6BUBMC9YhhK9hcd3AvvJXGo7PjPtYH0q-H-bwc_wIKb-ywMWBD6bBq9ArpZpKuCPZIc_SGojZFjKAT1Ub3Hy-vsMgb0CrndzhoW4x1PPRYCjeo2CwjeLES0wiTsusHnxcFXmDQcMqZnDITMI2/w640-h458/8.10.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see its heat sensing pit directly in front of its eye, allowing it to "see" the body heat of animals it may wish to make into a meal.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwZQ37jC03j6DTe0O7yfGXC08YH-7xbChw8O8Mb7pE_OdBXSWxp2sKVFTezJV0HdRObYmtH_Nkkpb65J217JtKtjJmc9J29EPxU957EqaLdMCywz1MAZ1ehIuhRB9qS_B7NxO6_hZiI8NNvc-DG_tzWGFPwOMkjxzECb-Wusl8N54muvmQk4ni_nhVxUF/s2048/8.10.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwZQ37jC03j6DTe0O7yfGXC08YH-7xbChw8O8Mb7pE_OdBXSWxp2sKVFTezJV0HdRObYmtH_Nkkpb65J217JtKtjJmc9J29EPxU957EqaLdMCywz1MAZ1ehIuhRB9qS_B7NxO6_hZiI8NNvc-DG_tzWGFPwOMkjxzECb-Wusl8N54muvmQk4ni_nhVxUF/w640-h458/8.10.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This snake was small, maybe 2 feet? For sure has a touch more growing to do.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzdRfwUGhSDfoNx-BYTMmQLv16UATAvc4u6sU4tUBX_CNDt4VC9MRKOJsYXPv_AN_PeR2VJ4lswRP_f0ve-swg2QWsP-Mu7Ptcf5Ep06pq9MzYkJ55qSbpqZKbMGGZNgpyH6BmVTccQrTqD_B0Vs6wCQYfPf1fjh83E6CSxGSO0fx8QCZEVY7PPqga_ZM/s2048/8.10.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzdRfwUGhSDfoNx-BYTMmQLv16UATAvc4u6sU4tUBX_CNDt4VC9MRKOJsYXPv_AN_PeR2VJ4lswRP_f0ve-swg2QWsP-Mu7Ptcf5Ep06pq9MzYkJ55qSbpqZKbMGGZNgpyH6BmVTccQrTqD_B0Vs6wCQYfPf1fjh83E6CSxGSO0fx8QCZEVY7PPqga_ZM/w640-h458/8.10.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They are closely related to rattlesnakes but unlike rattlesnakes spend a lot mor time in and around the water. They get their name from their mouth that looks very pale in contrast to the rest of their body and that they flash open, agape, when feeling threatened. A bit could be very, very painful and potentially fatal, so definitely one you should observe safely.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQL_Qwq811XERVcIaGma5k4BpkEo9kgT7WQTbwY72pq4tcuImpTS410e3WyQ8rcm9g-BJ7vXVUM3xh7RSQPiuf1SF8_tSzIpauD6oHTuXdJU1-6ScPSUlY-edgKpL_ydJwb6VQISC11smG1LRTGGZXp2Pb1sf0WsIAmqzBcydTIzO_t3jNnZ4wz8cHILSk/s2048/8.10.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQL_Qwq811XERVcIaGma5k4BpkEo9kgT7WQTbwY72pq4tcuImpTS410e3WyQ8rcm9g-BJ7vXVUM3xh7RSQPiuf1SF8_tSzIpauD6oHTuXdJU1-6ScPSUlY-edgKpL_ydJwb6VQISC11smG1LRTGGZXp2Pb1sf0WsIAmqzBcydTIzO_t3jNnZ4wz8cHILSk/w640-h458/8.10.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One cannot ignore the swamp mallows growing everywhere, white and pink were easy to spot. These are the plants from which marshmallows were made from!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0M1dDlPwWrVaHBuIVlZiZobB2pNXI6_ScBv4RJWthsSfpOUFc_DPeGOSyJwrbAY_Gdy4m9Hy_jgfEMhFmrY65k8zzk5BlpDD2StDYEW6oVTpkvI6S78YFqR_5XOt5Z6m_7gJQRrrGVxlDTkjowpazmxO_I9UZY1cIL2PY5IqJQxX3AbUp3g84oDMlTjw/s2048/8.10.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE0M1dDlPwWrVaHBuIVlZiZobB2pNXI6_ScBv4RJWthsSfpOUFc_DPeGOSyJwrbAY_Gdy4m9Hy_jgfEMhFmrY65k8zzk5BlpDD2StDYEW6oVTpkvI6S78YFqR_5XOt5Z6m_7gJQRrrGVxlDTkjowpazmxO_I9UZY1cIL2PY5IqJQxX3AbUp3g84oDMlTjw/w640-h458/8.10.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lovely female red-winged blackbird, always nice to see them with no brush hiding their beautiful plumage.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnPvVCIVoRUnh1LmguIqf98JjApJJ3-87VKTcGn5BrPUbsHfcvQ2ta90_tv1-QFziBVXP8EirZ5PdLKmHtS0pNTiLLuPrHGOXxTl14N0I19IehueHhv3p-ILe2NOzCgC3nYp_KPrck_pmAlj-Y0rvUJlxaJH_PDADjA_aSDFBqATFy3WGG_J0_ypEm8q7/s2048/8.10.23-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnPvVCIVoRUnh1LmguIqf98JjApJJ3-87VKTcGn5BrPUbsHfcvQ2ta90_tv1-QFziBVXP8EirZ5PdLKmHtS0pNTiLLuPrHGOXxTl14N0I19IehueHhv3p-ILe2NOzCgC3nYp_KPrck_pmAlj-Y0rvUJlxaJH_PDADjA_aSDFBqATFy3WGG_J0_ypEm8q7/w640-h458/8.10.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Noticed something hop quickly across the trail, it paused to let me snap a few pictures to help me identify it as an Eastern American Toad! This one must be quite young as some can reach lengths around 2-4" in length!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_6p4DNrUDwalRwXZeMr0Yxf_u-psT7a-15w6IVear-qQWlqPo48FRCF5AzRZ48CgjQ4pxqHiQO3w8jSoym7QI9ebIUG6YBh05-4iN6vW57KVEe2DGe0fdrFsdBAqtgQdc4Xn8Pi6qtyaR9wBRl0EQYYtEuAM_2lSZ_zp24b4ls_2KmAtiaGL7Xl7MUna/s2048/8.10.23-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq_6p4DNrUDwalRwXZeMr0Yxf_u-psT7a-15w6IVear-qQWlqPo48FRCF5AzRZ48CgjQ4pxqHiQO3w8jSoym7QI9ebIUG6YBh05-4iN6vW57KVEe2DGe0fdrFsdBAqtgQdc4Xn8Pi6qtyaR9wBRl0EQYYtEuAM_2lSZ_zp24b4ls_2KmAtiaGL7Xl7MUna/w640-h494/8.10.23-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very screamy osprey briefly landed to let me see its look of absolute chaos.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuCU_01Lq6tTB0yFjvmfU2LTbpIqBBlDBvlA1pwfCcN8zjnGxdwwu04TQAyvQW7RY5CwP6TyDlpTB7pc2WBkKJdUkGTBnL8Tvf9d5l-Z1MtHb5pb8YndrZnUxZTfA2ZOoObx32SA8Z22mIbNGsa8efFKUL1qpHrW96d_62-MOig2DXaZM79C9HiBAjLGM/s2048/8.10.23-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuCU_01Lq6tTB0yFjvmfU2LTbpIqBBlDBvlA1pwfCcN8zjnGxdwwu04TQAyvQW7RY5CwP6TyDlpTB7pc2WBkKJdUkGTBnL8Tvf9d5l-Z1MtHb5pb8YndrZnUxZTfA2ZOoObx32SA8Z22mIbNGsa8efFKUL1qpHrW96d_62-MOig2DXaZM79C9HiBAjLGM/w640-h458/8.10.23-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AHHHHHHHH!<br />(It was more like a whiney whinny)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXIQB6mLamEqJRXJAlK2wZExL-yZM3QQauMOtWFyi09XdkEvHuKDsiRDyZe1mFp3oki0QLmd8bXu8C9bt6KoVs5m4-4pdpJ8ZBMeYuei5n6UuBmhbM5N4kezoESGU_zE1V5Wme2o2di_2qSp71Cvlc6hoIFB2wo21gOVo0QBa7Zn-6d7EERFAliMGQSbl/s2048/8.10.23-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKXIQB6mLamEqJRXJAlK2wZExL-yZM3QQauMOtWFyi09XdkEvHuKDsiRDyZe1mFp3oki0QLmd8bXu8C9bt6KoVs5m4-4pdpJ8ZBMeYuei5n6UuBmhbM5N4kezoESGU_zE1V5Wme2o2di_2qSp71Cvlc6hoIFB2wo21gOVo0QBa7Zn-6d7EERFAliMGQSbl/w640-h458/8.10.23-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These yellow garden spiders blew my mind with their web designs!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw0FatUCW0d6KmgZFC7oMPSGlqc8ooGQjYXMTov5k_PPKmg2vv4V3MJ1Cd-Hzu9cerWbIHRu8D0vDU1x9MXY4THNguuDy9Sb-K6L1IjuA7Y5YbKEvPVWWc6TlYU_KnoTpCdsJjtsma6oRmJc358llj2YuOtx9rmWdip8E8sU4vOoMQd0qjan3n43vq6oq/s2048/8.10.23-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMw0FatUCW0d6KmgZFC7oMPSGlqc8ooGQjYXMTov5k_PPKmg2vv4V3MJ1Cd-Hzu9cerWbIHRu8D0vDU1x9MXY4THNguuDy9Sb-K6L1IjuA7Y5YbKEvPVWWc6TlYU_KnoTpCdsJjtsma6oRmJc358llj2YuOtx9rmWdip8E8sU4vOoMQd0qjan3n43vq6oq/w640-h458/8.10.23-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The spider itself also quite beautiful too, and decently sized, especially for any who may have some adversity to spiders. It isn't fully known why they make the zigzag pattern, but one thought is so that birds can see it and not fly through it, thereby destroying the spider's hard work.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZueGri4rUs1o6fkA9_4605xFDr1WU2gCZlj97K_w2bgtK5uSjW0CLnydRj9jUf_zLElGrnSA2cnnOsGQio2RRBX3ENnKVGp8w1jc2PLkYYhi4DuCzMOaudWScKikcTJ3dP38wf1sh8VY2rhT7_mttgTqWSlMiNsXnUgITW21tafmea1YuKgKW79nQtkY/s2048/8.10.23-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZueGri4rUs1o6fkA9_4605xFDr1WU2gCZlj97K_w2bgtK5uSjW0CLnydRj9jUf_zLElGrnSA2cnnOsGQio2RRBX3ENnKVGp8w1jc2PLkYYhi4DuCzMOaudWScKikcTJ3dP38wf1sh8VY2rhT7_mttgTqWSlMiNsXnUgITW21tafmea1YuKgKW79nQtkY/w640-h458/8.10.23-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A female Eastern pondhawk, the males of this species are blue. These voracious predators eat insects on the wing, and sometimes even each other!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72wtOhSEs9YrYpIjklvOz4fE6ewoH9cFG_TveeWxgXaxGGvdbDcmIuKv_79-Leb5wQNU4gZCkVRSvWk3EOfr4asZRWQM0WT2MAJvQQxnn6Qb0SipYE5de7Owhv9hzobVotk9sbFhw07pO2RiWq-dGpdahfz2DoD6XTjvIQDwzMffD00t1NfGhZl9rojMD/s2048/8.10.23-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh72wtOhSEs9YrYpIjklvOz4fE6ewoH9cFG_TveeWxgXaxGGvdbDcmIuKv_79-Leb5wQNU4gZCkVRSvWk3EOfr4asZRWQM0WT2MAJvQQxnn6Qb0SipYE5de7Owhv9hzobVotk9sbFhw07pO2RiWq-dGpdahfz2DoD6XTjvIQDwzMffD00t1NfGhZl9rojMD/w640-h458/8.10.23-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were A LOT of dragonflies at the refuge, Halloween pennants are everywhere and lovely to look at with those spotted black and orange wings.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjws06tWDYuMhOW-D7evv-j6xZdkJEzyTMB9MdBNT1xh_oa95DWlG89t3VFp1WjcMs9UocvWt4XaQklDzcQp9-zm-BwYVZOfW8GRMTbDJOC_Eo4y_iym_Y6vivuZ1lRTUFbANomliX2f9LYBFtBJ1py3KM7S6wJJ0KJ3AcfODudK0uV_srmZ2KXX64Hxamx/s2048/8.10.23-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjws06tWDYuMhOW-D7evv-j6xZdkJEzyTMB9MdBNT1xh_oa95DWlG89t3VFp1WjcMs9UocvWt4XaQklDzcQp9-zm-BwYVZOfW8GRMTbDJOC_Eo4y_iym_Y6vivuZ1lRTUFbANomliX2f9LYBFtBJ1py3KM7S6wJJ0KJ3AcfODudK0uV_srmZ2KXX64Hxamx/w640-h458/8.10.23-17.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another green tree frog, which would "sing" from time to time, especially early on the wettest mornings.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PlwY1hSEXIXcXFFfbWrN9jJ-rhCaEL1bUjqojdZp7ec3xt7lLYtqKuIexqTzR9a2LKLvfMt7qNquPEXExXcZeYdwiZa9g-KG8gahUsVQW3leQsHHEJXjorDuEL9CiOXjRsFfjcENaRVqz4bagAuHvHEqkKi85t7GQDMLx6-clX85t5aiG4VQ_NG2z0-N/s2048/8.10.23-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PlwY1hSEXIXcXFFfbWrN9jJ-rhCaEL1bUjqojdZp7ec3xt7lLYtqKuIexqTzR9a2LKLvfMt7qNquPEXExXcZeYdwiZa9g-KG8gahUsVQW3leQsHHEJXjorDuEL9CiOXjRsFfjcENaRVqz4bagAuHvHEqkKi85t7GQDMLx6-clX85t5aiG4VQ_NG2z0-N/w640-h458/8.10.23-18.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A great blue skimmer, one of the larger dragonflies flying over the refuge.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlaj6qiky8W-UjZZO-10FM2Dpn9AM4ja3e7SMxz_-lPMn9A6x6TkI8JPuMbyxwU0WF8hirGRYDwychWtwWWAcVc_9nWaLcjEiMroxTE_ZH3GrCNLpO9J6ZOknoiiHnBTuIfvO0P4pKZYGx-hGK0H9kCj8hX_w2j2JYXxWUoBPfAQoAXOgdxQZR6mdT0Gk/s2048/8.10.23-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlaj6qiky8W-UjZZO-10FM2Dpn9AM4ja3e7SMxz_-lPMn9A6x6TkI8JPuMbyxwU0WF8hirGRYDwychWtwWWAcVc_9nWaLcjEiMroxTE_ZH3GrCNLpO9J6ZOknoiiHnBTuIfvO0P4pKZYGx-hGK0H9kCj8hX_w2j2JYXxWUoBPfAQoAXOgdxQZR6mdT0Gk/w640-h458/8.10.23-19.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A young brown headed cowbird, wonder who the lucky host was to raise this little one.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Some notable birds I enjoyed - but didn't get pictures of - included yellow-breasted chats, white ibis, tricolored heron, white-eyed vireo, prothonotary warbler, Northern waterthrush, royal tern, and Caspian tern.</div>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-16952979939468576162023-06-27T21:21:00.002-04:002023-06-27T21:21:29.375-04:00Marine Park Happenings<p> <span> As we get into summer, and the end of migration if I have time beyond plovers, I head to Marine Park. This is a collection of pictures from over the last month, each visit bringing its own special experience with the marsh.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCzPj8KN0nJgYnSTkNJxQBuiYFDL_nWT1M9O9JD5EjasAGqWiRsgTIcxuM05YVF-Bnm8MfNFUhCCVyrXNK-7KnG6Hq31tMyOybZemBGPZnsSrXAsZBAYnxf_rDVHjm8tHlsSyywG8IOkcvC28eNJNUdZppcrtgqyYYLXPkeSaflin6r2UD7Kbb6GBMHyE/s2048/5.21.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCzPj8KN0nJgYnSTkNJxQBuiYFDL_nWT1M9O9JD5EjasAGqWiRsgTIcxuM05YVF-Bnm8MfNFUhCCVyrXNK-7KnG6Hq31tMyOybZemBGPZnsSrXAsZBAYnxf_rDVHjm8tHlsSyywG8IOkcvC28eNJNUdZppcrtgqyYYLXPkeSaflin6r2UD7Kbb6GBMHyE/w640-h458/5.21.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last month I helped co-lead a bird outing and while we tried to see clapper rails, we mostly heard them. But there were still plenty of other sights, like this great egret.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6g7box0AS5ABybGkrd1If6CaWDkS_B1HAwIEZYpI0zIo6hm32oq-b6SXgnBcbdrUwVusr_VWk8rKqOiLbqtioRq8QBx7vl4aqZ4jW9HvR_WFxZ02jXQO2ZSPRgC0Lg_EV5cjW_rqwnK8dtoGvFdQ77I7rKVrjjzuiUdxYb9Qcx1etSxShJ5OPlSmxydeI/s2048/5.21.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6g7box0AS5ABybGkrd1If6CaWDkS_B1HAwIEZYpI0zIo6hm32oq-b6SXgnBcbdrUwVusr_VWk8rKqOiLbqtioRq8QBx7vl4aqZ4jW9HvR_WFxZ02jXQO2ZSPRgC0Lg_EV5cjW_rqwnK8dtoGvFdQ77I7rKVrjjzuiUdxYb9Qcx1etSxShJ5OPlSmxydeI/w640-h458/5.21.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A warbling vireo mid-warble allowed us to see it, a special treat.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkJvGJSnzx6jGL7kLKwwGoP3AUIvDjqPCiPkLbvaMxO_FOvrgl6O01ke_FMy1HW8O2rngyx1E2nsOm9GBbcXs3vKw9lz-0rGlA7F_YH23kzIUZyAyyYx2PZBj2ZXGhbyj5MN5jdn2klZZU1wXZEztW_YyNFovvg2cQXBSQJ-f4oXfEjOj6ZM6gmuSrr1E/s2048/5.21.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtkJvGJSnzx6jGL7kLKwwGoP3AUIvDjqPCiPkLbvaMxO_FOvrgl6O01ke_FMy1HW8O2rngyx1E2nsOm9GBbcXs3vKw9lz-0rGlA7F_YH23kzIUZyAyyYx2PZBj2ZXGhbyj5MN5jdn2klZZU1wXZEztW_YyNFovvg2cQXBSQJ-f4oXfEjOj6ZM6gmuSrr1E/w640-h458/5.21.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Highlight of the outing was for sure a family of Carolina wrens, mom, dad, and their fledglings. The fledglings had their yellow gape still, and were almost butt-less with their tiny tail feathers -- of course very cute.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigY1pDC9FA1_AR5bkNTrpDGuogJmzDf1jEbEodhZx5T_IA3A0IeVCRbKOiiPWBOmynMfUdp3KhIUTttq1o3T0wmbyHOCTTzi6HeINdODNOuJH0ZniYlLLLgVHaBRTYWC88ffjlHFcele7G2-yv-Ov0V8KJCJ5bETmnbzqdYtxiyG1Ru83-THMvsJ2vhwAD/s2048/5.21.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigY1pDC9FA1_AR5bkNTrpDGuogJmzDf1jEbEodhZx5T_IA3A0IeVCRbKOiiPWBOmynMfUdp3KhIUTttq1o3T0wmbyHOCTTzi6HeINdODNOuJH0ZniYlLLLgVHaBRTYWC88ffjlHFcele7G2-yv-Ov0V8KJCJ5bETmnbzqdYtxiyG1Ru83-THMvsJ2vhwAD/w640-h458/5.21.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even got some terrapin views as they came out to bask.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZZnxqwBSHQ_bgVQvdzW7HcVRBmOPt21AXegk_EWnO66dxigwKE4uogtTZnpOnq14Nv12goUOYk3bFcMa-Xav-TMInMmEwSbtwbaubclL_PA1PHzPQxfJqzkcs0Tj8MJAa3XJlGGrfF0t2aFvBHTgR9K2qmYsEHskXqsiWijAbK2m0_i1o5TO8HLHKv11/s2048/5.21.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZZnxqwBSHQ_bgVQvdzW7HcVRBmOPt21AXegk_EWnO66dxigwKE4uogtTZnpOnq14Nv12goUOYk3bFcMa-Xav-TMInMmEwSbtwbaubclL_PA1PHzPQxfJqzkcs0Tj8MJAa3XJlGGrfF0t2aFvBHTgR9K2qmYsEHskXqsiWijAbK2m0_i1o5TO8HLHKv11/w640-h458/5.21.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For those who stuck the outing out to the very end got a little dazzle by this white-crowned sparrow, not a regular to the area.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NL3RB2o69-fzEL3t7-qcvUP_FNuERtdzrnl8x-ApvWj6OOyO1kzPrUJDqFJHUwgm_odLjhhrcS6CCRIhrEfoUeWcDYt7eURyGh7EYCC3Qgc4kumoDbr_L0956rfIaphbUVzgus0y0eqq5HgwY3ufRh_KU7Mk6gPsouTaSooUwjtFyUCbY1mT4sQD84Sc/s2048/5.21.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NL3RB2o69-fzEL3t7-qcvUP_FNuERtdzrnl8x-ApvWj6OOyO1kzPrUJDqFJHUwgm_odLjhhrcS6CCRIhrEfoUeWcDYt7eURyGh7EYCC3Qgc4kumoDbr_L0956rfIaphbUVzgus0y0eqq5HgwY3ufRh_KU7Mk6gPsouTaSooUwjtFyUCbY1mT4sQD84Sc/w640-h458/5.21.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found west of us, there are always a few who show up in spring and fall migrations.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu_MyLnJ6-THzd-2GkV9xNZ20tMPuoVvovKgoyYLS8eB_PuoIu4KcFR933bg1izaseRvB6ViwGB0faxXJmaUPXg64s26-gECHuI_gp6KGuu7eww3nx5Do6SbEEXGSR2ZQT852Do6fpwfbLt01ScuU_7dBwHFlTyDKYK7kG3SSHwUMTH-yFRH9-GMClZM4/s2048/6.19.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu_MyLnJ6-THzd-2GkV9xNZ20tMPuoVvovKgoyYLS8eB_PuoIu4KcFR933bg1izaseRvB6ViwGB0faxXJmaUPXg64s26-gECHuI_gp6KGuu7eww3nx5Do6SbEEXGSR2ZQT852Do6fpwfbLt01ScuU_7dBwHFlTyDKYK7kG3SSHwUMTH-yFRH9-GMClZM4/w640-h458/6.19.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On a morning visit before starting my work day, I enjoyed watching this egret do its morning fishing, maybe catching what looks like a peanut bunker to me.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8SixPUZGvQgTIUQ_NWRe-QIbRPg5crY_L-_jaV9wQx3AdrHg5zWXae8VPaM8pYrhiyqHYd8ognI6lzzi4EKbtVY6rjG47rrazuOfh-kZpjozFY5GF3cw-D9jBsWjoz4EsUOzewJH75SLbnO422410s6Fiv4Zie1mCfbYDCboA0A8eVMLtoARSqidXtPe/s2048/6.19.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8SixPUZGvQgTIUQ_NWRe-QIbRPg5crY_L-_jaV9wQx3AdrHg5zWXae8VPaM8pYrhiyqHYd8ognI6lzzi4EKbtVY6rjG47rrazuOfh-kZpjozFY5GF3cw-D9jBsWjoz4EsUOzewJH75SLbnO422410s6Fiv4Zie1mCfbYDCboA0A8eVMLtoARSqidXtPe/w640-h458/6.19.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Definity keeps its eyes on what it is going for, even as it hits the water.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8SrnbtaoYOWjE_CGB1rpUyRCXVoCE6-TrQ39t90_wlQf1bqSF22yU1WNYF_zqEKrXA2NGHDv7BHPMulmousU3cuj5MOT9SLn3m8QCH4hmXzpKDZM6ewm6RA28W96GS6CX6wtNHwnhOe-x2j4BK5Ew4SucqA97_NLw81ZEXSr4OlhuIuDFyMH_3-vGsAY/s2048/6.19.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8SrnbtaoYOWjE_CGB1rpUyRCXVoCE6-TrQ39t90_wlQf1bqSF22yU1WNYF_zqEKrXA2NGHDv7BHPMulmousU3cuj5MOT9SLn3m8QCH4hmXzpKDZM6ewm6RA28W96GS6CX6wtNHwnhOe-x2j4BK5Ew4SucqA97_NLw81ZEXSr4OlhuIuDFyMH_3-vGsAY/w640-h426/6.19.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elegant but effective hunters with those elongated features.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWR-J7q_8hRUfrHqfSNbPw3CInN2eunK-ux1QAaZoUfW5nFPedMIPywmgId4Pyhv8aDzU585O5vK2k-uq-VhAE-Ih8xminCbMHiL_AP2CKBf4dB6uIbaQbr0cWGfQ0HwUHP_5NrcRVT4vEEyTZZdKhEfOfBZGUKaVgMcSju9cHojJ9I4JqFSyO7t44nA3f/s2048/6.19.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWR-J7q_8hRUfrHqfSNbPw3CInN2eunK-ux1QAaZoUfW5nFPedMIPywmgId4Pyhv8aDzU585O5vK2k-uq-VhAE-Ih8xminCbMHiL_AP2CKBf4dB6uIbaQbr0cWGfQ0HwUHP_5NrcRVT4vEEyTZZdKhEfOfBZGUKaVgMcSju9cHojJ9I4JqFSyO7t44nA3f/w640-h458/6.19.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Want to talk about luck?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSozzTXVg2Fw7ApGwOAP_uGWAjCh0TmxT-AGK65dGBGlOjBFHQ_K_eFVV_l-HXFjgflokNTVqZKTBkChq5XWimINNTwlOTFlgEg7v4IewYPOQGaTUo8OjY-RykCK1fUdU5WLpWCZ4Ukb8mEs3z4sa84oxgKSL8nTdLyZoCbitRLiayKQkOqSDUxBTzspRB/s2048/6.19.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSozzTXVg2Fw7ApGwOAP_uGWAjCh0TmxT-AGK65dGBGlOjBFHQ_K_eFVV_l-HXFjgflokNTVqZKTBkChq5XWimINNTwlOTFlgEg7v4IewYPOQGaTUo8OjY-RykCK1fUdU5WLpWCZ4Ukb8mEs3z4sa84oxgKSL8nTdLyZoCbitRLiayKQkOqSDUxBTzspRB/w640-h458/6.19.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Getting any look at a clapper rail is great. A tail flick, a quick head popping out of the grass, or its back as it darts into the grasses.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgGkygTOiq1sPEpA3vULjDK8tGPkUsyVuN0FO9vl8kneuzQ_56qPdM-2RUSC9hrWwYm9jb1T6reBM5WCkCgtE62MRvKIcILZ8LwO8TONiWEe-snsVyfsUEbfDp3TwxAW8PkcSznSj-IL6MYXBmgZQd7rfx1So6kaZI33fL6A2-eL88CFqACA5dx9wwNXa/s2048/6.19.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgGkygTOiq1sPEpA3vULjDK8tGPkUsyVuN0FO9vl8kneuzQ_56qPdM-2RUSC9hrWwYm9jb1T6reBM5WCkCgtE62MRvKIcILZ8LwO8TONiWEe-snsVyfsUEbfDp3TwxAW8PkcSznSj-IL6MYXBmgZQd7rfx1So6kaZI33fL6A2-eL88CFqACA5dx9wwNXa/w640-h458/6.19.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But to have a clapper rail stand around for a solid five minutes in fairly open view, that is something special and mother nature has blessed you.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HtmvBP5qXXeudHPyW1CjzA9ymphIVL8OcGIY0b-NM_5ALR_fBC5b4RhF90DoAZVjOg8Kycx4mS6VO0PI2KI4etVaR1GHZlFywii77glTNOB1K72zDXstUbe2OqQxuuq7ZymqlFSJwQ-nriWZ7CKvIFQlY_IaplMr7umAmbhMX3W62uUdTZg-JYYOpsW0/s2048/6.19.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3HtmvBP5qXXeudHPyW1CjzA9ymphIVL8OcGIY0b-NM_5ALR_fBC5b4RhF90DoAZVjOg8Kycx4mS6VO0PI2KI4etVaR1GHZlFywii77glTNOB1K72zDXstUbe2OqQxuuq7ZymqlFSJwQ-nriWZ7CKvIFQlY_IaplMr7umAmbhMX3W62uUdTZg-JYYOpsW0/w640-h494/6.19.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks, clappy!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4vnbkJM0BUyEg-iQ7-w2Re1d9J7HIkYR2tpgQIcIP8Sg9DHByomq-APw2d_oXovh30e8vHhM2se2irNFdIZZwdTNzhR5IkHQXHK6IZQvYANxw2V5Ud6HnvOjBpO0Qo6Hj1V9FHH842dZ-fLSyk_HI77FKf7koH8laWhD1Q0T-TbWkWUXWEVGp3BmCnwQ/s2048/6.19.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4vnbkJM0BUyEg-iQ7-w2Re1d9J7HIkYR2tpgQIcIP8Sg9DHByomq-APw2d_oXovh30e8vHhM2se2irNFdIZZwdTNzhR5IkHQXHK6IZQvYANxw2V5Ud6HnvOjBpO0Qo6Hj1V9FHH842dZ-fLSyk_HI77FKf7koH8laWhD1Q0T-TbWkWUXWEVGp3BmCnwQ/w640-h458/6.19.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't get enough of them, love 'em!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSf13mdY8ACtU3_53wQRhwOPXtVAKIJG7oSubemVauX-rGKgYafywWgzUaVnxzMJO3aFer72kS2DTPDG15QlAAJJwp18D5Pw08VZ5sMYJod10rbNMy2X4mFHqR0l_tjXI0DbjU2lzCS-9vLqyEDTdsfq5OXHLVhpxTtOD9PuN4Z7rBQt-BizoceiRxqzl/s2048/6.19.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSf13mdY8ACtU3_53wQRhwOPXtVAKIJG7oSubemVauX-rGKgYafywWgzUaVnxzMJO3aFer72kS2DTPDG15QlAAJJwp18D5Pw08VZ5sMYJod10rbNMy2X4mFHqR0l_tjXI0DbjU2lzCS-9vLqyEDTdsfq5OXHLVhpxTtOD9PuN4Z7rBQt-BizoceiRxqzl/w640-h458/6.19.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The resident yellow-crowned night herons were throwing back fiddler crabs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX1M3DmD9eH37RakciHLoIfDlY9Zfqu8RBWeXtSfp1p88RdnT51eTR-uS-V91jT6qb7_MlwfYdSO0O05Iz3QEzGRTDgZWkKfeePE3LQIR7BtkKfQLc9RIpiUCYC4ydBpStNe_u17oIGpIlHBVr4jH97zBa3ZSbSxYcHLbwwrb5ikzTogzT6dSWHmqXGRo/s2048/6.19.23-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX1M3DmD9eH37RakciHLoIfDlY9Zfqu8RBWeXtSfp1p88RdnT51eTR-uS-V91jT6qb7_MlwfYdSO0O05Iz3QEzGRTDgZWkKfeePE3LQIR7BtkKfQLc9RIpiUCYC4ydBpStNe_u17oIGpIlHBVr4jH97zBa3ZSbSxYcHLbwwrb5ikzTogzT6dSWHmqXGRo/w640-h426/6.19.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By time I left, the egret was playing a game of leap frog with the terrapins basking on the pilings.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVapmETf5JoZmuKguPzJXT3CC6kVfcshTO6S4gFvtMmM6kjHC1SianrSbXUWsng6O0ZCQCroTVw7BFyHUiIOCzSNRvtvEOrkxijPCaqUJRx2Oc2T2mCc2pI3V1M5F_H-en26u1-9GkAWfIyW1tAe6fNhLQJCv5s3Mz6ibwFIx2oItDKpfYD5CCmREmBZ9/s2048/6.19.23-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvVapmETf5JoZmuKguPzJXT3CC6kVfcshTO6S4gFvtMmM6kjHC1SianrSbXUWsng6O0ZCQCroTVw7BFyHUiIOCzSNRvtvEOrkxijPCaqUJRx2Oc2T2mCc2pI3V1M5F_H-en26u1-9GkAWfIyW1tAe6fNhLQJCv5s3Mz6ibwFIx2oItDKpfYD5CCmREmBZ9/w640-h458/6.19.23-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Ot8MRD0czaw-X7AmldjwZeKCEooypK_gnOLMn4U0vrOT5RP9ihkFtCbMfdMQgM9higNlrs0wbD1UDeZ2aCY7p4i6lqf53NrR3VEWAutHb4SW4cnonigFGb1L6Up70rzjFGpNYM2Us9OyEyidRys9lnpGRWvKwH-KHKVq8GWOzgWOjr5AEiFQFMGiEbPY/s2048/6.19.23-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Ot8MRD0czaw-X7AmldjwZeKCEooypK_gnOLMn4U0vrOT5RP9ihkFtCbMfdMQgM9higNlrs0wbD1UDeZ2aCY7p4i6lqf53NrR3VEWAutHb4SW4cnonigFGb1L6Up70rzjFGpNYM2Us9OyEyidRys9lnpGRWvKwH-KHKVq8GWOzgWOjr5AEiFQFMGiEbPY/w640-h458/6.19.23-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We have so many beautiful indigenous turtle species in New York, and the diamondback terrapin is up there.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTLjq1K0FCE4tBfhQA8g0b8fNS0J31ujIZPvqqjzR252-_OL8Br_WN-4_LUm5EgjLLJ7x7J4UIe1_NP3SFXWJ3hZuCwaJh-EbcidGI28H-oUz9O21riZZrNgf9H7nMZXQPRCFH7AzjHSRYN85heMDUap8roN_zEeXqWqZt6b0F35NpXx2fpFX9j0Ukscy/s2048/6.19.23-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbTLjq1K0FCE4tBfhQA8g0b8fNS0J31ujIZPvqqjzR252-_OL8Br_WN-4_LUm5EgjLLJ7x7J4UIe1_NP3SFXWJ3hZuCwaJh-EbcidGI28H-oUz9O21riZZrNgf9H7nMZXQPRCFH7AzjHSRYN85heMDUap8roN_zEeXqWqZt6b0F35NpXx2fpFX9j0Ukscy/w640-h458/6.19.23-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One quick job before leaving for me...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcomJVABMyYuw1ifE1UWnfGj2sK2XLC-FbNLk3RsGLXK23QuKfLnmqf-fpO4j58gfSUzjz4lHhDr0h6gHX63EUa-EDTqRZXNgKHWo1X0xWCDgfQWfL6Q6Wdtthqdpt5jgPJNPbe-h74EuTkJVOENqYKa4OQnu49AVGhFxrJBL01PUX2XcNXJ049xEgcK_l/s2048/6.19.23-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcomJVABMyYuw1ifE1UWnfGj2sK2XLC-FbNLk3RsGLXK23QuKfLnmqf-fpO4j58gfSUzjz4lHhDr0h6gHX63EUa-EDTqRZXNgKHWo1X0xWCDgfQWfL6Q6Wdtthqdpt5jgPJNPbe-h74EuTkJVOENqYKa4OQnu49AVGhFxrJBL01PUX2XcNXJ049xEgcK_l/w640-h458/6.19.23-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And one last good view, for the bunker and myself.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjus6_DPaPAmydqLaoG4Cpjeb9Avr4dN6qT2h9tD3amUk2xpNdRJqaFEg2D1feMUJ1Rh1yhQfPU8zNqdWbYj4nbx0q-64pYx9mMriDD2ab25pq0bajH8VDxl2n9ihgbkY0Uq3qYhfZQPwkmpRU3NMxbOQQEouydiYbUXbtkV9Q7eMbbYAVMrygpT8n8tU/s2048/6.19.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigjus6_DPaPAmydqLaoG4Cpjeb9Avr4dN6qT2h9tD3amUk2xpNdRJqaFEg2D1feMUJ1Rh1yhQfPU8zNqdWbYj4nbx0q-64pYx9mMriDD2ab25pq0bajH8VDxl2n9ihgbkY0Uq3qYhfZQPwkmpRU3NMxbOQQEouydiYbUXbtkV9Q7eMbbYAVMrygpT8n8tU/w640-h458/6.19.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On my most recent outing enjoyed a double crested cormorant drying its feathers.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVogcqmsz4hQ6C_pXIxDiOgGNkNZJlvJStJqw8qjPbtspQyRwutSyQThycZ_pCzzY0ooSzql9M5_JNvpVOrfnU1f2qKOH3aWpfuu3rLHtf9faErElZVFSIA6HttRopOb_jNbNQnWsPxU_WxUVLSaCH0Hi3EAa6oaKrm8mM3s7VoUkrWvxvv6RZAE8wQni0/s2048/6.19.23-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVogcqmsz4hQ6C_pXIxDiOgGNkNZJlvJStJqw8qjPbtspQyRwutSyQThycZ_pCzzY0ooSzql9M5_JNvpVOrfnU1f2qKOH3aWpfuu3rLHtf9faErElZVFSIA6HttRopOb_jNbNQnWsPxU_WxUVLSaCH0Hi3EAa6oaKrm8mM3s7VoUkrWvxvv6RZAE8wQni0/w640-h458/6.19.23-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From where it was sitting, gave me a nice opportunity to admire those ice-blue eyes. Probably the best kept secret about double crested cormorants.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sbCEYy6NJ-yPVXfr1r2NP_s9AE71SHWTwDOMgrTcOHaWz--o57rsVUSMw0gmPmoolvmxG1xOMrFuhXJaCzN1pLA6hGU7f3iKLqBaoIRiv-lDUSMdPPW6U_KjUalvujr6kRX3zIC4E-nxE5Ljexs6ZrFhGuuhplF1NFjG4A3nn19EeJlAf3qjpbZ-Ghvk/s2048/6.19.23-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7sbCEYy6NJ-yPVXfr1r2NP_s9AE71SHWTwDOMgrTcOHaWz--o57rsVUSMw0gmPmoolvmxG1xOMrFuhXJaCzN1pLA6hGU7f3iKLqBaoIRiv-lDUSMdPPW6U_KjUalvujr6kRX3zIC4E-nxE5Ljexs6ZrFhGuuhplF1NFjG4A3nn19EeJlAf3qjpbZ-Ghvk/w640-h458/6.19.23-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also got to enjoy those butter-yellow feet of this snowy egret.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfY2QUTD2EYJ5VJW5S2gpAczhyzoetnlQwDkuEPJnhsEjirnQ9lvp2eQIIYdUncUZv7qyHCRomrrR5gY8XJLSzAJpj09BepwQaGh0MeCNZ7-USelQnlmOTO_wLL-s6swDBGR5DXupGvrbMBZP9PzteJkVYUa7ACw6rlmylxXvetDzV0bPCXAxFDDuuUkyW/s2048/6.19.23-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfY2QUTD2EYJ5VJW5S2gpAczhyzoetnlQwDkuEPJnhsEjirnQ9lvp2eQIIYdUncUZv7qyHCRomrrR5gY8XJLSzAJpj09BepwQaGh0MeCNZ7-USelQnlmOTO_wLL-s6swDBGR5DXupGvrbMBZP9PzteJkVYUa7ACw6rlmylxXvetDzV0bPCXAxFDDuuUkyW/w640-h458/6.19.23-17.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A willow flycatcher who was having a little stand-off with the red-winged blackbirds. Perhaps it has a nest in the bush they were in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7s6ETavFQc0n6pyh_ClrDEEU72r6XJpQBMu1fpG_vjSgL_l3dAHi0snQm2P8-h17heu0r1xCS4Jwe_PStd-dtYNzSEr9N5Wx3hKYaO0CWLW4kBLTik5TZIJgDM7sclP4KihuqffHlT9sWzmINd8a8Sp8SUIoqOGCU-s-gG3CPSy_3pHCUj2z5iW9R2dat/s2048/6.19.23-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7s6ETavFQc0n6pyh_ClrDEEU72r6XJpQBMu1fpG_vjSgL_l3dAHi0snQm2P8-h17heu0r1xCS4Jwe_PStd-dtYNzSEr9N5Wx3hKYaO0CWLW4kBLTik5TZIJgDM7sclP4KihuqffHlT9sWzmINd8a8Sp8SUIoqOGCU-s-gG3CPSy_3pHCUj2z5iW9R2dat/w640-h458/6.19.23-18.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A special sight, an active Baltimore Oriole nest dangling from a tree-of-heaven.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTLZWI3srF2_l94JhUnPU3QgkD0BPY4onunYmoMCxFyG1XfHUJT8VNnN3KUCAMb0NXFIpxZdpejXpaYad0weT25xZ-KNjYc--wKDvngEZzJmRk8jqew-VN5PRiNKcGeeLTJGxBU6T9t2vrxo5LGX-W0Ys0P1sUjHW9YkGJXzj-2VNmasUByHfpbgM44yO/s2048/6.19.23-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTLZWI3srF2_l94JhUnPU3QgkD0BPY4onunYmoMCxFyG1XfHUJT8VNnN3KUCAMb0NXFIpxZdpejXpaYad0weT25xZ-KNjYc--wKDvngEZzJmRk8jqew-VN5PRiNKcGeeLTJGxBU6T9t2vrxo5LGX-W0Ys0P1sUjHW9YkGJXzj-2VNmasUByHfpbgM44yO/w640-h458/6.19.23-19.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A beautiful, wishing me ill-thoughts, common grackle.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrSyDkIbu258VsEXkjXNq7NWGzCjxslKp0YECDttRk5d7dgGDIQgdOtANq9roNDZXzxRJefOIxu5zW429JW0Bb49VZYyjUo7y9XbBG4P10L5BrGR0BZ3Sk0hrjZrXRGpiDv77Gx0kZSovgeQpu-lBJnMMAwIsrihYn9a5JeqR5bj3q7smt8aPY54EQwJS/s2048/6.19.23-20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlrSyDkIbu258VsEXkjXNq7NWGzCjxslKp0YECDttRk5d7dgGDIQgdOtANq9roNDZXzxRJefOIxu5zW429JW0Bb49VZYyjUo7y9XbBG4P10L5BrGR0BZ3Sk0hrjZrXRGpiDv77Gx0kZSovgeQpu-lBJnMMAwIsrihYn9a5JeqR5bj3q7smt8aPY54EQwJS/w640-h458/6.19.23-20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The red-winged blackbirds had nestlings nearing fledge age, it was pretty cool to see a few crawl up grass stalks into view and calling for their mothers.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTco3Wbs_eRAkNBeallkPXSPz68Qw1STtsZUm8rbXPt6WetU8iZNe1Ahqedorz9pLMsOvAfZaT0scnC4AAxDH-IMSROBiK03HCG69KkCEgUUB-BMaJOG5QjQ69w7WP4O2oz9fwZmw6oE7Cs-ZmtkF9Wq1ux13DdKltx7Hzn_2jx6Hpf2hINfliIaE1K1Ij/s2048/6.19.23-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTco3Wbs_eRAkNBeallkPXSPz68Qw1STtsZUm8rbXPt6WetU8iZNe1Ahqedorz9pLMsOvAfZaT0scnC4AAxDH-IMSROBiK03HCG69KkCEgUUB-BMaJOG5QjQ69w7WP4O2oz9fwZmw6oE7Cs-ZmtkF9Wq1ux13DdKltx7Hzn_2jx6Hpf2hINfliIaE1K1Ij/w640-h458/6.19.23-21.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hoping to get some more chances to get out soon. The weather has been a bit of a bummer and unpredictable as of late.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-14123908532185607102023-06-25T19:25:00.001-04:002023-06-25T19:25:55.800-04:00Keeping up with the Plovers (and their neighbors)<span> I have been back to volunteering with <a href="https://nycploverproject.org/">NYC Plover Project</a> and this year I give much of my time on the weekends. I have had a few chances to hop out on weekdays, but nothing like I did last year - just because of the simple fact being that this year I am employed. Though I will say, even being out there on the time I have had, it has still been so incredibly magical. You just get this amazing opportunity to really hone in on the intricacies of the lives of these birds and the other species who share the beaches with them. </span><div><span><span> So let's catch up - things have felt hopeful so far this season, at this point there is a plover chick who has made it to the fledgling stage, it felt like last year that happened so much further into the summer, and its invigorating to have that little flutter of hope that more can still happen for them!</span><br /></span></div><div><span><span><span> Also, this year beach goers are generally (to me at least) more understanding to the beach closures. Last year was the first time that happened, so you know how change is perceived. Well, beach closures have been happening this summer and people don't seem as surprised, and that also gives me hope.</span></span></span></div><div><span><span><span><span> But enough of my excitement for these little lovelies-- let's get to them...</span> Strap yourself in, here comes lots of PIPL Pics...</span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYPww7WczM5GFrPZ7tdF_PEgCOCeubkYvT4VEmik8UjuHaGWCUPFmAXZtXcoST-2SGw3wqbVWBTlFPQMmPgA2zdrHOmKqxfssDtXRIkYWADl9rMvr7Ghq6RsV3Y4NduHnxaPURicF3p4Fe5PRka_MQWMfvUaqSK6t6DGR36behcUm9Z5dK8zMmLFeDKUu/s2048/5.29.23-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYYPww7WczM5GFrPZ7tdF_PEgCOCeubkYvT4VEmik8UjuHaGWCUPFmAXZtXcoST-2SGw3wqbVWBTlFPQMmPgA2zdrHOmKqxfssDtXRIkYWADl9rMvr7Ghq6RsV3Y4NduHnxaPURicF3p4Fe5PRka_MQWMfvUaqSK6t6DGR36behcUm9Z5dK8zMmLFeDKUu/w640-h458/5.29.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This banded bird is a new one to me, I submitted a band report for this piping plover but have yet to hear back on who they are and where they were born.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBNstJoPFyPq2mdXyqDab7tlM5jm2UFt3xHAY-lhlEuTvpbeF126pRyLPIvVD1cYXzbl5guTceJ2gvxNQvqZkpyYG8uoKUubEh_eJcGTRmDYGmrECgoY_A-RVK8bXWzrxXK8-TCMSpoCncvuMXEYhFzteXkHRTe1qALWV0pXMnVLiqeJLUOnTfceSIt5i/s2048/5.29.23-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikBNstJoPFyPq2mdXyqDab7tlM5jm2UFt3xHAY-lhlEuTvpbeF126pRyLPIvVD1cYXzbl5guTceJ2gvxNQvqZkpyYG8uoKUubEh_eJcGTRmDYGmrECgoY_A-RVK8bXWzrxXK8-TCMSpoCncvuMXEYhFzteXkHRTe1qALWV0pXMnVLiqeJLUOnTfceSIt5i/w640-h458/5.29.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The chicks felt like they started early, but the beach season has been rather windy, chilly, and the kind of conditions that make people stay away. Which is great for wildlife.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJanauWkfMTKdt47kG9eBX7t7OJFX39QEuwB6qiW1Ci82_AzuBVFFC4PCZlm_ZpagK6CRbtT-IfcHfFlef4h_7UbOT8N4Q4vPhAmkF-XLXFszaWJcdSv-Sfa-gwA_KuuECVafPUMlnuL5fOeKYBo0H44OBmupTk1jJXMktnSNv2IjZsqkxwTFjyGht9kR/s2048/5.29.23-5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRJanauWkfMTKdt47kG9eBX7t7OJFX39QEuwB6qiW1Ci82_AzuBVFFC4PCZlm_ZpagK6CRbtT-IfcHfFlef4h_7UbOT8N4Q4vPhAmkF-XLXFszaWJcdSv-Sfa-gwA_KuuECVafPUMlnuL5fOeKYBo0H44OBmupTk1jJXMktnSNv2IjZsqkxwTFjyGht9kR/w640-h458/5.29.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marine worms are an absolute food favorite among piping plovers.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotjUQH1SJE295DDIBvYc9JqsrK6GBeZV7T44-sl9dOVWrAdJU3c9RU-wlg-m6fCUEi2vtqmlS5p6vNypiJ1vtqjxN_bRGxl8PkRCusBZ3Yj3N_9uzwyRiPup1Rv_04aUYn5EvB0wfM0rldWQYBCoasS6HulVdoqQ77nw0ovMIMnhFQWhfd2owVxdWSwRa/s2048/5.29.23-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotjUQH1SJE295DDIBvYc9JqsrK6GBeZV7T44-sl9dOVWrAdJU3c9RU-wlg-m6fCUEi2vtqmlS5p6vNypiJ1vtqjxN_bRGxl8PkRCusBZ3Yj3N_9uzwyRiPup1Rv_04aUYn5EvB0wfM0rldWQYBCoasS6HulVdoqQ77nw0ovMIMnhFQWhfd2owVxdWSwRa/w640-h458/5.29.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KRusTtYiS1A4St5QK6DNcOschWa0eWB_fxWLwustgqsKpaffAPquWKoZwREOb_-wRjVUp2DYhL880W6Sg_sBmsKmNjV-r1m5hl_LjbpHaK_66Vj5SOxnjOlYvirAUMCbtd7nKHy-UYEvnwZOtFtvmgCvpwQRFcL24BVmCPC6nVw56qtKOveMm8MO0kUy/s2048/5.29.23-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_KRusTtYiS1A4St5QK6DNcOschWa0eWB_fxWLwustgqsKpaffAPquWKoZwREOb_-wRjVUp2DYhL880W6Sg_sBmsKmNjV-r1m5hl_LjbpHaK_66Vj5SOxnjOlYvirAUMCbtd7nKHy-UYEvnwZOtFtvmgCvpwQRFcL24BVmCPC6nVw56qtKOveMm8MO0kUy/w640-h458/5.29.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On one shift I saw two plover chick species- the piping, but also this killdeer chick at a puddle in a parking area. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JfjYrg9g_EYZeS9z351ksN31JToW75HooU2tf8UCVUS3GFyiM-X43svs1JMdjCUOWLvLdHewVa5x5NvkrlAwntjt9RWLRt-E-yYBjqxf7p1PYtQ8N4a5qV-ZCj2rloVxHRIeRY4BsI50m5e_SHXRB3o5BK4Hs_bzRikxOjCB-TLdlfu2GJSdPn4Hir1H/s2048/5.29.23-8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0JfjYrg9g_EYZeS9z351ksN31JToW75HooU2tf8UCVUS3GFyiM-X43svs1JMdjCUOWLvLdHewVa5x5NvkrlAwntjt9RWLRt-E-yYBjqxf7p1PYtQ8N4a5qV-ZCj2rloVxHRIeRY4BsI50m5e_SHXRB3o5BK4Hs_bzRikxOjCB-TLdlfu2GJSdPn4Hir1H/w640-h458/5.29.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A freshwater puddle can be a great place to find birds, especially when that puddle is one of the very few, if not only freshwater source in an area.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYm1rica922hpWkRtblWcikmPnkDB79Mjq-HZu6YxtEpML9ilenSukGPul9XTc9F_lkE8YYSdsDfrIWdydHfFQUfL3jLnY17LGvUn9kAeATPEdPUGBVERaWTG2OaVZwVlwNFgtBNLeU6OUd_IS2taUyLVQ8ghcDtC4CqHicBhrvkoldIKADSvKYjDLIFYG/s2048/5.29.23-9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYm1rica922hpWkRtblWcikmPnkDB79Mjq-HZu6YxtEpML9ilenSukGPul9XTc9F_lkE8YYSdsDfrIWdydHfFQUfL3jLnY17LGvUn9kAeATPEdPUGBVERaWTG2OaVZwVlwNFgtBNLeU6OUd_IS2taUyLVQ8ghcDtC4CqHicBhrvkoldIKADSvKYjDLIFYG/w640-h458/5.29.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The adults were close by, but oddly quite as these birds are usually noisy, and almost chaotic.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxLoDlAudKPfy5aIykOCfDRCq7qi3isqQLyE9y-2AYGrikaTqduCWYqQKILlgEIN3-tjjUlxXBVVu9cA3uxhoSMFhHzHw93dmaW8up88tPXHCoKeMMgI-qDCWApwNLenBzISCxK6iO_f71zxFW5N_9cL5F6K4c58R9yS-YOSv02OW41mFBmgxMrOvaJmE/s2048/6.3.23-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxLoDlAudKPfy5aIykOCfDRCq7qi3isqQLyE9y-2AYGrikaTqduCWYqQKILlgEIN3-tjjUlxXBVVu9cA3uxhoSMFhHzHw93dmaW8up88tPXHCoKeMMgI-qDCWApwNLenBzISCxK6iO_f71zxFW5N_9cL5F6K4c58R9yS-YOSv02OW41mFBmgxMrOvaJmE/w640-h458/6.3.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This year for the Plover Project we are mentoring new volunteers and honestly that has been such a blast. I took people out and showed them their first piping plovers and we felt that magic.<br />On this shift I took a new volunteer who not only never saw a PIPL, but also enjoyed photographing birds- well, did they get a show... starting with a PIPL running right toward and past us, just mere feet away.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOFBfiDEDoVZLtGCEpEuMRcChxH6WgfXosX5qCKHhkqWOenDeLaMD9RHcfhCKQW7awo53eJjgPSB__pHDC7sPkHKSMyzZEjXkqO-NyjQjwaQ1QuzZsk41lZ8X4Q94AJ53BJ-EZxOEZ3SHoY_xn7PSVrS4u1djZqk7lzHBRFoTKTdJFhQwl3culpULun5V/s2048/6.3.23-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOFBfiDEDoVZLtGCEpEuMRcChxH6WgfXosX5qCKHhkqWOenDeLaMD9RHcfhCKQW7awo53eJjgPSB__pHDC7sPkHKSMyzZEjXkqO-NyjQjwaQ1QuzZsk41lZ8X4Q94AJ53BJ-EZxOEZ3SHoY_xn7PSVrS4u1djZqk7lzHBRFoTKTdJFhQwl3culpULun5V/w640-h458/6.3.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then we saw chicks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GIXUJC1Yh0Z7B1VmkHnJBldpNzQ9yMhu_gi-3uSftVRC6WVZssakli8oqEKcSkJIVTCjoRsms6HCORkTOmdQhWYrK4IohMOeN5pYEpNr5iKQUNkrbMmBEm2L8tl-M1QDqu5xhhW0-syRpQLepjlpcIkpF236iobAdQ3BYPsFRuu6SGU_EaJv4kc_Qogm/s2048/6.3.23-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9GIXUJC1Yh0Z7B1VmkHnJBldpNzQ9yMhu_gi-3uSftVRC6WVZssakli8oqEKcSkJIVTCjoRsms6HCORkTOmdQhWYrK4IohMOeN5pYEpNr5iKQUNkrbMmBEm2L8tl-M1QDqu5xhhW0-syRpQLepjlpcIkpF236iobAdQ3BYPsFRuu6SGU_EaJv4kc_Qogm/w640-h458/6.3.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the chicks definitely saw us...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhNS24yqqsyOKg5QtheoMARv_RjuShSl0_U4BQ42HU4x6XMSjs1Mc2kBChxJxNfD4OgdILKfnUxryndNPj3IQYm43KfKZ2WZCzQM0IlW9jYCsJOlwNGR8u2XMrDgsXjKctkNAucRozaJYaSgdYFUp6zMKk-qTQ9Emq8SX-G9e44ADEkfb8WDyg0Hyq2J8/s2048/6.3.23-5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLhNS24yqqsyOKg5QtheoMARv_RjuShSl0_U4BQ42HU4x6XMSjs1Mc2kBChxJxNfD4OgdILKfnUxryndNPj3IQYm43KfKZ2WZCzQM0IlW9jYCsJOlwNGR8u2XMrDgsXjKctkNAucRozaJYaSgdYFUp6zMKk-qTQ9Emq8SX-G9e44ADEkfb8WDyg0Hyq2J8/w640-h458/6.3.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And as we observed from a distance, and kept still, the pair of chicks kept walking our way and past us to the shore. Absolute magic that I wish for not just ever plover volunteer but anyone who is a lover of nature to experience.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21a3nYcpk1rSi-DAnHeGhYz7e8Mn8N8gPh1RIP8vciQTmnBB8o5Hv9-VfZIKm8i4Z8r5PHBviM-TkjqJJ57CA8XyTN4w7NPUqPpdjLxVwi2xHstFJE85xFk5MqjbKsZs1tO5NJ2B-ITTj86tkdc2Ua-JbDNlevFZxefq5X5eRLqJOUz2K1cNeizw1ImtA/s2048/6.3.23-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21a3nYcpk1rSi-DAnHeGhYz7e8Mn8N8gPh1RIP8vciQTmnBB8o5Hv9-VfZIKm8i4Z8r5PHBviM-TkjqJJ57CA8XyTN4w7NPUqPpdjLxVwi2xHstFJE85xFk5MqjbKsZs1tO5NJ2B-ITTj86tkdc2Ua-JbDNlevFZxefq5X5eRLqJOUz2K1cNeizw1ImtA/w640-h458/6.3.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LIKE HOW CAN YOU NOT?! oh mean, these babies tear my heart up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxomT1F7ioStF7EmQiuWWRiYb8ymRa9ZXJoAssm1U5yk0MuQk6T6H2B1Nu-8Vo54lUjg12_HdCgYo8VxIAEuQuBqInDz9d3r7exj6zmTRpG4PyTosbbKxyG3zCU8fkdNT4bucevpvFIvINpJIAb5awXyVicG9w7pdVfd3PCIITeO3_Tn_B0Bf-_UKJE1g/s2048/6.3.23-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTxomT1F7ioStF7EmQiuWWRiYb8ymRa9ZXJoAssm1U5yk0MuQk6T6H2B1Nu-8Vo54lUjg12_HdCgYo8VxIAEuQuBqInDz9d3r7exj6zmTRpG4PyTosbbKxyG3zCU8fkdNT4bucevpvFIvINpJIAb5awXyVicG9w7pdVfd3PCIITeO3_Tn_B0Bf-_UKJE1g/w640-h458/6.3.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXW74B8D0qMYVkxsICezlAIVesnexIPr2FH-2Wh4LOupw9SvW-LFtbLxGgqofuXCvxpTpJGc5eqx2fby2XEUQlkYEhOzyjE3gH4Es8Z_NYnXxYL1o3mt9kzNI2CZgdsc1Fslt0SXxVsH4OGpnzuV-kLe9mHe9C_N-tjXyauQhtVGE0euBs2stXk2sudt-V/s2048/6.3.23-8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXW74B8D0qMYVkxsICezlAIVesnexIPr2FH-2Wh4LOupw9SvW-LFtbLxGgqofuXCvxpTpJGc5eqx2fby2XEUQlkYEhOzyjE3gH4Es8Z_NYnXxYL1o3mt9kzNI2CZgdsc1Fslt0SXxVsH4OGpnzuV-kLe9mHe9C_N-tjXyauQhtVGE0euBs2stXk2sudt-V/w640-h458/6.3.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So right, the new volunteer gets a plover baby show.... and then an American Oyster Catcher show, like, let's just put on the razzle dazzle today, Mother Nature!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96Hf0YbA8ujGpNxVkHBOpQUoveDPPjdNwlDn1UA7_tP_uVyibkEOzmG-oeia4bE1Jj4_kVIuyRjBMhbaL9fR4b5JaX2vdO65sywZ64_3J8KdZdgAqD5YeMK4RrjEyO6MykY8qzbrBpTSgmPRK_i9mdrBmnN_581fq24iSK9BJYM6kra_3B6PBeP5wX0lh/s2048/6.3.23-10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96Hf0YbA8ujGpNxVkHBOpQUoveDPPjdNwlDn1UA7_tP_uVyibkEOzmG-oeia4bE1Jj4_kVIuyRjBMhbaL9fR4b5JaX2vdO65sywZ64_3J8KdZdgAqD5YeMK4RrjEyO6MykY8qzbrBpTSgmPRK_i9mdrBmnN_581fq24iSK9BJYM6kra_3B6PBeP5wX0lh/w640-h458/6.3.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got to see the main difference between parenting tactics for oystercatchers versus plovers -- Oystercatchers bring food up for their chicks while plovers day, "get it yourself, kid!" <br />Plover young need to find food themselves down at the shore in order to survive which is why need the vast stretches of beach to be clear of foot traffic, dogs, and other dangers.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlijJsdVQahTh6J0JK94qe72lSUFXnyU48BkDsv-kz6KBDdua66UqVnUGFQnrjDshK_TmNL9BkrSvSiLPtOLjBNiuBG_6_YFk6gtUprpIX4rao-x7iIp3_vY1UazdxRP5qyAHUibSj-U_B381U0c7ImvXpGa6BD1DhjFK4L3YvZNi5iKldWHxrFyw3wXP/s2048/6.3.23-11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlijJsdVQahTh6J0JK94qe72lSUFXnyU48BkDsv-kz6KBDdua66UqVnUGFQnrjDshK_TmNL9BkrSvSiLPtOLjBNiuBG_6_YFk6gtUprpIX4rao-x7iIp3_vY1UazdxRP5qyAHUibSj-U_B381U0c7ImvXpGa6BD1DhjFK4L3YvZNi5iKldWHxrFyw3wXP/w640-h458/6.3.23-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For this new volunteer, as if it couldn't get better - we had a small group of black skimmers just sitting on the sand. What a lovely opportunity to take in their awkward elegance.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vG0UzMgSpSbRiC-cxNYd9kCzSayBCeOUzTCxodKGtcq-8qE-jJ9Zv3ZudAceuWQwahq1e-cd6CT2j6eU52aYepg33hClhyGhvLVVAEFE1rm1RM750PonWeG2wv90WuSxkdD5dbCr9eng0z4t0cK989hXGj7aZrChjXQxIrygbRyoOzgsetSd6X_FPz6U/s2048/6.3.23-13.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vG0UzMgSpSbRiC-cxNYd9kCzSayBCeOUzTCxodKGtcq-8qE-jJ9Zv3ZudAceuWQwahq1e-cd6CT2j6eU52aYepg33hClhyGhvLVVAEFE1rm1RM750PonWeG2wv90WuSxkdD5dbCr9eng0z4t0cK989hXGj7aZrChjXQxIrygbRyoOzgsetSd6X_FPz6U/w640-h458/6.3.23-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The common terns get a bad reputation for dive bombing people, but truly they are just fierce parent protecting their nests, eggs, and ultimately their babies.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_-9yDD0JO0qCX-jlmj3FCi1iXejN66aoGd2BxQc2s1q6KoDuH7PIx3x1F-IQ1IaIsvYDMSvhpcHvS2DtqeUOUvmU3sEGz0_75BsWsePw3UA1uJAsPSjOkQhDyyPSyIBbXH8ZhMw5lajMYyLWhzLVoqb9lXljwYfEp-vcn6btJLziFd43AjqXYcTveW7J/s2048/6.3.23-14.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_-9yDD0JO0qCX-jlmj3FCi1iXejN66aoGd2BxQc2s1q6KoDuH7PIx3x1F-IQ1IaIsvYDMSvhpcHvS2DtqeUOUvmU3sEGz0_75BsWsePw3UA1uJAsPSjOkQhDyyPSyIBbXH8ZhMw5lajMYyLWhzLVoqb9lXljwYfEp-vcn6btJLziFd43AjqXYcTveW7J/w640-h458/6.3.23-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Personally, I LOVE terns and have much respect for them.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjbTrIwPwt2zkdbdqXao35ee6RdKfI1QjsVqqG2G5JAlFaE7F9WoUj5R7LiCQQtnidbMjPGa4UUQNdSrj6FarbBf4Cr189VwWGTFi8vvX99ammzC7vlAI-qGUMzr2FbGXqrApZd_BpFITyz8mhzNDWqD5vzCb6aTSHw79Mi6DRlApcGv9C7kNCOP2KHVR/s2048/6.3.23-15.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQjbTrIwPwt2zkdbdqXao35ee6RdKfI1QjsVqqG2G5JAlFaE7F9WoUj5R7LiCQQtnidbMjPGa4UUQNdSrj6FarbBf4Cr189VwWGTFi8vvX99ammzC7vlAI-qGUMzr2FbGXqrApZd_BpFITyz8mhzNDWqD5vzCb6aTSHw79Mi6DRlApcGv9C7kNCOP2KHVR/w640-h458/6.3.23-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On this outing, the new volunteer and I also got to see a new nest site- this bird is sitting on eggs! What a lovely shift for them, and me too, I love sharing this and getting people excited for PIPLs!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpl_0e0hhznoc-fMRxzRflfWtiXDOLRyKAaFq2KBqgt8Q6dZJEmWOChQjmgEVFgb6A3RONtvsbwFgafY-L99LZc4ELmYXhWPXoa-J8MPSMMbo-OEhG2hucWGIdPoaJnlRZZs-jckD01GMq0P5cjI6XfaYNJnNFukY4qBXXyK67zdsbTpBh0u55-reNtLvU/s2048/6.10.23-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpl_0e0hhznoc-fMRxzRflfWtiXDOLRyKAaFq2KBqgt8Q6dZJEmWOChQjmgEVFgb6A3RONtvsbwFgafY-L99LZc4ELmYXhWPXoa-J8MPSMMbo-OEhG2hucWGIdPoaJnlRZZs-jckD01GMq0P5cjI6XfaYNJnNFukY4qBXXyK67zdsbTpBh0u55-reNtLvU/w640-h458/6.10.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On another outing, I spent my entire shift on west beach which is usually where I see some goodies, like this lesser black-backed gull.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKIp-cYvR5wQtZYAc3XDO-526s41krO4Qlz-VoVUz9E1ZU2UQsAE11sGVfI9NnWYFZNcQ22q4GZue1a6r14a7CdFv93uf70tpqOJ9gFWKZvwEv1DTVaGZTw9Nztk1a_aV0AddekyTvArdN3lWB52KNhyy873Oj6oKpCE3Mu0b57Ih1SsODjBTuiDpJHWl/s2048/6.10.23-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKIp-cYvR5wQtZYAc3XDO-526s41krO4Qlz-VoVUz9E1ZU2UQsAE11sGVfI9NnWYFZNcQ22q4GZue1a6r14a7CdFv93uf70tpqOJ9gFWKZvwEv1DTVaGZTw9Nztk1a_aV0AddekyTvArdN3lWB52KNhyy873Oj6oKpCE3Mu0b57Ih1SsODjBTuiDpJHWl/w640-h458/6.10.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Serious empathy for this mama plover catching some rest while her two chicks take a cat-nap in the shade of the grasses.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DJOjr4xfA2SGJdjDQ-5fBtDBdP2A9fofOhnlwGnyxWtw7bngujGTk9UsIkEQiNsy0vqb68FCjds20DUReQJpDY3fwi1xIJTYkD7ihcS-jFLb9mGmblP-Wr83i5_Yhnk3K9q7vxhT0GteVaf2XKGmQVraY8Vqo7Ai5sl2OxJaZ9iNco_7vdCmthcduzZC/s2048/6.10.23-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DJOjr4xfA2SGJdjDQ-5fBtDBdP2A9fofOhnlwGnyxWtw7bngujGTk9UsIkEQiNsy0vqb68FCjds20DUReQJpDY3fwi1xIJTYkD7ihcS-jFLb9mGmblP-Wr83i5_Yhnk3K9q7vxhT0GteVaf2XKGmQVraY8Vqo7Ai5sl2OxJaZ9iNco_7vdCmthcduzZC/w640-h458/6.10.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many people on this beach look for shells and things, so they are not really keeping their attention on their surroundings. And when people do get close, the chicks crouch like this to blend in. I approached the person in the background with their air pods in, who was so into whatever was in their ear, they didn't even see or hear me, would have surely missed this chick in their path.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQ0XG-F2huP0jtXXvTXPnElaPGhFy22HfxZmIxyAg0yQh_P1FzChUkvk-nSC3NXCh5505rQxomosjRVgqm6D1NqhuYNquJuInZGFaP4mEI4oOKUQh_Y1kSYcbvmNP16s7kKMYxOunX633jTHlpP-Zv0Gss4sZi5FILJlAeMc79IYN359EEym_dbaeTAeq/s2048/6.10.23-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrQ0XG-F2huP0jtXXvTXPnElaPGhFy22HfxZmIxyAg0yQh_P1FzChUkvk-nSC3NXCh5505rQxomosjRVgqm6D1NqhuYNquJuInZGFaP4mEI4oOKUQh_Y1kSYcbvmNP16s7kKMYxOunX633jTHlpP-Zv0Gss4sZi5FILJlAeMc79IYN359EEym_dbaeTAeq/w640-h458/6.10.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nothing gives my mama heart more joy than seeing the chicks get down to the water to eat.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlw0u1fVyc2WKm64xc4E34XCLvzjOt7wrqr14TV6LZbXTNRi6pJ4YxXPZeBYVRicycLOUwKgdUdhCxvgngMKUb3BcCFx4WWSOTeCpmyr7RkIP2CKeQ3rbf2fyc6EC_V4tS3cclhP9QPSeTgKVNanH9XEPqWF7GAvEy7RLn8boJMlBijB2ZQVJY_LAu3Pw4/s2048/6.10.23-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlw0u1fVyc2WKm64xc4E34XCLvzjOt7wrqr14TV6LZbXTNRi6pJ4YxXPZeBYVRicycLOUwKgdUdhCxvgngMKUb3BcCFx4WWSOTeCpmyr7RkIP2CKeQ3rbf2fyc6EC_V4tS3cclhP9QPSeTgKVNanH9XEPqWF7GAvEy7RLn8boJMlBijB2ZQVJY_LAu3Pw4/w640-h458/6.10.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpkQQupHIBoZ5FeEzGD7DPniusZXjhJB1SYUkuGcobwBwOrtkHIr4S_j4aEocRtn7vpoZ_IY975AcJ5iJ9fDtC5mR4f6YEcO0BcxRGHzW1oA8o45tud3zHwj74HChVEGjNwMi-DTb4Ujp-VWgkJ4YJAlhJjy__lInWZ5l9M5Z78ycygfakLtTG-XM3TMk/s2048/6.10.23-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYpkQQupHIBoZ5FeEzGD7DPniusZXjhJB1SYUkuGcobwBwOrtkHIr4S_j4aEocRtn7vpoZ_IY975AcJ5iJ9fDtC5mR4f6YEcO0BcxRGHzW1oA8o45tud3zHwj74HChVEGjNwMi-DTb4Ujp-VWgkJ4YJAlhJjy__lInWZ5l9M5Z78ycygfakLtTG-XM3TMk/w640-h458/6.10.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgboR35u7oMORuFvyQbr9Wp6D7T6aNoDitRQ1NrordCI9eZ9IhIkYkB8e9WMDrvXQGA3nDMAg2LMlnneHI7q9MMP-2Y4XxrUDPUsnIsfg6YWIIIfck6yJgnjtpebew5m-SjWzFZJamOKFZLsRQrZEDLIIyNqzJCV0IKJJlo0Ilf9lj-3DdS03X2pY4TZjCK/s2048/6.10.23-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgboR35u7oMORuFvyQbr9Wp6D7T6aNoDitRQ1NrordCI9eZ9IhIkYkB8e9WMDrvXQGA3nDMAg2LMlnneHI7q9MMP-2Y4XxrUDPUsnIsfg6YWIIIfck6yJgnjtpebew5m-SjWzFZJamOKFZLsRQrZEDLIIyNqzJCV0IKJJlo0Ilf9lj-3DdS03X2pY4TZjCK/w640-h458/6.10.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A face I know well, especially when trying new foods...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBo5xmQWsHxf6sAaNKMvlmmSrm4dwhLVizOXNFtuq26RG-6qyUa_9e2VAOmjC3fRXNGE-jnAqJov__q7waek0MVxXKDr3VAuPrVHeoAjPlCy-H8rfcFjT1W2jN-TKwdbFh0B1XX6qgGsKFtD8y8wYC0GyKvH7yOz-1OdyJzn-dzNsNGAgGhCyP-E0AqKt/s2048/6.10.23-8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBo5xmQWsHxf6sAaNKMvlmmSrm4dwhLVizOXNFtuq26RG-6qyUa_9e2VAOmjC3fRXNGE-jnAqJov__q7waek0MVxXKDr3VAuPrVHeoAjPlCy-H8rfcFjT1W2jN-TKwdbFh0B1XX6qgGsKFtD8y8wYC0GyKvH7yOz-1OdyJzn-dzNsNGAgGhCyP-E0AqKt/w640-h458/6.10.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That perfect camouflage in a popular place for people is their ultimate downfall. No one sees them, knows them, and therefore cares for their presence on the beach -- because so many simply don't know!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggzeW4dNiNfkW8Szy15AR5tAxK9LEMPwxLkdkTzS_NJfVdHHY26ku6wMP5ETVv46XcK57u1vq9GgRWzLZ9myx119VJx1GPkPqN_mDUUN2-PWyIoiUr9GGBrcTVITRaJ9e_PfrxaEt-zgQcY6_BiZ1G1H8WiEJtXjOVQafw3-vQFVsAE0HqPWz4SfkXLGU/s2048/6.10.23-9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggzeW4dNiNfkW8Szy15AR5tAxK9LEMPwxLkdkTzS_NJfVdHHY26ku6wMP5ETVv46XcK57u1vq9GgRWzLZ9myx119VJx1GPkPqN_mDUUN2-PWyIoiUr9GGBrcTVITRaJ9e_PfrxaEt-zgQcY6_BiZ1G1H8WiEJtXjOVQafw3-vQFVsAE0HqPWz4SfkXLGU/w640-h458/6.10.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at those yellow legs that sets their lesser apart from teh greater black-backed gull.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFQ5QxJogmDGU0n2R37vejfePwT8_nJy6nmVgNThFowZabPbR4eQeIzx8vbmNIzmgm7uYoEz2pQmKDWgKDgKnPOLjLPrJvwXGiK2mySAlcgwNgcvJtvzpIbz4GVrhYpfyqFe4lcGUkStkIyZ8JuX0mXfebTBc1ZZP83A3BRgq75pNRaErtG8qLhN1fLzf/s2048/6.10.23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBFQ5QxJogmDGU0n2R37vejfePwT8_nJy6nmVgNThFowZabPbR4eQeIzx8vbmNIzmgm7uYoEz2pQmKDWgKDgKnPOLjLPrJvwXGiK2mySAlcgwNgcvJtvzpIbz4GVrhYpfyqFe4lcGUkStkIyZ8JuX0mXfebTBc1ZZP83A3BRgq75pNRaErtG8qLhN1fLzf/w640-h458/6.10.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Speaking of the goodies on west beach - a small group of breeding plumage red knots is a special treat.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbVT4NxvaL301xRuM74EtKnqjKrRuXbmY6Ts-VPiRp4RB3BSHDrNUpy_1nDO4mZMVNA1FtZQN10u2Z2Qy9gtbKPL8_0tVuuoDEp7tGCYWXVQKY13xhzeDSStPtqhpPUn9w8jpaibi1hym9RuqdlhBNleHGbrbSv1E9Ov5m9s3WFrBuVzRETqG7g3VnKce/s2048/6.16.23-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbVT4NxvaL301xRuM74EtKnqjKrRuXbmY6Ts-VPiRp4RB3BSHDrNUpy_1nDO4mZMVNA1FtZQN10u2Z2Qy9gtbKPL8_0tVuuoDEp7tGCYWXVQKY13xhzeDSStPtqhpPUn9w8jpaibi1hym9RuqdlhBNleHGbrbSv1E9Ov5m9s3WFrBuVzRETqG7g3VnKce/w640-h458/6.16.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another day another nest! This one is extra special. But an amazing look at those 4, perfectly camouflaged eggs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGLdAZHxC35OJgjMJwPEYXACpzHpFUuPdrGfzBQgFlAfN1TO0dyvwrX2o8fcyMQ1qNod4mose6BkIRVZnbsRS87gH3U5vSaVQWg4DRI8d0wZAGssZeXHU3iNUfLZCpNTBxTNB4XRyzopr_6Losu4Ho0BdwXPWVFOuXCbCB_mkW3tkB8IykqGJRRzB52tE/s2048/6.16.23-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgGLdAZHxC35OJgjMJwPEYXACpzHpFUuPdrGfzBQgFlAfN1TO0dyvwrX2o8fcyMQ1qNod4mose6BkIRVZnbsRS87gH3U5vSaVQWg4DRI8d0wZAGssZeXHU3iNUfLZCpNTBxTNB4XRyzopr_6Losu4Ho0BdwXPWVFOuXCbCB_mkW3tkB8IykqGJRRzB52tE/w640-h458/6.16.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On this shift, a VERY special moment, the moment I live for (among way too many others, but its up there), seeing new life, Clark Kent's chicks, only maybe an hour old? So now, so fresh, so perfect!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkz44a-jvEFGe5RzV473rRa4uqskwVBFvmjZ4mahSJ7N5Fr0ymwsxHlxApdoUzkyAoAF0N4P0rrDJwxY7P2dOEAXBmOsvDViKKpDsHhDdKWQwTDk5Q-l3z4Vj5b4FdWEbiGH76Y2v3ILn70gcKMq2HbsIYbWijN3t_d8Q_MmsgvQ3I15FF-GHKtKvaXlB/s2048/6.16.23-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkz44a-jvEFGe5RzV473rRa4uqskwVBFvmjZ4mahSJ7N5Fr0ymwsxHlxApdoUzkyAoAF0N4P0rrDJwxY7P2dOEAXBmOsvDViKKpDsHhDdKWQwTDk5Q-l3z4Vj5b4FdWEbiGH76Y2v3ILn70gcKMq2HbsIYbWijN3t_d8Q_MmsgvQ3I15FF-GHKtKvaXlB/w640-h458/6.16.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Serious dad skills, juggling two freshly hatched chicks and their two siblings, still in their eggs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitRXHN_uftFgRQCUc_6OyCniJPcdxb7FAc1lHr0kU_dgp65qQzC5Z6_dqMy4nE5i3BtduW10QJhpxm22RWPVwojncQ1DOMNAdv-PXmV3lYo2v7Ea45eK5VYjLkDV0tHqEeCPzPAWBdSUowyCR9AScBeXdB9RRrW0k1PsyTwcFYnC1KAhzAT_XyjTFRCwp/s2048/6.16.23-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitRXHN_uftFgRQCUc_6OyCniJPcdxb7FAc1lHr0kU_dgp65qQzC5Z6_dqMy4nE5i3BtduW10QJhpxm22RWPVwojncQ1DOMNAdv-PXmV3lYo2v7Ea45eK5VYjLkDV0tHqEeCPzPAWBdSUowyCR9AScBeXdB9RRrW0k1PsyTwcFYnC1KAhzAT_XyjTFRCwp/w640-h458/6.16.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6SUDzk6GTlq0y6LaP-OZjnHpmuTvmq_sxQ9i3ldsv6mBAQtwo4vx0-dD0wuY7QLUo__YJlEagpxZeLslrdftqeUNg6cpEW20MsTL7SAWzbSVYbFD8hYAk6Cf3P_rHlEOf8GugSK15zxJuarBQMQr8K9Aaac5ZOP70y2ANeejl7xHRCdelhWcSp3zSF5p/s2048/6.16.23-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_6SUDzk6GTlq0y6LaP-OZjnHpmuTvmq_sxQ9i3ldsv6mBAQtwo4vx0-dD0wuY7QLUo__YJlEagpxZeLslrdftqeUNg6cpEW20MsTL7SAWzbSVYbFD8hYAk6Cf3P_rHlEOf8GugSK15zxJuarBQMQr8K9Aaac5ZOP70y2ANeejl7xHRCdelhWcSp3zSF5p/w640-h458/6.16.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Clark's mate is a 1 year old, banded and born on Fire Island, NY. Clearly, she has a lot to learn, as she sits without a worry as a crab nearly her own size crawl past her.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwbgnHxlCYqasdMlG1Mx9UoQYnXXyRFnyUjdWwMZv8jQbzrEUu7g5FAC2CH7rXoOc5OinEWFsu453h8XIs_WQxFIXAXHmfsrhhHQCOrMYCT9KjpL_of1kzJjTakJD7zTSStaakHtQxRizdI3r5-iGM7E9R9gPUD_be_HfYa0tyoUpwY4HFLFhlLtiMyr5/s2048/6.16.23-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZwbgnHxlCYqasdMlG1Mx9UoQYnXXyRFnyUjdWwMZv8jQbzrEUu7g5FAC2CH7rXoOc5OinEWFsu453h8XIs_WQxFIXAXHmfsrhhHQCOrMYCT9KjpL_of1kzJjTakJD7zTSStaakHtQxRizdI3r5-iGM7E9R9gPUD_be_HfYa0tyoUpwY4HFLFhlLtiMyr5/w640-h458/6.16.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Other families also live in the same area as Clark, so many obstacles on day one, just those naturally occurring. The human-related obstacles are still another story.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbGWS1gVHP9Pqz5zO1oG0sk-Kw3sPfX3b55FVu5C86ooK4_cKVbCACX37YHYGSeE7YGtK2pLQOzEB5ck2b7QOIgcapE8LXcXvWoUJkc2JLXjCMP4WC44HevtNMGW9_FbQ3DHMRIhoDhSkqObN1kitO6PtLPWgK0j0eRgb-I_bNAIxJ84AQqS6CytKTY3Z/s2048/6.16.23-8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbGWS1gVHP9Pqz5zO1oG0sk-Kw3sPfX3b55FVu5C86ooK4_cKVbCACX37YHYGSeE7YGtK2pLQOzEB5ck2b7QOIgcapE8LXcXvWoUJkc2JLXjCMP4WC44HevtNMGW9_FbQ3DHMRIhoDhSkqObN1kitO6PtLPWgK0j0eRgb-I_bNAIxJ84AQqS6CytKTY3Z/w640-h458/6.16.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was tipped off that something was up as he was so squirmy and fidgety over his clutch, in the way that something below deck was shifting around.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnsOPl_1TgCAXKd4BdF-1iVTyvlMKwE96ksuYBRX7bbpPDOMsqDWlozsApE-zJqohqjM2awTPiYIvEM11jZHRujqwMbKc2HtM7z1pkQMubae69r-nbs99L6t7kikUIY5wP2w_B3CTOiVtfNLTUSG6laTs5ugwa3SCMxZJjsO4OyCcofwkBK7MNHgjs39u/s2048/6.16.23-9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEnsOPl_1TgCAXKd4BdF-1iVTyvlMKwE96ksuYBRX7bbpPDOMsqDWlozsApE-zJqohqjM2awTPiYIvEM11jZHRujqwMbKc2HtM7z1pkQMubae69r-nbs99L6t7kikUIY5wP2w_B3CTOiVtfNLTUSG6laTs5ugwa3SCMxZJjsO4OyCcofwkBK7MNHgjs39u/w640-h458/6.16.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Watching mom, with her very first brood ever, was, well, relatable. She has quite an over whelmed, new mom look about her here. Good thing she chose an older guy, which for him this isn't his first rodeo.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfO1bsfq6tKaLeiQ7EXlN1zXLNnGb3XuVtAk26PD5lkEXOtuCrgiv4Iv-J_Fxar4HxsuPpKQ8Vrxujqs0QNVf63Crr7yk8gT1L2XznxZsBgquH4UJnMgfj690pvwN_aRnUwXsczfF7gJi1GDYgxkagLcDeYk2P06NWVgNEJHvrabRsa-fGNw7I168zdQeK/s2048/6.16.23-10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfO1bsfq6tKaLeiQ7EXlN1zXLNnGb3XuVtAk26PD5lkEXOtuCrgiv4Iv-J_Fxar4HxsuPpKQ8Vrxujqs0QNVf63Crr7yk8gT1L2XznxZsBgquH4UJnMgfj690pvwN_aRnUwXsczfF7gJi1GDYgxkagLcDeYk2P06NWVgNEJHvrabRsa-fGNw7I168zdQeK/w640-h458/6.16.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oh boy, yeah, this is what you signed up for, but I promise, you'll be okay and you're doing great! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaXAf5KtCl2pQT9W3PHvZlBAKefRr86d5NaZ3YzmSkbdf7LFFoq71rvNMIWx-g1SO8w9XrWMSjdGhjiBkw6OXX-IVI2oMlhkjvmmNb5GeAqxu626WViRXYUaJ-opWd4l6X8YJrlrR44Ohy7HEgAPGC-V3fnM1JrUlIDRgI-5minOUdr0BQ4fbg4OTWo8J/s2048/6.16.23-11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWaXAf5KtCl2pQT9W3PHvZlBAKefRr86d5NaZ3YzmSkbdf7LFFoq71rvNMIWx-g1SO8w9XrWMSjdGhjiBkw6OXX-IVI2oMlhkjvmmNb5GeAqxu626WViRXYUaJ-opWd4l6X8YJrlrR44Ohy7HEgAPGC-V3fnM1JrUlIDRgI-5minOUdr0BQ4fbg4OTWo8J/w640-h458/6.16.23-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While mom figures out how to comfort her new brood, dad get's busy shoo'ing off Ghost crabs which are potential predators of the chicks.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-NMkNEJ9X1CiH8_JKDFrl84wa7ZtA_QQmLFBoPHCZr8GvAUXsHxpqWejpKy3P55y20UtEvi_cV6o9pxTchQMCzEcMfvXhHRHDMvOq7cj6vSV09aTYQYHlSGGo7aTo5FLDwCO53D4LA3lU6jM1wvR-2AQjDHIw-jizYlZQc-RjBZHKb2YF6enBEmYmbSN/s2048/6.18.23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-NMkNEJ9X1CiH8_JKDFrl84wa7ZtA_QQmLFBoPHCZr8GvAUXsHxpqWejpKy3P55y20UtEvi_cV6o9pxTchQMCzEcMfvXhHRHDMvOq7cj6vSV09aTYQYHlSGGo7aTo5FLDwCO53D4LA3lU6jM1wvR-2AQjDHIw-jizYlZQc-RjBZHKb2YF6enBEmYmbSN/w640-h426/6.18.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While some birds come here for summer, some winter visitors simply just, stick around. This long-tailed duck should be well up north, but looks like this one wanted to try a NY summer.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7kkO_9q863UpAd3idgClNGAT9-_mWYAHZ-gIg7R9b_JR7jpVp9GyzIV12UROWEG1L9clFOod7AYKvMJJGqj2AjC9Prd17yvLW55J5XHDSa0JBaV2nK7puoFyDsRVkHB-jd3lhThe45ilc-harimF7ZG303H4aQ-LSUMB6ge-LuxXwU6SEmI-kwSifrbK/s2048/6.18.23-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh7kkO_9q863UpAd3idgClNGAT9-_mWYAHZ-gIg7R9b_JR7jpVp9GyzIV12UROWEG1L9clFOod7AYKvMJJGqj2AjC9Prd17yvLW55J5XHDSa0JBaV2nK7puoFyDsRVkHB-jd3lhThe45ilc-harimF7ZG303H4aQ-LSUMB6ge-LuxXwU6SEmI-kwSifrbK/w640-h458/6.18.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mama and her chick. American Oystercatchers are some really good parents, I love watching them with their kids.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZ4RiDTLqlyVjJX4x_6SFRxxqxRa8hGXp5lyzrjw22Cjtnll4RLvJsqs0BYzzr3f0R4Jy_u98f2n1qj542T4f_g_7FL5Y_5RrfDWP-_eLiEt811toPB4g2MW6vYcH9xqNDc2yrYDtluBJUWsdlRUBx__jKZK4baPiUJEJZWWjzgYeLOERunHsuTKKlWtS/s2048/6.18.23-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhZ4RiDTLqlyVjJX4x_6SFRxxqxRa8hGXp5lyzrjw22Cjtnll4RLvJsqs0BYzzr3f0R4Jy_u98f2n1qj542T4f_g_7FL5Y_5RrfDWP-_eLiEt811toPB4g2MW6vYcH9xqNDc2yrYDtluBJUWsdlRUBx__jKZK4baPiUJEJZWWjzgYeLOERunHsuTKKlWtS/w640-h458/6.18.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Tern chicks, coming soon.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></span></span></div>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-65334099733717651082023-05-20T19:59:00.003-04:002023-05-20T19:59:40.149-04:00Spring Migration <p> <span> I have most certainly been getting out and enjoying the birds out there. I just have not been super compelled to update this thing. It seems to be an ebb and flow of motivation to keep this thing going. </span></p><p><span><span> In the last month a number of birds have arrived, and I have had the pleasure of birding with friends, getting to special birding places, and keeping up as best I can with the plovers. I'll just dump the best pictures I have here.</span><br /></span></p><p><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLHfNd-Y5UFVZ3_ajwkjQruaCr04FtP2UZTrivDv0C0hG4XVRRfnzPX4ZJl1HIYpv0EgYkNZ_Uh08aAGUQXpuxCGtkh1iSBF0h8Fg0a_UhsQ9s2B-uZcPzjVUFZ9fj4S0VXjnChObQia1i5yztgW0Dba1c53iF95YWN_BTpjaLbOuUVXnZHyFe-Yn0A/s2048/prospect-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLHfNd-Y5UFVZ3_ajwkjQruaCr04FtP2UZTrivDv0C0hG4XVRRfnzPX4ZJl1HIYpv0EgYkNZ_Uh08aAGUQXpuxCGtkh1iSBF0h8Fg0a_UhsQ9s2B-uZcPzjVUFZ9fj4S0VXjnChObQia1i5yztgW0Dba1c53iF95YWN_BTpjaLbOuUVXnZHyFe-Yn0A/w640-h458/prospect-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Northern Waterthrush in its element in Prospect Park's upper pool.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDO0ElXA_X0IDnPmcYGzFbCQdwIiNXiry8dvxuNtvVPDvVQf8Zy15sze-ef-yLc9Yy0ESsGhdTx8SjFYcX1XhGehMofq9OLcIFHBPqbeqoIxG5YQkLi4OIWR_aqvqVUWruOWVFn0DlwehTpwB9qCccPTPeBpOME4PiAB5eI3XPmbF2Du7DEeFBONKGbA/s2048/prospect-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDO0ElXA_X0IDnPmcYGzFbCQdwIiNXiry8dvxuNtvVPDvVQf8Zy15sze-ef-yLc9Yy0ESsGhdTx8SjFYcX1XhGehMofq9OLcIFHBPqbeqoIxG5YQkLi4OIWR_aqvqVUWruOWVFn0DlwehTpwB9qCccPTPeBpOME4PiAB5eI3XPmbF2Du7DEeFBONKGbA/w640-h458/prospect-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A great blue heron looking spiffy in its breeding plumage.<br />Check out the monster sliders and cooters in the background.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFakO6UDY5h903kOKKR7iqBNvSdbaR6tXmkfxwlOYgvOpCx1A4xV6U73WSP2lBEuw2kafEw2ginxJLM28RlvVySY7DzqdapDMzAWyWwRUDg8_6WezmNjU__LE81gHHGTzPKTQPGxpozeIh40MTgjEjqBZhnR1eSkbVUVRDcyXv84f8a5mFqlCYdE364A/s2048/prospect-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFakO6UDY5h903kOKKR7iqBNvSdbaR6tXmkfxwlOYgvOpCx1A4xV6U73WSP2lBEuw2kafEw2ginxJLM28RlvVySY7DzqdapDMzAWyWwRUDg8_6WezmNjU__LE81gHHGTzPKTQPGxpozeIh40MTgjEjqBZhnR1eSkbVUVRDcyXv84f8a5mFqlCYdE364A/w640-h458/prospect-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cute shipping sparrow foraging among the fallen petals of the spring trees.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJLWtDUMHWVDWhp8-o-FCVLb0HG310wRXXpfOUP0Qv01Kk5jPLsv1wG7E3ZL013mEirQ4WGWq43n_q77Tvc2NXgonRpEUcyZwTRdUgcARQcBnP71PlauKeeoUGTzIu6YaVrMtzbCO91CGWLM6gvo2Qh5MhPrv811zhY67HHPGJ1Ex_XqT5JftbFZ8Sw/s2048/prospect.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKJLWtDUMHWVDWhp8-o-FCVLb0HG310wRXXpfOUP0Qv01Kk5jPLsv1wG7E3ZL013mEirQ4WGWq43n_q77Tvc2NXgonRpEUcyZwTRdUgcARQcBnP71PlauKeeoUGTzIu6YaVrMtzbCO91CGWLM6gvo2Qh5MhPrv811zhY67HHPGJ1Ex_XqT5JftbFZ8Sw/w640-h458/prospect.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love veerys. I love them veery much.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0E8rFmkyWNzTRmdG-cW-Hvn8thMULmYkx_j5H_oG0_x7dbw7uURrVap8OeVKMTDRFnQTAwKsYFKi_wQlil-_p2p7ecEVb8QfqdXV_t0f3wn4FyMjG97Vwz6lxp_nwE52TBjuF0FcCdZ7rtADJnZ6HejJzdDb_2mFWv8cEvVS8xa3SlqN6JdXsWDl17Q/s2048/5.12.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0E8rFmkyWNzTRmdG-cW-Hvn8thMULmYkx_j5H_oG0_x7dbw7uURrVap8OeVKMTDRFnQTAwKsYFKi_wQlil-_p2p7ecEVb8QfqdXV_t0f3wn4FyMjG97Vwz6lxp_nwE52TBjuF0FcCdZ7rtADJnZ6HejJzdDb_2mFWv8cEvVS8xa3SlqN6JdXsWDl17Q/w640-h458/5.12.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I birded the western side of the Marine Park Salt Marsh before work one day and was treated to a number of termite hatch-outs, which brought some birds with it.<br />A northern parula, one of very many.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN-VpGXG9motEUHU28x8thwU-kgtXkjZlrsxiy1IwtT2no5JyrsZ2KcORWltpT9CiUdo91KlXoeiYeBLCWsfWPnfQxwoLPm9qwuRzcjXHLP-tiUKxeLXHzOV8hOb9aqaKM7eZ9KV11a9G2W68coJhTKVwZX0Yt6BftIChbEsmdPDXeoarFBhnUpGp8A/s2048/5.12.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgN-VpGXG9motEUHU28x8thwU-kgtXkjZlrsxiy1IwtT2no5JyrsZ2KcORWltpT9CiUdo91KlXoeiYeBLCWsfWPnfQxwoLPm9qwuRzcjXHLP-tiUKxeLXHzOV8hOb9aqaKM7eZ9KV11a9G2W68coJhTKVwZX0Yt6BftIChbEsmdPDXeoarFBhnUpGp8A/w640-h458/5.12.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Singing it's northern parula song.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jZWJMA2noogwLkWW9N43x9RJLBraF4B-V6k9wmKVDN8FtQEAffCH1GjzkRGjHit3dHQ3Ln4YtE1528mllxplC4ctG1pag9IDatgBoGBoOrT3YJTIjWL5LtQOGQtk5NZgr9vuubmT5Fewdsn4AwfMlUa1u1wH6m5FLm7u7WvxEJzLiJ_tspBYZhVSug/s2048/5.12.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6jZWJMA2noogwLkWW9N43x9RJLBraF4B-V6k9wmKVDN8FtQEAffCH1GjzkRGjHit3dHQ3Ln4YtE1528mllxplC4ctG1pag9IDatgBoGBoOrT3YJTIjWL5LtQOGQtk5NZgr9vuubmT5Fewdsn4AwfMlUa1u1wH6m5FLm7u7WvxEJzLiJ_tspBYZhVSug/w640-h458/5.12.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A house wren gathers nesting material, got family on the way!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFSkkvQrkYYqiFsbWE-ega7QFVdWktJACElZC4rUbw9XD9MFmBHbtbT89BoKG3ZU66qSU15_subtLL1jFxQVUO_iDhftKnQSou7Yqhix8pOj0ID0XYusqnVINQI0s5rijbCnJ0wkxv5sbeyrZ62efZiIaLP6zRQgrF1EZ-lNxPAZTSSmA2TGAMRAzOg/s2048/5.12.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBFSkkvQrkYYqiFsbWE-ega7QFVdWktJACElZC4rUbw9XD9MFmBHbtbT89BoKG3ZU66qSU15_subtLL1jFxQVUO_iDhftKnQSou7Yqhix8pOj0ID0XYusqnVINQI0s5rijbCnJ0wkxv5sbeyrZ62efZiIaLP6zRQgrF1EZ-lNxPAZTSSmA2TGAMRAzOg/w640-h458/5.12.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A not-so-shy black-and-white warbler, feeding upon the termites taking their nuptial flight.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopfgArUQjbeqrbNwJxG7qmq45arJv2WU9hNvs7mC8CWah5qM6JuYzlOIzWL2J1pgPORSHu4IdH6kkvAo9UQwaaUKzz1lIQAc3b5PONuBkd3ELudfzxIdSsIKzLvVBYiid8h7f9lYIGzG0e8d4dr76klbcarjEmtnd6PoZNQY83l_UQqAPjQwOyWDENA/s2048/5.12.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjopfgArUQjbeqrbNwJxG7qmq45arJv2WU9hNvs7mC8CWah5qM6JuYzlOIzWL2J1pgPORSHu4IdH6kkvAo9UQwaaUKzz1lIQAc3b5PONuBkd3ELudfzxIdSsIKzLvVBYiid8h7f9lYIGzG0e8d4dr76klbcarjEmtnd6PoZNQY83l_UQqAPjQwOyWDENA/w640-h458/5.12.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For the termite in the beak of this indigo bunting, that flight was very short lived.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwpQWOXEG4V7qw4iEG_5-oRt_UkNlvjkdYiyqyuKxpHj7I6n8IhDahUhhFo7nttSkP0z_pduW7G1WHU7_apiFbEkXJSTjKQ4zngfWMoLjt7HrF4W0jwiOQsQXf8V6TqW1SVXKd0TYFbGUg9kq25RjtHZLz1PE7cq088VeNJRzU8JVruk9jPSLKBl25Q/s2048/5.12.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwpQWOXEG4V7qw4iEG_5-oRt_UkNlvjkdYiyqyuKxpHj7I6n8IhDahUhhFo7nttSkP0z_pduW7G1WHU7_apiFbEkXJSTjKQ4zngfWMoLjt7HrF4W0jwiOQsQXf8V6TqW1SVXKd0TYFbGUg9kq25RjtHZLz1PE7cq088VeNJRzU8JVruk9jPSLKBl25Q/w640-h458/5.12.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A female common yellowthroat hawked termites like a yellow-rumped warbler would.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNblyRPog14KtUl8EnZqJoikrLvJ7QEZxZ42kgugoylovbvH0JEflATQR6DrmuLLaB4YZ9zoJaYkivbNx_a_KDGXBODd5joI0mhZK9X4TF69GOm8fvIdfhPXFmjipwswVyg4JZibPCIEi2PntetPsECwzOwW5UjRXxmN5i2HUa9cO_DaZqBT1xJkp8g/s2048/5.12.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNblyRPog14KtUl8EnZqJoikrLvJ7QEZxZ42kgugoylovbvH0JEflATQR6DrmuLLaB4YZ9zoJaYkivbNx_a_KDGXBODd5joI0mhZK9X4TF69GOm8fvIdfhPXFmjipwswVyg4JZibPCIEi2PntetPsECwzOwW5UjRXxmN5i2HUa9cO_DaZqBT1xJkp8g/w640-h458/5.12.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A blackpoll warbler gets in on the feast and signals this warbler migration coming to an end.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUHyGr0tNV3af9yFpDIQUsRWSi-Kgj1vDeR-RxpRWazTplP230EcDqBN_KUZEx43bWR3ZaLMwMVZvbKIYiSBm57N3qB7bFo7yLOZSTZ4ks2Miuso8rJCFC2UFrsbkt9eAWlTnfFtXaEJn6UoS1VgtAZkihmhrEi8rupDQMLpjXyZLRQBiI_LQmezREQ/s2048/5.12.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFUHyGr0tNV3af9yFpDIQUsRWSi-Kgj1vDeR-RxpRWazTplP230EcDqBN_KUZEx43bWR3ZaLMwMVZvbKIYiSBm57N3qB7bFo7yLOZSTZ4ks2Miuso8rJCFC2UFrsbkt9eAWlTnfFtXaEJn6UoS1VgtAZkihmhrEi8rupDQMLpjXyZLRQBiI_LQmezREQ/w640-h458/5.12.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-eyed vireos are one of the common songs being heard in the tree tops.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSQtNzuS0qnrJmxhTs4jm9v8b2Ay1Y9hzD0tbEG-4bSawfEV_fbtb22YhHQYEnFY5A0O5FW3rsllkeks2Cuc172TajfH8eIfwI-wCKhriLWXObYz0EMK6MEmNG9Fh9haFwHoD-NKYxN-QBltlBxfkxksDAqggCyKCqA1XxCeSwt4dgaFVZBKH4mGdLQ/s2048/5.12.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWSQtNzuS0qnrJmxhTs4jm9v8b2Ay1Y9hzD0tbEG-4bSawfEV_fbtb22YhHQYEnFY5A0O5FW3rsllkeks2Cuc172TajfH8eIfwI-wCKhriLWXObYz0EMK6MEmNG9Fh9haFwHoD-NKYxN-QBltlBxfkxksDAqggCyKCqA1XxCeSwt4dgaFVZBKH4mGdLQ/w640-h458/5.12.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On a very-dog filled plover outing, I spotted this American Oystercatcher on its two eggs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDrIxOOXScKQXwcZ25PmZn94OftXpcfOvbIpHCjpQ6_hlcCh7uVjcf9PorHiU_PGh1Q9ZfZ6olEznjQbHuz07t1t3F-GT_V7vmQjhKxcFB4tS3hQ1CgComQFC08uVhw0o5Vu5bViKjVxjsBLzYfJDnY1qWhG0vl2M0cBh6G6fK5wDW93g64r_GAKnKQ/s2048/5.12.23-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDrIxOOXScKQXwcZ25PmZn94OftXpcfOvbIpHCjpQ6_hlcCh7uVjcf9PorHiU_PGh1Q9ZfZ6olEznjQbHuz07t1t3F-GT_V7vmQjhKxcFB4tS3hQ1CgComQFC08uVhw0o5Vu5bViKjVxjsBLzYfJDnY1qWhG0vl2M0cBh6G6fK5wDW93g64r_GAKnKQ/w640-h458/5.12.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A piping plover taking a rest in a small divot in the sand.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYxagCyz-hAT6wCV0jOTZbbs3QXss6rxF4Ln-LAwKxnp4sih79o7Bny4Q30iLBSiwN0zvBGt7rf08F2dTM-0qXirtqxTW6H20qnCoM4UjC0js_RktKy_Y3uEqnabOyAFVVPyj7ZLyDEqwwpz38VW-WuETCoFcwl2LH4HJZWYUfYI7doZzhiJIAUbc3Q/s2048/5.12.23-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYxagCyz-hAT6wCV0jOTZbbs3QXss6rxF4Ln-LAwKxnp4sih79o7Bny4Q30iLBSiwN0zvBGt7rf08F2dTM-0qXirtqxTW6H20qnCoM4UjC0js_RktKy_Y3uEqnabOyAFVVPyj7ZLyDEqwwpz38VW-WuETCoFcwl2LH4HJZWYUfYI7doZzhiJIAUbc3Q/w640-h458/5.12.23-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For this walk, I had one single plover on my walk out, and encountered around 8 dogs on the beach.<br />But when I walked back, all but one dog, a service animal, had exited. And once the dogs were gone, I finally got to see the plovers, as they came out and down to feed.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI62DeKRmRkjInKvx6PUdkHMmTlTyItqSPZvQg0mo05Fopz4DI724z7EBww2E_pkpAl2A3G6MVPunG6CZ6767XoSkEo46-t0HkjOc0CeWv4c5M-d2fp5Qhk67ymdz9v2kgCP52ETG9_5CdYMpUzie6IXwRCs7B2WaK4u6J_0ZQSTPjET9-ta5A_vwiJA/s2048/5.12.23-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI62DeKRmRkjInKvx6PUdkHMmTlTyItqSPZvQg0mo05Fopz4DI724z7EBww2E_pkpAl2A3G6MVPunG6CZ6767XoSkEo46-t0HkjOc0CeWv4c5M-d2fp5Qhk67ymdz9v2kgCP52ETG9_5CdYMpUzie6IXwRCs7B2WaK4u6J_0ZQSTPjET9-ta5A_vwiJA/w640-h458/5.12.23-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like a stretch of relief to me!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MyrxiEbndOGApfr6CrK6957oL3WsoAHXq9_5YRugt4YsUmb_TiMNwC4ZOl2TZbSIVTeWRNvlBwNEE9-VPhJHcOMWmYWopoACDhEIwJnxAMHpOEY3DMZWPTh4Hcmw7ZljUzVK7eU8VWx0yEu9UmrqzWHQp2PM9xGDTK3YZx1EEwJ2BcWLoLF0Oi8gnA/s2048/5.12.23-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6MyrxiEbndOGApfr6CrK6957oL3WsoAHXq9_5YRugt4YsUmb_TiMNwC4ZOl2TZbSIVTeWRNvlBwNEE9-VPhJHcOMWmYWopoACDhEIwJnxAMHpOEY3DMZWPTh4Hcmw7ZljUzVK7eU8VWx0yEu9UmrqzWHQp2PM9xGDTK3YZx1EEwJ2BcWLoLF0Oi8gnA/w640-h458/5.12.23-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love these little loves.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsk5IkIscXZD0beNZmxXoNIprQl8BQZ5NaIpINt7vSH7Kko98IVOWPRtB2Udj3uguPkjJHxm92WuoQgR-aKSJn_G-iWFPrL2CKV0n0ufVxpZZqm91C1G8HZVCmJAki0xAtDYQsLa4OMvPMspfOE_PeF97FQn2eN6t0coD4fgyLLhzHpws3WCaFzdErw/s2048/birdathon-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsk5IkIscXZD0beNZmxXoNIprQl8BQZ5NaIpINt7vSH7Kko98IVOWPRtB2Udj3uguPkjJHxm92WuoQgR-aKSJn_G-iWFPrL2CKV0n0ufVxpZZqm91C1G8HZVCmJAki0xAtDYQsLa4OMvPMspfOE_PeF97FQn2eN6t0coD4fgyLLhzHpws3WCaFzdErw/w640-h458/birdathon-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This years birdathon raised money for NYC Plover Project. Our team, Smooth Like Bittern, saw 115 bird species across Brooklyn.<br />Including this Magnolia Warbler.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzqBVPYDkCOm0V6AKB6ZQ7Mu-a-1MP4RfFnstNuWkDNZBj4seDIxJntoluQER6GBTmpZCJYm3BUhyIVY_3w6wC6pSRwpEl2pGyCGaNdjMNeU7dHENVWUbi9bNv9lF9-AiwrJAnAGVoGi_IxsY1H01pU4zaTjWs2wz7Whaux4Af1Q4OYQacatlFkR7Xw/s2048/birdathon-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzqBVPYDkCOm0V6AKB6ZQ7Mu-a-1MP4RfFnstNuWkDNZBj4seDIxJntoluQER6GBTmpZCJYm3BUhyIVY_3w6wC6pSRwpEl2pGyCGaNdjMNeU7dHENVWUbi9bNv9lF9-AiwrJAnAGVoGi_IxsY1H01pU4zaTjWs2wz7Whaux4Af1Q4OYQacatlFkR7Xw/w640-h458/birdathon-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stumbled upon a termite hatch-out while standing on a bridge, giving us nice tree-top, eye-level views of warblers, like this chestnut-sided warbler.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8Sx9eF5ih7BYpyibIveMCkSxD4D2UV5UQD1tyma06LZxLBkezPYWmUsgVxqfOjf5WlKc09Bi2nTC193T8uZPdexQ_yg_kXcqIYgVy7YFEb2kZ-eKHWNVks7HBV9wxbaGaCU0ihfGsyWbnP5sfl83u9h3W_wAll0rrzTtCGSdYts1l8RkrniHcAHakA/s2048/birdathon-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8Sx9eF5ih7BYpyibIveMCkSxD4D2UV5UQD1tyma06LZxLBkezPYWmUsgVxqfOjf5WlKc09Bi2nTC193T8uZPdexQ_yg_kXcqIYgVy7YFEb2kZ-eKHWNVks7HBV9wxbaGaCU0ihfGsyWbnP5sfl83u9h3W_wAll0rrzTtCGSdYts1l8RkrniHcAHakA/w640-h458/birdathon-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> A black-and-white warbler stealing a few termites.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-pLzVakKy8djjjYgPFHg-efkFN8Sg-kDelHS9D8Tdt3ULujQaRq-BR3Lk6xbPTcr39q4RtkXgLZcptYftN3Kull-Cv3WBouvKDhFF3RRga1KRzXKKpBIxMu_gV-G7-JDDtLe_l9T8HCXB4W9w6k5fPjAng7TamgJTywCb2xNfv5HCwZbpSItCy9zPA/s2048/birdathon-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-pLzVakKy8djjjYgPFHg-efkFN8Sg-kDelHS9D8Tdt3ULujQaRq-BR3Lk6xbPTcr39q4RtkXgLZcptYftN3Kull-Cv3WBouvKDhFF3RRga1KRzXKKpBIxMu_gV-G7-JDDtLe_l9T8HCXB4W9w6k5fPjAng7TamgJTywCb2xNfv5HCwZbpSItCy9zPA/w640-h458/birdathon-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A crappy picture of a robin with some piebald leucism. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAcw7944VReGyHfqZgyCfN4MNv0mYt-z4a_nbZTSGDhA0hklz5byOz6MTDshp0J7xaTpXDBTocR0d4cUpSlwsclnWE6uUtxzKzyPax5q4Oavtg_dX9wec6w0hacxGkim4XQfJZQT-0GT_x6ByiMyZrQZng3z7SB1bRsYF3oU1IRaNW7YU374i0UvdtA/s2048/birdathon-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkAcw7944VReGyHfqZgyCfN4MNv0mYt-z4a_nbZTSGDhA0hklz5byOz6MTDshp0J7xaTpXDBTocR0d4cUpSlwsclnWE6uUtxzKzyPax5q4Oavtg_dX9wec6w0hacxGkim4XQfJZQT-0GT_x6ByiMyZrQZng3z7SB1bRsYF3oU1IRaNW7YU374i0UvdtA/w640-h458/birdathon-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The birdathon took us out to Plumb Beach where we enjoyed this semi-palmated sandpiper who was with least sandpipers.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPI-cPf8Lxv-urAiCcrOOZP8cY29CcepzndSXl_mXwHTE2mTKC50w_E8JNrvfLA2ANLnL86pm-FVAqSQ3dhg3Hr7xh0Mv6Kngu1UDphV8lg3cYLju_mrKtWyqFLAnpam2KC4e66ojMmQWyGK5G_VKAS173OyfYW6konXNKmYv4-oknIXRmzDTPl5e7Q/s2048/birdathon-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPI-cPf8Lxv-urAiCcrOOZP8cY29CcepzndSXl_mXwHTE2mTKC50w_E8JNrvfLA2ANLnL86pm-FVAqSQ3dhg3Hr7xh0Mv6Kngu1UDphV8lg3cYLju_mrKtWyqFLAnpam2KC4e66ojMmQWyGK5G_VKAS173OyfYW6konXNKmYv4-oknIXRmzDTPl5e7Q/w640-h458/birdathon-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">t Floyd Bennett Field, we nearly stumbled over a nesting killdeer - a reminder to watch your step on any fields this time of year!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUwxdi8Uf9sC07OYDFQyIW7qas1FPgttCE76Hsufx19tFHFNv12e7yDRSWXpMPW2kZ7YIdIyba6PosCJGfaJDt1l3D_4vepavFt62gK-ZTjFshFHvII_78ciIOa6rIDFV1CoNRvD5h9lU713HWpbt6PdSqsKO2691sR4AKtWGN76izLLFTfHAmJoigg/s2048/birdathon-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUwxdi8Uf9sC07OYDFQyIW7qas1FPgttCE76Hsufx19tFHFNv12e7yDRSWXpMPW2kZ7YIdIyba6PosCJGfaJDt1l3D_4vepavFt62gK-ZTjFshFHvII_78ciIOa6rIDFV1CoNRvD5h9lU713HWpbt6PdSqsKO2691sR4AKtWGN76izLLFTfHAmJoigg/w640-h458/birdathon-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our final stop of the birdathon was Shirley Chisholm SP and we enjoyed this gingery little field sparrow.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdGzYWw_ra4MQnOgRSJwm9rsYFX3s0u2tFdpZkVht7KpOz6ivcSdeWVglWUxV5h6pVgsKKSIGM5A4st8YxMFF13i3DVKc3nT6KRQXKkEVM5WxbKSYH977zJfsSVOLfmeTMZ_qMLNZGwl-wxx5hHDlorLYWFcZcsBX9ri58puHz9jbHj9ZQuFKY-nvOA/s2048/birdathon-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdGzYWw_ra4MQnOgRSJwm9rsYFX3s0u2tFdpZkVht7KpOz6ivcSdeWVglWUxV5h6pVgsKKSIGM5A4st8YxMFF13i3DVKc3nT6KRQXKkEVM5WxbKSYH977zJfsSVOLfmeTMZ_qMLNZGwl-wxx5hHDlorLYWFcZcsBX9ri58puHz9jbHj9ZQuFKY-nvOA/w640-h458/birdathon-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Mother's Day, I did no birding. I was exhausted from the birdathon. Instead, I napped.<br />But Monday, I worked from my in-laws and did a pre-work birding trip to Doodletown.<br />Greeted just up the hillside by this indigo bunting.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PcmXO6EKaoFe6QlDNlmtcyRTpAQi-5UVfCboBAQpvnpjqNSuavZSJw-9lGNsrjDCUqP-1ZM_vzOTxh6p271VCAVCp_euh_WTvF_gOyAawi-U71bpuO4ZKE03DM1ibfxj_C_EUFsRvm7judDa9DtChqXubC4tOoy5vSy7jpKH6a8E5DH6izoAjtjfVw/s2048/doodle-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5PcmXO6EKaoFe6QlDNlmtcyRTpAQi-5UVfCboBAQpvnpjqNSuavZSJw-9lGNsrjDCUqP-1ZM_vzOTxh6p271VCAVCp_euh_WTvF_gOyAawi-U71bpuO4ZKE03DM1ibfxj_C_EUFsRvm7judDa9DtChqXubC4tOoy5vSy7jpKH6a8E5DH6izoAjtjfVw/w640-h458/doodle-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The forest was filled with birds and their song, but it was hard to see much.<br />This Carolina wren was one of three wrens working on a fallen log.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrK45J456RsKbMVcoIyUQIuqoM9vWdz7jI26BN_LnWs1K48cb0TbQVPZmr3VAzl8GZhnHXof-G-8aQTaZBfc_WZfscfTPlWNjWP45lT1I9SC9HC40Uq0FwIg2uoj8NLhunYGZVAx-AdMZtKpexOu8xBdLzosPkp5YX8B7y3W-4nvE26-CS6Dol7y-zQ/s2048/doodle-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinrK45J456RsKbMVcoIyUQIuqoM9vWdz7jI26BN_LnWs1K48cb0TbQVPZmr3VAzl8GZhnHXof-G-8aQTaZBfc_WZfscfTPlWNjWP45lT1I9SC9HC40Uq0FwIg2uoj8NLhunYGZVAx-AdMZtKpexOu8xBdLzosPkp5YX8B7y3W-4nvE26-CS6Dol7y-zQ/w640-h458/doodle-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">American redstarts were everywhere. I like this natural vignette looking through a tulip trees leaves.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLRy4qg6wS8CmWdkLL-kH7GUQ2wR_2KM5t6c0nrKhnDuY26_WPH4GEX5gn8kO6pPWcXwLxOgP6BQ7xR0nel5AbrUPgu97ZLzCDaX7YwueYTCO8mLncWh1JEKqGbTGWlDUEHFROKiMk6NDIJE7OvLp_dJql7an9HhqXHkqMh39Fn-OSlpdW65OhOz6iw/s2048/doodle-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzLRy4qg6wS8CmWdkLL-kH7GUQ2wR_2KM5t6c0nrKhnDuY26_WPH4GEX5gn8kO6pPWcXwLxOgP6BQ7xR0nel5AbrUPgu97ZLzCDaX7YwueYTCO8mLncWh1JEKqGbTGWlDUEHFROKiMk6NDIJE7OvLp_dJql7an9HhqXHkqMh39Fn-OSlpdW65OhOz6iw/w640-h458/doodle-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were so many Ceruleans and a picture was dang hard to get- and I did have to start my work day. SO this is the best I got. Belting out its song.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Cm2aZ68IFTgfLyTVcpQOVxgSTzkmOqGFfO3wXG-YFBpEhoQTipK0PExAqmmecRbt20THpKowZdExM1hE_2JyKFWGJ3GhpeIjYh_bsHcfM6MxDgApksozmkPTVbhnNHmzT8AFnSq-ghmGmX2tLYLEP65eodX1eMUn47Jk74tbrPvOjGqRxpxhDeJeXg/s2048/doodle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Cm2aZ68IFTgfLyTVcpQOVxgSTzkmOqGFfO3wXG-YFBpEhoQTipK0PExAqmmecRbt20THpKowZdExM1hE_2JyKFWGJ3GhpeIjYh_bsHcfM6MxDgApksozmkPTVbhnNHmzT8AFnSq-ghmGmX2tLYLEP65eodX1eMUn47Jk74tbrPvOjGqRxpxhDeJeXg/w640-h458/doodle.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also enjoyed the other expected warblers there, like this blue-winged warbler, worm-eating warbler, hooded warbler, and even heard a black-billed cuckoo call.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-9012701806683427932023-04-26T20:42:00.004-04:002023-04-26T20:42:46.335-04:00Some Recent Birds and an Anhinga<span> Here I am trying to avoid all the bird FOMO when I'm working and then a flipping Anhinga shows up IN BROOKLYN. A bird that is pretty much found in every waterside ditch in Florida is here. SO I went and saw on my commute in to work today.</span><div><span><span> I also did some plover patrol last weekend and had some lovely looks at a young Iceland Gull along with some other beach birds. </span><br /></span></div><div><span><span><span> Anyway, pictures, here you go:</span><br /></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfVMnA0xEcqar_lXZyVFTpSCMOJSRwO8ym-tOq3TSTNtmCo2YbSNxZb5LHKu3xtWri_2Kx1ReSViFW7MMQXlIQ9ZsjxrBbr8lOOvhy7FDPLf57-wcPJ2BXqeKxqR3kq4gfe3SSzC7aGnddEAg0JwhnP3fbC1M56n_bNGqsO31KvfpssTuH3YOymvTfA/s2048/tilden%204.23.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfVMnA0xEcqar_lXZyVFTpSCMOJSRwO8ym-tOq3TSTNtmCo2YbSNxZb5LHKu3xtWri_2Kx1ReSViFW7MMQXlIQ9ZsjxrBbr8lOOvhy7FDPLf57-wcPJ2BXqeKxqR3kq4gfe3SSzC7aGnddEAg0JwhnP3fbC1M56n_bNGqsO31KvfpssTuH3YOymvTfA/w640-h458/tilden%204.23.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the beach soundscape, the American Oystercatcher. I liked this one all perched up on the rocks overlooking the waves.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaH74JckgTG377vW-TZQ45rr-_-E1qYMMj35FsVNcfp9uuu1NseCnpYoITITYs45cvqSxxpNTBKKOCSD7RLVn_eR4JCRBpwuncIvP9xg1RXk06rQ05AfnZ9niFQf9-7nKSC-e2YmIrlzUmyZkaEfxDfr50BBVrEvfHkq1pr4a89vT-V7b9EvPyv160Mg/s2048/tilden%204.23.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaH74JckgTG377vW-TZQ45rr-_-E1qYMMj35FsVNcfp9uuu1NseCnpYoITITYs45cvqSxxpNTBKKOCSD7RLVn_eR4JCRBpwuncIvP9xg1RXk06rQ05AfnZ9niFQf9-7nKSC-e2YmIrlzUmyZkaEfxDfr50BBVrEvfHkq1pr4a89vT-V7b9EvPyv160Mg/w640-h458/tilden%204.23.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A silver gull in front of the Silver Gull Beach Club.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ58Z7zgHN8ygeN0VEQP2zgIBWY4s5uOTBMxVvFHwk3JSjPPKAlkFKXVYM1E_LS5z6Jdo4Q8d91vZKF_s6FIEHDpgWbjQ60v_OxJEkWAb7wZMjxA0gpEDW0OzwOt4Na6S5FzZAl_Ab9xszDieg2JQEzSq0Hi4wPbkDVdCMSKu_h4DsJ4_Km6XPp0LqHw/s2048/tilden%204.23.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ58Z7zgHN8ygeN0VEQP2zgIBWY4s5uOTBMxVvFHwk3JSjPPKAlkFKXVYM1E_LS5z6Jdo4Q8d91vZKF_s6FIEHDpgWbjQ60v_OxJEkWAb7wZMjxA0gpEDW0OzwOt4Na6S5FzZAl_Ab9xszDieg2JQEzSq0Hi4wPbkDVdCMSKu_h4DsJ4_Km6XPp0LqHw/w640-h458/tilden%204.23.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">EXCUSE ME. I AM AN ICELAND GULL.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSzhper0vvfDhdwcQkd8SFIXANGCNXtADCKfjsjSONUDDOe6vBcsuFnEaHC7Poqm4fOE4z5OK-rBdXfEccUjmaMY1srpPiq3neRIISk8bVEtKaxVvEXQ7NsUQPD89sMsXg2iLPFD5jRIVXJpBvrSDptegwUDRZPKFlDv_gSSqO5qQg1Rx0oz46dmYNw/s2048/tilden%204.23.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSzhper0vvfDhdwcQkd8SFIXANGCNXtADCKfjsjSONUDDOe6vBcsuFnEaHC7Poqm4fOE4z5OK-rBdXfEccUjmaMY1srpPiq3neRIISk8bVEtKaxVvEXQ7NsUQPD89sMsXg2iLPFD5jRIVXJpBvrSDptegwUDRZPKFlDv_gSSqO5qQg1Rx0oz46dmYNw/w640-h458/tilden%204.23.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just in case you didn't hear them.<br />Also wants you to know that they are a first winter Iceland gull.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiopNnbHlcEMpaDHxBchMUpd42Zm25FsJOeozurnHrGXgJM9PMHL2dH9Lp5BKLTkY_f1mEW55Y_f6MSrFq-rwL2oR6UjrL6Ft0f1ABmAfmS9hc0CwJuwgrvSL8YYg9fOqf_M9bvU3iRxYQVDkHJz8T4TlSLsrmDqSj-uXVEvnRLHzuDg5tGkKsDHxHQ/s2048/tilden%204.23.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiopNnbHlcEMpaDHxBchMUpd42Zm25FsJOeozurnHrGXgJM9PMHL2dH9Lp5BKLTkY_f1mEW55Y_f6MSrFq-rwL2oR6UjrL6Ft0f1ABmAfmS9hc0CwJuwgrvSL8YYg9fOqf_M9bvU3iRxYQVDkHJz8T4TlSLsrmDqSj-uXVEvnRLHzuDg5tGkKsDHxHQ/w640-h458/tilden%204.23.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Squaring off with a juvenile ring billed gull.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QBWry8iDb7n0360TsAoNJuwat2EgiGBGYEKDT89N6Mb_H3O3DZHnncByz-dRvLBFo-fLFU_8N55DJ85cMpb9egZZ76vamxorLL2KpOg3Yy4hvkUAcxdQowMGjUaQdpbVW5VaeynWj6Cmis_3cNbSfIyZ8q8-ysNS0o_eKCpJ38owqCfrS3F2t1BO-A/s2048/tilden%204.23.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QBWry8iDb7n0360TsAoNJuwat2EgiGBGYEKDT89N6Mb_H3O3DZHnncByz-dRvLBFo-fLFU_8N55DJ85cMpb9egZZ76vamxorLL2KpOg3Yy4hvkUAcxdQowMGjUaQdpbVW5VaeynWj6Cmis_3cNbSfIyZ8q8-ysNS0o_eKCpJ38owqCfrS3F2t1BO-A/w640-h458/tilden%204.23.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doing a glam beach walk through the surf...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdxg_Nc6gE8Jpo6ZpfHsFGTUfohAKxRI_fQ8UC00GGWMghibyCOgiCvuvN7W-yOssiM6JGD0uPf1i0zbAkfk04WAvCp7P3qiFRSDE8kEC6BWVwYB3yDqAbbJkTXxpvrwMRYilF3QOxT0K3D4cDnVYNaSdJMEXATvoWPkqAhStagw6MBqIOuEUGBUEIg/s2048/tilden%204.23.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdxg_Nc6gE8Jpo6ZpfHsFGTUfohAKxRI_fQ8UC00GGWMghibyCOgiCvuvN7W-yOssiM6JGD0uPf1i0zbAkfk04WAvCp7P3qiFRSDE8kEC6BWVwYB3yDqAbbJkTXxpvrwMRYilF3QOxT0K3D4cDnVYNaSdJMEXATvoWPkqAhStagw6MBqIOuEUGBUEIg/w640-h458/tilden%204.23.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Always a treat to see!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_nBmy_ug3Gx9sYtvpmOug1NctcKH5Hvb72VUpnDOMu5jZi0aVynP2UNpCfhLZotbmS5B3g1IGEIqP9zhMnNJYGoFvuksFYUf_HfrOCkMwAFm4U6RGd36IMX_09HdXDId1INqFWVX9Ad4IbH5d3R90NawV0AcnQoKzNqPfct73mvrVfeB5xx0G3WWZg/s2048/tilden%204.23.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3_nBmy_ug3Gx9sYtvpmOug1NctcKH5Hvb72VUpnDOMu5jZi0aVynP2UNpCfhLZotbmS5B3g1IGEIqP9zhMnNJYGoFvuksFYUf_HfrOCkMwAFm4U6RGd36IMX_09HdXDId1INqFWVX9Ad4IbH5d3R90NawV0AcnQoKzNqPfct73mvrVfeB5xx0G3WWZg/w640-h458/tilden%204.23.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very rotund piping plover. I love a good round bird.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyR1oL-ShYfeYGL67iGm-ocIH_cDaoafFJ3dkrVWltH18BLsJGofZE835attWvhO3n-IXUzVnIYpDv2Naq0hgEiNEWXLra_-_nQOtqap32JXuP42YpUGePFjiGDefj5HvXynh3LxM1jhcu10tsyHx3-zAgXowDXxez44QBXvofLIWBfPDvKgcSCbDweg/s2048/tilden%204.23.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyR1oL-ShYfeYGL67iGm-ocIH_cDaoafFJ3dkrVWltH18BLsJGofZE835attWvhO3n-IXUzVnIYpDv2Naq0hgEiNEWXLra_-_nQOtqap32JXuP42YpUGePFjiGDefj5HvXynh3LxM1jhcu10tsyHx3-zAgXowDXxez44QBXvofLIWBfPDvKgcSCbDweg/w640-h458/tilden%204.23.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A plover we are monitoring with <a href="https://nycploverproject.org/">NYC Plover Project</a>.<br />You can join us, training is May 6th!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCRpfdn-rdoHw17ZiM-EunrF73BbqXxLz6XGIXam5NAewYB2TFVaF5UZZyNVTnpgF7D3p_Jc3FQLqXCr3z6caRnyfoc6v0EDU9lZ3gKFXOS09qfuu5xb5ZcqIf4Cn5QE9fWlT_Hth7bkLRnsPMWWwF4cp2IXEtsO7cbQ_QVftX3GEqP5ZP1uJVLv3wA/s2048/Anhinga%204.26.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCRpfdn-rdoHw17ZiM-EunrF73BbqXxLz6XGIXam5NAewYB2TFVaF5UZZyNVTnpgF7D3p_Jc3FQLqXCr3z6caRnyfoc6v0EDU9lZ3gKFXOS09qfuu5xb5ZcqIf4Cn5QE9fWlT_Hth7bkLRnsPMWWwF4cp2IXEtsO7cbQ_QVftX3GEqP5ZP1uJVLv3wA/w640-h458/Anhinga%204.26.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some cruddy pics of the Anhinga, but I'll take it! This is my 322nd bird for New York and my 272nd bird for Kings (Brooklyn).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeehqkS6W3xktCZRxXOUcWY2lwOZX-KBw4SygJPvzbBQc-w5FmubhnSVUPQKW2SUnSYM6OPBHhPT4dB0YJ6qHOVFPgmROmPkYA_Hdy8LJwnPcXEeHbCNaWP7hLoG1wL4nASLne3MMMPzTjm_sL5rcdEWZRxSPm3NHt8A1ogOonmo9G-VcpYN-_aCzZg/s2048/Anhinga%204.26.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeehqkS6W3xktCZRxXOUcWY2lwOZX-KBw4SygJPvzbBQc-w5FmubhnSVUPQKW2SUnSYM6OPBHhPT4dB0YJ6qHOVFPgmROmPkYA_Hdy8LJwnPcXEeHbCNaWP7hLoG1wL4nASLne3MMMPzTjm_sL5rcdEWZRxSPm3NHt8A1ogOonmo9G-VcpYN-_aCzZg/w640-h458/Anhinga%204.26.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found by Birder, Radka yesterday, this bird is bringing everyone out to see it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTT0cGB9u0ihFOq4oCxuWcze8XM-wiVVyWXZNxGZsLdhDB-XSjmMabaiYz1yk27iiI2J-XacY_0FJQl_4YpFoTTcXC2fq-MRjYOrI06U_FTdGmAM6_GbVhV4-b_G29s8j0UHeb1SjAUs-hR4kGLIoOxdHg6e1nzNjXhdnKiItEUUCnQc45HPRAE-YL_A/s2048/Anhinga%204.26.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTT0cGB9u0ihFOq4oCxuWcze8XM-wiVVyWXZNxGZsLdhDB-XSjmMabaiYz1yk27iiI2J-XacY_0FJQl_4YpFoTTcXC2fq-MRjYOrI06U_FTdGmAM6_GbVhV4-b_G29s8j0UHeb1SjAUs-hR4kGLIoOxdHg6e1nzNjXhdnKiItEUUCnQc45HPRAE-YL_A/w640-h458/Anhinga%204.26.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was lucky enough to see it swim and surface with a speared fish that it then flicked back, caught, and swallowed. So maybe this bird will stick around. Word on the street is they have been moving northward more and more.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mF2p-YltRYHUfZK-uDCI2jrO5R6srjDFHpcNJpvFImQqlfJQ6uN7MNr8gSPBdZ3-g76EUD28scLzUuf1_tBhgHpFhagMm9N2xPleU24Ki0m4vlFnoZbMf-HkyuAFuDL_3mXtTdGsuOI167q8RcZh3uHHm7OQnbRjNE_kiXzL7zjS_3Ypee_TdbdKHw/s2048/Anhinga%204.26.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mF2p-YltRYHUfZK-uDCI2jrO5R6srjDFHpcNJpvFImQqlfJQ6uN7MNr8gSPBdZ3-g76EUD28scLzUuf1_tBhgHpFhagMm9N2xPleU24Ki0m4vlFnoZbMf-HkyuAFuDL_3mXtTdGsuOI167q8RcZh3uHHm7OQnbRjNE_kiXzL7zjS_3Ypee_TdbdKHw/w640-h458/Anhinga%204.26.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The warblers have barely dropped in, so looks like there is still much excitement to come!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-40870050319816569902023-04-23T11:00:00.002-04:002023-04-23T11:00:41.211-04:00Earth Week 2023<p> <span> This Earth Week I made sure to spend some time with birds. I had some opportunities after work, and took advantage of work being down the street (and a few blocks) from Prospect Park to take a peep at some local migratory wonders. I am feeling fortunate these days and am excited that these feathered wonders manage to make it in this big city. Here are some of their little faces... from Marine Park, to Prospect, to Green-wood, and back!</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xJb1D0pgucqZto45UHfnrOOPdO5cuhb0KjoOFEsvXVMYbjF0JbF2AlBL0juO5wsHvId0H3LwYLFRAsUJ8g1AiF-pUAQmrE63j0x31TdMhnyBE9ehNlU2oN0lGyK5MrK2bDm7ape8mL_4TZhLlHEIC2j6CpFG8jGeKWHqgNUqZqkcHYAK6KeEOXu4Aw/s2048/earthweek-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xJb1D0pgucqZto45UHfnrOOPdO5cuhb0KjoOFEsvXVMYbjF0JbF2AlBL0juO5wsHvId0H3LwYLFRAsUJ8g1AiF-pUAQmrE63j0x31TdMhnyBE9ehNlU2oN0lGyK5MrK2bDm7ape8mL_4TZhLlHEIC2j6CpFG8jGeKWHqgNUqZqkcHYAK6KeEOXu4Aw/w640-h458/earthweek-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Palm warblers may be one of the more common and easy to see warblers, but who is complaining?! Their bright yellow is a welcome addition to the spring palette.<br />This one seemed to be the welcome committee to the Marine Park Nature Center. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGS2BOdJphegn4gpG8UC94l95QIwIA4mbz_odb--rebAeKmo1jaflCcvd7b0OlIyrFaG3mHklW_epcLVtO3gVX3J2l6lXfWH9EznwT2eHp691BPUIjEHHfkaAVM9sKikknC6rjTVqj8IAu4yPwdfSn-kJviadHf6TjJtwk1DpXswAAW_GWee6FuZgGtQ/s2048/earthweek-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGS2BOdJphegn4gpG8UC94l95QIwIA4mbz_odb--rebAeKmo1jaflCcvd7b0OlIyrFaG3mHklW_epcLVtO3gVX3J2l6lXfWH9EznwT2eHp691BPUIjEHHfkaAVM9sKikknC6rjTVqj8IAu4yPwdfSn-kJviadHf6TjJtwk1DpXswAAW_GWee6FuZgGtQ/w640-h458/earthweek-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A typical sight at Marine Park, osprey and large flocks of European starling.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1AkvO_ibPf5qr43UejjZipObvQBhjBwtpyHhF2VSNSxXnh4mdpgifEYLtRpTVJ7oqnggdza44NkM2jlTDMcJ6t-ul2piSAMjurcUVXquI4KpI3wFxpu5bUNISx3dVBvxGXoEsnIcDO8Le0Vk3X_4cm-kq1Qoa2lcvZb1AxqBh-VPAk1Y-_-JqrANag/s2048/earthweek-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1AkvO_ibPf5qr43UejjZipObvQBhjBwtpyHhF2VSNSxXnh4mdpgifEYLtRpTVJ7oqnggdza44NkM2jlTDMcJ6t-ul2piSAMjurcUVXquI4KpI3wFxpu5bUNISx3dVBvxGXoEsnIcDO8Le0Vk3X_4cm-kq1Qoa2lcvZb1AxqBh-VPAk1Y-_-JqrANag/w640-h458/earthweek-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This story is a touch disheartening. This killdeer (photo taken from a distance as to not disturb) is very much exhibiting nesting behavior and likely sitting upon and egg or few. She is nesting in a cleared section of the park that was a burn site a few weeks earlier by who ever really enjoys setting fire to this park - it is on fire often. <br />This bird is nesting near an official footpath that even a leashed dog could access her and snatch her eggs. And let's also not ignore the outdoor and feral cat population in this park. Needless to say, less than a week later, she was gone and no trace of a nest.<br />I wish our parks had more resources to help protect native nesting birds, control the owners of dogs who use this (always on-leash rule) place as their own dog run and allow their dogs to chase wildlife. This park in the last few years has become really abused by its visitors and lack of enforcement, the desire paths that have been carved throughout its landscape just encourage people unknowingly to go off trail into the marsh, the delicate grasslands and trample habitat, deter wildlife from living there, and just treating this place as their own personal photo studio.<br />Please stay on trails, please treat wildlife with respect, and leash your dogs.<br />Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoDFSK1aC_Xa56_Rb0aAC2OyBJlWKWjwZnkQqQ4bSDAwHj23S_dYVTmm8hvP647zpq4VCyfYizETde6UgaYMRimFJ2YJnzdm999OJ0Y6q8IVwHfmbeq1BkfyG1IFgwYH3tfNxiQR6k-ILlGjRTdT8LexuwBjfR38U6Kwe7WE2xMEDlG7CuQAq6IIM5Q/s2048/earthweek-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqoDFSK1aC_Xa56_Rb0aAC2OyBJlWKWjwZnkQqQ4bSDAwHj23S_dYVTmm8hvP647zpq4VCyfYizETde6UgaYMRimFJ2YJnzdm999OJ0Y6q8IVwHfmbeq1BkfyG1IFgwYH3tfNxiQR6k-ILlGjRTdT8LexuwBjfR38U6Kwe7WE2xMEDlG7CuQAq6IIM5Q/w640-h458/earthweek-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quaker parrot feasts on some local fruits on a tree in Marine Park.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqFWEG__raXnAIiUZfN9MVTrWa6T5LYHN5lRuRtqutEKVkfA95ZBUAvk881Xsm3f6xLwm_hnJwPxXpW02QdX1t1ex_df-4b-Nrgr3hhRJbUdkBEZCyVZ8IfKN92ikyoAL5Ou07S0msajljD_PolnEtla3R_MXJJVvbxHJeoh0JwGNNftO7kMeSJ5Aww/s2048/earthweek-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNqFWEG__raXnAIiUZfN9MVTrWa6T5LYHN5lRuRtqutEKVkfA95ZBUAvk881Xsm3f6xLwm_hnJwPxXpW02QdX1t1ex_df-4b-Nrgr3hhRJbUdkBEZCyVZ8IfKN92ikyoAL5Ou07S0msajljD_PolnEtla3R_MXJJVvbxHJeoh0JwGNNftO7kMeSJ5Aww/w640-h458/earthweek-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5bJ7s81E7eToCQrx_LGL9cU6rFygv7whHxy-7ajuwR3-mjY5aH5Ry9TVxSt5KdzUETw27a_ZSu1zhqO3aOMvaAP8uN7R4icdPjoFyDpVguFLx7YL6wf5-RBCma0g-su_lt_1JsZ2um4MRpMdq_nmXR70NeKqZRPdtOeND8Q3ykOq-nwkANFp_EmAig/s2048/earthweek-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5bJ7s81E7eToCQrx_LGL9cU6rFygv7whHxy-7ajuwR3-mjY5aH5Ry9TVxSt5KdzUETw27a_ZSu1zhqO3aOMvaAP8uN7R4icdPjoFyDpVguFLx7YL6wf5-RBCma0g-su_lt_1JsZ2um4MRpMdq_nmXR70NeKqZRPdtOeND8Q3ykOq-nwkANFp_EmAig/w640-h458/earthweek-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At Avenue T and Stuart Street, the red-headed woodpecker is still holding court.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSgG-6VsVF7ohACscu_fxYKmYuDkK_8fQLZiw01f20fzhEEC9WEOVKqAx5fHFZ-TMypP0Og8-QhAsTX02_Vx9w9sjF-DA5hm8WEnuG2pxmslvmGjmO3AYreeXwX8vaEDhPuJvu0yCizCzo3UGJ55Tdjn_BeenPaVofJMHy95Wl6ltqD7k_vviYxf7EA/s2048/earthweek-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPSgG-6VsVF7ohACscu_fxYKmYuDkK_8fQLZiw01f20fzhEEC9WEOVKqAx5fHFZ-TMypP0Og8-QhAsTX02_Vx9w9sjF-DA5hm8WEnuG2pxmslvmGjmO3AYreeXwX8vaEDhPuJvu0yCizCzo3UGJ55Tdjn_BeenPaVofJMHy95Wl6ltqD7k_vviYxf7EA/w640-h458/earthweek-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">His or her red head has come in quite nicely! Males and females both have the distinctive red head.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVYjRioyhYGjPlvqGi2IbCDMpu7-PPH6CVEiP5ps6b5v6COtzdMzCIH7OydQ8f4PvPk4drit68OsehguGHVEjeI7YQaWBAK8frFu3DYjpstF8UGnFY3UddoTZh7vc8lMAelRfm5bBEgFmNkjfYKtMFfd3BnQkJ4oQjW7LDOJD0Tbj5YMi9P3FllbYIw/s2048/earthweek-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTVYjRioyhYGjPlvqGi2IbCDMpu7-PPH6CVEiP5ps6b5v6COtzdMzCIH7OydQ8f4PvPk4drit68OsehguGHVEjeI7YQaWBAK8frFu3DYjpstF8UGnFY3UddoTZh7vc8lMAelRfm5bBEgFmNkjfYKtMFfd3BnQkJ4oQjW7LDOJD0Tbj5YMi9P3FllbYIw/w640-h458/earthweek-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They have amazing fidelity to this specific site so they are quite reliable to get a very lovely look at. Just be prepare to look up! Maybe a few head rolls and stretches' to prepare yourself.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaUnPNX0mTou-epieqrZOO-bJohXFnd1GufMxxNr6wGAHFhg_U11oKji8p58R918kIGizgQ5WEu2-whX3TEVctbrbtsiQfzAYdve_cG3wyIcMFvAUlIX7jr_tU_q7FHYLoxo0G8EneB6D0tE5MBiQ422-LsZNpZg6c1HJVMcKWNdPoczxMyOEDWCeTQ/s2048/earthweek-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGaUnPNX0mTou-epieqrZOO-bJohXFnd1GufMxxNr6wGAHFhg_U11oKji8p58R918kIGizgQ5WEu2-whX3TEVctbrbtsiQfzAYdve_cG3wyIcMFvAUlIX7jr_tU_q7FHYLoxo0G8EneB6D0tE5MBiQ422-LsZNpZg6c1HJVMcKWNdPoczxMyOEDWCeTQ/w640-h458/earthweek-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A post-work visit to Prospect Park gave me a lovely red tailed hawk pair (this is just one of them), while I awaited a glimpse of the Prothonotary warbler that has been there.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgINlAZ--u2VmPmC0ypgzCWc7TbbjjjTkJQ4rSylC0PBuUEqiES2ovg6YQMxPN4Svv1s9rnqrpLEe7wZxEBNh1JmCskzaT-TVZ4gnrmH8zt85p1zs2ZX64DOB42kpXjfWHV3W4pxX_Hz-21e65FxvhtwC7qYggirU7EavmOpISGz5E0ZcXGIIxcNifw/s2048/earthweek-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgINlAZ--u2VmPmC0ypgzCWc7TbbjjjTkJQ4rSylC0PBuUEqiES2ovg6YQMxPN4Svv1s9rnqrpLEe7wZxEBNh1JmCskzaT-TVZ4gnrmH8zt85p1zs2ZX64DOB42kpXjfWHV3W4pxX_Hz-21e65FxvhtwC7qYggirU7EavmOpISGz5E0ZcXGIIxcNifw/w640-h458/earthweek-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view is a view! Prothonotary warbler, they overshot their south eastern destination and ended up in the big city.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDFQy7H52Cp7w657rm_qSYpL8H5KHZIkePiPhajzGFvdgm6Xmzr9F_57BtqvZUIZ_PKnmj89Udqb4oC58upmSNHy5ahd0A97e8w1S6cmDpqSJlmAlEbD0AlAaKZL8X-ePn7VvYEQTaRf7U9vY90Ws_aeQK8f-XRJ3TpZEAGkgYmsCXrLbQ1iHM0AX_A/s2048/earthweek-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDFQy7H52Cp7w657rm_qSYpL8H5KHZIkePiPhajzGFvdgm6Xmzr9F_57BtqvZUIZ_PKnmj89Udqb4oC58upmSNHy5ahd0A97e8w1S6cmDpqSJlmAlEbD0AlAaKZL8X-ePn7VvYEQTaRf7U9vY90Ws_aeQK8f-XRJ3TpZEAGkgYmsCXrLbQ1iHM0AX_A/w640-h458/earthweek-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These gorgeous warblers nest in marshy places just south and west of where we are.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVQ9YP0-rGwVehDkdINMphwMbhQMHnadRymo0GwZ78GU3maGoMFVVcPdP0vtdZfj1UtPqzNelvQMH4B0uixv20pDNNiqHvlAZMkZQD4R_RdofNnvUQv0CEGrovTvUIETj6uRD4BSa9r-q6ECu07mRtJBHFP31vwr6BRAEqM0i5YpknqEAXFfk5qXFYg/s2048/earthweek-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPVQ9YP0-rGwVehDkdINMphwMbhQMHnadRymo0GwZ78GU3maGoMFVVcPdP0vtdZfj1UtPqzNelvQMH4B0uixv20pDNNiqHvlAZMkZQD4R_RdofNnvUQv0CEGrovTvUIETj6uRD4BSa9r-q6ECu07mRtJBHFP31vwr6BRAEqM0i5YpknqEAXFfk5qXFYg/w640-h458/earthweek-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quick visit to Green-wood bagged me a yellow throated warbler. A look is a look. And these days as a full time employee and mom, I can get by with a subpar picture and a tick on my year list.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5P6anhUYWM1xmFbIJCuI0SgCiCfVP9R0u9S-fewq1qUiP0BoJeOaEC1DMv9OKHuvWX5wSOjd5MTl8h7EigRbk-gFe46yAYo9FZCvIY1kk8MsKfc3M8j7Byy2chStbJb-ZS7X6n3upcxMNae7MhfM06WSAaPDaTaUcejuvb_efcWqjV_tsxUuUvW1A3Q/s2048/earthweek-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5P6anhUYWM1xmFbIJCuI0SgCiCfVP9R0u9S-fewq1qUiP0BoJeOaEC1DMv9OKHuvWX5wSOjd5MTl8h7EigRbk-gFe46yAYo9FZCvIY1kk8MsKfc3M8j7Byy2chStbJb-ZS7X6n3upcxMNae7MhfM06WSAaPDaTaUcejuvb_efcWqjV_tsxUuUvW1A3Q/w640-h458/earthweek-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But also, this lifestyle helps me appreciate the all around regulars. Isn't this female cardinal stunning?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaqRrZmhZLPOcKxVUn7nP-THcJs-mhO7l6OyiHBdqGejMssxkdbNTstHcMY7lx_sgAvmzeM2xSEGKtUJDeUcjNhzO_RGaxqidXblO4BiQSynY22cBDN_kXRyh6e1W2XjX_MWg2gBcAAmxFljMbXVYz7OuV31S3g-BTeIX7lseLG9zWeMvFlkJEEiFmg/s2048/earthweek-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaqRrZmhZLPOcKxVUn7nP-THcJs-mhO7l6OyiHBdqGejMssxkdbNTstHcMY7lx_sgAvmzeM2xSEGKtUJDeUcjNhzO_RGaxqidXblO4BiQSynY22cBDN_kXRyh6e1W2XjX_MWg2gBcAAmxFljMbXVYz7OuV31S3g-BTeIX7lseLG9zWeMvFlkJEEiFmg/w640-h458/earthweek-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking down a steep slope gave me this level look at a male cardinal foraging in the grass.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolqNUhgsPIb3uPz4A3iQmYRN-_hbQXSL7XpP6Fgvv_LG2hIAy5DZMyQsNzrFW93TIgLp-8kYbuOtSnijLdmF_ZDo9gYTLkkLYbbuD5Zds934J4lfMOJVmywfzXT9pIxXTJgqMaqBCTx2WmnGc-6GGIqUXISg-wyt9j9wsKpfKnR22yq4ceAZYd68t4w/s2048/earthweek-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjolqNUhgsPIb3uPz4A3iQmYRN-_hbQXSL7XpP6Fgvv_LG2hIAy5DZMyQsNzrFW93TIgLp-8kYbuOtSnijLdmF_ZDo9gYTLkkLYbbuD5Zds934J4lfMOJVmywfzXT9pIxXTJgqMaqBCTx2WmnGc-6GGIqUXISg-wyt9j9wsKpfKnR22yq4ceAZYd68t4w/w640-h458/earthweek-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the two male wood ducks on the dell water. This one kept doing this yawn, not vocalizing, to my ears at least.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00b_okj3ugc-qFskcBaELAVjITo6TXJ_ybSjrXbYhq16YEYrzcl30DAUwC0LwcPzWV3CCKE7bS007TBRW-gAJW8gJbZl-0zxJ_MPcMFDsOk8DTw6G8bJ5M6YLw4kcXzcfx3d43Ll4Q-xFDIgcns5JQZgRoQz2BE6J-pISLNGy6suQAkvCLTbTmaM7DA/s2048/earthweek-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00b_okj3ugc-qFskcBaELAVjITo6TXJ_ybSjrXbYhq16YEYrzcl30DAUwC0LwcPzWV3CCKE7bS007TBRW-gAJW8gJbZl-0zxJ_MPcMFDsOk8DTw6G8bJ5M6YLw4kcXzcfx3d43Ll4Q-xFDIgcns5JQZgRoQz2BE6J-pISLNGy6suQAkvCLTbTmaM7DA/w640-h458/earthweek-17.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He also took a very splash-tastic bath.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfWaztk5FFcRdYuWHknQA45yjEhBa5Vdmj9AmNZj8IiWq3miy8VK3f7vVFxNGvEzwy3pbjUXHUjGWu1Dx2hIeT8OQeTHHalanRBgYAaSsSeB-E4G4ctRPTSBY2sKkhf7bpYqwabpyOJ0YKB492anWMdkw7ADtyMH0L8_3UjqxetH3L1EnYoffr5BJzA/s2048/earthweek-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfWaztk5FFcRdYuWHknQA45yjEhBa5Vdmj9AmNZj8IiWq3miy8VK3f7vVFxNGvEzwy3pbjUXHUjGWu1Dx2hIeT8OQeTHHalanRBgYAaSsSeB-E4G4ctRPTSBY2sKkhf7bpYqwabpyOJ0YKB492anWMdkw7ADtyMH0L8_3UjqxetH3L1EnYoffr5BJzA/w640-h458/earthweek-18.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm just glad my kid doesn't bathe like this.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWl06j4c_76jQHoLPLPK77ucDtLbNIlb39oIV6gbovHNFoCXQNPJdJIdE6zm3oWmc9q6OeP6ROmLffeVVV4S3dE5Hll3xqwEQHAdSJVjl-Qgou--pnqr-okhRf25sM-wAdb5q66n5mI0Dp7k-rtq7Qyt3H2oZm5KrutPJI4qP0D4AQb9vmE9fbRL6gDg/s2048/earthweek-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWl06j4c_76jQHoLPLPK77ucDtLbNIlb39oIV6gbovHNFoCXQNPJdJIdE6zm3oWmc9q6OeP6ROmLffeVVV4S3dE5Hll3xqwEQHAdSJVjl-Qgou--pnqr-okhRf25sM-wAdb5q66n5mI0Dp7k-rtq7Qyt3H2oZm5KrutPJI4qP0D4AQb9vmE9fbRL6gDg/w640-h458/earthweek-19.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lurking among the wood ducks was this prehistoric looking common snapping turtle. I love these reptiles and look forward to seeing them in dell water every year.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71LMZTFZMSxQ1LYc5HLYICE2W8vw7cbLaDLEDXLdQspk-c_fwTWqCx7g7D3G4T4U7XZhcwTtQuQukoxgBnGML4R5Lk7e1NpMZ0pp2MGDWG77MGA03NrQhHukhWAvTSF9F7oeUaVWAdn85qij5Fs4QxDmOhK4FSBuRbDXBHZfuKAyIQqd0Sdt615nccA/s2048/earthweek-20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh71LMZTFZMSxQ1LYc5HLYICE2W8vw7cbLaDLEDXLdQspk-c_fwTWqCx7g7D3G4T4U7XZhcwTtQuQukoxgBnGML4R5Lk7e1NpMZ0pp2MGDWG77MGA03NrQhHukhWAvTSF9F7oeUaVWAdn85qij5Fs4QxDmOhK4FSBuRbDXBHZfuKAyIQqd0Sdt615nccA/w640-h458/earthweek-20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gotta get that nest together! This American robin and a number of other birds can be seen gathering materials for their nests right now.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PQ132zDFNXUurZJi55B0faNOZNsEulRLf2dYBcGREjPzPRvh0V_AxedOZMG7YAykCCyFg_yn1U5Eps1kpAyA7-7Lyq5erY_i12LvxVaeTTpaViGJ8oKib05fAWn_9SuUlfhr29olhdr5YOGuDZIGkgd4j8sMWucbLg7m7tY_6lvyXIraUIGkJ9EImg/s2048/earthweek-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PQ132zDFNXUurZJi55B0faNOZNsEulRLf2dYBcGREjPzPRvh0V_AxedOZMG7YAykCCyFg_yn1U5Eps1kpAyA7-7Lyq5erY_i12LvxVaeTTpaViGJ8oKib05fAWn_9SuUlfhr29olhdr5YOGuDZIGkgd4j8sMWucbLg7m7tY_6lvyXIraUIGkJ9EImg/w640-h458/earthweek-21.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This blue jay was sunning itselk along the wall of the Dell water. It was a gorgeous sight, I think their blues are just so beautiful, and for once, this blue jay just sat, in the open.<br />This behavior is thought to help birds control and rid themselves of ectoparasites like lice. I savored this moment because blue jays hate eye contact, with me, at least.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbGrMqil11aPpvvY31b3Jn6mb1Dk0jSXR3QeojWIwACf7p-WNo6FYql60qPPYlcS8A5i-8rh9LdaBHm_bSLE8JPZmGuAN6YBu-90HS75p12VWJopoGb-y6157J0xJK4lqDcgO_3trY2dGLg-ezOBHevzm_nkSUbM6XCF8JPpLsHuZEpAejPpFZcVPtg/s2048/earthweek-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbGrMqil11aPpvvY31b3Jn6mb1Dk0jSXR3QeojWIwACf7p-WNo6FYql60qPPYlcS8A5i-8rh9LdaBHm_bSLE8JPZmGuAN6YBu-90HS75p12VWJopoGb-y6157J0xJK4lqDcgO_3trY2dGLg-ezOBHevzm_nkSUbM6XCF8JPpLsHuZEpAejPpFZcVPtg/w640-h458/earthweek-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Eastern towhee doing Eastern towhee things, like foraging in the tall grasses under the leaf litter.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XrMywbrYYsy9BArINFh3eHHqwIrXl4bawKLdpzvNSNVQjVRLAjtBFD5svxwgWl2n9XETujq9qx33JUQ3bzS29WzUdgPcyYhnZzifl_BxUCyhgJOEOFGXOBhyI3Qhcls4pEnxDR6HuJRbKOEyG6ruKDgce2cAgNyCHD1xJujOJstsr1fCehihAGluhg/s2048/earthweek-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5XrMywbrYYsy9BArINFh3eHHqwIrXl4bawKLdpzvNSNVQjVRLAjtBFD5svxwgWl2n9XETujq9qx33JUQ3bzS29WzUdgPcyYhnZzifl_BxUCyhgJOEOFGXOBhyI3Qhcls4pEnxDR6HuJRbKOEyG6ruKDgce2cAgNyCHD1xJujOJstsr1fCehihAGluhg/w640-h458/earthweek-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back to Marine Park on Earth Day proper, a female red-wing blackbird. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUdcti7rHAu3RWSIymevfxr4OwbcjhmK9tmfbzLwHPCX_MI9PDlMjEX3TAmqeM6M-j3EXGHajfJaXloNxHqfGZvZix1NcyJ0Us2yVwtd-DajBqEfCcNsEWtsPcznk1VeoXpE_vj-8YE0OIOR8Oc3Afoof3y8MueapU4GkLxZaD_0P8vviIzoXZRywyA/s2048/earthweek-24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUdcti7rHAu3RWSIymevfxr4OwbcjhmK9tmfbzLwHPCX_MI9PDlMjEX3TAmqeM6M-j3EXGHajfJaXloNxHqfGZvZix1NcyJ0Us2yVwtd-DajBqEfCcNsEWtsPcznk1VeoXpE_vj-8YE0OIOR8Oc3Afoof3y8MueapU4GkLxZaD_0P8vviIzoXZRywyA/w640-h458/earthweek-24.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The air at MArine Park is filled primarily with the songs of red-wing black birds.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOdN2jh-wJ_hUBr4OeNBJOj7DbIggSJZnEOVnI-ZSiTtX1R4Cx84Xz1-FZDzu6_ozZQB7-gxZDnRseQlT1akEGtqGWPs6QHjqp7ut0g7aQsVBQfLSUyHT210iswSLw71WQ_vpQc2gpHlwgzWXO9rlzvWUkk00tqHZBWiLFdASdo22_3szCjxEUYN3Cg/s2048/earthweek-25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOdN2jh-wJ_hUBr4OeNBJOj7DbIggSJZnEOVnI-ZSiTtX1R4Cx84Xz1-FZDzu6_ozZQB7-gxZDnRseQlT1akEGtqGWPs6QHjqp7ut0g7aQsVBQfLSUyHT210iswSLw71WQ_vpQc2gpHlwgzWXO9rlzvWUkk00tqHZBWiLFdASdo22_3szCjxEUYN3Cg/w640-h458/earthweek-25.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The songs of the song sparrows are a very close second to the blackbirds in the area's soundscape.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0tMaUXlB3jb34RXWYd3nF6mEUR6enwQvPa3RlbcIz2Z2hqNBZBfv3lsJXqa1pl1qDELJAa_10oKhAIHxjvem51f7_Km-P1gJtwqgYYG3etp1YWIFtYNIQhNlzDW6QqcK1LzwEAs5zsNKXBKxEOOHTzrE3Ta4c_LAjeYvnlgiXLM-uy2V6SY37ibQFA/s2048/earthweek-26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio0tMaUXlB3jb34RXWYd3nF6mEUR6enwQvPa3RlbcIz2Z2hqNBZBfv3lsJXqa1pl1qDELJAa_10oKhAIHxjvem51f7_Km-P1gJtwqgYYG3etp1YWIFtYNIQhNlzDW6QqcK1LzwEAs5zsNKXBKxEOOHTzrE3Ta4c_LAjeYvnlgiXLM-uy2V6SY37ibQFA/w640-h458/earthweek-26.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As I was leaving, a pair of ducks flew in. The female was not a mallard. Vibes were pintail and a match! A rare sight for the salt marsh, especially now, a northern pintail hen seems to have taken to this drake mallard.<br />Spring is heating up, lots of good birds are coming and going, I hope you get a chance to see!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-81311472240520445142023-04-16T20:16:00.002-04:002023-04-16T20:16:51.147-04:00Plover Love<p> <span> Today I had the pleasure of leading an outing for the Feminist Bird Clue and NYC Plover Project. After about an hour out, the show really began, with some plovers really showing off all their behaviors that occur this time in the season.<br /><span> Important to know is that NYC Plover has an info session this Tuesday, April 18 on zoom and training for new volunteers on Saturday May 6th, with delicious burritos to be served (if you need convincing beyond birds). Learn more about both of these opportunities here: </span></span><a href="https://nycploverproject.org/volunteer" target="_blank">https://nycploverproject.org/volunteer </a></p><p><span> It was a good afternoon out at the beach today...</span><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYX7B2UcqeLMDDdeWrWvXD8QGWNaTtg2KkMnp9Nv2S193eMatTVEC_0NpuuPPQN8hzJsUJgYLO6P9Ikna7DtSFHYWIyounkRRCqcm7dLC7vJachIaIJNF08Rw10w8ZKHvK-QdIRySewHEYbUW1JdAP3iuWMJsUWsGpGBilgDzGHa3BKhLMVr_BNT_nw/s2048/4.16.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYX7B2UcqeLMDDdeWrWvXD8QGWNaTtg2KkMnp9Nv2S193eMatTVEC_0NpuuPPQN8hzJsUJgYLO6P9Ikna7DtSFHYWIyounkRRCqcm7dLC7vJachIaIJNF08Rw10w8ZKHvK-QdIRySewHEYbUW1JdAP3iuWMJsUWsGpGBilgDzGHa3BKhLMVr_BNT_nw/w640-h458/4.16.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In just one small area we observed 4 piping plovers. This one was a snoozer. Literally. Slept in this very spot while a pair of plover fought off a rival and made some scrapes together.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6KU3Qvwq7kV9l0emQ2FqqXKxKkLTbzU75NM4frfLBb2CdS0mBqc2AFvLuvRsLCZYfycSPfz9js_EzNhmFNfHCHl_AFecmxW5RiTMKa4KOagDHBDViTCjdXIMcGvMfNtlmNTgr2jPIw78KC6U4lFZMhmvq2Rbt3NJNRjjQ-oukiiUMQ9Eu_chFZhspQ/s2048/4.16.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE6KU3Qvwq7kV9l0emQ2FqqXKxKkLTbzU75NM4frfLBb2CdS0mBqc2AFvLuvRsLCZYfycSPfz9js_EzNhmFNfHCHl_AFecmxW5RiTMKa4KOagDHBDViTCjdXIMcGvMfNtlmNTgr2jPIw78KC6U4lFZMhmvq2Rbt3NJNRjjQ-oukiiUMQ9Eu_chFZhspQ/w640-h458/4.16.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the plover pair. This one is the male.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlcCW9cE-pOLudfpASqIoxS4tBAub3RrU_PuBltPWShzphgVnD7KoU6nUHX2Hd5bHucuJPMtneYOvgXjahhJqbFXClAQzjp79iGNXJ_PzNqN9gdirRqwQUZ51Cj1tV-ORIHVUY7oGsFiW00ykBUAMtF_NucD56ESFlprb7_gr54q-KsFdgHfVgrfrRw/s2048/4.16.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlcCW9cE-pOLudfpASqIoxS4tBAub3RrU_PuBltPWShzphgVnD7KoU6nUHX2Hd5bHucuJPMtneYOvgXjahhJqbFXClAQzjp79iGNXJ_PzNqN9gdirRqwQUZ51Cj1tV-ORIHVUY7oGsFiW00ykBUAMtF_NucD56ESFlprb7_gr54q-KsFdgHfVgrfrRw/w640-h458/4.16.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the female.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBsz6ctRMlce-rwVHVDUABEFl0PhSxHxi4uUXb5qSHp78QOUb20jbyaKvNejqWfU_4NBx-u8EFbamBcigMAg5_zFqoSkOxVI6aGXLuGBDabTnQI7Tqjnrw0LtGDIUARb34cJUResh1VO39IEsi43cfYufa3JYuOFuvhAudskqFj_KVFAaiAa7NH6sOQ/s2048/4.16.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBsz6ctRMlce-rwVHVDUABEFl0PhSxHxi4uUXb5qSHp78QOUb20jbyaKvNejqWfU_4NBx-u8EFbamBcigMAg5_zFqoSkOxVI6aGXLuGBDabTnQI7Tqjnrw0LtGDIUARb34cJUResh1VO39IEsi43cfYufa3JYuOFuvhAudskqFj_KVFAaiAa7NH6sOQ/s320/4.16.23-4.jpg" width="320" /></a><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCOIoRncgqpOJ8Ql9QQ3q3BY_zJ8A4nc0SWzzq6Bv7LzZfH68ZPJyH-cc88isaSLsTIXzamikciXOEh9EG4UmYX6eK7ziM8cX_lfOLVcWMSIpECrRC62oLsCFspUWd4JqUStO7SNcDtls2BB-xjFgypQGohKdJ850_OVod-XzH2vmLYpSIlO8m_Ko4Q/s2048/4.16.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCOIoRncgqpOJ8Ql9QQ3q3BY_zJ8A4nc0SWzzq6Bv7LzZfH68ZPJyH-cc88isaSLsTIXzamikciXOEh9EG4UmYX6eK7ziM8cX_lfOLVcWMSIpECrRC62oLsCFspUWd4JqUStO7SNcDtls2BB-xjFgypQGohKdJ850_OVod-XzH2vmLYpSIlO8m_Ko4Q/s320/4.16.23-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male is top and female is bottom. He has a thicker, darker neck ring and more orange on his beak.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UNgQNzgiOTda_WjN8LNxU1s8o2iBkvkyOqH-IrxTG9IS1b_tKxauCZrvNODcQf_rP0DDMgYNHWNtoaLCyxYGBqwNKDaUbXK8iYqp4KIIcvhPLI3IYdx3LsjvW0TXp-pPwp7AJy_KfhrSe0fMOuLniaYRI7xR2EYUM8AKj83SBS9yKU06dS7B7bSh7w/s2048/4.16.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UNgQNzgiOTda_WjN8LNxU1s8o2iBkvkyOqH-IrxTG9IS1b_tKxauCZrvNODcQf_rP0DDMgYNHWNtoaLCyxYGBqwNKDaUbXK8iYqp4KIIcvhPLI3IYdx3LsjvW0TXp-pPwp7AJy_KfhrSe0fMOuLniaYRI7xR2EYUM8AKj83SBS9yKU06dS7B7bSh7w/w640-h458/4.16.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The male, in a quick preen of their feather. Like he was prepping himself for something...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvAEg7bK91sV8_UvHF2hr7cZa22_x46SgbZgHsyC9pnszb_X25XPHcx1pIbUYkiPyMthz6S7tLYmyK_8gCBBhYsb5b6Peo68SuSRxbjmilqgQ4gTF9z3omqJjT1z2uzRiVka4wMBztvjSp5Xd7a-dhNaZIvM8Yr4LvYQzu_G7IuH2t2YCjAQ1dQbyuQ/s2048/4.16.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXvAEg7bK91sV8_UvHF2hr7cZa22_x46SgbZgHsyC9pnszb_X25XPHcx1pIbUYkiPyMthz6S7tLYmyK_8gCBBhYsb5b6Peo68SuSRxbjmilqgQ4gTF9z3omqJjT1z2uzRiVka4wMBztvjSp5Xd7a-dhNaZIvM8Yr4LvYQzu_G7IuH2t2YCjAQ1dQbyuQ/w640-h458/4.16.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...oh.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TK7lujeur5BoiYR3cw7yNknTa8mR5fXV1Uw96JYFdOOjbY3jpB7QfFiOtzcvspYIxkyNrOtEfMGWvHFLiha8_MLbzLJjF_cHOj5EJryKSKT6UTa82JgnWZoN9PvRyZyx15KUrLLbmWSap4mRPjePSKR7FyjqGknAiYmo8NhFhHivzbCFVILaZCE_tA/s2048/4.16.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1TK7lujeur5BoiYR3cw7yNknTa8mR5fXV1Uw96JYFdOOjbY3jpB7QfFiOtzcvspYIxkyNrOtEfMGWvHFLiha8_MLbzLJjF_cHOj5EJryKSKT6UTa82JgnWZoN9PvRyZyx15KUrLLbmWSap4mRPjePSKR7FyjqGknAiYmo8NhFhHivzbCFVILaZCE_tA/w640-h458/4.16.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A (comical) part of piping plover courtship is the male doing these (very) rapid high kicks, eventually flicking his feet at the tail of the female. <br />And when I say rapid, photos do not do it justice, those feet are flicking at what seems like more than 5 kicks per second. Makes the Rockettes look like a junior varsity kick line.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweO6AImY6H4ODs25sCrlIiytZTNZ39k3xuqyPLTKhPWxWfas_Wkm3P2AeX4giKbNpcMh2eBfDxeH8ZZdnbIo5HpVO44nYaMvCdPyWhPeggY-I_N2ab8Nj75dJ81ndXfB_bHVw9qrPMlOYH7u_kKZF5Jy9FcLbdtsFQG81uqBsv8qu56GgdeCabRJxfg/s2048/4.16.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgweO6AImY6H4ODs25sCrlIiytZTNZ39k3xuqyPLTKhPWxWfas_Wkm3P2AeX4giKbNpcMh2eBfDxeH8ZZdnbIo5HpVO44nYaMvCdPyWhPeggY-I_N2ab8Nj75dJ81ndXfB_bHVw9qrPMlOYH7u_kKZF5Jy9FcLbdtsFQG81uqBsv8qu56GgdeCabRJxfg/w640-h458/4.16.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The female seems absolutely entranced by his kicks?<br />Her posture to me says, "sigh, let's get this over with..."</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwx4je_fFWzTsLqYH3NeZ519xtR-BkrCk_ds-IQERiZydCChiilvW1c-HXkK-MPVvmu3Q7AbCnlnRMrQtv3hl2Y5szk6MQyIb1e0f0P4t1rdoMSgbYGLnMlx-Ky1eFV6Ni2tvlAWc0-X9Y0Eweh0ff4pyhdK_tHpFj-3pPTsM6kC2LWN4EuvWmsYjnA/s2048/4.16.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwx4je_fFWzTsLqYH3NeZ519xtR-BkrCk_ds-IQERiZydCChiilvW1c-HXkK-MPVvmu3Q7AbCnlnRMrQtv3hl2Y5szk6MQyIb1e0f0P4t1rdoMSgbYGLnMlx-Ky1eFV6Ni2tvlAWc0-X9Y0Eweh0ff4pyhdK_tHpFj-3pPTsM6kC2LWN4EuvWmsYjnA/w640-h458/4.16.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then after many tiny flick-like kicks, he got atop her...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeHIVB92pJT3hefdf6dqk7d_5WixrCSuK_Eqbuty9cRY6YTtdyvguzWFe8bRURdsv0658T7YDiXPB7Os7zwwVsoFloHNBRr7RoBgcF2pdBPJOPDdNw3b_nA0VY_BFprtCJ_wMlOjKhY4D0TMP6vfq2oBO_MtdGCFH1MAe1-obA40I3Z_cJbeGYRwwvg/s2048/4.16.23-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeHIVB92pJT3hefdf6dqk7d_5WixrCSuK_Eqbuty9cRY6YTtdyvguzWFe8bRURdsv0658T7YDiXPB7Os7zwwVsoFloHNBRr7RoBgcF2pdBPJOPDdNw3b_nA0VY_BFprtCJ_wMlOjKhY4D0TMP6vfq2oBO_MtdGCFH1MAe1-obA40I3Z_cJbeGYRwwvg/w640-h458/4.16.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and sat there.<br />For a kind of long time.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBBg0GApVg6UixOOvazobDC5KKeo2O5xKtJPOyuoR_HYZ_KiYaBBHq2NXR8w8S69O82GL2ED8C3E7yIUOBlDuKfMs_llRjqplOK_huHGlREupe67LsxTeLwj5jJMIwZ0nbSojpqsWFdJWuBacW9cCS03WwWQw7p6Ct1Y9xWMw6rgcJ6IemyvPBpEpXg/s2048/4.16.23-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBBg0GApVg6UixOOvazobDC5KKeo2O5xKtJPOyuoR_HYZ_KiYaBBHq2NXR8w8S69O82GL2ED8C3E7yIUOBlDuKfMs_llRjqplOK_huHGlREupe67LsxTeLwj5jJMIwZ0nbSojpqsWFdJWuBacW9cCS03WwWQw7p6Ct1Y9xWMw6rgcJ6IemyvPBpEpXg/w640-h458/4.16.23-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then once it looked like they had perfected a balancing act for the big ring, he swiveled his tail, flapped, and very "gracefully" shoved his mates head into the sand as he "made contact."<br />Bird mating is pretty unceremonious, usually just a quick touch of their bums and he, well, you know how it goes, I hope.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxU8FjdO6gWrQaYRx8pLlLQWPE_P8_TGI4-AzMzREUm3TBlgOObsSwoSxSBZrhz03N8BznY3Q4utkIuiDE3qAbG0d_c7G23nAzOcKnxhLGD3aIfIFlwQT3wYb1tl3cnUjI-cPD9QT7uCsPNZf9oViCPrrhPnV6WKn7cUviPYlWQB4U81L7OijggFXelA/s2048/4.16.23-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxU8FjdO6gWrQaYRx8pLlLQWPE_P8_TGI4-AzMzREUm3TBlgOObsSwoSxSBZrhz03N8BznY3Q4utkIuiDE3qAbG0d_c7G23nAzOcKnxhLGD3aIfIFlwQT3wYb1tl3cnUjI-cPD9QT7uCsPNZf9oViCPrrhPnV6WKn7cUviPYlWQB4U81L7OijggFXelA/w640-h458/4.16.23-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unceremonious, like I said.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMJBBP2JjgjE8lsRXI7pHr9vjtlMude_B99thVQo0jA6nAXEv9ZgEtddxaZAAOljuFfo0a3-gJKmSfq86MdVm8VahIQ-NwSfCergFnsC_1E3lfE49i3jKHQ6gfGrfRynKTXIchtrodsNwMoccSim4vzaOjRkpQZVSBIVEjOf7QegdtN2neZV8lKPhNw/s2048/4.16.23-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiMJBBP2JjgjE8lsRXI7pHr9vjtlMude_B99thVQo0jA6nAXEv9ZgEtddxaZAAOljuFfo0a3-gJKmSfq86MdVm8VahIQ-NwSfCergFnsC_1E3lfE49i3jKHQ6gfGrfRynKTXIchtrodsNwMoccSim4vzaOjRkpQZVSBIVEjOf7QegdtN2neZV8lKPhNw/w640-h458/4.16.23-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now, to get back up...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRy2gxOw-o56QJthnrMlWw1M_7pYVDx-M2p6ViIWCAWsJPIejeTWnMI88knWSSDii-zA1Lvg3zshtOeVhaLZ0E4mPns7a1oSaYILu3dr6xf4UD0paL6AUH2jmWu8fBUG2iSCTrpGEfZkscg23QSCfxwLS-xhcrmLpKFvO0j46CGpNaeq4wddKuNh6TfA/s2048/4.16.23-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRy2gxOw-o56QJthnrMlWw1M_7pYVDx-M2p6ViIWCAWsJPIejeTWnMI88knWSSDii-zA1Lvg3zshtOeVhaLZ0E4mPns7a1oSaYILu3dr6xf4UD0paL6AUH2jmWu8fBUG2iSCTrpGEfZkscg23QSCfxwLS-xhcrmLpKFvO0j46CGpNaeq4wddKuNh6TfA/w640-h458/4.16.23-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't help but think, she's just like, "What. was that."</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqZIACHKOAYTBYfWSMAfuLlCkG4De-_geLp3300VV6sSxM___755vR5uCB4GhPSGGCGheQS5RxiJF0ueEM0DwbzlxMDYDrEnakJIvOuw9BM5U6gWTiRxgSO4Gl-BEZUAW3_heVeRT-lV-VdUVurySWJcqP4ubNiqncblLUGGC1p7Tg1Yj2isMa9KpJg/s2048/4.16.23-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqZIACHKOAYTBYfWSMAfuLlCkG4De-_geLp3300VV6sSxM___755vR5uCB4GhPSGGCGheQS5RxiJF0ueEM0DwbzlxMDYDrEnakJIvOuw9BM5U6gWTiRxgSO4Gl-BEZUAW3_heVeRT-lV-VdUVurySWJcqP4ubNiqncblLUGGC1p7Tg1Yj2isMa9KpJg/w640-h458/4.16.23-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then they do this little stand up, post roll in the sand, face-off, and then go about their regular business.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqN5wFHEFYCFw-qMDaUV3bAwkiN1tiSsjpEnNzBpZtgyaT9Y2VjQMOpXl7QNtt98fXl2BlD1dRrKxtKa2cs6VAMY8DBT7_NwNYoE7vXz1f6MpP5xalwHVxzkLHD-x9zL0TJaDSuA-IssV-SbGr2D60SFvldiFGCMrIl49c6d_5xv78RU_osjFwSgHTYQ/s2048/4.16.23-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqN5wFHEFYCFw-qMDaUV3bAwkiN1tiSsjpEnNzBpZtgyaT9Y2VjQMOpXl7QNtt98fXl2BlD1dRrKxtKa2cs6VAMY8DBT7_NwNYoE7vXz1f6MpP5xalwHVxzkLHD-x9zL0TJaDSuA-IssV-SbGr2D60SFvldiFGCMrIl49c6d_5xv78RU_osjFwSgHTYQ/w640-h458/4.16.23-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then as if it couldn't get better, as the fog rolled in, we saw Clark Kent (plover #5 for the day) and at our end point, we got plover #6, flying by and vocalizing.<br />A stellar show for some perspective volunteers. Something I had never witnessed, I can't wait to spend time with them again this summer!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-15693859103724513212023-04-15T20:32:00.001-04:002023-04-15T20:32:13.126-04:00A Month of Sights<span> As spring kicks in, daylight overflows my cup and it is hard to keep up with this thing. I get the time to look at birds, but then it's also an ideal time to dig in the garden, look for worms, and ride our bikes. I love that my daughter likes to go outside so keeping up with this has been put on the back burner, so here's a whole helping of a month...</span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IK8HZBt4ie2lMdC142rWpNxI1rS2k0e7thx2I44JXvF-SIIr2wy4hed8CtxB85207s6BN030YsQbRv0L1NY-L3oUQYLhi-gUKbYU-I6FFG_QidlOru9-mUsMm1CGzBMTRFvJU9o0UPifwz5ef3dgrGUaPnodsGLZRBUxYwBq2SYzjnhnsb6Am-lxQg/s2048/3.18.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IK8HZBt4ie2lMdC142rWpNxI1rS2k0e7thx2I44JXvF-SIIr2wy4hed8CtxB85207s6BN030YsQbRv0L1NY-L3oUQYLhi-gUKbYU-I6FFG_QidlOru9-mUsMm1CGzBMTRFvJU9o0UPifwz5ef3dgrGUaPnodsGLZRBUxYwBq2SYzjnhnsb6Am-lxQg/w640-h458/3.18.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very excited that I got the chance to see some (alive) woodcocks. When one of my friends alerted a bunch of us that it was a good woodcock day, I immediately jumped out the door.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpVv-9Fw5Bu0sBEGR0MzPRJMVjKahUNqggXVAcWlGDizxdwpiG29LlbtnQm6c78kyfjXcwanMmc_0r29rk6Lr-wNQDfMlVGKEJJQBrfeWGJFO85sddpUWNpjv4aB1M_gIOkB-M4xGswBUzAoJKws34gp4H0MfH9904L3-dzSlVUoobAd7Lqh2u6HDZQ/s2048/3.18.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpVv-9Fw5Bu0sBEGR0MzPRJMVjKahUNqggXVAcWlGDizxdwpiG29LlbtnQm6c78kyfjXcwanMmc_0r29rk6Lr-wNQDfMlVGKEJJQBrfeWGJFO85sddpUWNpjv4aB1M_gIOkB-M4xGswBUzAoJKws34gp4H0MfH9904L3-dzSlVUoobAd7Lqh2u6HDZQ/w640-h458/3.18.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoyed the sight of this one from my car. Cars oddly are really decent bird blinds.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67xSsL7VwAKqk928pcn_2FtTWf-U3WBGI0PN58Vy-KrAIrxhATlui7u3wa7I52F-EV42RJ5a93W-sonIAGAF_RkK5LKye7Bv488_nnnYLFlT7myM45H97LG0w7p-3BGhxDa8ZwVpUmMU-6Ns3GDwfyo56eDR8jPlL_NJrSTO2LsYFaRzym9oT-DDsRQ/s2048/3.18.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi67xSsL7VwAKqk928pcn_2FtTWf-U3WBGI0PN58Vy-KrAIrxhATlui7u3wa7I52F-EV42RJ5a93W-sonIAGAF_RkK5LKye7Bv488_nnnYLFlT7myM45H97LG0w7p-3BGhxDa8ZwVpUmMU-6Ns3GDwfyo56eDR8jPlL_NJrSTO2LsYFaRzym9oT-DDsRQ/w640-h458/3.18.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Probably my last look at a fox sparrow until next winter.<br />This one was extra foxy, getting a wind swept Marilyn Monroe look.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKrtj-tXxSfS02fZbasjK0uwLEaz3K3UeUT4nVCZUVTbIHC7NH0AWwjkmPBgC9GlBdCVRb_KWbnt0gebmkKgRacGilCWbvUuLUuPB0ZGHmbbwfji-77eC93OiNx7iqqS8YMIMHc11a5tYynnkwfWKYUo_qYcrBc1UHaj5FDh_VpULyIKrKJniER3VAg/s2048/3.18.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMKrtj-tXxSfS02fZbasjK0uwLEaz3K3UeUT4nVCZUVTbIHC7NH0AWwjkmPBgC9GlBdCVRb_KWbnt0gebmkKgRacGilCWbvUuLUuPB0ZGHmbbwfji-77eC93OiNx7iqqS8YMIMHc11a5tYynnkwfWKYUo_qYcrBc1UHaj5FDh_VpULyIKrKJniER3VAg/w640-h458/3.18.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tjpl2klzfMQMoYHKUm1l3pH7XTzL8s9V5uMAf6B_8iy7DOMX-UF_ICwKzoXXPqkvYstUAdTdkExTq4HmzgTQ1Mg-MCmlLEYNegzpBu1N3yDS-WBnuJX3YsW0qAJWKPpbPP58gL9ydxfiZG_ilet0I6BLT0WwvUBpZjKykvxbtvyNExzn16eJdY1xiA/s2048/3.18.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2tjpl2klzfMQMoYHKUm1l3pH7XTzL8s9V5uMAf6B_8iy7DOMX-UF_ICwKzoXXPqkvYstUAdTdkExTq4HmzgTQ1Mg-MCmlLEYNegzpBu1N3yDS-WBnuJX3YsW0qAJWKPpbPP58gL9ydxfiZG_ilet0I6BLT0WwvUBpZjKykvxbtvyNExzn16eJdY1xiA/w640-h458/3.18.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A second woodcock settled behind a fallen headstone.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyzbMQZoNvVWQrL9Gk5WZbABt-bkXGS38dQZxj_PG7QRuS1y2QJNLFxaMqyBBz-DNuBTMFsS5HsgCeBuxV03ObkISGJXo8sGAZ6XEKj1XJb_p3N8feciLOpTFc_hvDdoyWl4KGy5yPqXM12exVLAENjt_zvcG8POe3_APkSpkjRY7_BT9lze3c7Bumw/s2048/3.18.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyzbMQZoNvVWQrL9Gk5WZbABt-bkXGS38dQZxj_PG7QRuS1y2QJNLFxaMqyBBz-DNuBTMFsS5HsgCeBuxV03ObkISGJXo8sGAZ6XEKj1XJb_p3N8feciLOpTFc_hvDdoyWl4KGy5yPqXM12exVLAENjt_zvcG8POe3_APkSpkjRY7_BT9lze3c7Bumw/w640-h458/3.18.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A third woodcock under a tangle of fallen twigs.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCa5IsgFJoIrxUsqTmELlTmKcs0SNK2nyUZ4SwUOntB4648niMUEdg6FeeqDL4F2FroX-_1wNXZoeou4ZLR9mJ-tBaagzQHApClBDvkSrKUJznW_UL6DpsL2DnTN9U_NYDFCY9bkK2HvJTjW6bUfExj-TlNzGKtQUxyjvmNe81WG50dPT0Z71RqHImxw/s2048/3.18.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCa5IsgFJoIrxUsqTmELlTmKcs0SNK2nyUZ4SwUOntB4648niMUEdg6FeeqDL4F2FroX-_1wNXZoeou4ZLR9mJ-tBaagzQHApClBDvkSrKUJznW_UL6DpsL2DnTN9U_NYDFCY9bkK2HvJTjW6bUfExj-TlNzGKtQUxyjvmNe81WG50dPT0Z71RqHImxw/w640-h458/3.18.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Brown creeper using its beak as a lever, to open up and lift bark to peer underneath it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUH9MEu5dgn6GqNPQ-YuIV65wiRcdfpDzwURfkw8lKz2de7G38BQch-EPbzl5HDjq9vx70KBBq08O4GA2pvdE9wQsQAuOsc1A5goJOYZwhMTJ2ZTPKsOqy4ubDehDM-ueu8rwq_yxMaYGX_BpSmJJ6YXlWb4BDKVljz7vZWLerdTx4uoeOQHNgTF9OA/s2048/3.18.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUH9MEu5dgn6GqNPQ-YuIV65wiRcdfpDzwURfkw8lKz2de7G38BQch-EPbzl5HDjq9vx70KBBq08O4GA2pvdE9wQsQAuOsc1A5goJOYZwhMTJ2ZTPKsOqy4ubDehDM-ueu8rwq_yxMaYGX_BpSmJJ6YXlWb4BDKVljz7vZWLerdTx4uoeOQHNgTF9OA/w640-h458/3.18.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This robin was doing something very cool, like it was whispering its song, repetitively to itself. And while there is a "whisper song" behavior, this seemed to be it. And being that it performed this behavior means it's probably a pretty hormone-ridden male bird.<br />Happy spring!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZz0xpbuP3xPLisU5LUNg2YzluhBorgE209ylR354AXHP_3c4LlQh7QL7Se9teekKdIx5s1T1NyVNq7njj_QCsaDlSSvP8sfcMTAxYwvaGzBFE2ry1CulEfM5gBCMJe4XyMpQValFzXe2XTRDK_4weSkaXscr5NnWKiHlAEhOd713Gndae0d04ewcFkA/s2048/4.10.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZz0xpbuP3xPLisU5LUNg2YzluhBorgE209ylR354AXHP_3c4LlQh7QL7Se9teekKdIx5s1T1NyVNq7njj_QCsaDlSSvP8sfcMTAxYwvaGzBFE2ry1CulEfM5gBCMJe4XyMpQValFzXe2XTRDK_4weSkaXscr5NnWKiHlAEhOd713Gndae0d04ewcFkA/w640-h458/4.10.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And look who else is back!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCe07c0tDKr2t5tVUOFaqYzN59DEq6FFE9MZ92mIH688dttfU2yo1D-LrMqW3wLL1HUfoQltyLJiUMOZbFWyI3CupSr7nu01FNWZRpC3U8m4JQVEo4p1bXRq2EDvDsfzZjlNK45hh1btsrKilRjeMKoCnyu-VujKAKYZjYxlFswSYXzHnbCSD66fuo4w/s2048/4.10.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCe07c0tDKr2t5tVUOFaqYzN59DEq6FFE9MZ92mIH688dttfU2yo1D-LrMqW3wLL1HUfoQltyLJiUMOZbFWyI3CupSr7nu01FNWZRpC3U8m4JQVEo4p1bXRq2EDvDsfzZjlNK45hh1btsrKilRjeMKoCnyu-VujKAKYZjYxlFswSYXzHnbCSD66fuo4w/w640-h458/4.10.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'll be back on my plover shit again this season!<br />While out on a beach rove I got to see this pair work on some scrapes together, it was lovely! </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaex_ERZD-qckMUdf_DqRMOFAvYgJrtED2nASsmt86LcAqO5IDOqLKK99F97FlBkP9dJJaFhNzSdXR9ee_OryFFUlEYybs4vJf9tHMWUMpvH8JqOEkxIkWgLeW8BQ04KW7c9DApGEDRsHnPr3H2kH_D5mhaX3zFNzVkRhT0Mrarq55HaSq5eWKpm-Hg/s2048/4.10.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkaex_ERZD-qckMUdf_DqRMOFAvYgJrtED2nASsmt86LcAqO5IDOqLKK99F97FlBkP9dJJaFhNzSdXR9ee_OryFFUlEYybs4vJf9tHMWUMpvH8JqOEkxIkWgLeW8BQ04KW7c9DApGEDRsHnPr3H2kH_D5mhaX3zFNzVkRhT0Mrarq55HaSq5eWKpm-Hg/w640-h458/4.10.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A scrape is a depression n the ground where a piping plover will then lay its eggs. So it's their nest.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHFWHIsAS618PpQKtuB4SJUXrtuKjI8R1wueGQbDuH7J8sz4FuKmrHjKAOHEKvBEuHDGLJKqmgbdviqCmxE3dwGcIALNz6B-k2RSS6zojmj_-GMal5DxgkCIlxrPGZEV4btIliq8qqXz0xKAui09iSH1cOxaCKdbVlBZnPIn2Fiw2jfVvSHCAbNyMDA/s2048/4.10.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHFWHIsAS618PpQKtuB4SJUXrtuKjI8R1wueGQbDuH7J8sz4FuKmrHjKAOHEKvBEuHDGLJKqmgbdviqCmxE3dwGcIALNz6B-k2RSS6zojmj_-GMal5DxgkCIlxrPGZEV4btIliq8qqXz0xKAui09iSH1cOxaCKdbVlBZnPIn2Fiw2jfVvSHCAbNyMDA/w640-h458/4.10.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The male is standing ove the feamle while she tries out this location.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxacL1V7I1hqePvK9_XBWxykcr2Uoy2vgzwJEmFXFTTYg7o2ffADEDtn40GTzy28L2652PkQZMwYl3h64T8pRuz-gX1ZaTqXSx_k_gFkkbruKgHWg2H40DtVtllpwRGnUi2BebPOma2l4Nv_4iZSEDpCRAoxWdB4RX4btTq83-hGn_Mg_NxZqXmYhlfQ/s2048/4.10.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxacL1V7I1hqePvK9_XBWxykcr2Uoy2vgzwJEmFXFTTYg7o2ffADEDtn40GTzy28L2652PkQZMwYl3h64T8pRuz-gX1ZaTqXSx_k_gFkkbruKgHWg2H40DtVtllpwRGnUi2BebPOma2l4Nv_4iZSEDpCRAoxWdB4RX4btTq83-hGn_Mg_NxZqXmYhlfQ/w640-h458/4.10.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This guy is really into her, she keeps it a little more cool.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisfWDoCdb-znVY_lp8NiZdYbaA_Tb1eLk3QyJJorANI9tjv7rQnd85gYXY89oS9VUgS1H-zliBZAPp5W2BawzZgGsudWZYSAf0Vc5sqlgjdf2yX8pT9p6rgk4k9mJxoNii4q9lFLIlxzZXJQwtEBVd-HGB_-s-AKFKTjJbBLQDpSLPk_4NvsUIvSpeA/s2048/4.10.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisfWDoCdb-znVY_lp8NiZdYbaA_Tb1eLk3QyJJorANI9tjv7rQnd85gYXY89oS9VUgS1H-zliBZAPp5W2BawzZgGsudWZYSAf0Vc5sqlgjdf2yX8pT9p6rgk4k9mJxoNii4q9lFLIlxzZXJQwtEBVd-HGB_-s-AKFKTjJbBLQDpSLPk_4NvsUIvSpeA/w640-h458/4.10.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She is a lovely thing, looks exhausted and the crazy summer hasn't even started yet. I empathize.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjAPvkt2fMjkqEVgTq1PlgwSzV2cgrjbGnUpHLZ_Ub3it9blPN21KJL-2ilvqojUlzxwBFZfwLvXpM0Buc0pvw1dB93GtfFXBysJruVCuAuiu2yjG9fBgAYnEMC37mY0b0dMfarDLnIxNbBWWTBG11WF60mGfFV0gfj8SU4sBkH6lpdY9uNypK9kYxw/s2048/4.10.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjAPvkt2fMjkqEVgTq1PlgwSzV2cgrjbGnUpHLZ_Ub3it9blPN21KJL-2ilvqojUlzxwBFZfwLvXpM0Buc0pvw1dB93GtfFXBysJruVCuAuiu2yjG9fBgAYnEMC37mY0b0dMfarDLnIxNbBWWTBG11WF60mGfFV0gfj8SU4sBkH6lpdY9uNypK9kYxw/w640-h458/4.10.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoal-0ijyODZx6UPffqXy2KxPKfLOqpJoCEIu456jcYvJwEuT3posJOw_3Ri2xp05No21-iajrgQJuvIIlL4gP7Yh0VYFQ6QxGvhY0FKjcZIrEuFGaUHatI96lAH5ALjY0HFIqytfXo_7JIXMuOfiOD26apDJJxeLfFLQGtnpHH43k9g29LFXvko8kA/s2048/4.10.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaoal-0ijyODZx6UPffqXy2KxPKfLOqpJoCEIu456jcYvJwEuT3posJOw_3Ri2xp05No21-iajrgQJuvIIlL4gP7Yh0VYFQ6QxGvhY0FKjcZIrEuFGaUHatI96lAH5ALjY0HFIqytfXo_7JIXMuOfiOD26apDJJxeLfFLQGtnpHH43k9g29LFXvko8kA/w640-h458/4.10.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love seeing them stretch and spread those feathers apart.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyz3bWEK2xGW2mRSUfLj2jZm9Bzq2uGVbg7yK_lLSizCGP19Ns5ft209ru6-_MT8RUa6qk4t2tzSRMXdVf0532hDYbMgyGcyTdwXzPtq4CgvxzcEU34YSo3P5K5ooCd1c2RlGxtnr9tdLyOBueX28IYo0lda-iaWNiutniDvtvrR7cj1leyI9D6B9xSQ/s2048/4.7.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyz3bWEK2xGW2mRSUfLj2jZm9Bzq2uGVbg7yK_lLSizCGP19Ns5ft209ru6-_MT8RUa6qk4t2tzSRMXdVf0532hDYbMgyGcyTdwXzPtq4CgvxzcEU34YSo3P5K5ooCd1c2RlGxtnr9tdLyOBueX28IYo0lda-iaWNiutniDvtvrR7cj1leyI9D6B9xSQ/w640-h458/4.7.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4plUoBwPP1wH9Zzs4nEpRAj6sr0jJWHWnhqsQfgw-q-6bD-BVfWgsR_2fEAuk9jgltrOz-dN9UVdYLNeX_zGJw1tgXual5M6LAKYh7CJ6VtzzpujHdx0z1US98ZK8uNG4TzEEqI_r0BEt-ETbNum8vGkWVN_jztJverBQiXtINPieWKV-2HjxRpJEQ/s2048/4.7.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje4plUoBwPP1wH9Zzs4nEpRAj6sr0jJWHWnhqsQfgw-q-6bD-BVfWgsR_2fEAuk9jgltrOz-dN9UVdYLNeX_zGJw1tgXual5M6LAKYh7CJ6VtzzpujHdx0z1US98ZK8uNG4TzEEqI_r0BEt-ETbNum8vGkWVN_jztJverBQiXtINPieWKV-2HjxRpJEQ/w640-h458/4.7.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My daughter came out with me for one beach rove and we got to see this guy-- Clark Kent! Most famous is he!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwkEfs0mLLGr9kH2i6WzFSEA5WgyHlqj8rXNxdQp22KaiNQx1LMiMsT2ZXNltsnB0WD3hCc_wbRovNt2N0-jZTSXAZQpNos7MoKVmwL4coqQagHl5xCmXA4GERcZmYEyAzpYj5FTXCCj3hQaCIvyT5nH3Vp4QL-f0y8SvyAv6lR0TkUfnAs-4HOaevw/s2048/4.15.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrwkEfs0mLLGr9kH2i6WzFSEA5WgyHlqj8rXNxdQp22KaiNQx1LMiMsT2ZXNltsnB0WD3hCc_wbRovNt2N0-jZTSXAZQpNos7MoKVmwL4coqQagHl5xCmXA4GERcZmYEyAzpYj5FTXCCj3hQaCIvyT5nH3Vp4QL-f0y8SvyAv6lR0TkUfnAs-4HOaevw/w640-h458/4.15.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I got some time out today and headed to Shirley Chisholm State Park. This killdeer was trying to make his move, but his potential mate didn't let him get it that easily.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWi3qH6F2QvjIvbljNy7ctX4oHadsPTrIYAISMkXgBS_zHRaGOkoACjlHkYLMpX2un1U5PHpFkgtVSx91IeRAjWjJkGG5WXX-egu6V-W3G63oI3lyMetCsTwQWYEC3LHoc-2_yvOCGxy7yXwMByKX_UVg3MTMPEwfr16Fxnvw6ti_pITh2DOdksD96CA/s2048/4.15.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWi3qH6F2QvjIvbljNy7ctX4oHadsPTrIYAISMkXgBS_zHRaGOkoACjlHkYLMpX2un1U5PHpFkgtVSx91IeRAjWjJkGG5WXX-egu6V-W3G63oI3lyMetCsTwQWYEC3LHoc-2_yvOCGxy7yXwMByKX_UVg3MTMPEwfr16Fxnvw6ti_pITh2DOdksD96CA/w640-h458/4.15.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He'll have to figure out his next move, maybe not make his move so fast.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduZiIVCoSi9zBGB1H6FrkQFHmaDKNMLmuRc9i6rV8R6L9BOaEeFv3l3EVv6iR4omVnBUHP1q3y7EySsg-js9LeGRrmrLrkkx_sxBBrsau7MACrivX2qlpzNByd78dRwXHeEoGF1FhI2EmWWl48o9SJHgDxrUtfZ4oHSus1XuuM_YNT4Qt09XVnKN3Yw/s2048/4.15.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduZiIVCoSi9zBGB1H6FrkQFHmaDKNMLmuRc9i6rV8R6L9BOaEeFv3l3EVv6iR4omVnBUHP1q3y7EySsg-js9LeGRrmrLrkkx_sxBBrsau7MACrivX2qlpzNByd78dRwXHeEoGF1FhI2EmWWl48o9SJHgDxrUtfZ4oHSus1XuuM_YNT4Qt09XVnKN3Yw/w640-h458/4.15.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Was delighted to see a muskrat eating away at the marsh vegetation. Almost looks like it's smiling! I love how high set their eyes are on their head, to help them when they swim alligator style at the waters surface.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><span><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIjH1n8J_dgWrp-fuHxcva2SF992foXrOeFxgSwH8cVk43hR8q1RhHkgDW7xfmGuDNFpf6TZLrV8_-sb4oKxiuUE_PgctuWHRGNLZLMZcRoK4wA0Tv7HvOR0JFlP48QyrB5_wxeHhoXEyhYUT6nUKJyliBfhSjdLrJ-reArQ_NKf4timFAzA2iFmYaQ/s2048/4.15.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIjH1n8J_dgWrp-fuHxcva2SF992foXrOeFxgSwH8cVk43hR8q1RhHkgDW7xfmGuDNFpf6TZLrV8_-sb4oKxiuUE_PgctuWHRGNLZLMZcRoK4wA0Tv7HvOR0JFlP48QyrB5_wxeHhoXEyhYUT6nUKJyliBfhSjdLrJ-reArQ_NKf4timFAzA2iFmYaQ/w640-h458/4.15.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spring signs, buds on trees, extra red breasted American Robin, and mud on their bill.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSw3lC5uwaqescR8QaYcqHBsLqE_F7f-ZYdMiPBoUIhcVwOiN9J5EU4Zlt8TkP3p-DxQ_cvX1AVHewly2WupR7opnD1wL10ATNok5AvMYibmcGmtKbrHgipL0y9v6d9DoUPs7TDUXRosCZigOt37Ye0-zRLLg9Ud9EfkqC_wKVv4bRpNvEzK2-Hftpw/s2048/4.15.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVSw3lC5uwaqescR8QaYcqHBsLqE_F7f-ZYdMiPBoUIhcVwOiN9J5EU4Zlt8TkP3p-DxQ_cvX1AVHewly2WupR7opnD1wL10ATNok5AvMYibmcGmtKbrHgipL0y9v6d9DoUPs7TDUXRosCZigOt37Ye0-zRLLg9Ud9EfkqC_wKVv4bRpNvEzK2-Hftpw/w640-h458/4.15.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Best part of today, this little gang of glossy ibis!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bhfecn9npc4v7I5UsoPVVd__ljpfFV1C37QpUwiTSZn1lnvQXLQHjX2saJfJcAwhCMC98LGmhkhprywj95FJdbzFAovmQ_IvTDYsu06NNs2K4R1jPCyLYA21smCQ5CqdUwrsNNV2m0bAr_6lH-CYXd2ptCKYuXM4doGTrCKqbsDtuaKWzDhXO9B64w/s2048/4.15.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bhfecn9npc4v7I5UsoPVVd__ljpfFV1C37QpUwiTSZn1lnvQXLQHjX2saJfJcAwhCMC98LGmhkhprywj95FJdbzFAovmQ_IvTDYsu06NNs2K4R1jPCyLYA21smCQ5CqdUwrsNNV2m0bAr_6lH-CYXd2ptCKYuXM4doGTrCKqbsDtuaKWzDhXO9B64w/w640-h458/4.15.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shirley Chisholm State Park is my favorite place to see them, because unlike Jamaica Bay, they tend to be quite close. And on a wet summer, they cover the Fountain Avenue mound.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWazsXw4QsxiEhpVZ5TJfFT057kEfWA_sJtAyiFqaN24vMTXsuq5cvOyFGkkrpbwspJqHYZntY-z2RgP6snxMoL6nHIErIi2sWNROYFSmDYrBVvNhTtpeCvQ2lC_BELKX1DNAtE3SVQTXkF47GnIMCopD9WF86h8weGLlMGj8e5dhT1RiYHV2lXDlsxg/s2048/4.15.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1463" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWazsXw4QsxiEhpVZ5TJfFT057kEfWA_sJtAyiFqaN24vMTXsuq5cvOyFGkkrpbwspJqHYZntY-z2RgP6snxMoL6nHIErIi2sWNROYFSmDYrBVvNhTtpeCvQ2lC_BELKX1DNAtE3SVQTXkF47GnIMCopD9WF86h8weGLlMGj8e5dhT1RiYHV2lXDlsxg/w458-h640/4.15.23-8.jpg" width="458" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got in a nice little bath!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wMe2X6zQ2hBpYHQLow3HA2zGZAhfbLUitZ622cJ6x6H9Oizs9JMnlq3UoqepmlNs2Ob4JEBPlZAmM-vvulsDV2qpovIFyGxT5j7-OBX-xGmYxa7Uix-iyz_S70ZzS3CLdC-hvrdwjndLtLcLD7pi8yu4iTsGtBy3ooxiIPL5nQrHfjlyPUPltIQPkw/s2048/4.15.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wMe2X6zQ2hBpYHQLow3HA2zGZAhfbLUitZ622cJ6x6H9Oizs9JMnlq3UoqepmlNs2Ob4JEBPlZAmM-vvulsDV2qpovIFyGxT5j7-OBX-xGmYxa7Uix-iyz_S70ZzS3CLdC-hvrdwjndLtLcLD7pi8yu4iTsGtBy3ooxiIPL5nQrHfjlyPUPltIQPkw/w640-h458/4.15.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When you see that gloss tho... 👀</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxg3kZMLp_Y_VcXN4BQhO_c4qFc-kTih0e62QbQsys3PIPa6d33MRh__djSC0gYFB_Cv8kxGBfDAnvaPJJtJ_kv_FY8DWRKRZ4Sd08GiNUHqGFOzMCY66xPHC8tgGcezlRXjzzUriCfLlXbO51ZgqK0gWl6Ndt_hGXnkyQ2wOBaCkfPeL-0pCdloZWsg/s2048/4.15.23-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxg3kZMLp_Y_VcXN4BQhO_c4qFc-kTih0e62QbQsys3PIPa6d33MRh__djSC0gYFB_Cv8kxGBfDAnvaPJJtJ_kv_FY8DWRKRZ4Sd08GiNUHqGFOzMCY66xPHC8tgGcezlRXjzzUriCfLlXbO51ZgqK0gWl6Ndt_hGXnkyQ2wOBaCkfPeL-0pCdloZWsg/w640-h458/4.15.23-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LOVE having them back!</td></tr></tbody></table><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgao6fRe5XEg7gXLbRD1V9VH5mNvqFpdeKMCvdC2qcn_-iQ-GBSTw_i9mtFAS8AHKqkr7RuGAn65UV5cSgjsjJbDlXbyZJlI-VNjphuTlX3AMecMsYoGzx0kzBBTkV9vH7frWYCfM42iEnIZKpzSSih0aKX-KgIe7kWdUJ2cAraIaONhzCpuYx1xNE5Cw/s2048/4.15.23-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgao6fRe5XEg7gXLbRD1V9VH5mNvqFpdeKMCvdC2qcn_-iQ-GBSTw_i9mtFAS8AHKqkr7RuGAn65UV5cSgjsjJbDlXbyZJlI-VNjphuTlX3AMecMsYoGzx0kzBBTkV9vH7frWYCfM42iEnIZKpzSSih0aKX-KgIe7kWdUJ2cAraIaONhzCpuYx1xNE5Cw/w640-h458/4.15.23-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a good one to end on. Happy birding, hope it won't be another month till my next!</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-86411299218007992882023-03-12T19:30:00.003-04:002023-03-12T19:30:59.295-04:00Everything but woodcocks.<p> <span> I went to Green-Wood Cemetery in hopes of seeing at least one woodcock, but alas, today was not my day. But there were still plenty of things to see and probably the highlight was some very interesting behavior from a wood duck on the Dell Water. We saw a lot of cool behaviors from birds, heard the amazing blue jays array of calls, including their rattle call, which is only made by the females, heard a blue jay do a dang good red-shouldered hawk, and enjoyed the cardinal pairs singing in unison. I was joined by my friend Jim and it was nice to have their company for our nearly 4 hours out covering a good chunk of the cemetery.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KpVnowkcj-o-SxZSHZJyyhOr9zNthyp1jNcDUq8BEytZRNsni0Vs8eSeM9q8msSn3WQzs_O04rF2-HqGX9-oPB_5Quxjb3Oy-IuViNrOy7RoljTC3AWhx4ZN5Hta00iNRg2reSucTJYTGXwyKqt-lNTUgd08JKbB8gFmn1OwHu_g1U0kU_80p0NONA/s2048/3.12.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KpVnowkcj-o-SxZSHZJyyhOr9zNthyp1jNcDUq8BEytZRNsni0Vs8eSeM9q8msSn3WQzs_O04rF2-HqGX9-oPB_5Quxjb3Oy-IuViNrOy7RoljTC3AWhx4ZN5Hta00iNRg2reSucTJYTGXwyKqt-lNTUgd08JKbB8gFmn1OwHu_g1U0kU_80p0NONA/w640-h458/3.12.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As usual, the welcoming committee included 25 monk parakeets, many of which were basking in the morning sun.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTB_dN3gs-GWngBn-8C2H4RIJXgt5AUZ9wLA_N9kAioyL0bWqoIvytMsCMOD5-fQ9R1Ti2ogARVmTsKYdhkTG9fN9ltg8OgBzrdE1hFJ-2g6o4BBgiQUNb5N5DKwkcZHFf6-UPGkb4EwCp2n28Fc5uaCNsrE4RZKzlWUI8UgBMWsH8VETC_7ONrbAfkQ/s2048/3.12.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTB_dN3gs-GWngBn-8C2H4RIJXgt5AUZ9wLA_N9kAioyL0bWqoIvytMsCMOD5-fQ9R1Ti2ogARVmTsKYdhkTG9fN9ltg8OgBzrdE1hFJ-2g6o4BBgiQUNb5N5DKwkcZHFf6-UPGkb4EwCp2n28Fc5uaCNsrE4RZKzlWUI8UgBMWsH8VETC_7ONrbAfkQ/w640-h458/3.12.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As we were watching a slew of birds, primarily tufted titmice (there were a lot today), drink from a knot in a tree, Jim spied this raccoon who was settling in for their daytime slumber.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSa-SKrE9kxd8X04BMbBgGCP7NovlC9Zz2DRpJexAgv4UY_cmaECy6BPJUOVo2Elaxyt4xfBSqm7jl0oVPWoRWRCtArSzQOgjgxAHhNc-ZwZWwWCYAPRHutkDdcOjXwQ3s9QxNTdCMrutjNQR6wdOWn9CJ_gveWcc6Cw5wti2ERZiOBi-cmPPDTqU51Q/s2048/3.12.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSa-SKrE9kxd8X04BMbBgGCP7NovlC9Zz2DRpJexAgv4UY_cmaECy6BPJUOVo2Elaxyt4xfBSqm7jl0oVPWoRWRCtArSzQOgjgxAHhNc-ZwZWwWCYAPRHutkDdcOjXwQ3s9QxNTdCMrutjNQR6wdOWn9CJ_gveWcc6Cw5wti2ERZiOBi-cmPPDTqU51Q/w640-h458/3.12.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got to see its little raccoon hand before it backed fully into its tree hollow and out of view.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAuBoH6hjv8xLYriyVXJTBtPkWI2JxDSzt01mx6BBIYDpA78kHSBuJYk0QvtxypRE9X_71_OXxoDetJTe6akjVVrw8qmk7MA0eVWnwShAO7CDbjjEX2WGcNSvXxulwBFSRZHzvByIeztg9723WzgiStpp31Xxki-bD66Tooop0nnBH9ueWkf_y16z0Q/s2048/3.12.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAuBoH6hjv8xLYriyVXJTBtPkWI2JxDSzt01mx6BBIYDpA78kHSBuJYk0QvtxypRE9X_71_OXxoDetJTe6akjVVrw8qmk7MA0eVWnwShAO7CDbjjEX2WGcNSvXxulwBFSRZHzvByIeztg9723WzgiStpp31Xxki-bD66Tooop0nnBH9ueWkf_y16z0Q/w640-h458/3.12.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We saw this lone wood duck male on the Dell Water. Just casually swimming about, very un-shy. And then I saw it with something brght orange in its mouth, I was convinced it was trying to eat plastic.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKdhYUTXDcSCgyp36s1emHiHbFBoIVCjhbJ4lJjqxoppp2Y9dOC6Y9uy1wv4kAo0L46aM2hoXwkdqDLaF5eDP_ZudHLpPPpFSdmfNO-j6l-nxvbXa5ob9Fbo16OdUfvXuc8IdJd8f_0Y4bI_jn_qFBARKJKb-AyRapuSjKXDtmwvSB7c8k05qnNldog/s2048/3.12.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtKdhYUTXDcSCgyp36s1emHiHbFBoIVCjhbJ4lJjqxoppp2Y9dOC6Y9uy1wv4kAo0L46aM2hoXwkdqDLaF5eDP_ZudHLpPPpFSdmfNO-j6l-nxvbXa5ob9Fbo16OdUfvXuc8IdJd8f_0Y4bI_jn_qFBARKJKb-AyRapuSjKXDtmwvSB7c8k05qnNldog/w640-h458/3.12.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closer inspection revealed it to be a goldfish!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDcoDttHSaMSxjxNO8ba_XSzQm4_MbbnfKd9N2xF6h6pall_djSf3VHs0_b0TbQpKrZoIBiaOK00y0G4b08Y6YsZ-CbBA4tWwDIwLRqCmK7On_aoGW_Y3h-gtYP3yUnRvJKRDAfaj1jBXaJ-Sq86JBqV1EgpH-Fn-A3NAM3UUL38PLTbfmBbRf3VQqw/s2048/3.12.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDcoDttHSaMSxjxNO8ba_XSzQm4_MbbnfKd9N2xF6h6pall_djSf3VHs0_b0TbQpKrZoIBiaOK00y0G4b08Y6YsZ-CbBA4tWwDIwLRqCmK7On_aoGW_Y3h-gtYP3yUnRvJKRDAfaj1jBXaJ-Sq86JBqV1EgpH-Fn-A3NAM3UUL38PLTbfmBbRf3VQqw/w640-h458/3.12.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As young, wood ducks will eat insects and small fish. But as adults, they primary are herbivores. So this duck had some kind of craving!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWYlCWy9gCHuvRyxag1pj2OIvkLYpYSIytI_di_pWYBvDB6hnGSzwY25fL-ehHXlHjpAkHJEa0YSFY_j-UG6ii_4DSxzUNVruO6db4cCbWg51bL4A3C86zv5IKeFgMjLHYPSGMo1RAyZVIiEizYbXqE5jY1CFDUbnbEBrE-gjR-3CHhXFSNqcAw0sgw/s2048/3.12.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWYlCWy9gCHuvRyxag1pj2OIvkLYpYSIytI_di_pWYBvDB6hnGSzwY25fL-ehHXlHjpAkHJEa0YSFY_j-UG6ii_4DSxzUNVruO6db4cCbWg51bL4A3C86zv5IKeFgMjLHYPSGMo1RAyZVIiEizYbXqE5jY1CFDUbnbEBrE-gjR-3CHhXFSNqcAw0sgw/w640-h458/3.12.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The duck carried the fish across the water and began picking at it and even manipulating the whole fish in its bill.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhzQ_ysF4M6mM7njCxwz-YtpfcYlmY1mbWg2MKGf1GRwVY7iwnId3_AR0fR0XBOqenKCbVtnzvyNXIs2p078JS1xSvZAcgTm8oF9SmripURSe4cZvNmhnfBg5Eu8ijU7z8rrLdKKEO-nI45foUte8tfggiOyLVo5OeeXmHuTS1nYuX5c15HMDggBwQQ/s2048/3.12.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhzQ_ysF4M6mM7njCxwz-YtpfcYlmY1mbWg2MKGf1GRwVY7iwnId3_AR0fR0XBOqenKCbVtnzvyNXIs2p078JS1xSvZAcgTm8oF9SmripURSe4cZvNmhnfBg5Eu8ijU7z8rrLdKKEO-nI45foUte8tfggiOyLVo5OeeXmHuTS1nYuX5c15HMDggBwQQ/w640-h458/3.12.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It seemed to be trashing the fish to rip off small bites. As it did seem to be trying to find its inner cormorant, looking like a few times it was about to just toss the whole thing back, but it couldn't make that happen.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57U0KCMBdtN6IYVWQGOAshW3b52iHAGdG_NM5sEec4gDqJGba2LMFlk-GJkQ7I1fdxqU2d9vV5pvHOsphkepGMSdH7Oq2F5ifHBvAw_ZJ3sNPORLtrGsDWzzcuDm6ZOjKB916EMgjvzgtGXOOgMd583hA_2wE01y6nZJxdIZt3FIJvA0Cq-RyrD0zSw/s2048/3.12.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57U0KCMBdtN6IYVWQGOAshW3b52iHAGdG_NM5sEec4gDqJGba2LMFlk-GJkQ7I1fdxqU2d9vV5pvHOsphkepGMSdH7Oq2F5ifHBvAw_ZJ3sNPORLtrGsDWzzcuDm6ZOjKB916EMgjvzgtGXOOgMd583hA_2wE01y6nZJxdIZt3FIJvA0Cq-RyrD0zSw/w640-h458/3.12.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After having its fill, it carried the fish and placed it in the shallows next to some rocks. A snack for later perhaps? Also tapping in to its inner nuthatch, stashing away some food for later?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvhwo3V_AFPLgPPaDhLz7YerGLaC8M8pGdx7d3jhMgMnm3wxfTtqIX9rMW5AUJhZ6xrniSBtJA-jQ8-bGs7CzDjegq44O_hTtCHUAffkY6qjDz_3vMr3nu83HnlXBzeUQNuJxG0pg_qg4mI8Qx52jbMXZgJj2F4N9gvI-paVV-odlErAQJ0D1-Xpehg/s2048/3.12.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvhwo3V_AFPLgPPaDhLz7YerGLaC8M8pGdx7d3jhMgMnm3wxfTtqIX9rMW5AUJhZ6xrniSBtJA-jQ8-bGs7CzDjegq44O_hTtCHUAffkY6qjDz_3vMr3nu83HnlXBzeUQNuJxG0pg_qg4mI8Qx52jbMXZgJj2F4N9gvI-paVV-odlErAQJ0D1-Xpehg/w640-h458/3.12.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perhaps fish oil is the key to his good looks, who knows.<br />But he left his fish and swam back across towards us, knowing how good he looks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvI7bjZMJsvOJIGXTaxC72A1qj2_-B90OHrnOqrz13wwN1WzahFGLmVcP8NmladlSmke1oivGY1TQmxfQF2QFAmNoVYQvQ1o578PlVY_jRockEUl4JPYWYnQTpiJkHg9JCLPa4iQV7qX_cpxw4E2g60sFwirDup0SbqbBVVguWr6f3S-L6wJME-okA1Q/s2048/3.12.23-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvI7bjZMJsvOJIGXTaxC72A1qj2_-B90OHrnOqrz13wwN1WzahFGLmVcP8NmladlSmke1oivGY1TQmxfQF2QFAmNoVYQvQ1o578PlVY_jRockEUl4JPYWYnQTpiJkHg9JCLPa4iQV7qX_cpxw4E2g60sFwirDup0SbqbBVVguWr6f3S-L6wJME-okA1Q/w640-h458/3.12.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a protein-seeking wood duck.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcb2B1gQ3u9MSTAVF9DlPDaLWdP1O1_JTx2fWFFynXyKk6F8qwFMRlgeJV3YrW4YJ0nVIY7mzWYqYXepu4dDu3FVIiJuhJJiJJDQZWw5KRy41UoYlS6_C-MGpfMdPMiwTePC-wf8IFC9xCpSXWWHx2-FC-m0TzrjRu8p_N9A-G57O708zCd_6SBAGIQ/s2048/3.12.23-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcb2B1gQ3u9MSTAVF9DlPDaLWdP1O1_JTx2fWFFynXyKk6F8qwFMRlgeJV3YrW4YJ0nVIY7mzWYqYXepu4dDu3FVIiJuhJJiJJDQZWw5KRy41UoYlS6_C-MGpfMdPMiwTePC-wf8IFC9xCpSXWWHx2-FC-m0TzrjRu8p_N9A-G57O708zCd_6SBAGIQ/w640-h458/3.12.23-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Any feeder in the cemetery had birds on it. This downy played a bit of peek-a-boo from behind a small tree before hopping onto this suet feeder.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_5-DHQlAR23QTc5KwJhTx_zsnKD1s-7yDWyHe0YWhAAgsfSYQo16iCMfEsg9n5QHx-XoBvLvUFPTvZq5janLYdue8xr-eRrZwG68EEsavkCJqvtRHfnlWU3GF_c75MgLQFUQPrFUmRzo4JvswgrMX_maG9YWwteu89ZIaHwuFLKsmnzHhxRlw_C7Vw/s2048/3.12.23-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_5-DHQlAR23QTc5KwJhTx_zsnKD1s-7yDWyHe0YWhAAgsfSYQo16iCMfEsg9n5QHx-XoBvLvUFPTvZq5janLYdue8xr-eRrZwG68EEsavkCJqvtRHfnlWU3GF_c75MgLQFUQPrFUmRzo4JvswgrMX_maG9YWwteu89ZIaHwuFLKsmnzHhxRlw_C7Vw/w640-h458/3.12.23-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was today years old when I learned that paired cardinals sing a duet together, matching their notes in unison. And I got to see it and I thought it was just so sweet to sing you union in unison.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_tAfuXJJdB2cdic3U3Aeg_7iXt7NH5GdrQ2DwGII9nbXKGhJQGxrBlg9YvDQ2kl8Fc-5jotFmL0aqecg5ik0rGaWwlwedT0AgwY8OulgEUZ3jh1Q7ZO54JDLU4wutJ3re5y-3QpDHfjJA_EtCSs7VUka_upiE7Kx0Jhr93Qb4RMQga_GPV4gf-Mwww/s2048/3.12.23-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1463" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB_tAfuXJJdB2cdic3U3Aeg_7iXt7NH5GdrQ2DwGII9nbXKGhJQGxrBlg9YvDQ2kl8Fc-5jotFmL0aqecg5ik0rGaWwlwedT0AgwY8OulgEUZ3jh1Q7ZO54JDLU4wutJ3re5y-3QpDHfjJA_EtCSs7VUka_upiE7Kx0Jhr93Qb4RMQga_GPV4gf-Mwww/w458-h640/3.12.23-13.jpg" width="458" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left on a good note, a male and female Eastern Towhee. Ain't she lovely?</td></tr></tbody></table>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-61360482830486870152023-03-06T20:04:00.003-05:002023-03-06T20:04:47.354-05:00Florida Birding: Smyrna Dunes Park (pt. 2)<p> <span> On our last day in Florida, we decided to keep it low key, pool and beach. All right outside the door. I decided I'd start the day with a bike ride down to Smyrna Dunes Park, hoping to see a Loggerhead Shrike. The park truly delivered. Birds were very photogenic and this was probably my favorite day out. I even got my husband to come down with the kiddo to see some of the gopher tortoises which was lovely to share with her. I just really loved this morning and what it shared.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK95HNT3eSKHtC5JUsmjFegMMMUXnqkWLhH3HaKxWkVMa5fN5oQAr1rjltEG7h3zyKRs8TaNKBCgyx-nvLgo0D0eUiLl0MbXBYouHLtBoesDsWfFNqxDaJu3dmWJcIUaiVTVnm4H6X6Jee_3YiQSfvkNE2smEB9aL31US8hK6mXz1VLwMkpd2zFw74bg/s2048/3.3.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK95HNT3eSKHtC5JUsmjFegMMMUXnqkWLhH3HaKxWkVMa5fN5oQAr1rjltEG7h3zyKRs8TaNKBCgyx-nvLgo0D0eUiLl0MbXBYouHLtBoesDsWfFNqxDaJu3dmWJcIUaiVTVnm4H6X6Jee_3YiQSfvkNE2smEB9aL31US8hK6mXz1VLwMkpd2zFw74bg/w640-h458/3.3.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rails of the boardwalk had morning dew on them which the songbirds gathered along to grab a freshwater drink. Genius!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSsEaghlF2F1dWYDVZnGrn-fHDmGmf5ERovqLSr0DD4oKoT2Ta1KWq-ezg61IhoH0Duw6GaSBEouN_aj1xgmK6buzvVwuu61y9tmcEpeLjFjz-oEjkWwdW-DOm2c6x2fPptYDDjN_KIWZ5WOZ0JMly4Fa2fnPNCxENzyYJQ9A_tu9WfvTz05mgYvQDw/s2048/3.3.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibSsEaghlF2F1dWYDVZnGrn-fHDmGmf5ERovqLSr0DD4oKoT2Ta1KWq-ezg61IhoH0Duw6GaSBEouN_aj1xgmK6buzvVwuu61y9tmcEpeLjFjz-oEjkWwdW-DOm2c6x2fPptYDDjN_KIWZ5WOZ0JMly4Fa2fnPNCxENzyYJQ9A_tu9WfvTz05mgYvQDw/w640-h458/3.3.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This gray catbird along with another and two cardinals dipped and drank between each passerby.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCnZRhWK7g7vQeAGTiDfSDnufmdJo_Gf60cZ7OEgZHfp4IFBVpEiPu5oUQCBwilgSoQ6B65bren-1xpny7h7IksZ2McZuwpmlxPbPdLitIoeeT-Nhjol6G8KGP244k-uD_3HDhmDBEFMuPuRyfhr6KP6rQFAaM6BYs5Abic27YzCdbSqhia9Ud8NDCQ/s2048/3.3.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijCnZRhWK7g7vQeAGTiDfSDnufmdJo_Gf60cZ7OEgZHfp4IFBVpEiPu5oUQCBwilgSoQ6B65bren-1xpny7h7IksZ2McZuwpmlxPbPdLitIoeeT-Nhjol6G8KGP244k-uD_3HDhmDBEFMuPuRyfhr6KP6rQFAaM6BYs5Abic27YzCdbSqhia9Ud8NDCQ/w640-h458/3.3.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Is this going to turn into a loggerhead shrike photoshoot?<br />YES.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAbtj15rsNlE6dT6-XGU4_Aof94atH970gzIXgfhUxOQS0SuAxtbgNYuzcOoQI7R4dP7NpF1NnUVF-9PaC8l3gkFqzJK6MZx9jIWT2-OAJu382rOt-rx_UEzRQ5JEGg7NMgAschzFD3s3ywPrtE5qxHeQRvJW6yLE-Lq4HdI4U4Yyw2PCwoctUrIwXw/s2048/3.3.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHAbtj15rsNlE6dT6-XGU4_Aof94atH970gzIXgfhUxOQS0SuAxtbgNYuzcOoQI7R4dP7NpF1NnUVF-9PaC8l3gkFqzJK6MZx9jIWT2-OAJu382rOt-rx_UEzRQ5JEGg7NMgAschzFD3s3ywPrtE5qxHeQRvJW6yLE-Lq4HdI4U4Yyw2PCwoctUrIwXw/w640-h458/3.3.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first time we visited our family here, I remember stepping out of their door and seeing one of these birds on the wire and was just totally wowed! I had never seen a shrike of any kind before. So I was determined to find one of these birds and happy I returned to this park!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNzrzRI3CivA5b8Jz6hm4jbqVkDH8biXk3MrRHWTnEEGQyenHymtnDF-g1c_yAwM7LMTn-APEaZ0muvnmW3_cvI_A5Zjv0a0sRIaC502ii3fLBc6B9RWJZIfczNjA8KjRBTbzw0EmvYDka0JX66TDBFP4F2kC8g_17YyPqyOX7FW0nYGcXC5DkR7MWA/s2048/3.3.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNzrzRI3CivA5b8Jz6hm4jbqVkDH8biXk3MrRHWTnEEGQyenHymtnDF-g1c_yAwM7LMTn-APEaZ0muvnmW3_cvI_A5Zjv0a0sRIaC502ii3fLBc6B9RWJZIfczNjA8KjRBTbzw0EmvYDka0JX66TDBFP4F2kC8g_17YyPqyOX7FW0nYGcXC5DkR7MWA/w640-h458/3.3.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surfers, dog walkers, and casual morning striders walked right by and this bird had no cares to give.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgDS3SpW3YmrZPJ3ctcIbzZdzx2BtJcNOduo0UxDuhzsZ4kdHN9XzZ3LrY6yQdqiAd0j8oJ2ygHmP48-mErhA1Fa4kNmy46Eg6qFvKDg1CT4fx_Dfd68sf4ubqBQU4gefZrwpOTrnjgwMeKISpZVQCEf4DGXJ-nFyt7v17ONKQw-HTZKZGgBE4TdY5g/s2048/3.3.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgDS3SpW3YmrZPJ3ctcIbzZdzx2BtJcNOduo0UxDuhzsZ4kdHN9XzZ3LrY6yQdqiAd0j8oJ2ygHmP48-mErhA1Fa4kNmy46Eg6qFvKDg1CT4fx_Dfd68sf4ubqBQU4gefZrwpOTrnjgwMeKISpZVQCEf4DGXJ-nFyt7v17ONKQw-HTZKZGgBE4TdY5g/w640-h458/3.3.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These little songbirds have a hooked beak, they are little birds of prey as they hunt not only insects but also lizards, rodents, even other birds. It's what makes shrikes strikingly badass.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIptQ5f1oVrymQQFd8RBJziYFvs56MqjF7E-uzzQ0F_5BrNfhTy9j2CnieBY_gRBkWnO3sl2oNqE8pbI0I3b_G0b3Aekr6-_iZPs0TeAu8_dsEoJG7eHxzTXvqob1AykY1Hbm6HgzEH7yf1C0uCnZUgbK1rSMBvDo692m9AgSt4f3OBjdUXcpL1SGsyA/s2048/3.3.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIptQ5f1oVrymQQFd8RBJziYFvs56MqjF7E-uzzQ0F_5BrNfhTy9j2CnieBY_gRBkWnO3sl2oNqE8pbI0I3b_G0b3Aekr6-_iZPs0TeAu8_dsEoJG7eHxzTXvqob1AykY1Hbm6HgzEH7yf1C0uCnZUgbK1rSMBvDo692m9AgSt4f3OBjdUXcpL1SGsyA/w640-h458/3.3.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For small prey like they, they just gulp it on down, once they get it in just the right position.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjD5uPSjmzaAME3C7gOlqLCncAxiCKFAkhEwlIdbJwRuP7ggJWITioCr4M4m9afvLEtOu-Bvnt6JOfqNYvxOfj6xBtkpeAOKA18ZVqJ2mmRAl9r64xZtCru0hCQDsJUJ2EtJDQ_E94iGmiEAAfPyRB7wi-C2GdZsyl6Mq8SwrLfJ3kvGhezMjzaBKWg/s2048/3.3.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjD5uPSjmzaAME3C7gOlqLCncAxiCKFAkhEwlIdbJwRuP7ggJWITioCr4M4m9afvLEtOu-Bvnt6JOfqNYvxOfj6xBtkpeAOKA18ZVqJ2mmRAl9r64xZtCru0hCQDsJUJ2EtJDQ_E94iGmiEAAfPyRB7wi-C2GdZsyl6Mq8SwrLfJ3kvGhezMjzaBKWg/w640-h458/3.3.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bleb.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtok5NszREw9a7wN8EglU2vWtj4Eb9J1cXw2k2d65Fo3XRcQIA29p0YGs38WyCMUhIYrDqlZM7mQYAXHQg52iyRyHJ5i1Zuvgyle7v_kfpTvDiS2X6v2e3wnJp4XtfQIJ_CLXEBEWkkwArn_bQnS99bqUEB3h91vG-BBzUTES25etYLQrHKatm9PkXA/s2048/3.3.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFtok5NszREw9a7wN8EglU2vWtj4Eb9J1cXw2k2d65Fo3XRcQIA29p0YGs38WyCMUhIYrDqlZM7mQYAXHQg52iyRyHJ5i1Zuvgyle7v_kfpTvDiS2X6v2e3wnJp4XtfQIJ_CLXEBEWkkwArn_bQnS99bqUEB3h91vG-BBzUTES25etYLQrHKatm9PkXA/w640-h458/3.3.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1k0SXgmIW9hckZJPwll8Nd5wQP3Tg3c5rhDkbT9y_z9BW0BtrYD1lP7sxsuiH0JjzvonctymgE-ZJVRSrb1-wy83wa1erfHEGFHIuQQfYv5zvNs3OI1FgtZPfMyptBS7tKzQXg-Jf-GN07tYu5rvsaedaCrUKI5mvY-SF8sUIAqYEC6Olhm1ZojbtYg/s2048/3.3.23-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1k0SXgmIW9hckZJPwll8Nd5wQP3Tg3c5rhDkbT9y_z9BW0BtrYD1lP7sxsuiH0JjzvonctymgE-ZJVRSrb1-wy83wa1erfHEGFHIuQQfYv5zvNs3OI1FgtZPfMyptBS7tKzQXg-Jf-GN07tYu5rvsaedaCrUKI5mvY-SF8sUIAqYEC6Olhm1ZojbtYg/w640-h458/3.3.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A good thorny bush or barbed wire helps this bird when it catches something larger. It will impale it on the thorn or barb and then proceed to use its hooked bill to pull apart its food into more manageable pieces. So it's no surprise the mockingbird pair nearby took offense to these birds in the same area that they were.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4Dqg17v58SfB0OWc5MmxI3EehiDs4TVDRerugOeJJVh-C3bqGePj6VtbfgK9GzCZ9Mxcf-w2qvtvNyMMjtr-T3AAtI3KB-FgwtUDNXcd3DlcMh1JgT6n9OC6CG1ENp0Y74eDTa-iDZy1n6-PHJBasVM6chzhxGoQxb3KlmOiPxqZIYintzvrEnqQxg/s2048/3.3.23-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4Dqg17v58SfB0OWc5MmxI3EehiDs4TVDRerugOeJJVh-C3bqGePj6VtbfgK9GzCZ9Mxcf-w2qvtvNyMMjtr-T3AAtI3KB-FgwtUDNXcd3DlcMh1JgT6n9OC6CG1ENp0Y74eDTa-iDZy1n6-PHJBasVM6chzhxGoQxb3KlmOiPxqZIYintzvrEnqQxg/w640-h458/3.3.23-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And speaking of pairs, this loggerhead shrike is part of a pair!<br />They even did some calling and wing flapping at each other. I think they liked each other.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzDdkWiHJnTeWsMrVb3rtIaWZkEpgu-ERFJ-6LEvI_rRushk4M7Gd3ZGUnlXhVezv9Fr-_bqPvi-gLvsEluq_hItENKX6WrM05PK6tQOBooroJGUqu1UeFYrycvO_tPa0ZbnMBJefcFA4AORZw4QllMmApfVWkvW0ZMOWCeQWSkIGRylyqE3RlwDcMA/s2048/3.3.23-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzDdkWiHJnTeWsMrVb3rtIaWZkEpgu-ERFJ-6LEvI_rRushk4M7Gd3ZGUnlXhVezv9Fr-_bqPvi-gLvsEluq_hItENKX6WrM05PK6tQOBooroJGUqu1UeFYrycvO_tPa0ZbnMBJefcFA4AORZw4QllMmApfVWkvW0ZMOWCeQWSkIGRylyqE3RlwDcMA/w640-h458/3.3.23-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This bird made me so happy. I love birds of prey and so therefore, I love songbirds who take on that role.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJmGaPv8q_WV2Nw8qoQc1JYZyeC1XeiY4FjEjqoUtSxHu-EN0WKn5eP86dvALy-2Lwtwcb0_mQMZA2e_g9AnWhG_E9RFPy-E-dBe-7PS_9yux9nhsFE-OOZxed6At670RP811rw9KiAO_xngI8C5Qkcww64u7Phu8vyO_AG3Z4DtsVRbslEQvF2qAyw/s2048/3.3.23-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJmGaPv8q_WV2Nw8qoQc1JYZyeC1XeiY4FjEjqoUtSxHu-EN0WKn5eP86dvALy-2Lwtwcb0_mQMZA2e_g9AnWhG_E9RFPy-E-dBe-7PS_9yux9nhsFE-OOZxed6At670RP811rw9KiAO_xngI8C5Qkcww64u7Phu8vyO_AG3Z4DtsVRbslEQvF2qAyw/w640-h458/3.3.23-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And just when I thought, that was the best, the birds just kept being extra photogenic.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHYI3kTGz4YTS0-MeVOqrv4dlpzWQndokdGO2N_uFarXU6NkuOUvCpBwWln2absJVKFobxCBIijsG5aOUFRZOCj9Tj33Fi-qqQLf2l4MRfRInH6yxs_46S88PDZXT0f9MQDsxR_uZaCVNfB8hnWI2Lbl767vNGvp44cxdIsTfxq-NiG6P43za9hoqtQ/s2048/3.3.23-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHYI3kTGz4YTS0-MeVOqrv4dlpzWQndokdGO2N_uFarXU6NkuOUvCpBwWln2absJVKFobxCBIijsG5aOUFRZOCj9Tj33Fi-qqQLf2l4MRfRInH6yxs_46S88PDZXT0f9MQDsxR_uZaCVNfB8hnWI2Lbl767vNGvp44cxdIsTfxq-NiG6P43za9hoqtQ/w640-h458/3.3.23-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brown Pelican in the surf.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gw6Gdg3HodtyS84bH3TnPSHi0IrQ6WoiYfdAdnYJsl47WtQhmZOIVxieMMdXS_uKNydr9Vyvqe-Rmd9jgIDXMipj7wa-alW89sI2wKwyDCc5usi4ND6wns8F5dslFKLBVI2EN_fz1ZMBhUtj-u_bCSxVtMH4HudR56zxFBF_LTp83Yr_qc302qSQxQ/s2048/3.3.23-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1638" data-original-width="2048" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9gw6Gdg3HodtyS84bH3TnPSHi0IrQ6WoiYfdAdnYJsl47WtQhmZOIVxieMMdXS_uKNydr9Vyvqe-Rmd9jgIDXMipj7wa-alW89sI2wKwyDCc5usi4ND6wns8F5dslFKLBVI2EN_fz1ZMBhUtj-u_bCSxVtMH4HudR56zxFBF_LTp83Yr_qc302qSQxQ/w640-h512/3.3.23-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lovely little wing flap...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sowdshwWMs7onlXxlqmg6Quxl5BVOkFmQHy77VOlu4IKXTHvx3BLe3rOSLCoo2cEKJ3STu_7biskHmxPX7llzYQd9RHFIei4w22D4787A8mZA39kj1wBewoHVswqEXmL16gu_ovxmmiNUwrMGk9nfD171DCRWy5xGBQPXH-1gIzhpCkjLgk8sFoinQ/s2048/3.3.23-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sowdshwWMs7onlXxlqmg6Quxl5BVOkFmQHy77VOlu4IKXTHvx3BLe3rOSLCoo2cEKJ3STu_7biskHmxPX7llzYQd9RHFIei4w22D4787A8mZA39kj1wBewoHVswqEXmL16gu_ovxmmiNUwrMGk9nfD171DCRWy5xGBQPXH-1gIzhpCkjLgk8sFoinQ/w640-h458/3.3.23-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And taking a higher vantage point among the fishermen on the jetty.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KeoWC0Bi34_BnuzDbCeIXz2TtJHNqST6AifnnT6aOv4J4Y-22ccPUTICWDSyPTsLJJJPiok94vnNBvbv2moYL2bqUGW0Wb4Z31yPeAqtrf_BZwkDcpnmwukg8KFfwHef7IO3-u2zcP5uQfZFJd2xDmcZXPRN9Bcn62V9tia-GFVOAWkTVOd8DjU4eQ/s2048/3.3.23-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KeoWC0Bi34_BnuzDbCeIXz2TtJHNqST6AifnnT6aOv4J4Y-22ccPUTICWDSyPTsLJJJPiok94vnNBvbv2moYL2bqUGW0Wb4Z31yPeAqtrf_BZwkDcpnmwukg8KFfwHef7IO3-u2zcP5uQfZFJd2xDmcZXPRN9Bcn62V9tia-GFVOAWkTVOd8DjU4eQ/w640-h458/3.3.23-17.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ruddy turnstones looking picturesque in front of the Ponce de Leon Inlet and Lighthouse.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_44qU78AYetLjITopWB1fCIYjXcF2XfR2tiGhoHspjOR84dUNAZS4oiGoNcY7VfHPsLlkxaeGvNE-xwcaJVyDskBJ8VuAgvphf76iJ1q7Ys3H162TVx8WgQimQYz6VnbJT6XS3Rd7s5dlOXFoQTfpYjVJwL5Tr34_YQJR0-J2HV9ZA1zuEsodWAISuA/s2048/3.3.23-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_44qU78AYetLjITopWB1fCIYjXcF2XfR2tiGhoHspjOR84dUNAZS4oiGoNcY7VfHPsLlkxaeGvNE-xwcaJVyDskBJ8VuAgvphf76iJ1q7Ys3H162TVx8WgQimQYz6VnbJT6XS3Rd7s5dlOXFoQTfpYjVJwL5Tr34_YQJR0-J2HV9ZA1zuEsodWAISuA/w640-h458/3.3.23-18.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This snowy egret was a bit of an antagonist amongst its peers. There was a lot going on by the jetty near the inlet.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCOj64ylRmNicy_7BlUTDRssBXXIbTXNlxH0EKaOZnoZscOnB5lIUG-f2mPsQmIs-KAj_b3eKoHsRgIoT6SOF95anW9l6_DtAgAJ-RDo78nyod_-Kel5J5O9V9fKDd9fFxS61sR_4LPXHKriGA5nrFMynuQw7UytsYz83odh5uGF0anfOqnrY_CyfWA/s2048/3.3.23-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnCOj64ylRmNicy_7BlUTDRssBXXIbTXNlxH0EKaOZnoZscOnB5lIUG-f2mPsQmIs-KAj_b3eKoHsRgIoT6SOF95anW9l6_DtAgAJ-RDo78nyod_-Kel5J5O9V9fKDd9fFxS61sR_4LPXHKriGA5nrFMynuQw7UytsYz83odh5uGF0anfOqnrY_CyfWA/w640-h458/3.3.23-19.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look up and you have pelicans, osprey, and terns overhead.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhD2KlOUzQS8ZCho79bFEU-DHizBU231mnVX2CAk_pcl4H5HYjjXQSbenzVtX3X35JUTZfsdIthguM-ZrDyF376Pq45aHF8OvzsR7c-8JmzC73B45n5KBCblb_poVnprRKtE5feHxS9ebFh6HEgsiDf2EGm5-bNKFefkNLiq71t4FHpurjH-8wtPTfw/s2048/3.3.23-20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKhD2KlOUzQS8ZCho79bFEU-DHizBU231mnVX2CAk_pcl4H5HYjjXQSbenzVtX3X35JUTZfsdIthguM-ZrDyF376Pq45aHF8OvzsR7c-8JmzC73B45n5KBCblb_poVnprRKtE5feHxS9ebFh6HEgsiDf2EGm5-bNKFefkNLiq71t4FHpurjH-8wtPTfw/w640-h458/3.3.23-20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look down and ruddy turnstones dipped in and out between the rocks in the sand.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOql1BfSXHzXsLMOinBVPwlIhudAwmPdIuVarJlU5FkJIeo6FqdhJxsn5qo3nhatNNPeZX4Gn3hUw836XAIyyfTMuy9Hic_g3OTVwKUeJiBju8o8mIWn9iYn-Z3YfWFN1hE1uDSxb4xO7q54LovMUJx3gfj4Xd9qCUir4f0xiTB6Un7Zx-IOv_IhJ7wA/s2048/3.3.23-21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOql1BfSXHzXsLMOinBVPwlIhudAwmPdIuVarJlU5FkJIeo6FqdhJxsn5qo3nhatNNPeZX4Gn3hUw836XAIyyfTMuy9Hic_g3OTVwKUeJiBju8o8mIWn9iYn-Z3YfWFN1hE1uDSxb4xO7q54LovMUJx3gfj4Xd9qCUir4f0xiTB6Un7Zx-IOv_IhJ7wA/w640-h458/3.3.23-21.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This turnstone came u lucky itself, with a small crab that it ran off with and gobbled down.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtveS6v3MjDMUPmSkFOV2rTDhSBmFMKlLeAigxXNPuRrAp31-fT0AZtW5dOnV99HE1z9piMPHrRXai3FNTjgtEK8eEQPK4MxKFA94kJqeMwl2EvBDFNv2oggaDyLIAaZ22_hg1qwc_9j4nqsuaWOW-_CGbmihZROCD4dfQNAsjkEfcBzvupck_uTPhA/s2048/3.3.23-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtveS6v3MjDMUPmSkFOV2rTDhSBmFMKlLeAigxXNPuRrAp31-fT0AZtW5dOnV99HE1z9piMPHrRXai3FNTjgtEK8eEQPK4MxKFA94kJqeMwl2EvBDFNv2oggaDyLIAaZ22_hg1qwc_9j4nqsuaWOW-_CGbmihZROCD4dfQNAsjkEfcBzvupck_uTPhA/w640-h458/3.3.23-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And just when I thought mother nature laid it all out for me, on my last day...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuS8T9TJiS77Fq4NT08KCFsSDIwgYkyLBaKq_0f9_7ZadPFWv0qTrc958YRSxirBZ4ODQXwbaFCk_orTFRiGJuWmHeMQKei4VaP_NAG52ZyZqYOfOAxtNIUvkb5apNQG4i6XB_GGEhcvJ3faEZ9jlEBJFjeB1kscefgZWoe-Ns06_63sO2V0cVO8q4jg/s2048/3.3.23-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuS8T9TJiS77Fq4NT08KCFsSDIwgYkyLBaKq_0f9_7ZadPFWv0qTrc958YRSxirBZ4ODQXwbaFCk_orTFRiGJuWmHeMQKei4VaP_NAG52ZyZqYOfOAxtNIUvkb5apNQG4i6XB_GGEhcvJ3faEZ9jlEBJFjeB1kscefgZWoe-Ns06_63sO2V0cVO8q4jg/w640-h458/3.3.23-23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A gopher tortoise yawn was the icing on the cake.<br />Until next time, Florida.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-25406705126505553072023-03-05T16:44:00.004-05:002023-03-06T19:31:24.376-05:00Birding Florida: Indrio Savannahs Preserve<p> <span> We reported down to Port Saint Lucie for some Mets Spring Training, oddly enough, Feb-March birding in Florida is a bit like spring training for the north. You get a taste of warbler, waders, and all the birds to come in the months ahead.</span></p><p><span> We spent the night in the area and so I visited <a href="https://www.stlucieco.gov/departments-and-services/environmental-resources/county-preserves/indrio-savannahs-preserve">Indrio Savannahs Preserve</a>, based on the fact I saw you can see scrub jays there. A 30 minute drive got me to my destination and I also met my first and only mosquitoes of the trip. A nice person on the trail told me of some cranes that were easy to view and so I followed his directions and saw them along with some others too! I was also fortunate enough to find a Florida Scrub Jay here, with no luck on grabbing a photo.<br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAivsf0-iI_IV9a1oScFxwxC1Fqc-rljAVPgqfrE85wg4qeuN6XOgcM-gSi3gkeDadEjknWq9fqm516x6xlQwAgUi2qhtpG5TXrKXSJSPyHxxAd823X2DjDF_iM8EzxA_P042MshRWqbJZ5ScM4dtockJLcWmF0RJl8lM0C10FCWpult9xbiM_4pLISA/s2048/3.1..23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAivsf0-iI_IV9a1oScFxwxC1Fqc-rljAVPgqfrE85wg4qeuN6XOgcM-gSi3gkeDadEjknWq9fqm516x6xlQwAgUi2qhtpG5TXrKXSJSPyHxxAd823X2DjDF_iM8EzxA_P042MshRWqbJZ5ScM4dtockJLcWmF0RJl8lM0C10FCWpult9xbiM_4pLISA/w640-h458/3.1..23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Upon walking in, the place was aflutter with warblers, mostly palm (above), yellow-rumped, and one magnolia.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRhLcJyBlESWleHkl-3QeUtL5tZz6vrYBKPy15NAd91dVDiqcV9eFX-5cdUJzUuGRaH5c14JfXGajo63wNLxMiMoDSvRr-3vVcSAS0Y76KpJtZtBzH9DH2KkIBrLuniCW6KjwCD1BSDsMu3NBOXutMoNY8O4meOgYFt_tqQ8H_xQlIorTjVHnLW4uUg/s2048/3.1..23-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCRhLcJyBlESWleHkl-3QeUtL5tZz6vrYBKPy15NAd91dVDiqcV9eFX-5cdUJzUuGRaH5c14JfXGajo63wNLxMiMoDSvRr-3vVcSAS0Y76KpJtZtBzH9DH2KkIBrLuniCW6KjwCD1BSDsMu3NBOXutMoNY8O4meOgYFt_tqQ8H_xQlIorTjVHnLW4uUg/w640-h458/3.1..23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I followed a trail as instructed by a person earlier and I got to see this American Kestrel fly in with a dragonfly it caught!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUaGAr_yjyVUMltJiD8RUG20Jc2zaV5Euv0-f9R7TnIsCex0Kda5GLwgOs5BY8G-ajODz4taF6Ew-JR6DbCBja28UZfjnj8FJnVQ6sGItAfTJ0QPOT5EWr4pwM7gqcmV6oW2mNjkHPdkyyHQSVBsHz8KAJFixwPTqwCW7BZHXczhVB3sEDV-ytmpKlA/s2048/3.1..23-2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUaGAr_yjyVUMltJiD8RUG20Jc2zaV5Euv0-f9R7TnIsCex0Kda5GLwgOs5BY8G-ajODz4taF6Ew-JR6DbCBja28UZfjnj8FJnVQ6sGItAfTJ0QPOT5EWr4pwM7gqcmV6oW2mNjkHPdkyyHQSVBsHz8KAJFixwPTqwCW7BZHXczhVB3sEDV-ytmpKlA/w640-h458/3.1..23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were plenty of dragonflies to go around, what a great meal that must have been!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguz9HnpVLbBQx3UILHSf5ubzAkiXNMoS3D99bN1T8_yyQAkmVxswX2JGlBPo585rVBpZFTr6Ot7fZ5tjix3q4QME1Jhudk4MKQeX-TiMFJCELGdy-7DNNcNODCmxW4R--DgfGJtCrTS51YSufJh_5iMsj576-MPYBVvzRAksrvZOUttEwRSeb5yJLZYw/s2048/3.1..23-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguz9HnpVLbBQx3UILHSf5ubzAkiXNMoS3D99bN1T8_yyQAkmVxswX2JGlBPo585rVBpZFTr6Ot7fZ5tjix3q4QME1Jhudk4MKQeX-TiMFJCELGdy-7DNNcNODCmxW4R--DgfGJtCrTS51YSufJh_5iMsj576-MPYBVvzRAksrvZOUttEwRSeb5yJLZYw/w640-h458/3.1..23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I found my way to this Snadhill crane, and heard a number limpkins in the background. It was so nice to see this bird and all alone. I do really enjoy a little bit of time to myself.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5Yz398989sBX1MK5qRHRwZa9Yr7AgO5xtDaT5Sm2PxdXOvmPclvKIc5e4KFWoRcvSQCjK_owfEFZ0lunVbd1JD_4c9Eld9OBEp4O7S41goAGDXI6NtrzVF9_SPYvvjUU_2JG_XHFOjl7KiNyYl52uVfh7_KIIDK3NBbzLE88TLqs867i_KvVDc1oLQ/s2048/3.1..23-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi5Yz398989sBX1MK5qRHRwZa9Yr7AgO5xtDaT5Sm2PxdXOvmPclvKIc5e4KFWoRcvSQCjK_owfEFZ0lunVbd1JD_4c9Eld9OBEp4O7S41goAGDXI6NtrzVF9_SPYvvjUU_2JG_XHFOjl7KiNyYl52uVfh7_KIIDK3NBbzLE88TLqs867i_KvVDc1oLQ/w640-h458/3.1..23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I later on my way back, found two more sandhill cranes who made sure to not allow too much quiet time, as they trumpeted away as I made my way down the trail.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQghPWheuZGm4qPO-oXBXQotyMTmuQsyNKWO36VjFjEY_sLXB6LgnAyjCEahH8yPsnk20KxKpeSVRZg89WzHyy0pURlCkMfa-fBnX37Rvu09jITY7w80wPJ5gwL3IJFSOYXSZwZiCI26DlIg_S_brrlaeeOUgkqzPs41RaMdFCRS_lZcCVC0Kb1W_xfw/s2048/3.1..23-5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQghPWheuZGm4qPO-oXBXQotyMTmuQsyNKWO36VjFjEY_sLXB6LgnAyjCEahH8yPsnk20KxKpeSVRZg89WzHyy0pURlCkMfa-fBnX37Rvu09jITY7w80wPJ5gwL3IJFSOYXSZwZiCI26DlIg_S_brrlaeeOUgkqzPs41RaMdFCRS_lZcCVC0Kb1W_xfw/w640-h458/3.1..23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love seeing these tall, leggy birds. Such a treat, and in Florida, they are everywhere.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvjE38ErQOhoRsdMp2pMVYdlUIjTpih8BH3zZUXgcX9-ZJyBZG7g_B-XLOqHUjMhwPPiNnNIkCFJZM8OzljkzC0dmHQ3nMLFGsZYqycu5ZjZpTMW6BUWyBH9wzepq-5IiVdDYns75nVewNbLlGBY_k6rlMQUx0myzCOsaqDq_qNUNjAzIXTnw-pU1hQ/s2048/3.1..23-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvjE38ErQOhoRsdMp2pMVYdlUIjTpih8BH3zZUXgcX9-ZJyBZG7g_B-XLOqHUjMhwPPiNnNIkCFJZM8OzljkzC0dmHQ3nMLFGsZYqycu5ZjZpTMW6BUWyBH9wzepq-5IiVdDYns75nVewNbLlGBY_k6rlMQUx0myzCOsaqDq_qNUNjAzIXTnw-pU1hQ/w640-h458/3.1..23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I did love hearing them, I imagine its what their extinct cousins sounded like (dinosaurs, that is).</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4uzvjp80qI_m56ksFwmKvEh_hDUnR5OJ8yS7DU8Q_s8ZXQ8YV7t_2p8XwlAcgzb4m5vcICwNRNaZbIe4vCGaqrj4dQvTbkZ_5CyGG0Zos03fBm6DnjPoJvMGBiT7SG3MJX96bxnvCMZ7x49zutUnqq2OU7MgvU3CpneijBtZfMo115ZQarRta_4r3g/s2048/3.1..23-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1463" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4uzvjp80qI_m56ksFwmKvEh_hDUnR5OJ8yS7DU8Q_s8ZXQ8YV7t_2p8XwlAcgzb4m5vcICwNRNaZbIe4vCGaqrj4dQvTbkZ_5CyGG0Zos03fBm6DnjPoJvMGBiT7SG3MJX96bxnvCMZ7x49zutUnqq2OU7MgvU3CpneijBtZfMo115ZQarRta_4r3g/w458-h640/3.1..23-7.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-71664340442000115222023-03-05T15:59:00.002-05:002023-03-05T15:59:45.650-05:00Florida Birding: Merritt Island NWR<p> <span> Whenever we visit, I love going to Merritt Island. My husband is obliging and kind enough to be my bird safari driver along the wildlife drive, putting up with my constant "stop! a little tiny bit clos.... STOP!"</span></p><p><span><span> It's a gorgeous place with many other trails to visit, but the wildlife drive alone is a legitimate bird safari and I highly recommend, especially if there are non-bird people in your company. This place even provides enough razzle dazzle for the non-birder. Gators are also plentiful and easy to spot among the birds which are close enough for easy viewing. Also, important to recognize is the ability to drive or be in a car, makes it incredibly accessible for those who have limited mobility or cannot be on their feet for a long time.</span><br /></span></p><p><span><span><span> Every time I visit it's always a bit different, making it very exciting each and every visit. I think maybe our next visit, Kestrel may be able to handle this little outing and I look forward to it!</span><br /></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZBfBsozvu6liQdwg5zl9RBRb3R3cnrL39M-uxsMw-2dW2lTdFNGDpPCCBtnWUdzkoein-V_k1gX0THVm9CTPP9oWrgErPxo9CVoLL28I9E2UA6hk7XRN9lvr-SFBej18SbXpGVqreuheg3Zp5HD_Y990qB3dO5DksgQsdjFaarT-x-GuYvLMS9zn2w/s2048/2.27.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZBfBsozvu6liQdwg5zl9RBRb3R3cnrL39M-uxsMw-2dW2lTdFNGDpPCCBtnWUdzkoein-V_k1gX0THVm9CTPP9oWrgErPxo9CVoLL28I9E2UA6hk7XRN9lvr-SFBej18SbXpGVqreuheg3Zp5HD_Y990qB3dO5DksgQsdjFaarT-x-GuYvLMS9zn2w/w640-h458/2.27.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were welcomed by a tricolored heron to the wildlife drive.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuIYVb7pYxTbTXfuU97T-ajY381gqGwNPQJXxi9tqHk3gHz9FG9MGUT1Dc5Fk550_04jFMhbjER4nbNjlk6iw3st2TqnBcBw-4sYqbVGL-fK6TilfuyBR03wLGwoU1CrZLxN1DD1eBjCzc-9Tq42lFkwbbb0_kMfqJMWLVHMrNU_VJSUA3T0Z_EMt2g/s2048/2.27.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyuIYVb7pYxTbTXfuU97T-ajY381gqGwNPQJXxi9tqHk3gHz9FG9MGUT1Dc5Fk550_04jFMhbjER4nbNjlk6iw3st2TqnBcBw-4sYqbVGL-fK6TilfuyBR03wLGwoU1CrZLxN1DD1eBjCzc-9Tq42lFkwbbb0_kMfqJMWLVHMrNU_VJSUA3T0Z_EMt2g/w640-h458/2.27.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anhinga are easy to spot when they are drying their wings in the mangroves and shrubs. They are also very funny in that they are easy to also spot soaring among the vultures.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpVczrLyiNR84D93ua4oQXblHRsbA2LJuR-SV-btXhKOrZtL6K6uPBL_QZ5sOLaRBa5myYA17RaaFnes5DtWNFzwx9hVLw2I3tpFYNwsSSLWMBThUFZAMVBpb32kdRV2npa_EmERdfbojUsMxKUDuAoKWtWjNTKZuitol3HB_3kPyRW_7XQPQRRNftg/s2048/2.27.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpVczrLyiNR84D93ua4oQXblHRsbA2LJuR-SV-btXhKOrZtL6K6uPBL_QZ5sOLaRBa5myYA17RaaFnes5DtWNFzwx9hVLw2I3tpFYNwsSSLWMBThUFZAMVBpb32kdRV2npa_EmERdfbojUsMxKUDuAoKWtWjNTKZuitol3HB_3kPyRW_7XQPQRRNftg/w640-h458/2.27.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unlike my other visits here, the water in many parts of the wildlife drive were totally dried up and devoid of birds. This small muddy area did have one bird that my wonderful husband spotted, a Wilson's Snipe.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZPPYC8Nqhhr93jnXg-2el1N_09VW8zqfuCc8zQE1-BnDegvGSxaLZE3oAmfTGHrVblpan0pFPWUv_tEmkCltQx4_X7XgkzZhl0mgxKdiXkN7qS2XCr_HTswAtaNwr_K8S70Cj60mTAY6tprCUjpc0uDSOtSCXDiE4iPihsBdFIiafS0_giTm3r835g/s2048/2.27.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ZPPYC8Nqhhr93jnXg-2el1N_09VW8zqfuCc8zQE1-BnDegvGSxaLZE3oAmfTGHrVblpan0pFPWUv_tEmkCltQx4_X7XgkzZhl0mgxKdiXkN7qS2XCr_HTswAtaNwr_K8S70Cj60mTAY6tprCUjpc0uDSOtSCXDiE4iPihsBdFIiafS0_giTm3r835g/w640-h458/2.27.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was very busy feeding and probing the mud for any goodies it could find.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PbCz3Cnxu7oa-pJWtfAJFX8OwyLLicGdY8Kl0XioQTzEZa37R7LZAv_XHMWBEk5cyFzrp6AVSsX1Qfe61_C1jKEIEvIqHXL0QHTkEnTJJrPxGCr2_Ogbpr_iwsPIIflATWpMMH7dU6D_kFD0a58qaiP3u5fEyVx36QgKX6zzbaYotSPcoGvx2iBZ6Q/s2048/2.27.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PbCz3Cnxu7oa-pJWtfAJFX8OwyLLicGdY8Kl0XioQTzEZa37R7LZAv_XHMWBEk5cyFzrp6AVSsX1Qfe61_C1jKEIEvIqHXL0QHTkEnTJJrPxGCr2_Ogbpr_iwsPIIflATWpMMH7dU6D_kFD0a58qaiP3u5fEyVx36QgKX6zzbaYotSPcoGvx2iBZ6Q/w640-h458/2.27.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love the contrast in the white ibis to the glossy ibis. You can see on their wings how they get their name.<br />The white ibis are like a mix of squirrel and pigeon. They are likely to sneak scraps of your meal underfoot as they are likely to ump up onto the table and scoop up any crumbs or table fries.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fuA30VOvg-EZMtA_il6yTpcbI9TKn6TV6F3EKcqhaCn3LirR5DSZppmuUYODYRmHW56c4z0hjWBL2YbKgP0V2CQ_XH4Jwi3Q04epxWhO-9KFX-Qe7zSaEd9mY4LBdI9lhL7RY5Tn1NJvUwDtgx7ugvQDli5DRPYafdqKepietWFeKIbHYaarwjTW5w/s2048/2.27.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fuA30VOvg-EZMtA_il6yTpcbI9TKn6TV6F3EKcqhaCn3LirR5DSZppmuUYODYRmHW56c4z0hjWBL2YbKgP0V2CQ_XH4Jwi3Q04epxWhO-9KFX-Qe7zSaEd9mY4LBdI9lhL7RY5Tn1NJvUwDtgx7ugvQDli5DRPYafdqKepietWFeKIbHYaarwjTW5w/w640-h458/2.27.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little blue heron comes up lucky with its catch. The entire drive is shouldered by a water-filled ditch always with birds in it, and fish too, apparently!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6tvkzTJHFX-N-G4Jr4eTPU_NuxFBD6ghJV9vM51LQq0KL-BUfVYHyLaSNV3CvCTiFJwXYcczncnCZO7w9jxHccuXQdGKbZDUBO8hvgdEqaODRSg2xWd7PeJSiIqFTCgWunnpSrPCLfHldZX-CxiXk2qT1652RVy46jVrbQra0w1TZ6hCz4NXKb--VA/s2048/2.27.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6tvkzTJHFX-N-G4Jr4eTPU_NuxFBD6ghJV9vM51LQq0KL-BUfVYHyLaSNV3CvCTiFJwXYcczncnCZO7w9jxHccuXQdGKbZDUBO8hvgdEqaODRSg2xWd7PeJSiIqFTCgWunnpSrPCLfHldZX-CxiXk2qT1652RVy46jVrbQra0w1TZ6hCz4NXKb--VA/w640-h458/2.27.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This tricolored heron was displaced by a smaller little blue heron and it made a racket about it.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvHHg7rnOM4faip-S68nRFnMMqKxdcyzg3L2yqYgwb2kAI98aM9Gmb1ASLCChU2dlLGBgsbU5PY1JZERFnbVeuNxgWX5sD24qao5qxoTbTzY-sUWrDEFYBrru2oLhjMOsHRHHAeBCCOeZxyCkL5QDiZyGgmicYntUsyhkrCFMmy5IZ30UsNzGmUis_Q/s2048/2.27.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitvHHg7rnOM4faip-S68nRFnMMqKxdcyzg3L2yqYgwb2kAI98aM9Gmb1ASLCChU2dlLGBgsbU5PY1JZERFnbVeuNxgWX5sD24qao5qxoTbTzY-sUWrDEFYBrru2oLhjMOsHRHHAeBCCOeZxyCkL5QDiZyGgmicYntUsyhkrCFMmy5IZ30UsNzGmUis_Q/w640-h458/2.27.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the rail family, this common gallinule sports the crazy feet characteristic of this family. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8c6ucra-xByTh4mk_jyMbqXQvgj7ha11tv5fF7ZijHM-qAOByxYgFyMB8ZbzJjEnitiOSgwsXHntHGHJ7bfb4--LUEIkFM3iG31vy3QeFpns9h5gR8xmmCK_p5wCWSQen1ecjUuwugdvydEYsa32OPuoc5Twq_KUUvggfWZyk6T5L2efj5Fl6eZErg/s2048/2.27.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih8c6ucra-xByTh4mk_jyMbqXQvgj7ha11tv5fF7ZijHM-qAOByxYgFyMB8ZbzJjEnitiOSgwsXHntHGHJ7bfb4--LUEIkFM3iG31vy3QeFpns9h5gR8xmmCK_p5wCWSQen1ecjUuwugdvydEYsa32OPuoc5Twq_KUUvggfWZyk6T5L2efj5Fl6eZErg/w640-h458/2.27.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another anhinga resting in the mangroves.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVPJ4m6W9i2PjsZc50NqxHwKpdUOxfHJNWEyyDcqdRo2z2xOoYnu23lBwiz2e6ED3k061JHmZGwEjTvZUXr6E0ou5O_qQ2c4RLMVxL1tAyiQ9fTadiBbnGW1pCUHLDw9BxE4_Kc7p2ATnGmir7oVQzKrOW41bmQ5Blv8WNBSAQoMy5ewMzFCj-TnRHg/s2048/2.27.23-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVPJ4m6W9i2PjsZc50NqxHwKpdUOxfHJNWEyyDcqdRo2z2xOoYnu23lBwiz2e6ED3k061JHmZGwEjTvZUXr6E0ou5O_qQ2c4RLMVxL1tAyiQ9fTadiBbnGW1pCUHLDw9BxE4_Kc7p2ATnGmir7oVQzKrOW41bmQ5Blv8WNBSAQoMy5ewMzFCj-TnRHg/w640-h458/2.27.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And taking a look at any delicious treats swimming by in the water below.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-znMHQbQ8RwbWmsz5xh8-3kya-dsYeiOnBY2tJm8Zexk2RX85OP8HwS6pIyDIz6gPGCvnEsPN_c3W3rIzOCkd7V1Df3be2XAH8VtyPPHEvbVyvRlsZLZlkNw0gcNU5xFu-Xc0aYQL8wAg3qyFj5-Yas6ayyFzGVmIpKEwMNH1WqprsN45qDZtFtN7g/s2048/2.27.23-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN-znMHQbQ8RwbWmsz5xh8-3kya-dsYeiOnBY2tJm8Zexk2RX85OP8HwS6pIyDIz6gPGCvnEsPN_c3W3rIzOCkd7V1Df3be2XAH8VtyPPHEvbVyvRlsZLZlkNw0gcNU5xFu-Xc0aYQL8wAg3qyFj5-Yas6ayyFzGVmIpKEwMNH1WqprsN45qDZtFtN7g/w640-h458/2.27.23-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many gators along the wildlife drive. This one was a pretty big one.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4zHtcooVZ0UdT_1khwoZHft-Q5v8eW7NgEBgLivxxV-tkPwrCEF0JuGewm4Wb7u20hhuDZc7Sfx2Y11Ce0-d5CVE2RGqOahBROs1qutzDtrDZ9eXfj_n-EFowrho5hDDUo4LXKrSWlUDOKWgci1-8_GDzumR6Q2QxmgaipZW96LE4T3QelpaIueAssA/s2048/2.27.23-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4zHtcooVZ0UdT_1khwoZHft-Q5v8eW7NgEBgLivxxV-tkPwrCEF0JuGewm4Wb7u20hhuDZc7Sfx2Y11Ce0-d5CVE2RGqOahBROs1qutzDtrDZ9eXfj_n-EFowrho5hDDUo4LXKrSWlUDOKWgci1-8_GDzumR6Q2QxmgaipZW96LE4T3QelpaIueAssA/w640-h458/2.27.23-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very fun sight was like 200 or so American coots i a large raft just splish-splashing around.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE19TBlG4Vm85KvYXGrk9vba6xYSSQmKhbIL14bRM1p2QY-UId5kC3wJPQoZoOkYwYx1qDTCemkDUDTHPln_8kF96nDD41eD3XPq_LKKzMF9C42-uCkJFRA6f8HGpSrDCiJ2giHylMEFME7xGOJonxfeFPobNvHs93HOoV9MMAcsl742O7gazZt6FsRg/s2048/2.27.23-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE19TBlG4Vm85KvYXGrk9vba6xYSSQmKhbIL14bRM1p2QY-UId5kC3wJPQoZoOkYwYx1qDTCemkDUDTHPln_8kF96nDD41eD3XPq_LKKzMF9C42-uCkJFRA6f8HGpSrDCiJ2giHylMEFME7xGOJonxfeFPobNvHs93HOoV9MMAcsl742O7gazZt6FsRg/w640-h458/2.27.23-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also like coming to Merritt Island because you get to see the American White Pelicans reliably here. This time we were lucky to see one fairly close, floating along the water.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-UFBfmns6D8rRr3kynKYBGv-7ZFcU0RdM5Bp2ecbdJ07np0ukDlcvOlApYfw2kmdJJ-RPIGnBzyd2EUEajShN2IB9xl47-FXgllZyNNFPdTma4mWlO9bhhKZQmJI16ysOWdXFLpS3_roLsMAy2oATt0dr8VJ4tatr4LDMPicsyYW6vs_zR0NOG5ctw/s2048/2.27.23-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0-UFBfmns6D8rRr3kynKYBGv-7ZFcU0RdM5Bp2ecbdJ07np0ukDlcvOlApYfw2kmdJJ-RPIGnBzyd2EUEajShN2IB9xl47-FXgllZyNNFPdTma4mWlO9bhhKZQmJI16ysOWdXFLpS3_roLsMAy2oATt0dr8VJ4tatr4LDMPicsyYW6vs_zR0NOG5ctw/w640-h458/2.27.23-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Truly, white ibis always look like they have seen some shit...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcuG1kXsrUdY2J1nK4rvx-l8V82gZRCsotlrqDpUuBJrXmmzuu6W7J8h3taIBBd5TY7JqWKYdGLX9bl6vU_Iwv9Da7Yq6OlxrsD5-wFM0ZNgRmxi18DhHRcR7qjAlMeneUmpnRYCM1-WnP12BMl_tA_IsQmR4xnQH_oVh2pZ6wFGI90fxrOYlQUjudQ/s2048/2.27.23-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTcuG1kXsrUdY2J1nK4rvx-l8V82gZRCsotlrqDpUuBJrXmmzuu6W7J8h3taIBBd5TY7JqWKYdGLX9bl6vU_Iwv9Da7Yq6OlxrsD5-wFM0ZNgRmxi18DhHRcR7qjAlMeneUmpnRYCM1-WnP12BMl_tA_IsQmR4xnQH_oVh2pZ6wFGI90fxrOYlQUjudQ/w640-h458/2.27.23-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lovely treat, a turkey vulture, perched fairly low. I think they are gorgeous.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTdWh2sSwZoufHYCd1ym-gKZBFtUARbhbd7BN5l0JUG-f_ijutXqpVt5sSvbEWrIk8WqUDfe_fjBOsPzHNpnFK6v7X6vhH-QcxRPaTV9NGUOdfoMx0L8E0BzWvptj-ThGnTg-oU-NTS_nckngLvf-_YPSfEdkXs7dWrmwTFRVDUtLb2GhVoSp1R-zSQ/s2048/2.27.23-17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTdWh2sSwZoufHYCd1ym-gKZBFtUARbhbd7BN5l0JUG-f_ijutXqpVt5sSvbEWrIk8WqUDfe_fjBOsPzHNpnFK6v7X6vhH-QcxRPaTV9NGUOdfoMx0L8E0BzWvptj-ThGnTg-oU-NTS_nckngLvf-_YPSfEdkXs7dWrmwTFRVDUtLb2GhVoSp1R-zSQ/w640-h458/2.27.23-17.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glam.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8WyamMKhbCOPkZhvltg2IGe4VSA52hMElt0E1M7ZYcj3aGTEGK07aEhGfg--Qhrv_2oBBLpEhhS3s_zjN4Zzk5TLWdS3z1Axnf5KcbSODGKYcAUNe_b6ePnfjWNRM0ZHX-Im8OKpTxAhdGlRi544XKAOiFvXOLH-TDA18u4vxnuPdhhDyQ31vZTVZg/s2048/2.27.23-18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8WyamMKhbCOPkZhvltg2IGe4VSA52hMElt0E1M7ZYcj3aGTEGK07aEhGfg--Qhrv_2oBBLpEhhS3s_zjN4Zzk5TLWdS3z1Axnf5KcbSODGKYcAUNe_b6ePnfjWNRM0ZHX-Im8OKpTxAhdGlRi544XKAOiFvXOLH-TDA18u4vxnuPdhhDyQ31vZTVZg/w640-h458/2.27.23-18.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perfection.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgghrWd4d_K_jNimfhR-zAqzV2PiTY7_cnpTxFeuxzWVBGk7Gavvio0-k9KNNZzI1kfogy5m6d2x0SmBissf4I8s4lJ2riGyL8dneE9_giBtp1d6ulJXNzbTa5VEFFAscrNY19KwFS0oNVdPaTRpCRmx9mPt7DRDUvwh9Y6fFEJHsPgJpX3bgCH1bpw/s2048/2.27.23-19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdgghrWd4d_K_jNimfhR-zAqzV2PiTY7_cnpTxFeuxzWVBGk7Gavvio0-k9KNNZzI1kfogy5m6d2x0SmBissf4I8s4lJ2riGyL8dneE9_giBtp1d6ulJXNzbTa5VEFFAscrNY19KwFS0oNVdPaTRpCRmx9mPt7DRDUvwh9Y6fFEJHsPgJpX3bgCH1bpw/w640-h458/2.27.23-19.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whenever you visit Merritt Island NWR, always visit their main visitors center and walk around back to the feeders for a rainbow treat.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUo5cLWbN0l8AUhL3XbO7Kzg2EPrF7hMMrzjNaFYf1w8CAn9EnqMe1ZJwY3vdUpy61hkNPUOJuw8em1jf3wS53J6KryTJ32FuXDm9x3-naU1RrOTv5jxuh5MYeLx6hOPEBBp9CVblxofNd2PD0UecYD38H_lN-yPkN4s-HfQEhVNashlbGi0WEMyCzA/s2048/2.27.23-20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUo5cLWbN0l8AUhL3XbO7Kzg2EPrF7hMMrzjNaFYf1w8CAn9EnqMe1ZJwY3vdUpy61hkNPUOJuw8em1jf3wS53J6KryTJ32FuXDm9x3-naU1RrOTv5jxuh5MYeLx6hOPEBBp9CVblxofNd2PD0UecYD38H_lN-yPkN4s-HfQEhVNashlbGi0WEMyCzA/w640-h458/2.27.23-20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I only learned this last year that you are nearly guaranteed painted buntings back here on these feeders.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgAPCVSjAzB0nJMOBVtlvpJ2RjskAyp_cKFb0cHXS4cRYpe8ath8XbTWVs2wZhLZX-qzu-yy3mqSLPng-woUFSo_LWxzl5g1HCpR0xU313WJk-Pbc00iNOzwmZoM_LOoDqKZgHNrV1YSQxabYX3qHeox3SPZdwGY6sJQiYqlI9d-MkZp-GiHAK-4qEA/s2048/2.27.23-22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgAPCVSjAzB0nJMOBVtlvpJ2RjskAyp_cKFb0cHXS4cRYpe8ath8XbTWVs2wZhLZX-qzu-yy3mqSLPng-woUFSo_LWxzl5g1HCpR0xU313WJk-Pbc00iNOzwmZoM_LOoDqKZgHNrV1YSQxabYX3qHeox3SPZdwGY6sJQiYqlI9d-MkZp-GiHAK-4qEA/w640-h458/2.27.23-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you get into any trees in the refuge, this time of year, they were crawling with Northern Parulas.</td></tr></tbody></table>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-1409589000990302762023-03-05T14:19:00.001-05:002023-03-05T14:19:24.496-05:00Florida Birding: Smyrna Dunes Park (pt. 1)<p> <span> Last week we visited our family in Florida, on the east coast. The weather was warm, hot, even. There was swimming both in the pool and in the waves of the beach right outside their door. It was quite different from the weather happening back at home and honestly, glad I missed it.</span></p><p><span> Close to where my in-laws live is <a href="https://www.volusia.org/services/public-works/coastal-division/coastal-parks/smyrna-dunes-park.stml">Smyrna Dunes Park</a>, a lovely boardwalk loop with beach access and some birds too if you are looking. Also, people come here to look for the beloved tortoises. Apparently people are quite passionate about them, and being a protected and threatened species, that's a good thing.<br /></span></p><p><span><span> This park is part of the Florida Birding Trail. My in-laws had an e-bike I was able to borrow to ride down to the park and skip the $10 parking fee (also, highly recommend-- e-bikes are abundant down here and people in cars don't try to run you off the road).</span><br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOA0erQth3dTiQRzw1OdIgWhKdv0CiXDB2OERc0Z5JfUw-Oh2YHVCBtcApPyXR05V49SGPsDrKsxq5oQV9UBQkq5L0eNuYy5MC8e9DZWibZhg1BaWJT9nAYJ7i9fN4ivCymtBjYCZ725GiYp0Is4mjxrex0MFwl9Dn4bWHcuz14oqnQJk1i3zi9CL5w/s2048/2.26.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOA0erQth3dTiQRzw1OdIgWhKdv0CiXDB2OERc0Z5JfUw-Oh2YHVCBtcApPyXR05V49SGPsDrKsxq5oQV9UBQkq5L0eNuYy5MC8e9DZWibZhg1BaWJT9nAYJ7i9fN4ivCymtBjYCZ725GiYp0Is4mjxrex0MFwl9Dn4bWHcuz14oqnQJk1i3zi9CL5w/w640-h458/2.26.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The middle of the park is comprised of grasses and saw palmetto, if you look carefully you can find some birds that are more content on the ground or in open spaces. The Northern mockingbirds can often be seen atop a lookout post.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGnZXw36i_LtIob0ZktVOCzYDSJlht9OAz0F_DwT5Ah-sj83GKV9HPl3jQNRYxGizuWbMXUC31HOv7DCK0YksBVJ-CF80W91loqAifqIlgdlbauoSEkoHFwGFOuNrMWJdHKDOIFuJhMO4sCs-ssMHOCCIsuiTRmW8xDJOXCfuyS9Te9vLaqvbynbmGQ/s2048/2.26.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGnZXw36i_LtIob0ZktVOCzYDSJlht9OAz0F_DwT5Ah-sj83GKV9HPl3jQNRYxGizuWbMXUC31HOv7DCK0YksBVJ-CF80W91loqAifqIlgdlbauoSEkoHFwGFOuNrMWJdHKDOIFuJhMO4sCs-ssMHOCCIsuiTRmW8xDJOXCfuyS9Te9vLaqvbynbmGQ/w640-h458/2.26.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When you first enter the boardwalk to the east, there is a palm hammock which definitely has birds in it but they are often hard to see. Unless they are really in a mood to be seen.<br />Cardinals were singing everywhere, and I love how when you go to different places with the same birds, hearing the slight difference in their song. It's the same song, it just sounds different... like someone with a regional accent.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4Lgu6VaHPChP2IZbrZ64X5RxqhY4c-URau8HZUP1IbIQIylUPTTlT8N8fPCThtDyarqboLQ_ufD2tgENydZ__-TJJOil-WenNxYEgrxKxMDXIUl9DcQoKCN6rQllJcQO5AtPG4kjoPZzRvnJewUq3BbXk-eBL48FPgcwH3L2XH60qrEHiQkL5UtmHA/s2048/2.26.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4Lgu6VaHPChP2IZbrZ64X5RxqhY4c-URau8HZUP1IbIQIylUPTTlT8N8fPCThtDyarqboLQ_ufD2tgENydZ__-TJJOil-WenNxYEgrxKxMDXIUl9DcQoKCN6rQllJcQO5AtPG4kjoPZzRvnJewUq3BbXk-eBL48FPgcwH3L2XH60qrEHiQkL5UtmHA/w640-h458/2.26.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Often you can hear the common ground doves, but on this instance I was lucky to have one fly in and land right in front of me!<br />I was on the boardwalk while it landed just to the side, below.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zXZT7uyz5GZQOMviaFAH4RxuHLpFhW5WaIs4zJvuQ8m3YpSPHx0JLhLAsb2W08Whvhnrc3YHXoSXKSBXTg7z4JNbXhhWF1UDoNpv4XABFsFMcjNm8qSIm_AG-24mIiQtzZ3HNoxD9kfdZW2lK4xa8ImWCxw8GmsXDjS5xrwqn20RN147irJhTSOJxw/s2048/2.26.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2zXZT7uyz5GZQOMviaFAH4RxuHLpFhW5WaIs4zJvuQ8m3YpSPHx0JLhLAsb2W08Whvhnrc3YHXoSXKSBXTg7z4JNbXhhWF1UDoNpv4XABFsFMcjNm8qSIm_AG-24mIiQtzZ3HNoxD9kfdZW2lK4xa8ImWCxw8GmsXDjS5xrwqn20RN147irJhTSOJxw/w640-h458/2.26.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And holy crap, they are small and cute.<br />This is a bird I'd love to put in a pocket.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSw-cZpmOpauJNmb2-G6ulXG3vQ9IR_-jd5yXU9cvisHtpuAYodLvNd4MMQ9fzmTZtE5z_DbNNBUUTmpzXaStZ4DiCcg7vlx9MnbkHGJ6ElQdGJopVknCANTOKsYGlx1xpboCGZoDB_PknEWWzMM-laVBV8TkbZ090yT0zRYkG40pGtKXgJ-tTWDbNw/s2048/2.26.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirSw-cZpmOpauJNmb2-G6ulXG3vQ9IR_-jd5yXU9cvisHtpuAYodLvNd4MMQ9fzmTZtE5z_DbNNBUUTmpzXaStZ4DiCcg7vlx9MnbkHGJ6ElQdGJopVknCANTOKsYGlx1xpboCGZoDB_PknEWWzMM-laVBV8TkbZ090yT0zRYkG40pGtKXgJ-tTWDbNw/w640-h458/2.26.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also, look how beautiful this bird is! I love that orange beak and the subtle purple iridescence in the dark spots on their wing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlbeWBF79OgvExlNAxw8rlknyQS-4zSZi5ojfKCv62Gfs2_RO-47Aq7UdEmqKZnsVv5Qg3nUiRH0cLjx5Y5RucrZW8snPl0UIgRhux1sc1MXhbXk-UxX_h8C4eSi1NsISL9CgWyvSBj4Qy8W4rCMuQUZcLAfjDL52qg24Po21PHrjIxPR4GK9b7v-6g/s2048/2.26.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVlbeWBF79OgvExlNAxw8rlknyQS-4zSZi5ojfKCv62Gfs2_RO-47Aq7UdEmqKZnsVv5Qg3nUiRH0cLjx5Y5RucrZW8snPl0UIgRhux1sc1MXhbXk-UxX_h8C4eSi1NsISL9CgWyvSBj4Qy8W4rCMuQUZcLAfjDL52qg24Po21PHrjIxPR4GK9b7v-6g/w640-h458/2.26.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you go too early in the day, you won't see the star attraction, the gopher tortoises.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PrW5Exfn6koAK6hV5fq8_F7B001e15lf4BCEldXohOqvAh3ugEBjaahvMmOJmA06HL29GUeoOApyvIPuz1sYIIFnXBqxlcGHKRnLf8mHVHQDZ87QM9NsBmgwtvBTZ6Gl3KN2BXoiNd5oa-11Xe_3V8XcI05rlVK6Dp_LqAEBg8mh7nbsigqOYuCzZA/s2048/2.26.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PrW5Exfn6koAK6hV5fq8_F7B001e15lf4BCEldXohOqvAh3ugEBjaahvMmOJmA06HL29GUeoOApyvIPuz1sYIIFnXBqxlcGHKRnLf8mHVHQDZ87QM9NsBmgwtvBTZ6Gl3KN2BXoiNd5oa-11Xe_3V8XcI05rlVK6Dp_LqAEBg8mh7nbsigqOYuCzZA/w640-h458/2.26.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A solar powered animal, they only emerge once it has warmed up a good amount outside. You can often see their burrows in the dunes, but as the same begins to warm around 9-10am, they begin to show themselves.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmOhaDnobkBJF1ru3HHn7qeXXifdwFHCLhGCkx3ZUPCOOttGYhlQWBKojLleRfiFc6cL0F3is1p6_ImgAI10dZH50cM4qW88xar2FmqMvaQspHV1Eu_F_zd1DVT8X0q2H-PSe9ljyEJArhUnEybDTjom9SUQ2dC4ezvltLaL9DwOd4vFaVZJmN9BeDw/s2048/2.26.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmOhaDnobkBJF1ru3HHn7qeXXifdwFHCLhGCkx3ZUPCOOttGYhlQWBKojLleRfiFc6cL0F3is1p6_ImgAI10dZH50cM4qW88xar2FmqMvaQspHV1Eu_F_zd1DVT8X0q2H-PSe9ljyEJArhUnEybDTjom9SUQ2dC4ezvltLaL9DwOd4vFaVZJmN9BeDw/w640-h458/2.26.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gopher tortoises are a protected species and you can even see people on their lawns, put up "Tortoise Crossing" signs to warn people to be on the lookout for these little buddies.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0KwMaaseBjbgqqQ-YSl8Umz0mD-Q9hRvqFfwUfRd5L3C166prglvanH8ulKHMPLhUhYuxEnGuDnQN-BeRFHECE0c5xS_zhHAagWFvEbbJKJDv61M3Buz71EwraMm8KofvLZMPbK4GPFkdf-h5THipje2dfMHRQA4xjc0TvzzTBuUy4aJfhHB_S8yrg/s2048/2.26.23-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0KwMaaseBjbgqqQ-YSl8Umz0mD-Q9hRvqFfwUfRd5L3C166prglvanH8ulKHMPLhUhYuxEnGuDnQN-BeRFHECE0c5xS_zhHAagWFvEbbJKJDv61M3Buz71EwraMm8KofvLZMPbK4GPFkdf-h5THipje2dfMHRQA4xjc0TvzzTBuUy4aJfhHB_S8yrg/w640-h458/2.26.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As tempting as it is, touching this animal, moving it, even doing construction if burrows are present, are illegal. Tortoises and their burrows are protected by law.<br />I am pretty sure that the same tortoises I saw this time around were the same ones I saw last year, in these very same burrows.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-56661481357249873432023-02-20T20:11:00.000-05:002023-02-20T20:11:04.386-05:00The Great Backyard Bird Count 2023<span> Last Friday through today was the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) and I always get excited for it every year. It's the time of year where the birds are starting to feel more or less the same as they have been for the last few weeks, so a little community science event always reinvigorates me. It's a good excuse to lead an outing or just look at your local birds.</span><div><span><span> I did a little bit of it all, I co-led a bird walk with the Feminist bird club, did a quick visit and chowder run at Sheepshead Bay, and did a quick work break down at Marine Park.</span><br /></span></div><div><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1pWnJkdkVsK4Ss874afh8DfapYGeIFFDeElMS3LwTeMuh9O_XOufDKKhX6PZvb1maHmaPP1vEeZ5qaJ979eFA5eZhY41Pa7L8zX4_vgPnSSRepUP6cXE-egSyCxCVpOLW9A8K0MiUX7hvKqR5KvhiIwutwVuozIMLI-lGG3L1ChSHKToewWMj5VJmQ/s2048/2.18.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF1pWnJkdkVsK4Ss874afh8DfapYGeIFFDeElMS3LwTeMuh9O_XOufDKKhX6PZvb1maHmaPP1vEeZ5qaJ979eFA5eZhY41Pa7L8zX4_vgPnSSRepUP6cXE-egSyCxCVpOLW9A8K0MiUX7hvKqR5KvhiIwutwVuozIMLI-lGG3L1ChSHKToewWMj5VJmQ/w640-h458/2.18.22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Saturday I co-led a bird outing to celebrate the bird count. Around 20 or so people walked around Prospect Park with us where we saw 40 different types of birds.<br />Canada geese greeted us at our meeting location at the Dog Beach.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_reIki1PtwJkutUBiNpj3-cktrDJgI3xrnMZHqnLeqIE9G21v-95QzkNbQBSvFsEr5lf7p_CdsZVsQc13imGzvOPRpZOzgbD9SyBlRl3PYAzHELj_RH5ECmNdRC4AAl0fZSQA0FhPpXs6Xe0OsLxSFDJXGehZK_fofMAiqKj8iQvJJBmgEk23VQAZyA/s2048/2.18.22-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_reIki1PtwJkutUBiNpj3-cktrDJgI3xrnMZHqnLeqIE9G21v-95QzkNbQBSvFsEr5lf7p_CdsZVsQc13imGzvOPRpZOzgbD9SyBlRl3PYAzHELj_RH5ECmNdRC4AAl0fZSQA0FhPpXs6Xe0OsLxSFDJXGehZK_fofMAiqKj8iQvJJBmgEk23VQAZyA/w640-h458/2.18.22-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At the feeders, some of the most common birds dazzled us, like this common grackle.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijM-a3zXNlqcuzWgTAvqW1W_L5Cl_i9ueEpURdmiXpQHe044wrmpJoLNikfDkqWU5mvFIvQH-_sbYgIC8H7_ZnXGJs6lBTYAJw7uiBzLYnbfF7Ggi8EmW-nxpjSJwUKFuS98gYkQOqliATkh6oZ-YUnJVsVmrlTFoXTMbd4LD1fn7Y9Qrg_XKF9QmbNQ/s2048/2.18.22-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijM-a3zXNlqcuzWgTAvqW1W_L5Cl_i9ueEpURdmiXpQHe044wrmpJoLNikfDkqWU5mvFIvQH-_sbYgIC8H7_ZnXGJs6lBTYAJw7uiBzLYnbfF7Ggi8EmW-nxpjSJwUKFuS98gYkQOqliATkh6oZ-YUnJVsVmrlTFoXTMbd4LD1fn7Y9Qrg_XKF9QmbNQ/w640-h458/2.18.22-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When the light hits them just right, they are like those cool oil stickers you had in the 90's.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqk17cU1yKjWj4xkCR5jyitRdfmHhggoFXL_0jhQft65-QTeM2C5Eki3H41FUSnp2MSTGSEUZd_u6-5L--3JI3n5df4Fg2TM8hfUhLSwQnay9niDXJMuj08ZvBqsO_Pgk9kvjKoGpLh05WaXHpxCHkNMJcCD9xn5oSlHwLZapP0lL8qd5aaVRsdwOOA/s2048/2.18.22-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqk17cU1yKjWj4xkCR5jyitRdfmHhggoFXL_0jhQft65-QTeM2C5Eki3H41FUSnp2MSTGSEUZd_u6-5L--3JI3n5df4Fg2TM8hfUhLSwQnay9niDXJMuj08ZvBqsO_Pgk9kvjKoGpLh05WaXHpxCHkNMJcCD9xn5oSlHwLZapP0lL8qd5aaVRsdwOOA/w640-h458/2.18.22-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the Peninsula, a pair of downy woodpecker came down to the reeds, at a very comfortable viewing level, they posed unobstructed so we could observe them while they did their thing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwXmtBe0TxYitiPqjpvDyhoZk-97gxhHbPd5YEZcxqTgtT-bguTjeWEIwar4w8PPg5UKpWZI93E_5r_4m4ujLEh9MBK5lkt_RrL9Luq2XNfNZQPOAyP-3kRHXvSfnO73H0KbqROKEAAi-exgvJr7mSIS6LcwSYTLDANKQRJBiYf7fDaDD53U3w3hucg/s2048/2.18.22-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwXmtBe0TxYitiPqjpvDyhoZk-97gxhHbPd5YEZcxqTgtT-bguTjeWEIwar4w8PPg5UKpWZI93E_5r_4m4ujLEh9MBK5lkt_RrL9Luq2XNfNZQPOAyP-3kRHXvSfnO73H0KbqROKEAAi-exgvJr7mSIS6LcwSYTLDANKQRJBiYf7fDaDD53U3w3hucg/w640-h458/2.18.22-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While the walk ended at 11, a few hung about and thanks to the other lead, they caught us a great look at this female purple finch! Isn't she gorgeous?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbQMy1Nj6JK6lugAWElS9wa7_9b6UdrzliDijMxCpThIAj4sU3eGvXMI9NbecLv6groeRwiGTsNya8d9Ld91VMtJsJEpV-z0YGe96RpoTtKd_5DBfmcpzS9PZJj3DixaEzpCeiQ3qVAWq9TxzqtU67FgzctkTas0ON_j4B6YtwHgVBdGVpMYdAotcMg/s2048/2.18.22-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbQMy1Nj6JK6lugAWElS9wa7_9b6UdrzliDijMxCpThIAj4sU3eGvXMI9NbecLv6groeRwiGTsNya8d9Ld91VMtJsJEpV-z0YGe96RpoTtKd_5DBfmcpzS9PZJj3DixaEzpCeiQ3qVAWq9TxzqtU67FgzctkTas0ON_j4B6YtwHgVBdGVpMYdAotcMg/w640-h458/2.18.22-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went back to the feeders which were still plenty busy. This black-capped chickadee was working open a seed right next to us.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXqJaz5R_BTu3tLLdzbFhpc-X39qPrk5TQHgrnWnmG4XwaFX5bJ7__xydsRP-4sJ3sBj2qIHoGkvMdJ8RLhN31pKbBSvkW9vlVE87KPpGoSPxGtGXSq54AbEdS89bHOYQgLXr0CLqi-jPV8QUmeG2OHinH7uMrPLtCox6-l-Lb5CUZ9BZuYRTkQUCtQ/s2048/2.18.22-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXqJaz5R_BTu3tLLdzbFhpc-X39qPrk5TQHgrnWnmG4XwaFX5bJ7__xydsRP-4sJ3sBj2qIHoGkvMdJ8RLhN31pKbBSvkW9vlVE87KPpGoSPxGtGXSq54AbEdS89bHOYQgLXr0CLqi-jPV8QUmeG2OHinH7uMrPLtCox6-l-Lb5CUZ9BZuYRTkQUCtQ/w640-h458/2.18.22-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also, very very VERY happy to see fox sparrows at the feeders. They are my favorite sparrow and I love a great unobstructed look at these gorgeous, ginger, chonks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpguCmZfMNk6iiwpMip1p_Hv8J5ffQlmeq-wSS7bDQkpAusQAUnytgRap6w_0qtOXqqpkUCn3CZYccVeaMiQ3yVb5muKEA3Q-Vxc_-pe7iUg7MVltUkO4V-q_0OuToT98qVUpZhKwlyMHu5yxZsg0YBfiebIMuU3Id6Q6JpvEeWIp-bbYt-dE13U46w/s2048/2.18.22-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpguCmZfMNk6iiwpMip1p_Hv8J5ffQlmeq-wSS7bDQkpAusQAUnytgRap6w_0qtOXqqpkUCn3CZYccVeaMiQ3yVb5muKEA3Q-Vxc_-pe7iUg7MVltUkO4V-q_0OuToT98qVUpZhKwlyMHu5yxZsg0YBfiebIMuU3Id6Q6JpvEeWIp-bbYt-dE13U46w/w640-h458/2.18.22-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nearing where we began our birding adventure a beacon of bright shined from the tree, closer inspection revealed a merlin all floofed up.<br />And it then revealed, it was not alone.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyo4qOEbIG7WEzwfEbOmafBhaM-3kXB1RBwIjg6a-RRnKDRy1EA8ntxbWNuCXlE8wuw-s_uJ3lPd_FxhqlDxCUogkEVBknSOCqPTfJY3U7R1pLCGutHu8wGzJWfXSrY4aPSYnzOJR5gaR6Fjfc3WgebIDvsIyMcQ3xcRMmNWDwtISp_ov7fr2bZk4bHA/s2048/2.18.22-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyo4qOEbIG7WEzwfEbOmafBhaM-3kXB1RBwIjg6a-RRnKDRy1EA8ntxbWNuCXlE8wuw-s_uJ3lPd_FxhqlDxCUogkEVBknSOCqPTfJY3U7R1pLCGutHu8wGzJWfXSrY4aPSYnzOJR5gaR6Fjfc3WgebIDvsIyMcQ3xcRMmNWDwtISp_ov7fr2bZk4bHA/w640-h458/2.18.22-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were not one... not two... but three merlin right in the same area, all perched yard apart from each other along the neathermead.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WIhctpR9u9qMM2hF3_VHip6RCK5Ozc7DGJhkN3Gn357KIz-EN234QaPlWyFiotnw4p0uBrIkxaclf9CDr9l0rqqzk3mVFA4g7MoLtpHyyn1O1CkoSNP7bCraE1ewyWLJDI7_jswa5Cgqq8OW9e8MuQi4_oUh_jceeqr7Dmj8C8EEklpYuzLKf9ReUA/s2048/2.18.22-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WIhctpR9u9qMM2hF3_VHip6RCK5Ozc7DGJhkN3Gn357KIz-EN234QaPlWyFiotnw4p0uBrIkxaclf9CDr9l0rqqzk3mVFA4g7MoLtpHyyn1O1CkoSNP7bCraE1ewyWLJDI7_jswa5Cgqq8OW9e8MuQi4_oUh_jceeqr7Dmj8C8EEklpYuzLKf9ReUA/w640-h458/2.18.22-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love me a floofy little murder bird.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMj_LBjY4J0awFiQGJcL01iwRLLqQqfuinHYESovs6F6jEAlE_sXwDQG9IsAE_Vp6Huh_f_zzniXVxOZ5WdyV2XJMFv98AlecnuH_7n2qT8761f5yYO1-owlVg9LgdZiWtUZXAMMeWm2ScyALW_P50zmwYvAWIGNj51HV-JV9wUfyKvy4IWBmWbFFbTg/s2048/2.19.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMj_LBjY4J0awFiQGJcL01iwRLLqQqfuinHYESovs6F6jEAlE_sXwDQG9IsAE_Vp6Huh_f_zzniXVxOZ5WdyV2XJMFv98AlecnuH_7n2qT8761f5yYO1-owlVg9LgdZiWtUZXAMMeWm2ScyALW_P50zmwYvAWIGNj51HV-JV9wUfyKvy4IWBmWbFFbTg/w640-h458/2.19.22.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yesterday I was really tired. Mostly because every weekend is more of less the same. Saturday we all have energy and can take on the world. Then our child refuses to nap, becomes over tired and also.... yes. over annoying. By Sunday morning our over tired kid still wakes up at 5am. Wriggles around in our bed for an hour and a half.... and is continuing her overtiredness. Then she finally gives in for a 5pm nap. So yeah, I found it hard to do anything more than make birding an excuse to get us some lunch too.<br /><br />So it was a Sheepshead Bay and Chowder Afternoon.<br />This Ring-billed gull got none of my lunch.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKNMZyDlokiPXG6jo8Qr_A8acTXXxtxtdDY0pS2lojdDOP_gZIC348_YbnwIBxj-ByuFchC2K1j0SF4oKvXe5YuISdU9uW3Jn89sAgsd001D7RKvSqIHgaf6yXMr0VDEO4MlWQP2LEutmnyRX8jkbacdo7x045A6k2Py9FXtYdbC3W8Twwott0V0SEg/s2048/2.19.22-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEKNMZyDlokiPXG6jo8Qr_A8acTXXxtxtdDY0pS2lojdDOP_gZIC348_YbnwIBxj-ByuFchC2K1j0SF4oKvXe5YuISdU9uW3Jn89sAgsd001D7RKvSqIHgaf6yXMr0VDEO4MlWQP2LEutmnyRX8jkbacdo7x045A6k2Py9FXtYdbC3W8Twwott0V0SEg/w640-h458/2.19.22-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fish crows littered the piers, contrasting the gulls they were mixing it up with.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdFhEoX2ZyXXcZsaiFHsex0VgUKtrbIAJowZixmNgeoS3jSSNREvy4U7eoOg9YSRM2FSFSpaNpZTqfq15I-NgRyxGlXPnI2NnTU5oCjUmKuw7teh7OqSxk4ni5e8DQLSymi66zS61jlvZsQWQ_uusxtj1hfebl1wPBPArJ_E8uuB3mzyEZC2MzpyxCA/s2048/2.19.22-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdFhEoX2ZyXXcZsaiFHsex0VgUKtrbIAJowZixmNgeoS3jSSNREvy4U7eoOg9YSRM2FSFSpaNpZTqfq15I-NgRyxGlXPnI2NnTU5oCjUmKuw7teh7OqSxk4ni5e8DQLSymi66zS61jlvZsQWQ_uusxtj1hfebl1wPBPArJ_E8uuB3mzyEZC2MzpyxCA/w640-h458/2.19.22-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This fish crow perched itself close to me, and gave it's funny little caws as it sat. I enjoyed getting some pictures of them in the lighting that works best for them, overcast.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZu4ehKMS3uDNlqHrfR2ReW4g04MoWo7hlM7nEQql2sfeW_nCzGb4X_EFmr_RaP2VRQvKaH5tSwyvhvJhfq_m4lMRqGPzBvcL1hcsmZ4CVh9U6FfG_HAnrgxefOASQDPhNBXNMHUyPnKaCYpNb0infgV9WJS6g34M0LRYbEeG5PmE3OdECQUaVhluFmw/s2048/2.19.22-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZu4ehKMS3uDNlqHrfR2ReW4g04MoWo7hlM7nEQql2sfeW_nCzGb4X_EFmr_RaP2VRQvKaH5tSwyvhvJhfq_m4lMRqGPzBvcL1hcsmZ4CVh9U6FfG_HAnrgxefOASQDPhNBXNMHUyPnKaCYpNb0infgV9WJS6g34M0LRYbEeG5PmE3OdECQUaVhluFmw/w640-h458/2.19.22-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While I didn't get to see the iceland gull or razorbills, I enjoyed the regulars, like this female red-breasted merganser who gave a close pass.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuAQGSRhqXlNfBrz1KeGw1GYbiZdGVflwzeGYRlaxW_dwldGRmY1qgzKT8KoMOHzx2sd_Jkk0C3QLBjC9dc-kXMOqKbTUJ8j1m9qnTrycJzbGPfv5F8yEdLvYsQgZ1unSSHn4H1CQcSS2Brt_kPR2J8MNuor_ktim9WVY-VOJ4LmSutI7A3LCReDusQ/s2048/2.19.22-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIuAQGSRhqXlNfBrz1KeGw1GYbiZdGVflwzeGYRlaxW_dwldGRmY1qgzKT8KoMOHzx2sd_Jkk0C3QLBjC9dc-kXMOqKbTUJ8j1m9qnTrycJzbGPfv5F8yEdLvYsQgZ1unSSHn4H1CQcSS2Brt_kPR2J8MNuor_ktim9WVY-VOJ4LmSutI7A3LCReDusQ/w640-h458/2.19.22-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBB16rhmMxLMDOcDh3xHHiPf2GZJWUfSrj0OQ6rmqQGpbuWIIZZn_zJXjxdp-LEg58PpPKNHHtuPHUaE09ZhqHK6ff-v_tLIQJrDw_eCTDsaXI77zslFYoJNqPAKh7k0nnKgm9l5THnne-DMeIXXsu6f2WJM-OgeOqBumjFo4SYyaVBMrPqzkP7HJlcQ/s2048/2.19.22-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBB16rhmMxLMDOcDh3xHHiPf2GZJWUfSrj0OQ6rmqQGpbuWIIZZn_zJXjxdp-LEg58PpPKNHHtuPHUaE09ZhqHK6ff-v_tLIQJrDw_eCTDsaXI77zslFYoJNqPAKh7k0nnKgm9l5THnne-DMeIXXsu6f2WJM-OgeOqBumjFo4SYyaVBMrPqzkP7HJlcQ/w640-h458/2.19.22-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A lesser scaup sitting right below the walkway, getting ready to do a little preening and scritching.<br />Soon I got cold and more and more hungry. Gave in, got our chowder, and headed home.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fhmnSksTjoLVNcY3dkJM_DYAG2RzBw3VchsdBMgbHAEgbbsLJBLpx3fjODosy4J3ODvDfSYLA4TA3NldH3IkEvZ5yOde0YFUTaqJl64z-v4RjSbSfRnwdLDlLCIg71EFZ3ISZepK7QKwH86Hd-kBnKHmtKGfvV9kWJQsaCYwoG_Uy8nu_4s-CUslnw/s2048/2.20.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9fhmnSksTjoLVNcY3dkJM_DYAG2RzBw3VchsdBMgbHAEgbbsLJBLpx3fjODosy4J3ODvDfSYLA4TA3NldH3IkEvZ5yOde0YFUTaqJl64z-v4RjSbSfRnwdLDlLCIg71EFZ3ISZepK7QKwH86Hd-kBnKHmtKGfvV9kWJQsaCYwoG_Uy8nu_4s-CUslnw/w640-h458/2.20.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A quick break out in the sun today was local, at Marine Park. Spied a few sneaky swamp sparrows.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbQuk-Aulrig7VbqNgoeXdCWnY3mm81OsEPoKKvJt_ZDMz2w4o19zd1HbtA2Y2sR-upo1I97gecya9TXq50mpIeXqDlkHKTiiZYnni5PxQkG8EUNrJSI3bPwJep37F_a22CEahlzEq1b9Pkm3299Wwj5tx2bcF6SCyrUThS4cHtkHnUoahCk1_s8xlA/s2048/2.20.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLbQuk-Aulrig7VbqNgoeXdCWnY3mm81OsEPoKKvJt_ZDMz2w4o19zd1HbtA2Y2sR-upo1I97gecya9TXq50mpIeXqDlkHKTiiZYnni5PxQkG8EUNrJSI3bPwJep37F_a22CEahlzEq1b9Pkm3299Wwj5tx2bcF6SCyrUThS4cHtkHnUoahCk1_s8xlA/w640-h458/2.20.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very cute white breasted nuthatch caught my eye with its movement, as it was a pretty quiet one.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxY77nLTcTW3-DAvuXUok5naEyCRDxSrTzVVV5RjHf69xOR5i_itHKb1Y64ZD06O59uQgYqamcLEvyCxY7q2RDV7inR1_1qCjkAd-uivqbav8i3qksCM_EdJJMzmKtuDSaRwUFYxlaKbmvMU2ctW8jvFQp7HIVJRDQmLIwq7IT-U0ysZhQiPs1Jm_Cw/s2048/2.20.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxY77nLTcTW3-DAvuXUok5naEyCRDxSrTzVVV5RjHf69xOR5i_itHKb1Y64ZD06O59uQgYqamcLEvyCxY7q2RDV7inR1_1qCjkAd-uivqbav8i3qksCM_EdJJMzmKtuDSaRwUFYxlaKbmvMU2ctW8jvFQp7HIVJRDQmLIwq7IT-U0ysZhQiPs1Jm_Cw/w640-h458/2.20.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This young red-tail was doing its best impression of a kestrel, attempting to hover and stall in the wing, kiting over the fields.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmb-l_6LHt0OfW0iQ5_tOC26VVVc2_1Q5WEgnXMwU258GJ5BknELz3KDSXzs0_xqFysPDUdIhQVSjD53iTDWyTJh7lS-_lB-f9YXmUslxPbKrwm9HpydHT9rWHEuwIRDAxNjR8IcCXrlOIfIWE9FgIqlb0NirlASGEYlOopWJwB6v4CwUY94e_NSjPGg/s2048/2.20.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmb-l_6LHt0OfW0iQ5_tOC26VVVc2_1Q5WEgnXMwU258GJ5BknELz3KDSXzs0_xqFysPDUdIhQVSjD53iTDWyTJh7lS-_lB-f9YXmUslxPbKrwm9HpydHT9rWHEuwIRDAxNjR8IcCXrlOIfIWE9FgIqlb0NirlASGEYlOopWJwB6v4CwUY94e_NSjPGg/w640-h458/2.20.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When it had no luck, it would soar around to reposition.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyckS_yiai4GttiLAc6dOtvtB1Nvj0dguHL6gzaFQEyfYc7EExJFHoCjZ7zEN_rfsxyOFjEOGrFqPTrkKvkiilOdWcrB9iJkcHwNOQtSvkn6bTz_ipxYHid8a6iAA97U936LzW0Iy_WMnrJzgRnwTrnIzxMC6EoydxZ0i_zISqGKBA1Dm2KefJQ_8-w/s2048/2.20.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyckS_yiai4GttiLAc6dOtvtB1Nvj0dguHL6gzaFQEyfYc7EExJFHoCjZ7zEN_rfsxyOFjEOGrFqPTrkKvkiilOdWcrB9iJkcHwNOQtSvkn6bTz_ipxYHid8a6iAA97U936LzW0Iy_WMnrJzgRnwTrnIzxMC6EoydxZ0i_zISqGKBA1Dm2KefJQ_8-w/w640-h458/2.20.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And kite again.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWB1EKze1xmf1C1bu1et0UhNgwgZH8sr9OyZQtSmlTNyC5WVhh7b8p7kdI2U-IWaY9uw0u3YLDV4llYWFc_9mMPy897_OT7CqbTyoKE40sE1K7b0HzibXOD7krbgAVCT5HNE6aBVBm8hibfnLqo_Az4QyxdMCXLCqZEvxFzHZ22g_pLcVUzeUaw3BrA/s2048/2.20.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcWB1EKze1xmf1C1bu1et0UhNgwgZH8sr9OyZQtSmlTNyC5WVhh7b8p7kdI2U-IWaY9uw0u3YLDV4llYWFc_9mMPy897_OT7CqbTyoKE40sE1K7b0HzibXOD7krbgAVCT5HNE6aBVBm8hibfnLqo_Az4QyxdMCXLCqZEvxFzHZ22g_pLcVUzeUaw3BrA/w640-h458/2.20.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately there wasn't much here on the menu for the red tail, so they headed off in due time to the north, which is where there is the part of the park that is simply put, a squirrel buffet.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDf4Nm8ytDpvSOtPgu1IIERHfg7jac33RV1f8qDGcrPdS507_0uJjtGXnwAlmoA2X7dxKNFp9j40L4xz4AGbzqpk_Tlu6aAcNGHDmmpJE0y2_9GAyUrbRtSTgSg7gqvzEslq5Vmj_5T4TQYQA0Qj3tHq__XhgSMZsGMFAdRLkrvI80_UpScQ23AEPHw/s2048/2.20.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDf4Nm8ytDpvSOtPgu1IIERHfg7jac33RV1f8qDGcrPdS507_0uJjtGXnwAlmoA2X7dxKNFp9j40L4xz4AGbzqpk_Tlu6aAcNGHDmmpJE0y2_9GAyUrbRtSTgSg7gqvzEslq5Vmj_5T4TQYQA0Qj3tHq__XhgSMZsGMFAdRLkrvI80_UpScQ23AEPHw/w640-h458/2.20.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closed out the visit with some dabbling ducks, like this American wigeon.<br />Over the last 3 days, I managed to add 9 year birds to my year list. I am so far at 99! Looking forward to more!</td></tr></tbody></table></span></div>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-3767255422450275112023-02-10T20:53:00.004-05:002023-02-10T20:53:29.665-05:00Marine Park Bookends<p> <span> I started my day with a pre-work walk in Marine Park and ended my day, taking my daughter to Marine Park.</span></p><p><span><span> With the sun shining and the temperatures already mild, I wasn't really out for anything. Although I was keen on seeing the red-headed woodpecker who continues to hang tight on the Stuart and Avenue T section of the Park.</span><br /></span></p><p><span><span> </span>For the last week, my daughter has been saying "No school, Kestrel see birds!" It's a really good excuse to skip school, but it was just not happening. Today with temperatures soaring close to the mid-60's I thought damn, we should go see some birds. So I picked her up a touch early to get her some outdoor time. I packed her little camera and off we went.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUloMkg7z-QnTp6YpMwugYxbe7UdTQWFrNjaLPJO_b4zw3-nbkWvNa-dadwCkCH5q01OXTRH3WP8-Cw8ighlzFpV5DgKL_fJViL4wxUBQ2MRJJq0Z-xXzV1ppQYm_7B9EXuUUcw1hdzIXvSJOj7H58zdDDVU4C0xnSzZnt3j3nHfCsGcZ0WX_nE0YCaQ/s2048/2.10.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUloMkg7z-QnTp6YpMwugYxbe7UdTQWFrNjaLPJO_b4zw3-nbkWvNa-dadwCkCH5q01OXTRH3WP8-Cw8ighlzFpV5DgKL_fJViL4wxUBQ2MRJJq0Z-xXzV1ppQYm_7B9EXuUUcw1hdzIXvSJOj7H58zdDDVU4C0xnSzZnt3j3nHfCsGcZ0WX_nE0YCaQ/w640-h458/2.10.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It has truly been a winter chock full of titmice. They are literally everywhere. And I'm not complaining.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPDkUVfF7N1VfqXWYAcLAT21J02NSjSsJ1A0R1Grknj9H0Z3c1KJf4vvaHFLrJ-C19ngWG0WXmQtC-4PLxc_Glm5zSCrX5URxyCIARZO7uF695wjiwDiurY4XUO5j4n6-U7xmOt6hAVm9-TMuDMPhl6E5aOf603ChIeT53QakyKVc2rhIVAtc3OX6og/s2048/2.10.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPDkUVfF7N1VfqXWYAcLAT21J02NSjSsJ1A0R1Grknj9H0Z3c1KJf4vvaHFLrJ-C19ngWG0WXmQtC-4PLxc_Glm5zSCrX5URxyCIARZO7uF695wjiwDiurY4XUO5j4n6-U7xmOt6hAVm9-TMuDMPhl6E5aOf603ChIeT53QakyKVc2rhIVAtc3OX6og/w640-h458/2.10.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The red headed woodpecker is still holdin' down the fort at it's little corner of the park. I loved seeing it in the morning light, could appreciate that slight iridescence on its shoulders.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYc3oqQfwPwCl9_mtqwIBIZD5TlYT-AoGDXGeN9QNXOgjgH-AAGodLWrUKVRN74fnRek5RWWbeClL9GGKxYIot-wrfOqdVogUCDoMwyBXZ1YGl7M2CCglrmNKhaaPpkMQ8TojXYBx2AZYQt_j4lTPz-u0CzTXD4Sfcrf5UsVeSVOyP0mooYyljKQBk5Q/s2048/2.10.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYc3oqQfwPwCl9_mtqwIBIZD5TlYT-AoGDXGeN9QNXOgjgH-AAGodLWrUKVRN74fnRek5RWWbeClL9GGKxYIot-wrfOqdVogUCDoMwyBXZ1YGl7M2CCglrmNKhaaPpkMQ8TojXYBx2AZYQt_j4lTPz-u0CzTXD4Sfcrf5UsVeSVOyP0mooYyljKQBk5Q/w640-h458/2.10.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I hope this bird sticks around, would love to see its red head come in.<br />I also love how very prominent its tail feathers have those stiff projections to help brace itself on the bark of the trees.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtGjEH2QHuMUFN31Y3JJaRRhV4Vb3QbVG5HJThgLmM63r3U1ok486Nr9bbbrTxNORLcqowe4gWki8pC7-Dgq-YzylsHBqqcInugPJf-oA9GGTPlN80CwOiIKXUCsy-E_fXf-DvldozMjZsweJe2L7_5pUjpmccBnec_czBPsPVg65OwwullMVOw7F7Q/s2048/2.10.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtGjEH2QHuMUFN31Y3JJaRRhV4Vb3QbVG5HJThgLmM63r3U1ok486Nr9bbbrTxNORLcqowe4gWki8pC7-Dgq-YzylsHBqqcInugPJf-oA9GGTPlN80CwOiIKXUCsy-E_fXf-DvldozMjZsweJe2L7_5pUjpmccBnec_czBPsPVg65OwwullMVOw7F7Q/w640-h458/2.10.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There is for sure a look of disappointment in dropping that sumac berry.<br />Northern mockingbirds kinda look disappointed always though.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHy75Cl1wfLYHtSNzBs5ky50GR7qnmWV7XHiB4rvxC-tjcsbj6cXQj2tooLucROo4WzNP3oLEFH290YAcBkNvms6O5Z5h5a0Q_5urA__7zN9f_pp6LXs5mry9k3yBk0kpf-WNFUl-QNMMTdsjWKofWAmO0MEyKBkQDWubKQq8doAVwMNuOFtLVBHvy1g/s2048/2.10.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHy75Cl1wfLYHtSNzBs5ky50GR7qnmWV7XHiB4rvxC-tjcsbj6cXQj2tooLucROo4WzNP3oLEFH290YAcBkNvms6O5Z5h5a0Q_5urA__7zN9f_pp6LXs5mry9k3yBk0kpf-WNFUl-QNMMTdsjWKofWAmO0MEyKBkQDWubKQq8doAVwMNuOFtLVBHvy1g/w640-h458/2.10.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But don't worry, there are plenty more!</td></tr></tbody></table><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1L74PViiIwOUdt_cpPIea_ZAaqyx0Bi5McCakCykXmJF65qvY-fu88lgbEtG-Zy7kdo_UUOQoXdTN61ml__4Zumy3SGb8KHnKNax8fB6ycBxfA8FAzThFBWJ0Y2hiKLASX19bD0OOKDuizsXG4P6jYKRXNLdswISWoz62yUOjUICn0sCgrYpLlexC2Q/s2048/2.10.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1L74PViiIwOUdt_cpPIea_ZAaqyx0Bi5McCakCykXmJF65qvY-fu88lgbEtG-Zy7kdo_UUOQoXdTN61ml__4Zumy3SGb8KHnKNax8fB6ycBxfA8FAzThFBWJ0Y2hiKLASX19bD0OOKDuizsXG4P6jYKRXNLdswISWoz62yUOjUICn0sCgrYpLlexC2Q/w640-h458/2.10.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIFPoeJhb7u58oy4q-OQNDzUHJQEtqu16qNjfTkc_TeXvREHJYbwjGiohXXv13keSleY-5ArxV7Tbjfq5gpMJ5azFZpR3OZPQ4pY_CXlm74P55CmRv5Sdh4kZ6-k44SjzGjrdKRf8uW0HxTNF6gZqJERwn8GoJ2fXTW0OsLtxOt0AQp8ImvPnuGK_UA/s2048/2.10.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIFPoeJhb7u58oy4q-OQNDzUHJQEtqu16qNjfTkc_TeXvREHJYbwjGiohXXv13keSleY-5ArxV7Tbjfq5gpMJ5azFZpR3OZPQ4pY_CXlm74P55CmRv5Sdh4kZ6-k44SjzGjrdKRf8uW0HxTNF6gZqJERwn8GoJ2fXTW0OsLtxOt0AQp8ImvPnuGK_UA/w640-h458/2.10.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For this afternoon, I returned to a much lower tide and many more ducks.<br />A pair of hooded mergansers evading a gull dive bombing them. <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrnjmt2bECjYuxGixwGngxmKPl8vn5Bz10JVWhjq3QxWn6NplaBLGA_IZZwilg6ILgS74ZHnkS8mW02NR9WmI1HtAr9-EWAhpc5K88O34_reZmGyOkE9gnjdddBgr5FJfJjdFPlUNh0hJRMUcwezAr1fxLs68zMy5ElS9eO1lWNzMOr2l4dBuOJxcDg/s2048/2.10.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrnjmt2bECjYuxGixwGngxmKPl8vn5Bz10JVWhjq3QxWn6NplaBLGA_IZZwilg6ILgS74ZHnkS8mW02NR9WmI1HtAr9-EWAhpc5K88O34_reZmGyOkE9gnjdddBgr5FJfJjdFPlUNh0hJRMUcwezAr1fxLs68zMy5ElS9eO1lWNzMOr2l4dBuOJxcDg/w640-h458/2.10.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While this was happening, my daughter scolded and laughed, "naughty seagull!"<br />The mergansers prevailed.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD79mUBu2Cg1skQPR3_ruxHP6xFSHYAlct0w41kp1vuUJlllkVyxtqNSLQQdpnTMQiTTyIy4Dc1XrjllNkwqvxbbWBLJWogNIgGEsBh_3MA-nRuVgwAsyvnV8D-QUsexk157EPcgF9qYyvNFldeHHz5S-ZpxVs5PnX7VSdDiaSS7tqrw03wOl__U3Sww/s2048/2.10.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD79mUBu2Cg1skQPR3_ruxHP6xFSHYAlct0w41kp1vuUJlllkVyxtqNSLQQdpnTMQiTTyIy4Dc1XrjllNkwqvxbbWBLJWogNIgGEsBh_3MA-nRuVgwAsyvnV8D-QUsexk157EPcgF9qYyvNFldeHHz5S-ZpxVs5PnX7VSdDiaSS7tqrw03wOl__U3Sww/w640-h458/2.10.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our bike ride over the see the birds, Kestrel said she wanted to see ducks. To which I expalined well, ducks <i>are</i> birds.<br />I quickly learned this argument of logic is not worth the time with a 2.5 year old.<br />Good thing there were a shit ton of ducks out there, I would have been in trouble!<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HMN67pQKdzmU5kh_oDcGEBjMlob2KFTlBwmBxtrcAFSRgWZxMIhPZebK6EKFNTSHb8_qYB1Syis1J5j62_W6JMS8zS76O8RMKm6VElg9piGjtJcq_UnazoruGKsOrdEJ8NHgPdbDCweVGWgTlI2SewpVWdgB9nO5mLt_ALduIjkDqLkq7BVzy09fZg/s2048/2.10.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HMN67pQKdzmU5kh_oDcGEBjMlob2KFTlBwmBxtrcAFSRgWZxMIhPZebK6EKFNTSHb8_qYB1Syis1J5j62_W6JMS8zS76O8RMKm6VElg9piGjtJcq_UnazoruGKsOrdEJ8NHgPdbDCweVGWgTlI2SewpVWdgB9nO5mLt_ALduIjkDqLkq7BVzy09fZg/w640-h458/2.10.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This female mallard walked right up to where we were standing to dabble in the mud.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwltEac5g2rpHYvvPMBVTmOw2tmicn0LDBPR7uK0GEaGlmw2AhSJnUfAW29CFT0072OU0MEbml1ybWb7xewdWSQuUfUHse3_Vwt8UWaqIl7pIDMBosvt6No5JZVTZi2xVxkfxhAhLsr7DkjOGjwQqQW-47ooKdOgGT-a5b0s6LG08kQIfwR7Rp9vwQSg/s2048/2.10.23-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwltEac5g2rpHYvvPMBVTmOw2tmicn0LDBPR7uK0GEaGlmw2AhSJnUfAW29CFT0072OU0MEbml1ybWb7xewdWSQuUfUHse3_Vwt8UWaqIl7pIDMBosvt6No5JZVTZi2xVxkfxhAhLsr7DkjOGjwQqQW-47ooKdOgGT-a5b0s6LG08kQIfwR7Rp9vwQSg/w640-h458/2.10.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As we were leaving we became distracted by a gang of tufted titmice. <br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhW2a7YWy5ykA2L8ML72sIkWGMJwhXpfFtsPz2GIDuRiwXDPg33LmQxsd31QLQ0hdPeKI2BLBijFBH1WzeTE1bWqPH7YdP2ejIBocTtjiwVelcuEneDyEEU92ZPoBwZsA3TTzAw35mjrQqZ5HFzTxuxjP0mtHsyZtco-Y8E-HIS_Ymt_CG3ms6Qd4VQ/s2048/2.10.23-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhW2a7YWy5ykA2L8ML72sIkWGMJwhXpfFtsPz2GIDuRiwXDPg33LmQxsd31QLQ0hdPeKI2BLBijFBH1WzeTE1bWqPH7YdP2ejIBocTtjiwVelcuEneDyEEU92ZPoBwZsA3TTzAw35mjrQqZ5HFzTxuxjP0mtHsyZtco-Y8E-HIS_Ymt_CG3ms6Qd4VQ/w640-h458/2.10.23-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The titmice were joined by this "naughty" mockingbird.<br />This bird is naughty because it is standing on a table, and my daughter knows that you don't stand on tables.... even though she attempts to often.<br />This bird was living her wildest dreams.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRa6rKP0sk3GXW4NCv-B9saHmc-D7A4odbSqAEdYInKgiMZGdFaj5HJ4mIL_-rHR0X-VC8_LBAsFuPxu1_rKdbBMJFbqmVL7t5jQ7fFHqFlzUA2-vN-NfSUcrjBXUQ_WTIBVpKs6J7G--GKccQ6fn4NsRGm44iqZ6nHyVFLldTsgXaEAiFN4iA6nk0zw/s2048/2.10.23-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRa6rKP0sk3GXW4NCv-B9saHmc-D7A4odbSqAEdYInKgiMZGdFaj5HJ4mIL_-rHR0X-VC8_LBAsFuPxu1_rKdbBMJFbqmVL7t5jQ7fFHqFlzUA2-vN-NfSUcrjBXUQ_WTIBVpKs6J7G--GKccQ6fn4NsRGm44iqZ6nHyVFLldTsgXaEAiFN4iA6nk0zw/w640-h458/2.10.23-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While my daughter was soon distracted by the gravel which she loves to pick up by the handful and let fell through her fingers, I got a few pictures of one of the titmice who dared to come near.</td></tr></tbody></table><p><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHFRySgW9o4VZoTY4Y_NMnuuowK3_A-oW_rUJrOrwMB6sFfEdw4uyT6okWxOuJqkteqQtTnkJTm8ijxUb-usNSOAFbI3h7S_5dMED4aRLbRriu4TDASC9lGNvlpuOE2TZo_HhV0HlzMQmR-tnocQ6TZMpCPLfGuRCCZ_yA9ww1sJ6-uEJctRnVCRy7A/s2048/2.10.23-15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHFRySgW9o4VZoTY4Y_NMnuuowK3_A-oW_rUJrOrwMB6sFfEdw4uyT6okWxOuJqkteqQtTnkJTm8ijxUb-usNSOAFbI3h7S_5dMED4aRLbRriu4TDASC9lGNvlpuOE2TZo_HhV0HlzMQmR-tnocQ6TZMpCPLfGuRCCZ_yA9ww1sJ6-uEJctRnVCRy7A/w640-h458/2.10.23-15.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glad we got to see some birds together and enjoy some daylight.</td></tr></tbody></table></span></p>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-88634941049253445442023-02-05T19:21:00.004-05:002023-02-05T19:29:15.695-05:00Ten Year Blogiversary<p> <span> Somehow a photo memory came up and made me realize, I've kept this silly blog up and running for 10 years. Where was I 10 years ago... I thought about this today on my way out to bird, while riding my bike down Flatbush Avenue. </span></p><p> Ten years ago I wasn't even 30, I was at the very start of my education career, working as an educator at the Central Park Zoo. In my daily commute the Manhattan and even in little walks through Prospect Park I realized there was a decent amount of wildlife to see here. Of course, primarily in the avian form. And so I began this little personal endeavor of keeping this blog mostly for myself, but also anyone who happened upon it. Also, <a href="https://snapshotofnature.blogspot.com/2013/02/a-taste-of-arctic.html">ten years ago,</a> I was sharing a snowy owl view, alone with my husband and no one else. A rare occurrence these days, to share a snowy without any other observers.<br /></p><p><span><span><span> In that time I've had many a life changes, both big and small. A near-death accident, a number of changes in my career, challenging myself in a number of ways for my own personal growth, home ownership, and of course, motherhood. Wildlife and birds especially have always been a constant throughout it all. </span><br /></span></span></p><p><span><span><span><span> Today I went down to Floyd Bennett Field, rode my bike down as the temperatures today were tropical in comparison to the two days prior. There also was a bird or two to be seen...</span><br /></span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywPL1AtWAj0LJTEG6jrOU2OpIGy3xrmYhb4P4p53qq9vXjYqocnAxop3dOLftA0KVR_nUiuMhWVb2fTKnc3Sl2RdcOKIx1qH6Q9DQGcvo2Fd3C9rM2q9cVtPNplDVjqFs3EbeSGmWvgNUIWK1asVYJ4N7mlz15jCANk5XNQ-iNDD_6Z19xhQOsdi0Sw/s2048/2.5.23-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgywPL1AtWAj0LJTEG6jrOU2OpIGy3xrmYhb4P4p53qq9vXjYqocnAxop3dOLftA0KVR_nUiuMhWVb2fTKnc3Sl2RdcOKIx1qH6Q9DQGcvo2Fd3C9rM2q9cVtPNplDVjqFs3EbeSGmWvgNUIWK1asVYJ4N7mlz15jCANk5XNQ-iNDD_6Z19xhQOsdi0Sw/w640-h458/2.5.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lucky to see it, and get a subpar shot, a Lapland Longspur was out at Floyd today among the Horned Larks.</td></tr></tbody></table><span><span><span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWbNa5_KrFMp8WAixY65sEwYGhSaY_IoAjMS71U1SxiXhjA6i1oa26yrkojVW5uXRzEKUpslbkDrCRpyDr75gWZL_xixJ52eKWQ4nwMGc1zJXNID9FzhubiIpSDCj4_aMbMkUgYL5pgDgBr4EpgdvExr6hv-I4xk94wnf3L6Yc4rToC__V9uH-I0Dpg/s2048/2.5.23-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWbNa5_KrFMp8WAixY65sEwYGhSaY_IoAjMS71U1SxiXhjA6i1oa26yrkojVW5uXRzEKUpslbkDrCRpyDr75gWZL_xixJ52eKWQ4nwMGc1zJXNID9FzhubiIpSDCj4_aMbMkUgYL5pgDgBr4EpgdvExr6hv-I4xk94wnf3L6Yc4rToC__V9uH-I0Dpg/w640-h458/2.5.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was a handsome one too, looks to be a non-breeding male with those flashes of chestnut on its neck.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqlLcmblAQpMx7_mqZ-Q_WSFepdLqRUEFNStEoOAt6RstIvKsBFI1Dz0a8W-IRgOcSKN_uq_aChryia-piYvNo71aP2WNNTWBXDBSRnt2CgnVj27XD3o1HBl0VmfH-IJiw2yDpzu7VEdvEvplfult8fnURA-e_ofo0Et42Swsq6V9a5DhsDCXWh4-5Q/s2048/2.5.23-5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqlLcmblAQpMx7_mqZ-Q_WSFepdLqRUEFNStEoOAt6RstIvKsBFI1Dz0a8W-IRgOcSKN_uq_aChryia-piYvNo71aP2WNNTWBXDBSRnt2CgnVj27XD3o1HBl0VmfH-IJiw2yDpzu7VEdvEvplfult8fnURA-e_ofo0Et42Swsq6V9a5DhsDCXWh4-5Q/w640-h458/2.5.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Felt lucky to get a look, this is my second Lapland Longspur, but my first in Brooklyn! While these birds are not uncommon to open spaces in the winter, they are not regulars around here. These birds will migrate to the tundra to breed in the Arctic.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLjMlwS4KpNo3OaT6tGGmeMIwy9qJg68qpIdaP2i6rfUcPDrTm9-Uf-Pfq3-yfrAuhhmm_HkRYPQtrw8NabLHShczL4vf_LI9-N6DBJ2umoTBHGecsYo4UsSQzGEp_jIPRaps7xfSbahCEMoXe717P5XoLBOFN5d50X5Vv_Rowy0X9i6ku6eNcDhjtw/s2048/2.5.23-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLjMlwS4KpNo3OaT6tGGmeMIwy9qJg68qpIdaP2i6rfUcPDrTm9-Uf-Pfq3-yfrAuhhmm_HkRYPQtrw8NabLHShczL4vf_LI9-N6DBJ2umoTBHGecsYo4UsSQzGEp_jIPRaps7xfSbahCEMoXe717P5XoLBOFN5d50X5Vv_Rowy0X9i6ku6eNcDhjtw/w640-h458/2.5.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floyd was pretty quiet, but after a walk through Ecology Village, I decided to stop at a puddle that is ever present fed by some water source. I sat and decided to let the birds come to me. And that they did!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGihH_wTwfh9C53lgNu4H_yC94AI6QdIRHsHHe0juaPJM0wmSDO5aeFjSZzKTjTKghVZEEqbZ2NFwgXL-rnOfmuDAg_vwPT-K_h37wqkSy1WP802Of1KvjNQnRAykc599q4sIxTjOKbuDARgXw27yIbpekBTgeCpGnyzxa3npc5Wv36otU5t5xj125Ng/s2048/2.5.23-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGihH_wTwfh9C53lgNu4H_yC94AI6QdIRHsHHe0juaPJM0wmSDO5aeFjSZzKTjTKghVZEEqbZ2NFwgXL-rnOfmuDAg_vwPT-K_h37wqkSy1WP802Of1KvjNQnRAykc599q4sIxTjOKbuDARgXw27yIbpekBTgeCpGnyzxa3npc5Wv36otU5t5xj125Ng/w640-h458/2.5.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This puddle brings bird in as the place is surrounded by salty water, so a freshwater puddle that is always there is gold. A bird needs to drink!<br />Mostly yellow-rumped warblers, like this one, came in with little to no care about me being there too.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OxlaoInrKVkIS7HmkukA2KrJFRGFnAXRZiglzZfLVfbV-Cs2XOXf2-lFmH5tGFUS8Vjy4yfoqnoRvP2FJjlDIVj2XoAl2R2g9kKtZY_orQixnr_rNCZjZxxqNKS6VHAjbIu0h3w7IQyEIEtJNTRDJX_hUSVtO6xXt-yo-WV0lR8xv7gHwxEHEzPQQg/s2048/2.5.23-8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OxlaoInrKVkIS7HmkukA2KrJFRGFnAXRZiglzZfLVfbV-Cs2XOXf2-lFmH5tGFUS8Vjy4yfoqnoRvP2FJjlDIVj2XoAl2R2g9kKtZY_orQixnr_rNCZjZxxqNKS6VHAjbIu0h3w7IQyEIEtJNTRDJX_hUSVtO6xXt-yo-WV0lR8xv7gHwxEHEzPQQg/w640-h458/2.5.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once the warblers signaled all was clear, the robins spilled in.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLR4AGKTl1hTf1y3gdBwGpHA2RffxNVekt_HHnxSXqmwjwjGwWGOEsCh6XOoflw9_0A7rTQOPIEbaYy_r1m3IZkcRdUSA9nZh2AiS65jiPYhIqREzYxwXpNEhqGf_NOMujFI6KPc9_ollUMXli7SDu0icSC3yAJHgK6rH22vxUstsNkudv-eeM3r1-pQ/s2048/2.5.23-9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLR4AGKTl1hTf1y3gdBwGpHA2RffxNVekt_HHnxSXqmwjwjGwWGOEsCh6XOoflw9_0A7rTQOPIEbaYy_r1m3IZkcRdUSA9nZh2AiS65jiPYhIqREzYxwXpNEhqGf_NOMujFI6KPc9_ollUMXli7SDu0icSC3yAJHgK6rH22vxUstsNkudv-eeM3r1-pQ/w640-h458/2.5.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And rightfully so on high alert. While standing here a red-tailed hawk, a merlin, and a Cooper's hawk flushed up all the birds with some close swoops.<br />Since the water is seemingly always flowing, it probably didn't fully ice over even with the cold.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8mlxyrPc4NveAcwOeDL6ZtQVI8LU1Oo95i7eas8SM6TexztsMVMdssUnIT1HVemXtwW2s3lSFLBDbx_7IB5rMIPNPA9Ot2K-9juEB2EgG5pExyNBwBAR1Z_yfaTjTvHIL6Di0wkrVAJvE0ZgTNimEnLjm8T7ICZDharsjRDr7weoWSe3RgfFIIInEg/s2048/2.5.23-10.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW8mlxyrPc4NveAcwOeDL6ZtQVI8LU1Oo95i7eas8SM6TexztsMVMdssUnIT1HVemXtwW2s3lSFLBDbx_7IB5rMIPNPA9Ot2K-9juEB2EgG5pExyNBwBAR1Z_yfaTjTvHIL6Di0wkrVAJvE0ZgTNimEnLjm8T7ICZDharsjRDr7weoWSe3RgfFIIInEg/w640-h458/2.5.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I also hoped this would happen, because it happened here once before...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc164bGPE_PfXzDXLLgK5XkG8RlhjEIDiVaZFMwrWUtSuOecGsWSBFncylGp1_Lqs4rDM_X5ufuvYteczXlzeVPKobamUpRsjzKD_33VUKC9vXDbdQ9oFULNw10zryzWPc0J8IzEJZouFQF5hFLCxgOS8dsftjA28AwBIAGR6ZQRGXZaHS8GKvabEV9g/s2048/2.5.23-11.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc164bGPE_PfXzDXLLgK5XkG8RlhjEIDiVaZFMwrWUtSuOecGsWSBFncylGp1_Lqs4rDM_X5ufuvYteczXlzeVPKobamUpRsjzKD_33VUKC9vXDbdQ9oFULNw10zryzWPc0J8IzEJZouFQF5hFLCxgOS8dsftjA28AwBIAGR6ZQRGXZaHS8GKvabEV9g/w640-h458/2.5.23-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A pair of red-breasted nuthatch came down to quench their thirst.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GApn8W6boqUhnZPaAfAMeJ_PVM6VwlMskSCrmjFxqdg6UKn9eOApRAWbP_FO8szBDOhg5kJYv5b5Q_TfUeUPQKKcRzvykfPeNorp44IKPgG8njGqkvjeWuUxFE3k9jaxwb9gJH16JPH1wPuDv8kEw3YRcrblugt1epYgRsJZXtQNZLiO6Ls-tIuBXw/s2048/2.5.23-12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GApn8W6boqUhnZPaAfAMeJ_PVM6VwlMskSCrmjFxqdg6UKn9eOApRAWbP_FO8szBDOhg5kJYv5b5Q_TfUeUPQKKcRzvykfPeNorp44IKPgG8njGqkvjeWuUxFE3k9jaxwb9gJH16JPH1wPuDv8kEw3YRcrblugt1epYgRsJZXtQNZLiO6Ls-tIuBXw/w640-h458/2.5.23-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The water source also makes it nice to see these tree top birds at or below your regular line of sight.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A few catbirds always hang around and overwinter. So this gray catbird is probably one in a handful overwintering at Floyd Bennett Field. It came down, took a bath and then found a perch to floof up and dry off on.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-5814342877392018122023-02-04T17:58:00.004-05:002023-02-04T17:58:58.147-05:00Yet another round of catch-up.<p> <span> Been birding, been momming, been working, been social, even had an adult only weekend. So in that timeline, blog upkeep has been not a priority. Good news is, on this ultra frigid day where I had zero desire to be outside, I can catch up a bit! In the time its been, I've led some bird outings, birded with friends, and birded solo, so it's been a bit of everything.</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTuWBNDA1cHNovLJnuBFnWeZfiCv_AFixluB9iqhJ74AxFgVfcvlVxXKGarT66RWLmqRU-z1xnnCj23ele59PqCv5dOVHOuMLVDj61j6jnunwQRqFhIY4M4L9EymjP9JbDJfDblADmp8BMiJZ2Il4Hy0q4hHiDM9scgFrUu4jprrt6Oo94ERiQBU8GA/s2048/1.21.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTuWBNDA1cHNovLJnuBFnWeZfiCv_AFixluB9iqhJ74AxFgVfcvlVxXKGarT66RWLmqRU-z1xnnCj23ele59PqCv5dOVHOuMLVDj61j6jnunwQRqFhIY4M4L9EymjP9JbDJfDblADmp8BMiJZ2Il4Hy0q4hHiDM9scgFrUu4jprrt6Oo94ERiQBU8GA/w640-h458/1.21.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On a walk with RISE and NYC Plover Project, I took on a small group to walk the beach with. Enjoyed this common loon downing a crab.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtRq0Zj5DIeTiUzpZ0xkRvRnJjGcoOvefiH9n11Orr_Vs-9liRVUhCekaOlYRdudURaDRBu-mmV3kSVwK7iwanptZ-W7INQt40jhORiNumTpHATffObqi5ZZ_itx1YbkXkRdDm3k0VEeSVM4UInVTaWKRvtzN8ilhdJ1b2Y5hpJByMbSAMwmaVNSXYQ/s2048/1.21.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtRq0Zj5DIeTiUzpZ0xkRvRnJjGcoOvefiH9n11Orr_Vs-9liRVUhCekaOlYRdudURaDRBu-mmV3kSVwK7iwanptZ-W7INQt40jhORiNumTpHATffObqi5ZZ_itx1YbkXkRdDm3k0VEeSVM4UInVTaWKRvtzN8ilhdJ1b2Y5hpJByMbSAMwmaVNSXYQ/w640-h458/1.21.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buffleheads were not in short supply. Saw a number diving along the shoreline.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeoUY9U2sojx7O2Qtj1qkvsjyxYFk8r8zQfXguSCW6gjIokdWegHsGgT6N6veCt3-h4LElzpUpywLjD61mUohkjY5F4ge5geEQKgR4oyr1duWQrjzIs2qT0ZKXoFUFjY2I4PxBEID9THtyM2JALUjRe10yVsmg6w2d1ntl8qFJXsKSL24L1cBnc2EPQ/s2048/1.21.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeoUY9U2sojx7O2Qtj1qkvsjyxYFk8r8zQfXguSCW6gjIokdWegHsGgT6N6veCt3-h4LElzpUpywLjD61mUohkjY5F4ge5geEQKgR4oyr1duWQrjzIs2qT0ZKXoFUFjY2I4PxBEID9THtyM2JALUjRe10yVsmg6w2d1ntl8qFJXsKSL24L1cBnc2EPQ/w640-h458/1.21.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">*bloop*</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDCeI9xi1KItagz8nHcBihtTL6-pA-wWLe3DdA-JKDJXSm9m-HoK8Sz_vgbe0nur6HSGOXGEy-W3hYcinWdXkecOemVFP26noH9peqreeQlNiJS4UKJNYN54r8bxTaOBjg5yEF4fO2mIbeFVx1PQUJLXk_L9Ykec6vTlH6IUYE9RBMBGPRupB0Eno_Q/s2048/1.21.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDCeI9xi1KItagz8nHcBihtTL6-pA-wWLe3DdA-JKDJXSm9m-HoK8Sz_vgbe0nur6HSGOXGEy-W3hYcinWdXkecOemVFP26noH9peqreeQlNiJS4UKJNYN54r8bxTaOBjg5yEF4fO2mIbeFVx1PQUJLXk_L9Ykec6vTlH6IUYE9RBMBGPRupB0Eno_Q/w640-h458/1.21.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were no shortage of ring-billed hulls, but likely the best and most rewarding part of this walk, in the Edgemere neighborhood was getting a number of folks on a razorbill, for many, their first ever!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxpB4MUOt7kFvnQKuRMQE480ldUqlc6ODsNs198_p_EmTBumtDH4YUKWgRa_fM0pATp95mzLsU0RgFs-is_PI7YYmlPz5fn7MEIPy6jqU--YyG_ECEIYiCQvz9RHGIFnbr33VswhStmw9tgdb9d9OxqdxuhI5sq2TpcohQ7idzoPRi9NoFC762dV_sQ/s2048/1.28.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQxpB4MUOt7kFvnQKuRMQE480ldUqlc6ODsNs198_p_EmTBumtDH4YUKWgRa_fM0pATp95mzLsU0RgFs-is_PI7YYmlPz5fn7MEIPy6jqU--YyG_ECEIYiCQvz9RHGIFnbr33VswhStmw9tgdb9d9OxqdxuhI5sq2TpcohQ7idzoPRi9NoFC762dV_sQ/w640-h458/1.28.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last weekend, I visited Baisley Pond Park on Saturday to enjoy the variety of ducks, including this American Wigeon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqn-LZ6trVZ3K4Z7kNb4XNPW5aqWhb3gS1EZQsCjyFl3sfYOP1OFk1N4Ls6xBbB80LZLJPOD30hMsPW3eh-nQkI77tlOdVz9KqWLOvft71qdTIMqU-VAdGogfKNhXxJeAaMugMa_mJy0ahmQDo8wqt1AMqzZUCRg8OSZZIDWeP28_dfO9G_8mqc4mbw/s2048/1.28.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqn-LZ6trVZ3K4Z7kNb4XNPW5aqWhb3gS1EZQsCjyFl3sfYOP1OFk1N4Ls6xBbB80LZLJPOD30hMsPW3eh-nQkI77tlOdVz9KqWLOvft71qdTIMqU-VAdGogfKNhXxJeAaMugMa_mJy0ahmQDo8wqt1AMqzZUCRg8OSZZIDWeP28_dfO9G_8mqc4mbw/w640-h458/1.28.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course, the Baisley Pond Park phenomenon, always reliable for redheads.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6Cq28rYRC--yxy_fYblIaHM1U2MoPlolIYAtA6kp5OtYAoGKIUhM1CFLo5Jt8C9Wsyx_iVs2WjmFYcijgNKQ9QTw8flive21Gu9NIbGgCgYLa_gtatnsl_Oziw8y0g0YyazuOWY9JjRewFeEsge2Qc9WYfU9OEv2u9lPKoO4NTnHtq-4W4idyrfoLg/s2048/1.28.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji6Cq28rYRC--yxy_fYblIaHM1U2MoPlolIYAtA6kp5OtYAoGKIUhM1CFLo5Jt8C9Wsyx_iVs2WjmFYcijgNKQ9QTw8flive21Gu9NIbGgCgYLa_gtatnsl_Oziw8y0g0YyazuOWY9JjRewFeEsge2Qc9WYfU9OEv2u9lPKoO4NTnHtq-4W4idyrfoLg/w640-h458/1.28.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also very reliable are the Ring-neck ducks. This is a female trailing a male.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpRhUOfbe2pHjVeeBq5NfICUCUwNQ7g2bKCTUSfc2Wd3XEGWvhJEXw2jTOg-m_YeR8ZBadIQDJxQSJW4E-bDe6DxzqZQgS3ueeple3dcPC9pSgxPC_suLy1jqIFUI2w_LKqAuPEAIwYSRZyNtF6JsAG0YEmzJiHVcTiSebXDpbr-ApTU1u229ogXmPg/s2048/1.28.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijpRhUOfbe2pHjVeeBq5NfICUCUwNQ7g2bKCTUSfc2Wd3XEGWvhJEXw2jTOg-m_YeR8ZBadIQDJxQSJW4E-bDe6DxzqZQgS3ueeple3dcPC9pSgxPC_suLy1jqIFUI2w_LKqAuPEAIwYSRZyNtF6JsAG0YEmzJiHVcTiSebXDpbr-ApTU1u229ogXmPg/w640-h458/1.28.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A gorgeous American black duck.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpi-0e_lpUBlNVg3QyyW3O50FgsmMCdg1fHzw3gGdnzWtKNnkz7lGw0ORo1xTSKMnckQYYHHMuuAoTq6DfiMhzaHcAJrHj8AGQ2jA8QsRNbKbqVZiW5RATdBXdArklwKURiwjZpCKFrQ8Ztf8jZ8S2y0J_A4Wsc-k4OLDl2Fo8eD2YKtSvpOK0tgFdoA/s2048/1.28.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpi-0e_lpUBlNVg3QyyW3O50FgsmMCdg1fHzw3gGdnzWtKNnkz7lGw0ORo1xTSKMnckQYYHHMuuAoTq6DfiMhzaHcAJrHj8AGQ2jA8QsRNbKbqVZiW5RATdBXdArklwKURiwjZpCKFrQ8Ztf8jZ8S2y0J_A4Wsc-k4OLDl2Fo8eD2YKtSvpOK0tgFdoA/w640-h458/1.28.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A fairly disgruntled ring-billed gull who made a stink after some bread was dumped.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfcrN--b4jO564sfNyNo9OyxSgrT04drHXpNKS9-Q77rhgc-twJZilEOu22TYOQcH5wpFiHDZrIQqli_Aggc7sPQ_s2EKiJZXHjW8N2uN5PxCf8MCYDukj0PTeEiKDyXszIpFo41-l32XDWLF_zID52kniJySemgzqieUkNTJSvBIFxg3ii2yZZgwIA/s2048/1.28.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfcrN--b4jO564sfNyNo9OyxSgrT04drHXpNKS9-Q77rhgc-twJZilEOu22TYOQcH5wpFiHDZrIQqli_Aggc7sPQ_s2EKiJZXHjW8N2uN5PxCf8MCYDukj0PTeEiKDyXszIpFo41-l32XDWLF_zID52kniJySemgzqieUkNTJSvBIFxg3ii2yZZgwIA/w640-h458/1.28.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bread dumping is annoying, but always makes for good opportunities to photograph gulls.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PPQWzvhrWCpdOi4oPg--vMUobGxSrvoJX9Ju51WpBgZHAQLV_vrIHmkgj9YNdw7wABPNLZrHx9wCew9psH2NdEeM2gNCIaUe13gL6z-C6z_YXfjAFboOQliu5H2ML9AwhEE9RcJXk7c0OxsYbPuzKGbJJHpqUDqmgbgAVmDoczz-ByP7XKLcO-1rVg/s2048/1.28.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6PPQWzvhrWCpdOi4oPg--vMUobGxSrvoJX9Ju51WpBgZHAQLV_vrIHmkgj9YNdw7wABPNLZrHx9wCew9psH2NdEeM2gNCIaUe13gL6z-C6z_YXfjAFboOQliu5H2ML9AwhEE9RcJXk7c0OxsYbPuzKGbJJHpqUDqmgbgAVmDoczz-ByP7XKLcO-1rVg/w640-h458/1.28.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After Baisley, I stopped off at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The East Pond was fairly sparse, but this red-breasted merganser was one among the ruddy ducks she was floating with.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MYeAhXBD6O_nTlRg4O_GFMnBp_asiA09BsvlaTdD1yCvqtH7Ah-sSDnI5qUTjetejMzBbfsZL_ltDRd7ITrFSlz9C8Wp0VMYb90Im-waH-fb6fwU9X8Tbeo4YicZDhgXaWf5lNWC5IE0_1igtb-ImIfztg89Q0b0xxvuhOG66w6CVsTrtyAoPMHN6Q/s2048/1.28.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1463" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2MYeAhXBD6O_nTlRg4O_GFMnBp_asiA09BsvlaTdD1yCvqtH7Ah-sSDnI5qUTjetejMzBbfsZL_ltDRd7ITrFSlz9C8Wp0VMYb90Im-waH-fb6fwU9X8Tbeo4YicZDhgXaWf5lNWC5IE0_1igtb-ImIfztg89Q0b0xxvuhOG66w6CVsTrtyAoPMHN6Q/w458-h640/1.28.23-7.jpg" width="458" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite part of Jamaica Bay winters are the snow geese. I love their giant, noisy flocks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNdEkP1ZrUzKwrEKr_PVgJ7MU3i37cx-Tp3LCFtB5vJwLuQvRbBvVGIQgfYhyhGnYlFdyTLUp3tPokEQeBfd3i0P5mMHhHNDk6CuGDbYYGa3iVjnnErZrg8x_UDueIwbZsSupeHMNJ1OUZ2JRzIamnTSplgeICgzrxu66OSgELZeBQ_weDk-L3tGySg/s2048/1.28.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNdEkP1ZrUzKwrEKr_PVgJ7MU3i37cx-Tp3LCFtB5vJwLuQvRbBvVGIQgfYhyhGnYlFdyTLUp3tPokEQeBfd3i0P5mMHhHNDk6CuGDbYYGa3iVjnnErZrg8x_UDueIwbZsSupeHMNJ1OUZ2JRzIamnTSplgeICgzrxu66OSgELZeBQ_weDk-L3tGySg/w640-h458/1.28.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgon0_Fw-nV1LPYoQFVrJ4D8UsE1kDwn4JIiN6wb5hFcVZrkS_Xrg5xczbd-HmdFAI1e4H0G0BoGnBLYu1Yolo09U6ZDuIV8UoSqDWQIVoAzsE3Yk9Y-HaIUy99_Jo_T3ny_QYguFKEVotx6gjPx-OlH2Rx5_pcjahos3phUADlLPj-uqIWcZeWWKxw/s2048/1.28.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNAZAcSkHqtG777168KXvq6v0GzJS62PUMrgYu9A273bjMH1LZtyInhJe8KMH-AbDvA23MlUSY7QymltwYfqHiE4iCGEB7RdWHw6ZI03QPI_vagR_o9d_5p8WPk38PtrSi_rx2MFnP_mUTzD2gjkZ9Vmc3dhd3JIFq8gAe5T0lJIj3QMe09lltovtrqQ/w640-h458/1.28.23-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was hoping to catch a Northern Pintail this day, and how lucky was I, had two flyover and this third swimming on the West Pond.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEQEsCi-70gA96CUtziwszd6nGeJMi4lFOi5xGSpRXn85Qr-YVQT_tLm_0s4DV33bGYhk7JyTwqqeYvHe2ezwv-bXr_x9r8N0XxUqkr9KvMmUloe5PPtD5lSAkv1-OdQudP6YKdv08uGQExHe8wHMQPSQXZewND7RfsbkHIvTXZGYfi6TPa3BYUtyGQ/s2048/1.29.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEQEsCi-70gA96CUtziwszd6nGeJMi4lFOi5xGSpRXn85Qr-YVQT_tLm_0s4DV33bGYhk7JyTwqqeYvHe2ezwv-bXr_x9r8N0XxUqkr9KvMmUloe5PPtD5lSAkv1-OdQudP6YKdv08uGQExHe8wHMQPSQXZewND7RfsbkHIvTXZGYfi6TPa3BYUtyGQ/w640-h458/1.29.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last Sunday I co-led a bird eventwith an amazing birding friend for the Feminist Bird Club. We didn't even get away from the parking lot before seeing our first birds, a pair of American Kestrels.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-BA-63phiPzbBAQLVgtA-bC9eUnyVO9q6QV-oJXniboWdz1wGG5-7WXPFwDJoe0IQcR8IXjPxytAIucfvAWVpokYkCH3GvCa2KUq1EeXYlEqzpjZjYYqq9DavN64_6Ap4-k7s9Pk4rzXkj7zUMzTp91KSqou2LBPz2_1bXDZYnIw4UCCY7O_IwReWMA/s2048/1.29.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-BA-63phiPzbBAQLVgtA-bC9eUnyVO9q6QV-oJXniboWdz1wGG5-7WXPFwDJoe0IQcR8IXjPxytAIucfvAWVpokYkCH3GvCa2KUq1EeXYlEqzpjZjYYqq9DavN64_6Ap4-k7s9Pk4rzXkj7zUMzTp91KSqou2LBPz2_1bXDZYnIw4UCCY7O_IwReWMA/w640-h458/1.29.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This female kestrel flew in to join the male we spotted originally. She was rather close, but only silhouetted from our angle.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoy1Z9oykh7W-TQE7GTRFSXXS4Thh0-1MxXs3Mq8ig9b2hfNEiEWHKlgtB0Cp-k-MwIWI8phWi_eVu9Cxj_YY9bDsdXJbp040_XIZeuSjFPQTR7mGoNYuyfMKwF26TLHPeQ_RxKmnOesl6DUDP1qxMTBNn2iy1JjXcxD7phIgMK-2Kf31M3Q8lwVkiiw/s2048/1.29.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoy1Z9oykh7W-TQE7GTRFSXXS4Thh0-1MxXs3Mq8ig9b2hfNEiEWHKlgtB0Cp-k-MwIWI8phWi_eVu9Cxj_YY9bDsdXJbp040_XIZeuSjFPQTR7mGoNYuyfMKwF26TLHPeQ_RxKmnOesl6DUDP1qxMTBNn2iy1JjXcxD7phIgMK-2Kf31M3Q8lwVkiiw/w640-h458/1.29.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had a far off belted kingfisher who later decided to give us the fly-by without a glance back.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrq81IE1Uq2jTjPtRPFBDq8V5mk0UvrGATgVJ5-uRgTD_iT45dvq8lhvcbKBebBcQyaEueO2T2GyENk2IOCZM3Z8NnxOoGECL-d_rD5lvvd6y4UQ4M14fLKOZW5hZEfljG8RHodNFgba5Ba74tIOB9JGXY34H3NFGPlgSklKCwl8t_NJoBui9qLuaQg/s2048/1.29.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrq81IE1Uq2jTjPtRPFBDq8V5mk0UvrGATgVJ5-uRgTD_iT45dvq8lhvcbKBebBcQyaEueO2T2GyENk2IOCZM3Z8NnxOoGECL-d_rD5lvvd6y4UQ4M14fLKOZW5hZEfljG8RHodNFgba5Ba74tIOB9JGXY34H3NFGPlgSklKCwl8t_NJoBui9qLuaQg/w640-h458/1.29.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While viewing an eared grebe, a rarity for these parts we didn't realize a group of four killdeer were watching us! It was a great walk, lots of weird ducks to spy and on our way out, we had a kestrel with a vole just tearing into her meal right in front of us.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-75007799242172238842023-01-18T20:43:00.002-05:002023-01-18T20:43:39.975-05:00Everything but the waterfowl.<p> <span> This weekend I helped one of my friends out with the annual waterfowl count. Their patch to survey is the Coney Island to Brighton Beach waterfront. Things started off fairly slow, but as we moved east along the beach, things picked up. Also, bonus, everything ended with delicious borscht and Russian food in Brighton Beach..</span></p><p><span><span> I mostly took pictures of everything that does not count as waterfowl...</span><br /></span></p><p><span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMpmg8C0TAs5aATHApX307ZvRVt4xsRYIsAlbwLaoZr8mWwv9q6niqVdjdjNd3VkllAJPgHzKirsyOV_9TxNs2khzo5UmB_w2-h-VXCHg0OdxJ53Xtlaa6DRzxsj3fuOat8VJPDVxIZXLg6d9Z3wMSfIy7uD9bkBFULpouOTO7F96pJzTFRNgQF75pA/s2048/1.16.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidMpmg8C0TAs5aATHApX307ZvRVt4xsRYIsAlbwLaoZr8mWwv9q6niqVdjdjNd3VkllAJPgHzKirsyOV_9TxNs2khzo5UmB_w2-h-VXCHg0OdxJ53Xtlaa6DRzxsj3fuOat8VJPDVxIZXLg6d9Z3wMSfIy7uD9bkBFULpouOTO7F96pJzTFRNgQF75pA/w640-h458/1.16.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So if it is near the water and in the water, that does not always constitute as waterfowl.<br />This purple sandpiper is not considered waterfowl.<br />Waterfowl for the purposes of this count include ducks, geese, loons, swans, and grebes.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhm72Eg2n98H6VNEy6_n7iX_nrKoUSZ_OTPq_XduAAdILt9QvbD7N9wVg6M97bDiRI4O6jM7b8ro-Aa8XW2Zryo1f1xeHmhCkYEEVhyVqA8oZywoz4DeClkm0lxw1fXvrF3JX-2_FLKgOAbbcBILUgMzAB4IhLa5qwe7VNzS67W_3wuICYEgFEgeIHw/s2048/1.16.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhm72Eg2n98H6VNEy6_n7iX_nrKoUSZ_OTPq_XduAAdILt9QvbD7N9wVg6M97bDiRI4O6jM7b8ro-Aa8XW2Zryo1f1xeHmhCkYEEVhyVqA8oZywoz4DeClkm0lxw1fXvrF3JX-2_FLKgOAbbcBILUgMzAB4IhLa5qwe7VNzS67W_3wuICYEgFEgeIHw/w640-h458/1.16.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But even if it isn't waterfowl, we still stopped and took a look.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKASvEzkgdJKd5Sx3vsIPWLwckkiHlaYjnunyIxNKRbsRkFY3Le4OCOe6VDYk6FL0EfkFWyZsElix7CbY5LpYqsOuY_-ESU0ZGG92vqtCsz6Nq4gxLJ1WyIfxm_I_aMWrnjSgLGQCIMVgxKGSxq91hA4ZPz1EjMI7EDtWpVJI0wYeyMnK5DWuZp-kwA/s2048/1.16.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKASvEzkgdJKd5Sx3vsIPWLwckkiHlaYjnunyIxNKRbsRkFY3Le4OCOe6VDYk6FL0EfkFWyZsElix7CbY5LpYqsOuY_-ESU0ZGG92vqtCsz6Nq4gxLJ1WyIfxm_I_aMWrnjSgLGQCIMVgxKGSxq91hA4ZPz1EjMI7EDtWpVJI0wYeyMnK5DWuZp-kwA/w640-h458/1.16.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Because, if you don't stop and look, you might miss that very subtle purple sheen on those wings.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCn3imZAwfivShxmpuHrDVaTRzfBcnZ7xhPBzFOJuf39BlDbUf9jCl-mesSMCm8C9Bi_AxYrxGsVoYcyIrm2XCzkroHi697tNHY59Kj06Qp5VldTun3aKktCXntmbbhjJZacAVazri2On4yzirT3mSR7s0PcUer1eytDjBFuLwUtK30kXmKbp4GAcmQ/s2048/1.16.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCn3imZAwfivShxmpuHrDVaTRzfBcnZ7xhPBzFOJuf39BlDbUf9jCl-mesSMCm8C9Bi_AxYrxGsVoYcyIrm2XCzkroHi697tNHY59Kj06Qp5VldTun3aKktCXntmbbhjJZacAVazri2On4yzirT3mSR7s0PcUer1eytDjBFuLwUtK30kXmKbp4GAcmQ/w640-h458/1.16.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple sandpipers never turn their backs to the sea.<br />Well, they do, plenty.<br />But they are touch, living upon rocks in the surf, they power through some big splashes!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgur6azDINKj8FnH5zc3UVuKmovOLwfZMsMS437bHBYD7MpfzmAicTi6D1ruk1OMzvVWJN43rUXLovBMcC_TYRmQvjvvebKM9I8vkxxf6I-_UU08r92JXdR7iWONy_wA2JkJ0f_6U5gBmvqq-MNaLpbzw2gqklA3XqkvRXaAA6caWDY1fYyu2JGGKVUrg/s2048/1.16.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgur6azDINKj8FnH5zc3UVuKmovOLwfZMsMS437bHBYD7MpfzmAicTi6D1ruk1OMzvVWJN43rUXLovBMcC_TYRmQvjvvebKM9I8vkxxf6I-_UU08r92JXdR7iWONy_wA2JkJ0f_6U5gBmvqq-MNaLpbzw2gqklA3XqkvRXaAA6caWDY1fYyu2JGGKVUrg/w640-h458/1.16.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salty spray sparkle makes a purple sandpiper look absolutely fab.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvPkaYH9b9Gus3JCddW-BdDZ_rFrsfGAfZyZsXoVEyJt7ogDs3gVMkcUn7blG6XMPfb1EvNQfpDT4d9tZ_GRRLI_aNexNdjMXi8HyhvNdBSU7jOIVyno0XfgLOJ8vdpxLZxhJrw8sBtI4hjFP70WmT0sZPFE5N3SPmaTN0PrcS0cFFhh8GPttq_HTMg/s2048/1.16.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvPkaYH9b9Gus3JCddW-BdDZ_rFrsfGAfZyZsXoVEyJt7ogDs3gVMkcUn7blG6XMPfb1EvNQfpDT4d9tZ_GRRLI_aNexNdjMXi8HyhvNdBSU7jOIVyno0XfgLOJ8vdpxLZxhJrw8sBtI4hjFP70WmT0sZPFE5N3SPmaTN0PrcS0cFFhh8GPttq_HTMg/w640-h458/1.16.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While we saw plenty of Bonaparte's gulls offshore, this one was right at the shore. Gave some nice opportunity to see one close and floating along the waves.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYB0Pa34Xgo2dawgLjOaMJ_Y1qN8sprDJYmmp8GBmWFy4ExneLGYY_JUYoAyCaLQWVlEY5v_vWhvQjEB1LGEKr_3Es0-JMs3CIxTsrZMLZg3ALWOV5bUCDC2GYXESYaOzGlGt59357q3-l7T6YNQzOUiQwsOK0nTuIwGGQ5AQggh_D3rbWisXpyuZCQ/s2048/1.16.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrYB0Pa34Xgo2dawgLjOaMJ_Y1qN8sprDJYmmp8GBmWFy4ExneLGYY_JUYoAyCaLQWVlEY5v_vWhvQjEB1LGEKr_3Es0-JMs3CIxTsrZMLZg3ALWOV5bUCDC2GYXESYaOzGlGt59357q3-l7T6YNQzOUiQwsOK0nTuIwGGQ5AQggh_D3rbWisXpyuZCQ/w640-h458/1.16.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These dainty little gulls have black heads when in their breeding plumage, so in the winter, they just have a little ear patch.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CjnwkEC0zXYjX3u-30YJY8qR0VOgTIqkwylO0ExCuPb0H4_4eEpmElavgyiM7Fu8DyRW40PqgQlL6B1Xw4CIbxXBpkpCZaINbodVavzwcWobJaePjRKKKHCAFIVLZOII8l4gP6-XBYwgE-1OI_i6Fuy_ucb2H5hTeSxbCsQUds4EYuRroAQE47B1FA/s2048/1.16.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7CjnwkEC0zXYjX3u-30YJY8qR0VOgTIqkwylO0ExCuPb0H4_4eEpmElavgyiM7Fu8DyRW40PqgQlL6B1Xw4CIbxXBpkpCZaINbodVavzwcWobJaePjRKKKHCAFIVLZOII8l4gP6-XBYwgE-1OI_i6Fuy_ucb2H5hTeSxbCsQUds4EYuRroAQE47B1FA/w640-h458/1.16.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite thing about these gulls is that when they feed while flying, they faceplant into the water. With grace.<br />They also look lovely with the waves crashing behind them.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaC9pRCYzFry8ddvJeBUFYXFcnhKnBYI_Z4GQLI0vyT7QKYDEQb53tnh_bEqJNYHH9BAwraqbuYRIBZRG084SGVC9h24zlFHZexsZfwB5tOgddAt0F5rrtzYWohc0yqbFyNrZJ27QvPA5BT-eA1nn7e4UxsJIHG2FfqY7J0Nt5bP4qPf4pamTCWvCkw/s2048/1.16.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHaC9pRCYzFry8ddvJeBUFYXFcnhKnBYI_Z4GQLI0vyT7QKYDEQb53tnh_bEqJNYHH9BAwraqbuYRIBZRG084SGVC9h24zlFHZexsZfwB5tOgddAt0F5rrtzYWohc0yqbFyNrZJ27QvPA5BT-eA1nn7e4UxsJIHG2FfqY7J0Nt5bP4qPf4pamTCWvCkw/w640-h458/1.16.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While less dainty than the Bonaparte's gull, it's smaller than it's "greater" cousin, this adult lesser black backed gull was a lovely treat.<br />Again. Not waterfowl.<br />Standing out with its yellow legs, streaky head, and short stature, the adults are easy to pick out from the regular crowd.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPl_1amELEosM7ni5jb-ceFJKKHy29LvVeZSf9qwJ8-PTqFBEZZ4Z7UyFnBjMq_5psoKjBgu9USbxVxc9-BLaPKvbOviWrUb_NyGtEseaGdoRH-jQ2Sn-M8ui1zS6EnJqoLqPn_ThGq_cQx0lRzKhGEiBA2G11fymU6s_SruVhD157u9p5erojm4lGyw/s2048/1.16.23-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPl_1amELEosM7ni5jb-ceFJKKHy29LvVeZSf9qwJ8-PTqFBEZZ4Z7UyFnBjMq_5psoKjBgu9USbxVxc9-BLaPKvbOviWrUb_NyGtEseaGdoRH-jQ2Sn-M8ui1zS6EnJqoLqPn_ThGq_cQx0lRzKhGEiBA2G11fymU6s_SruVhD157u9p5erojm4lGyw/w640-h458/1.16.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another treat and also not waterfowl, had a few close views of normally further off-shore northern gannets. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-tIyb1289fJbfwvGf4Q0iTEUyM-3oMFo45OvPf4gwKlCcsrEln0hytZSWXM-s1f-t82wPnqFhvpr5H8_0lS0gYjGqQRsEpjbxgGqQFPelyP14Drsdbhk3t-U4mJW5yDXzNqi0xWBZqrpoV1QPq7EMHSqwU8Al_grb55q8GgwJQhUEFD1ORs1J-oDjg/s2048/1.16.23-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-tIyb1289fJbfwvGf4Q0iTEUyM-3oMFo45OvPf4gwKlCcsrEln0hytZSWXM-s1f-t82wPnqFhvpr5H8_0lS0gYjGqQRsEpjbxgGqQFPelyP14Drsdbhk3t-U4mJW5yDXzNqi0xWBZqrpoV1QPq7EMHSqwU8Al_grb55q8GgwJQhUEFD1ORs1J-oDjg/w640-h458/1.16.23-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another great gull, the bird in the foreground is an Iceland gull with a herring gull further back. The Iceland gull is a nice sight, they are not super common, but there are always a handful around to see. They are easily distinguished from our regular ol' seagulls because of their white wingtips.<br /><br />Before we wrapped up, we got two red-necked grebes which was a nice way to end the survey and go eat a lot of (very) good food!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span><br /></span><p></p>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-89879388869233412492023-01-13T20:06:00.004-05:002023-01-13T20:12:06.033-05:00Red-headed Woodpecker Neighbor<p> <span> So, if there is a red-headed woodpecker less than a 10 minute bike ride from your home, yes. You go see it. Took a 20 minute pause in my morning to grab some looks, some sub-par photos, and yeah, I'm glad I went. Perhaps the little buddy will stick around and maybe even get their full red head in due time.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92blmfGmV6MJxbb9HdPlRjIeYQAQ1z-565CgHGUxY5nhBbyJYtqEokt8gkpkcTHsXOdM9P7n-tTesMfBSULnDaxtqj_yaRVmBi22_2M4Nu9sp9t_lSdHejdK5DTRx-77z333JdT2wnGvRAHdONE-JVWdDF6AvrNKR1UBkbEhDVVcOkjRAgSAy-x6kDw/s2048/1.13.23.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92blmfGmV6MJxbb9HdPlRjIeYQAQ1z-565CgHGUxY5nhBbyJYtqEokt8gkpkcTHsXOdM9P7n-tTesMfBSULnDaxtqj_yaRVmBi22_2M4Nu9sp9t_lSdHejdK5DTRx-77z333JdT2wnGvRAHdONE-JVWdDF6AvrNKR1UBkbEhDVVcOkjRAgSAy-x6kDw/w640-h458/1.13.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This immature bird is coming into its red head. Another indicator of its age is that its white wing atches have some black bars,</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirT3ohHECJ9_JOfe4TFB87dN1JkmENoW0Cuu-qRiC1vkgi9j0RGA3NqxPy9Yo42bLH2zNM_-8auW7HNPlm4K4Z2n_AHIlq281fmpA_5iCnphhmEDv0qVB6_XroR1qv1DS7dxFwxP_wvKgZDu2Tn7TcRg2JT46CQSBb-5a2lsbkqt0wX9iGcQmfyXA0BA/s2048/1.13.23-1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirT3ohHECJ9_JOfe4TFB87dN1JkmENoW0Cuu-qRiC1vkgi9j0RGA3NqxPy9Yo42bLH2zNM_-8auW7HNPlm4K4Z2n_AHIlq281fmpA_5iCnphhmEDv0qVB6_XroR1qv1DS7dxFwxP_wvKgZDu2Tn7TcRg2JT46CQSBb-5a2lsbkqt0wX9iGcQmfyXA0BA/w640-h458/1.13.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red-headed woodpeckers can be found in New York, but like, not reliably where we live, but in other parts of NY, NJ, and places south of us. But a small amount tend to show up every year in the city.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYYf-9iQC2uf5oczzPCODvB2vVw6h8R6hM64dhGQdxvEqE3MJGX1rSvanF634SWZnwin50n-QNLwoDKKPp8ntwMVqA4GFa2XjcymLA022ZPaZz09LEsbCg99PFYfvxbfN66nUisL2h7AmJU86iFhIb7XbSFLTYxNN2HsnvAuBw-zrEt5pavG4_7Fkcw/s2048/1.13.23-3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoYYf-9iQC2uf5oczzPCODvB2vVw6h8R6hM64dhGQdxvEqE3MJGX1rSvanF634SWZnwin50n-QNLwoDKKPp8ntwMVqA4GFa2XjcymLA022ZPaZz09LEsbCg99PFYfvxbfN66nUisL2h7AmJU86iFhIb7XbSFLTYxNN2HsnvAuBw-zrEt5pavG4_7Fkcw/w640-h458/1.13.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This bird was hanging out in Marine Park, and as for exactly where.... oh I just can't quite recall...</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDOmvhajyStNb9M6vQwCDN7lJvmY0V-m2tbYt5vZQ4hvWMjAc8xVco9ND_DwXostcSwoJs5ojgTfRSe2Wh0HJLcVoyxg62Vg17IvVsXnAL_JthZTNzJfKVovIZ3B62oTAltxDRmG0oiUAapSCZc017CAmDsXW41qNxYEPRtJ6pt25NXy7CpkPsGsW1w/s2048/1.13.23-4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDOmvhajyStNb9M6vQwCDN7lJvmY0V-m2tbYt5vZQ4hvWMjAc8xVco9ND_DwXostcSwoJs5ojgTfRSe2Wh0HJLcVoyxg62Vg17IvVsXnAL_JthZTNzJfKVovIZ3B62oTAltxDRmG0oiUAapSCZc017CAmDsXW41qNxYEPRtJ6pt25NXy7CpkPsGsW1w/w640-h458/1.13.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(It was at the entrance near Stuart Street and the Avenue T intersection....)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Qs0Skt5O_o_8Nhrjnt3Rh8q8Wz_edp48asI-de-1QGSLGUAOg6A4a3i5qS_xF7-2W3Z6cjBuJkV9DHm9qKdD0p-UJKEHfoWpxI7mw2OD7fRjSQChhhPwe179NlWFxhBlrrpYl6m8mutWBadxwBtgD8L5B1uzqTTpnUF--EPsZMGcZUSeChMBVuQxOA/s2048/1.13.23-5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Qs0Skt5O_o_8Nhrjnt3Rh8q8Wz_edp48asI-de-1QGSLGUAOg6A4a3i5qS_xF7-2W3Z6cjBuJkV9DHm9qKdD0p-UJKEHfoWpxI7mw2OD7fRjSQChhhPwe179NlWFxhBlrrpYl6m8mutWBadxwBtgD8L5B1uzqTTpnUF--EPsZMGcZUSeChMBVuQxOA/w640-h458/1.13.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I hope this bird sticks around into the weekend, I'd love to see it in some better light.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSMKhzYSv32knUkuOJMEVtF7JqytW5gJQskKM3EQ37MzZvREpzPQBZyZryhkUqcEB16vcB7_7I5MD5UZbCdlGgrduoSuL0x9w7VWXHXwxLR8E_bqr6MqQSFVOHpudDBxBdqbeayu1_zy_1Sp1-xaqEXNhVefLDmAVHsP3gd1dYsx7_nWWRikmVze4Mw/s2048/1.13.23-6.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivSMKhzYSv32knUkuOJMEVtF7JqytW5gJQskKM3EQ37MzZvREpzPQBZyZryhkUqcEB16vcB7_7I5MD5UZbCdlGgrduoSuL0x9w7VWXHXwxLR8E_bqr6MqQSFVOHpudDBxBdqbeayu1_zy_1Sp1-xaqEXNhVefLDmAVHsP3gd1dYsx7_nWWRikmVze4Mw/w640-h458/1.13.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying out some infrastructure.... a lamp post.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhre1BdCIhlU9RLbfjf2Gi86qzq7o5YaZ34zbxj2QUU6WvmnOEInQz5DBe9zTImjuvotGRURqtKpDb5Ay5bQOi83pbUpMgOUwBLKf-bBl3JrQxPQFO385hXd-DvKQyn9nh0ANfiwjqNrqa3GbvtLd9lKiRpwG-E2jfmgzn-9YE6v7ThL9oj49HhqnLymQ/s2048/1.13.23-7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhre1BdCIhlU9RLbfjf2Gi86qzq7o5YaZ34zbxj2QUU6WvmnOEInQz5DBe9zTImjuvotGRURqtKpDb5Ay5bQOi83pbUpMgOUwBLKf-bBl3JrQxPQFO385hXd-DvKQyn9nh0ANfiwjqNrqa3GbvtLd9lKiRpwG-E2jfmgzn-9YE6v7ThL9oj49HhqnLymQ/w640-h458/1.13.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Potentially just seeking out advice from some urban birds.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149472098192239981.post-36939807948537979252023-01-08T16:50:00.000-05:002023-01-08T16:50:00.581-05:00A Weekend: From Prospect Park to Staten Island<p> <span> What a weekend, it involved birding playdates, scoping seabirds from Coney Island, and chasing a rare hawk on Staten Island.</span></p><p><span><span> In Prosect Park, Kestrel and I met up with another birding mom that we met on one of the bird walks I led. We planned to bird a little part of the lake and up to the feeders. Both areas provide great vantage points for kids to also look at birds and them interacting with each other and their environment. Kestrel recently got a camera for the holidays so she was excited to take pictures of birds. a few of her bird photos are as follows... not half bad, eh?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr0K4zzQK4f6sPD4YK8ahwu6cnya3yjO7KQEFhmsKLg3pd7tNH1vdJ7h6F7zNYYH5rVgVZZrDmMnod484PlrsA_GczbQaRgT2LHDS6VxC4UXC7ZI-VYCgu7yJhJyeSS_zIl2UCdl-38kCqbA4vDFVMdUNAkutgMg2rsst8cGBk12a9G9LORfwi2n2IOA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="5328" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr0K4zzQK4f6sPD4YK8ahwu6cnya3yjO7KQEFhmsKLg3pd7tNH1vdJ7h6F7zNYYH5rVgVZZrDmMnod484PlrsA_GczbQaRgT2LHDS6VxC4UXC7ZI-VYCgu7yJhJyeSS_zIl2UCdl-38kCqbA4vDFVMdUNAkutgMg2rsst8cGBk12a9G9LORfwi2n2IOA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I suppose we should fix that timestamp setting... But here she captured the "dada" swan, a few duckies (mallard), and a baby duck (coot).</td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></p><p><span> Today, Sunday, I mostly scoped off the shores of Coney, and got the two birds I was hoping for, a razorbill and a red-necked grebe. Both are rare for our area, so I was quite happy to see them. My original plan was to kinda stop and go along the coast till I got back home. But then I saw an alert for a SWAINSON'S HAWK in Staten Island, saw it was a 15 minutes drive and my plans changed. I was really really happy I made the choice to go, I got there, grabbed some amazing looks and got home to still enjoy lunch.</span><br /></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacdlTxWE-RlRawQqRK3CzjE5b4Ki___FW4zvSctN7GG3nmv884c6MFS_8HhjywfxOlUh0XbTuNPCJOtBajJLlv04znXjzdRyOzXwmoFs_8-Jym0gnhYzyDb8BNnNNwdGKd4Ow_NyWvLbBzkCp67hrVnlN4EMWbmggPxZe7Kjqvz1NlR4-ozRU1NhOBg/s2048/1.7.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgacdlTxWE-RlRawQqRK3CzjE5b4Ki___FW4zvSctN7GG3nmv884c6MFS_8HhjywfxOlUh0XbTuNPCJOtBajJLlv04znXjzdRyOzXwmoFs_8-Jym0gnhYzyDb8BNnNNwdGKd4Ow_NyWvLbBzkCp67hrVnlN4EMWbmggPxZe7Kjqvz1NlR4-ozRU1NhOBg/w640-h458/1.7.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When birding with the kiddos, you remember that mallards are gorgeous and deserving of attention.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbsl8Fe38flYBR309LxK3pRTCpXOQPSvW4hWpFnmHKLhBuz5lxbdb0QfOkFHNxrCK4-yTsJ7UQ7P1xKp4fRAbzYozS6Uk04tNEA8yannYM78X4sf25y6zyCyLU2VsWZnvVdUN115fB9pQ8PQa42mmiiOLWH-tG-mkCj0TrplWviK3ZLNlRUIV4GtMyA/s2048/1.7.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbsl8Fe38flYBR309LxK3pRTCpXOQPSvW4hWpFnmHKLhBuz5lxbdb0QfOkFHNxrCK4-yTsJ7UQ7P1xKp4fRAbzYozS6Uk04tNEA8yannYM78X4sf25y6zyCyLU2VsWZnvVdUN115fB9pQ8PQa42mmiiOLWH-tG-mkCj0TrplWviK3ZLNlRUIV4GtMyA/w640-h458/1.7.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed the American coots.... or, as a 2.5 year old calls it, baby ducks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgud079v7NN6rKHwLrs0cw-DI-qK3Y7_1_mDGXJJEWuREEDDZtXGUTTDhu2G8ZpsNA-szrWcSvdU-v3hlvwZq0Ef73FKZEWtM0kS8X-0AEbXCIRy_nn6F9_zfU85-XaGUi7Dml7Q3Dc6dG_3PgQPSlnLexBStgn5ojvqeIUu_VclONjdhHElqq_yaXLdA/s2048/1.7.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgud079v7NN6rKHwLrs0cw-DI-qK3Y7_1_mDGXJJEWuREEDDZtXGUTTDhu2G8ZpsNA-szrWcSvdU-v3hlvwZq0Ef73FKZEWtM0kS8X-0AEbXCIRy_nn6F9_zfU85-XaGUi7Dml7Q3Dc6dG_3PgQPSlnLexBStgn5ojvqeIUu_VclONjdhHElqq_yaXLdA/w640-h458/1.7.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one had a lot of opinions.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVUC5TfOTg6teLM63PTUJ7jaEwdqJYhDIY12EMn5fbD6knaFOnpYL_Xu27V1aSroRo1_xbAtaHISiF3lB42N6cqFQNC36apL_hqz-V1Zo_0NLC28vZiDsFMt5jtZW3-7Xd7Ss9L64qvMqip_1V0gmSvq1EPunpsjsOyDFDKo7lg9e3rOnSO5OGbJcMw/s2048/1.7.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVUC5TfOTg6teLM63PTUJ7jaEwdqJYhDIY12EMn5fbD6knaFOnpYL_Xu27V1aSroRo1_xbAtaHISiF3lB42N6cqFQNC36apL_hqz-V1Zo_0NLC28vZiDsFMt5jtZW3-7Xd7Ss9L64qvMqip_1V0gmSvq1EPunpsjsOyDFDKo7lg9e3rOnSO5OGbJcMw/w640-h458/1.7.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This hooded merganser flew in with two shovelers and looks to regret its choices?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eE6Yai01ptBKe6yarZJPef8lKQq4YXChnaNe007MlX7o5IIRZQxpOBH3C6458t6wKsGuujdyHdLP1VYdw-nN9pR8VQBOYIKVgAGQRzUx-5MtA1dWIuwY5izTYG_cTNdn_XpOrghhNypYXHYPcmxOvrY3qjr5WOS9LLccLRN0SpvGEQmqDzqhPMvgAQ/s2048/1.7.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9eE6Yai01ptBKe6yarZJPef8lKQq4YXChnaNe007MlX7o5IIRZQxpOBH3C6458t6wKsGuujdyHdLP1VYdw-nN9pR8VQBOYIKVgAGQRzUx-5MtA1dWIuwY5izTYG_cTNdn_XpOrghhNypYXHYPcmxOvrY3qjr5WOS9LLccLRN0SpvGEQmqDzqhPMvgAQ/w640-h458/1.7.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The feeders are such a great place to visit as a new birders, seasoned birder, or anyone, really. Its so fun to see them easily without a need for binoculars, being active, interacting with other birds. And also why I recommend it for anyone with kiddos who are interested in birds or animals. There is a fence to give birds their space and even the "naughty" blue jays are a delight.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7htWouPqNMuEr8Sdji2e9SAQTJO8N3be_wQfyoySaq36D6NiwHvyPmag4g-EZjZLOStsvXwHjFhWoBheG9Pe-iQNzQhZcwaVRr5lxaum-9iOYMBzCYF6VWcwcOF_EPi2Y4k1ciD77FEp2HGZ-7AoitgzmnIcTLaJW1VQizxG0XV-og-KB3UfxF-mjYg/s2048/1.7.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7htWouPqNMuEr8Sdji2e9SAQTJO8N3be_wQfyoySaq36D6NiwHvyPmag4g-EZjZLOStsvXwHjFhWoBheG9Pe-iQNzQhZcwaVRr5lxaum-9iOYMBzCYF6VWcwcOF_EPi2Y4k1ciD77FEp2HGZ-7AoitgzmnIcTLaJW1VQizxG0XV-og-KB3UfxF-mjYg/w640-h458/1.7.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When birding with kids, the most common birds are the ones you come to appreciate. They are reliable treats to the eyes, a little comfort for your bird-needing soul, and with kids, some of their first birds that they will come to recognize. SO please, give us cardinals, blue jays, titmice, and chickadees every day!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3aIPj7SCJLEymKKNzvgscS0ObVYO2M4oDUgp3SIIeLKeQLecj2Qcflh3W535vcvZIOk2UAlc-oTywCl54vATB1TikxgdF-9WvgmcfyVDoyPMWZ1g00swoc7fXgqoKelB4eFsBF93-jrgETyQ6NIeoX_6rbQVq6yvL5wibm8Vlywre-doEmiYyl53NA/s2048/1.8.23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3aIPj7SCJLEymKKNzvgscS0ObVYO2M4oDUgp3SIIeLKeQLecj2Qcflh3W535vcvZIOk2UAlc-oTywCl54vATB1TikxgdF-9WvgmcfyVDoyPMWZ1g00swoc7fXgqoKelB4eFsBF93-jrgETyQ6NIeoX_6rbQVq6yvL5wibm8Vlywre-doEmiYyl53NA/w640-h458/1.8.23.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For today, I planned to start from Coney Island and bird east back toward home along the shore and waterways. <br />Well.<br />That plan got derailed once I saw there was a Swainson's Hawk in Staten Island and ZERO traffic? Yeah, that choice was made pretty quickly.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX6XR5awGWZfqsjACmfC9YtOj91AxGmuujwzDcKkoTuy2yZ3bho7YJXSIk-oEzI9fmhaT-6bV3mBbS_FVUAM3PBafA_4NESp6wgVLbTE5TyzhXhjB8G4SY1VOKAvKpnldCj4OCpoC9X_0T-ABMOPEW8Rbcl7fkMNqxA4xjo4_ZSyXxFwkW8FmZtEZIg/s2048/1.8.23-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX6XR5awGWZfqsjACmfC9YtOj91AxGmuujwzDcKkoTuy2yZ3bho7YJXSIk-oEzI9fmhaT-6bV3mBbS_FVUAM3PBafA_4NESp6wgVLbTE5TyzhXhjB8G4SY1VOKAvKpnldCj4OCpoC9X_0T-ABMOPEW8Rbcl7fkMNqxA4xjo4_ZSyXxFwkW8FmZtEZIg/w640-h458/1.8.23-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This hawk is a juvenile. It seems to have gotten lost as it should be in Argentina or thereabouts.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd5d49s-HXH6hsjFtHqbrkp9R-IFfV2WEYjOhA2BimqYQ69T6ISDx3CEUOcYoi8h9OeRuBzh3rcKp6d4UbELdSLvJG3WD00Tl1w1SV8oICZV5wwmlcj8lolkZCUc65Dwnd7e_G9CuW08dSxYqgYoUlXR_Nxq7q5tNo_Unn_I4HlyQwjpRFrPo1MgDnQ/s2048/1.8.23-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGd5d49s-HXH6hsjFtHqbrkp9R-IFfV2WEYjOhA2BimqYQ69T6ISDx3CEUOcYoi8h9OeRuBzh3rcKp6d4UbELdSLvJG3WD00Tl1w1SV8oICZV5wwmlcj8lolkZCUc65Dwnd7e_G9CuW08dSxYqgYoUlXR_Nxq7q5tNo_Unn_I4HlyQwjpRFrPo1MgDnQ/w640-h458/1.8.23-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was kind of funny to come and see this bird sitting on the ground. These are birds of open fields and grasslands with few trees, so, it isn't fully out of the question to see one on the ground.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zl1s5i2IoNPO9cYqZUP-YvYJb98j24TpPNkLPf0dpdags_pMSWfeRzdv-FZ3o5lO_Y3_q9cgm4ICWNoCccMle_BnjS2Y-5qgAQ-RFYbJ9Xtz5Y1911tY-foh2Hu2_6bq3xcPRet9yDcT1nRv6bCYSeEckozhx1irzM1z7pZan-gjPeBO0_vL_VL-cg/s2048/1.8.23-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zl1s5i2IoNPO9cYqZUP-YvYJb98j24TpPNkLPf0dpdags_pMSWfeRzdv-FZ3o5lO_Y3_q9cgm4ICWNoCccMle_BnjS2Y-5qgAQ-RFYbJ9Xtz5Y1911tY-foh2Hu2_6bq3xcPRet9yDcT1nRv6bCYSeEckozhx1irzM1z7pZan-gjPeBO0_vL_VL-cg/w640-h458/1.8.23-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Their normal range, here in the states, is their breeding range which is more or less, Western North America, Canada and into Alaska.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBma9H3MWi_p7b-qfgmt6Rf07TQdLgUsDACkGoTswlS5JnHYDGQGcVrq8NXOGJKsASHlu1re8rrN3f6urU77bVGKUNVs1KPWMpM0Hz05AeK_l9Lk3yhdTtycd4YH3gj4iMvqIs8UZG1mbLhnqbud2XcQ9xoIhE8ojVlYS0osjfTBZkEvCA6yy4wP6nMw/s2048/1.8.23-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBma9H3MWi_p7b-qfgmt6Rf07TQdLgUsDACkGoTswlS5JnHYDGQGcVrq8NXOGJKsASHlu1re8rrN3f6urU77bVGKUNVs1KPWMpM0Hz05AeK_l9Lk3yhdTtycd4YH3gj4iMvqIs8UZG1mbLhnqbud2XcQ9xoIhE8ojVlYS0osjfTBZkEvCA6yy4wP6nMw/w640-h494/1.8.23-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've seen Swainson's Hawks out in Colorado before, but it was a lovely treat to see this one close to come and so close. I took these first few shots from my seat in the car.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcTppFzrwnhLQE9bDxRi_n-3K4Y1ENs5sHcxlDKdkUl2Y7wj3f-6qn_9iTzpd_XDzR0WnII2KJGDlCYwIXBqz7gNDbpuozrsJ9DWNwNMPDPB7r-42EUNYyHfHQUHhjXeR3Aavi1k0PxaLhJbww1uwOW7jVVfvi3_JVSer9R0izdAV_WF_qyfugh5BFA/s2048/1.8.23-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcTppFzrwnhLQE9bDxRi_n-3K4Y1ENs5sHcxlDKdkUl2Y7wj3f-6qn_9iTzpd_XDzR0WnII2KJGDlCYwIXBqz7gNDbpuozrsJ9DWNwNMPDPB7r-42EUNYyHfHQUHhjXeR3Aavi1k0PxaLhJbww1uwOW7jVVfvi3_JVSer9R0izdAV_WF_qyfugh5BFA/w640-h458/1.8.23-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wish I wasn't in the car for this shot, as its taken through my (probably dirty) front windshield. It woulda been a lot cooler without that "filter."</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSxPuaYdF-dlF_NTRC2sueYLFDgrl5IDSu1n-fOmDuIgh90hKheJzN3i7VV-LpAG_IseruthiGGRFQ5u9RT8bvjThPGzr4RW2I3QlgambGeovjduJ9VnEvMveOeKm5NQk-S2T5NLozya2dhjZoUr1eoz7eISCRQyFeoWT3VIlyIR6_7TR7o8UdJhV3g/s2048/1.8.23-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSxPuaYdF-dlF_NTRC2sueYLFDgrl5IDSu1n-fOmDuIgh90hKheJzN3i7VV-LpAG_IseruthiGGRFQ5u9RT8bvjThPGzr4RW2I3QlgambGeovjduJ9VnEvMveOeKm5NQk-S2T5NLozya2dhjZoUr1eoz7eISCRQyFeoWT3VIlyIR6_7TR7o8UdJhV3g/w640-h458/1.8.23-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This bird has such long wings when sitting, they do look a good amount different than our common red tailed hawks.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRoY5riCETBje0uDolXgVlhY6ucOpbb8gZ461xMKLQ1eHssilsbhFhaRC2v2jvArG6lG3Cy8sKURvP96_vUV45KLWjf2mvgk-bFgxgnSF48biGCou6W2YDeVAWIC0eDnuQmA0EsTA6fT2sboQgmMmglVYlyJW9UtsR-02dSN4zV65da-E1J0rJ0k-Kg/s2048/1.8.23-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRoY5riCETBje0uDolXgVlhY6ucOpbb8gZ461xMKLQ1eHssilsbhFhaRC2v2jvArG6lG3Cy8sKURvP96_vUV45KLWjf2mvgk-bFgxgnSF48biGCou6W2YDeVAWIC0eDnuQmA0EsTA6fT2sboQgmMmglVYlyJW9UtsR-02dSN4zV65da-E1J0rJ0k-Kg/w640-h458/1.8.23-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_y3mMTEs2oBzjXtUsManLRC1be_5D31r2UFIMd29Z4_KKne-trxrwJwpnw8sbyHElihqKXp3xWcNsjzkpD4xuO46yZewSujRs_uRh96q32nUCas819ThuYtON_hFH0VoF3QG0vikA3E1hhwGH0bL--T1zx5USV7qUxVXyyw651p_IwElQ04fGw4TNig/s2048/1.8.23-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_y3mMTEs2oBzjXtUsManLRC1be_5D31r2UFIMd29Z4_KKne-trxrwJwpnw8sbyHElihqKXp3xWcNsjzkpD4xuO46yZewSujRs_uRh96q32nUCas819ThuYtON_hFH0VoF3QG0vikA3E1hhwGH0bL--T1zx5USV7qUxVXyyw651p_IwElQ04fGw4TNig/w640-h458/1.8.23-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bird flew a few times, but keeping to the general area.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rxsqRuBYsNhSjjI-SkwR3xF4WAzuxpF0ZBXljbk7KYD7x0-8gkelerywV3vv1TvYa-Oy9SkCixOvQGj1eCJcPRvvE9wXBcuaFtQDWP9aMKJ0TWv-tSgDf6pb_9pJ_kUjprK9iAxok79NGsHd8B4n3u5iYpNKJCwAkyMeRWCvjTRcCweWKR8F00C4WA/s2048/1.8.23-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rxsqRuBYsNhSjjI-SkwR3xF4WAzuxpF0ZBXljbk7KYD7x0-8gkelerywV3vv1TvYa-Oy9SkCixOvQGj1eCJcPRvvE9wXBcuaFtQDWP9aMKJ0TWv-tSgDf6pb_9pJ_kUjprK9iAxok79NGsHd8B4n3u5iYpNKJCwAkyMeRWCvjTRcCweWKR8F00C4WA/w640-h458/1.8.23-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And when it did land, sometimes it chose some pretty telling background for its not so usual location</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpZ0yPrEDUEXwDvqzY84TYptCch7S1mqwzmBluVhKrC63dApCA8pRwkGCJ09sKC5chM9TFbeMQ7wtoJskptPVsZJAjeFcZzUqaUmbTKv3XXZzeL0TI5PeFoYVOi5-aytKAptKmSeMlYNDvnznsj-k186tFw0UM73R3N1TcGDoFyAYCiIYexpn9Sj1Dg/s2048/1.8.23-10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpZ0yPrEDUEXwDvqzY84TYptCch7S1mqwzmBluVhKrC63dApCA8pRwkGCJ09sKC5chM9TFbeMQ7wtoJskptPVsZJAjeFcZzUqaUmbTKv3XXZzeL0TI5PeFoYVOi5-aytKAptKmSeMlYNDvnznsj-k186tFw0UM73R3N1TcGDoFyAYCiIYexpn9Sj1Dg/w640-h458/1.8.23-10.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While watching this Swainson's, I also got the chance to observe a bunch of other birds, including lesser scaup, Bonaparte's gulls, common goldeneye, gadwall, and a flyover bald eagle.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6N6k8Rf8Nsqa6iCxj7irsRu9wXf1dosJQyC7ZOZFuvQxJ6-Yl20svqc5WeugUWQXCZS0PgC3xJKR79hi-vadIAotAswhABzVJzYOk_JDxikqxT20dRCSrn_6iChGkexRo1eKP6XxPxTyDwKRmKjYSG-jve8Hk6Cp2EIhKCtlbLNX1Wki5nkMMqdFEg/s2048/1.8.23-11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP6N6k8Rf8Nsqa6iCxj7irsRu9wXf1dosJQyC7ZOZFuvQxJ6-Yl20svqc5WeugUWQXCZS0PgC3xJKR79hi-vadIAotAswhABzVJzYOk_JDxikqxT20dRCSrn_6iChGkexRo1eKP6XxPxTyDwKRmKjYSG-jve8Hk6Cp2EIhKCtlbLNX1Wki5nkMMqdFEg/w640-h458/1.8.23-11.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whenever out of range birds show up, it's always like a bit of a death sentence for some. As they show up, are starving, and there is little to no food around. Swainson's hawks are mammal and insect predators, so perhaps there is a chance for this bird?</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dVLMnCoTSQr1gcBmGMlFqctCS4fz6zMGYGsw3y0fjw7Y9qUZwM7DPFawBgCzznf6-7p12NCqSAmNF1Qjf3UzQUjD396_V-DuxPwiexbXQhox2qOwSK-HnGSFq1DJb0xQd4J7-_WkRqqE3w4Y8b5XiSksHwltgSx6G1ZOVaZso-hNcxNJmfZwgCci7Q/s2048/1.8.23-12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dVLMnCoTSQr1gcBmGMlFqctCS4fz6zMGYGsw3y0fjw7Y9qUZwM7DPFawBgCzznf6-7p12NCqSAmNF1Qjf3UzQUjD396_V-DuxPwiexbXQhox2qOwSK-HnGSFq1DJb0xQd4J7-_WkRqqE3w4Y8b5XiSksHwltgSx6G1ZOVaZso-hNcxNJmfZwgCci7Q/w640-h458/1.8.23-12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very Staten Island pic.<br />It's definitely cheaper to fly across.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxbLzlc-4VDP-qwpAky96frN8tvVLG2aq8htuXHVul9NwDpMHFup4Ms-WBXTFBBu27v0bl2ulBdNZ9C15WpTp9G_Zw3rOMFqqmB8uYyPUpEeHWyrXTtplMGtRZ-VNCY-zWsCd1KRxkSiNIR4SM_WYCjQR14kaNm6_tRxN4y3pYEOJNz18ZwOsVsA92A/s2048/1.8.23-13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxbLzlc-4VDP-qwpAky96frN8tvVLG2aq8htuXHVul9NwDpMHFup4Ms-WBXTFBBu27v0bl2ulBdNZ9C15WpTp9G_Zw3rOMFqqmB8uYyPUpEeHWyrXTtplMGtRZ-VNCY-zWsCd1KRxkSiNIR4SM_WYCjQR14kaNm6_tRxN4y3pYEOJNz18ZwOsVsA92A/w640-h458/1.8.23-13.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In front of the eyes of many observers, the hawk snatched up a rat from the shoreline and flew off with it. <br />A word of advice, especially to newer birders who may not know, leave a bird with prey be. Let them eat.<br />A few birders pursued this bird who was in perfect sight from a respectable distance, a bunch of us had scopes and happy to share. But the birders then pushed the bird to fly off and hide behind a tree to eat, keeping it out of sight for when a number of folks had just arrived to observe.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGspLmR-KmyW806q-rrCEC1NYPm3tRuiYc4U5gZQkGrWLp0tC5G2_FxtZrl9TzcRvinxBkXKxOfCK9DyO3kzo0yo9X6K01Kf31iLLRLi3ls2euM2Umyok3i7YZwHnvemWlpATDLdSy3IsKrCuMvvByixOIs6H5We_ii6t2_RiHjXNPiCzpzKKgecVfhQ/s2048/1.8.23-14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGspLmR-KmyW806q-rrCEC1NYPm3tRuiYc4U5gZQkGrWLp0tC5G2_FxtZrl9TzcRvinxBkXKxOfCK9DyO3kzo0yo9X6K01Kf31iLLRLi3ls2euM2Umyok3i7YZwHnvemWlpATDLdSy3IsKrCuMvvByixOIs6H5We_ii6t2_RiHjXNPiCzpzKKgecVfhQ/w640-h458/1.8.23-14.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As it approached 1pm, I took a cue from the hawk. Time for lunch.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Jen Keplerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00130124992935029473noreply@blogger.com0