Thursday, March 14, 2013

Skywatch Ocean City

Linking up with NF Winged   and  Skywatch Friday


I took a lot of photos this past weekend during our getaway to Ocean City, Maryland. 


This is  a Cormorant sky. I had to edit this post after I found out one of my Cormorants is a lifer "The Great Cormorant". It is the one with white feathers around it face and head. Some of my facebook friends noticed the difference on my Cormorants. Thanks to Linda and Arlene!


The bridge at the Indian River inlet and some cool cloud formations.


I am pretty sure this is a Red-breasted Merganser. The lighting was not the greatest and with the tide changing and the waves it was hard focusing on this bird.


Surfers catching the waves. Love all the blues, the water and the pretty blue sky. It was a great weekend.


After dinner at the Crabcake Factory which was delicious by the way, we watched the sunset over the bay.

The sunset and a few ducks hanging out on the bay. Zooming in I saw that the ducks were Buffleheads.


I love the colors and the pretty reflection on the water. I hope you enjoyed my Ocean City skies and birds.
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Thanks to Sylvia, Yogi  and Sandy for hosting Skywatch Friday! Thanks to the host of NF Winged.  Also, thank you for stopping by to see my post. I wish everyone a safe and happy weekend.

66 comments:

  1. Beautiful photos..the sunset is amazing!!
    Have a nice day!

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  2. A wonderful blue sky, beautiful sea and a great Sunset. Best regards, Synnöve

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  3. Wonderful series. The colours in the sunset shots are gorgeous.

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  4. lovely water and sky views.

    It looks like a red breasted merganser to me....

    I love that first photo with the cormorants!

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  5. What relaxing photos...just makes me want to go back to bed and dream....

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  6. Lovely, glassy water sunset!
    To be a kid again! Must be freezing in the water surfing - even in wet suits!! Yummm - Crabcake Factory!!! Love the crabs in Maryland!!

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  7. I love those sunset images!!! The reflections in the water are wonderful!

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  8. Yes Eileen, you certainly got some superb sunset shots there. Good to see the Red-breasted Merganser shot too. It's not an easy species to get close to over here, all my pictures are rather poor and not a patch on yours.

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  9. Excellent shots! Great perspective of the bridge, and a gorgeous mellow sunset.

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  10. lol, I have a shot from Morocco that looks pretty much like your shot of the cormorants. :)

    The last of your sky shots are, well, perfect! Everything about it is jsut right.
    And I see you redecorated again. Love it.

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  11. Crab dinner and a sunset? Sounds like the perfect evening to me! Absolutely adore that last sunset shot. Wow!!!!

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  12. Love the sunset pictures. Those waves were big.

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  13. Beautiful photos of birds and burning sky...
    Surfing birds???

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  14. like the bridge supports against the sky! and the sunset... nice!!!

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  15. Sempre me apaixono pelas suas fotos!
    Lindas!
    Zizi

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  16. I love how all the photos of your photos blend all together,what a beautiful selection of your photos,thanks for taking us along with you on your trip! The ocean is amazing on the off season,I miss going,phyllis

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  17. Very beautiful serie of photos. What a nice weekend tour you have been to.

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  18. Dear Eileen,very beautiful pictures of the skies!But i love the photos of the sunset!!Exellent shots!!Thank you for sharing!Have a lovely evening!
    Dimi..

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  19. I like the blue sky above the bridge, but your sunset photos are gorgeous. The color of the sky -- and the reflections -- is beautiful.

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  20. Looks like such a fun weekend! I love the Ocean City skies and bird shots. So pretty!

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  21. Hi Eileen, Love all of the photos but the last one really caught my attention. Love that tree in the lower left corner. That somehow just 'makes' that picture. Thanks!

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  22. Eileen....Maybe one day when we go to Chestertown my daughter will take us to Ocean City. ( have never been there. Your pictures are beautiful and that sunset is magnificent. Here I am wishing for spring...now you have me wanting summer and VA Beach. There is nothing like the water and blue skies. genie

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  23. Lovely colours in the sky!
    Happy SWF to you!

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  24. Wowza....lovely, lovely sunset.
    JM Illinois

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  25. What a great selection of photos. From the individual birds to the bridge (I love bridge photos) and the several sunset pics. Thanks for sharing!

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  26. Gorgeous, colorful sunset! Love your reflections! Terrific captures as always, Eileen! Hope you have a great weekend!

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  27. Fabulous captures Eileen especially those sunset pics ....Stunning!

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  28. Lovely sunset colors over the bay!

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  29. Fantastic shots. I love the colorful reflections in the water.

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  30. Gorgeous sunset! Love the reflection. Happy Skywatching!

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  31. I LOVE your Ocean City skies and Birds!! That last photo is gorgeous.

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  32. Lovely sunset shots,it's always nice to watch one by the beach.

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  33. beautiful sunset and i love the perspective of the second photo.

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  34. You got some great images, Eileen. What a wonderful place for a get-a-way.

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  35. That last sunset shot is stunning! A perfect ending to your lovely day I'd say. :)
    I really like how you framed the bridge picture too.
    Have a great weekend Eileen!

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  36. Gorgeous sunset pictures and a lovely blue sky!

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  37. Love that sunset over the bay... beautiful photos!!

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  38. the sunset pictures are beautiful ... the scene looks so quiet ad sereine !

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  39. Great series of photos, and lovely skies. The sunset is so beautiful, what gorgeous colours!

    Thanks for your visit and comment.
    Wishing you a happy weekend.
    Hilde :)

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  40. The Cormorants are superb, but your sunsets are delicious, cheers Eileen.

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  41. Hello Eileen,
    What a great shots!! The shot with the stay cables of the bridge is very nice with a beautiful sky. And your sunset shots are really fantastic. What a great colors!! Well done!!

    Many greetings,
    Marco

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  42. Wonderful, I love those skies so bright and soft, really magical and beautiful pictures. Greetings.

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  43. Piękny niebieski kolor nieba i oceanu. Do tego ptaki i wspaniały zachód słońca,to razem bardzo miłe widoki do oglądania. Pozdrawiam.
    Beautiful blue color of the sky and the ocean. To the birds and the magnificent sunset, a time very nice views to watch. Yours.

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  44. Heisann!

    Exelent photos, have a nice weekend ;:OD)

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  45. Isn't it great to get away to the Ocean!! (We used to love going to the Oregon Coast when we were working..back in our other life!)

    Beautiful colors on the water/sky and you saw great birds. Congrats on the lifer.

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  46. Nice sunsets and yes it is a drake Red Breasted Merganser.........

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  47. The sunset shots are beautifully framed! And mind you, I love crab cakes!

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  48. You got some great pictures on your trip Eileen, and we got to share them. How lucky we are! Have a great weekend.

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  49. wow eileen, some of these are very painterly.
    so overwhelmingly beautiful!!
    lovely reflections too.

    wishing you a great weekend~

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  50. Looks like you chose a perfect time to visit!

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  51. boy oh boy oh boy, they're all very beautiful, but i really love that last one! =)

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  52. Gorgeous photos! I am at a Midwest meet up of bloggers for the weekend. More from me when I return home!

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  53. Interesting shots! The sunsets are really gorgeous!

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  54. Love the beautiful energy of the waves! And the lighting over the bay is simply splendid!

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  55. Beautiful shots, Eileen, especially the sunset ones. Have a great weekend.

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  56. Those landscapes are breathtaking!

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  57. Oh my ..... that Sunset is Amazing! WOWZA!

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  58. More wonderful birds Eileen! Congrats on the lifer. That is one awesome cormorant. I blew it up to look closer and the markings. FB is great for helping out with ID markings. Glad they caught it. We had some RBM come here just a few days ago but I dipped on them. Next time:)

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  59. Those are some magical sky shots!

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