Birding Bombay Hook NWR

I am linking up with Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday

On Saturday, hubby and I went on a daytrip to do some birding at Delaware's Bombay Hook NWR.

To start our day,  we saw a beautiful sunrise seen on the drive to Delaware.

After starting our day seeing the beautiful sky we arrived at Bombay Hook and were greeted with the sight of a momma doe and two spotted fawns.  The Great Egrets and Great Blue Herons  were all over the wildlife refuge.

 We saw lots of great shorebirds, waders, birds of prey and woodland birds. The Blue Grosbeaks were a pretty sight. And I also enjoyed seeing the female Common Yellowthroat Warbler.

Some of my favorites were the American Avocets and the Black-necked Stilts. I also love the cute Semipalmated Plovers. The Osprey are always a treat!

The GB Herons, Great Egrets and even some Black Crowned Night Herons and the Yellow Crowned Night herons. We saw large numbers of ducks.

I liked this shot of the Great Egret and the hunchbacked GB heron. The heron just looks funny to me, maybe he is upset the Egret is so close.

The Black-necked Stilt chicks were just adorable. The seemed to be mixed in with a number of Yellowlegs and other shorebirds.

I always seem to remember large flocks of American Avocets being at Bombay Hook in the late summer.

The female Common Yellowthroat is a pretty bird. Fall warblers can be hard for me. The females and juveniles can make id-ing very difficult.  I appreciate the birders who helped me id some warblers on my facebook page.



To see more beautiful photos and mosaics check out Mary's Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday.

Thanks to Mary of Mosaic Monday and to the hosting group of Our World. Thanks also for stopping by to see my post. Have  a safe and happy week!