Saturday, June 13, 2026

Saturday's Critters # 652

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"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir



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This post continues with our little getaway to the Eastern shore of Maryland, we stopped on the way home at the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge.  We saw so many birds, Eagles and Osprey were plentiful. There were Egrets, Herons, Red-headed Woodpecker, Brown-headed Nuthatches, various shorebirds and gulls. 




1. Below are an Osprey couple, one Osprey  eating a fish perched on the side of the nest.  




My Merlin App showed just some of the birds seen and heard at the Blackwater wildlife refuge in Cambridge Maryland. 











2. Seen below are the Brown-headed Nuthatch top left and the Eastern Bluebird top right. Bottom left is the red-headed Woodpecker and a Killdeer on the right. 







3. We saw some Great Egrets hanging about in the wetlands. 





The Great Blue Herons are a common sight to see along the wildlife drive. 





4. My Merlin App picked up both the Lesser Yellowlegs and the Greater Yellowlegs. 










5. The Ospreys and Eagle sightings were plentiful.  I think both the Ospreys and the Eagles are impressive beautiful birds.  














6. There were two Eaglets in the nest, this photo is heavily cropped.







7. This pair of Eagles posed in a pine tree that was next to the wildlife drive. 









8. The sun was reflecting on the Glossy Ibis









A Killdeer with two chicks at the visitor center. 




Killdeer chick looked cute, it was seen on the visitor center parking lot. 



I hope you enjoyed my bird sightings at the Blackwater Wildlife refuge, these photos were all taken from my car window. My reason for not being perfect photos.  



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12 comments:

Angie's Recipes said...

So many beautiful birds! We don't hear and see so many different kinds of birds here...Happy Saturday, Eileen.

magiceye said...

Loved the egrets and the eagles photos the best!
Have a great weekend!

EricaSta said...

Good morning dear Blogfriend Eileen. Today I 'm late.... I admire your view on birds again. Reading with great interest. And this App Helms too. I should try.
Thank you for sharing and for hosting. Have a wonderful week ahead. Greetings by Heidrun ❤️

The Rev. Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA said...

You captured great bird shots!

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Such a beautiful series of captures, Eileen. Thank you for sharing your walk. Have a great weekend.

Iris Flavia said...

The Glossy Ibis tops them all, dear Eileen! And the Killdeer chick looks a bit like a mini-Kookaburra!
Have a great Saturday. Off to the city soon here. Africa drums-show.

Rostrose said...

As always, dear Eileen: I'll get back to you later with a proper comment 🤗.

Marit said...

Hello Eileen,
As always very beautiful pictures. The Ospreys, The Eagles, The Great Blue Heron and all the other birds are so wonderful to see.
Take care, and enjoy your day and weekend!

rainfield61 said...

Those are the birds that I have not seen in Malaysia.
They are beautiful.

Irma said...

Hello Eileen,
Beautiful photos of your trip to the east coast of Maryland.
The osprey and the bald eagle are my favorites.
I wish you a very good weekend.
All the best, Irma

rupam sarma said...

Hello, Hope you are doing well. Awesome series photos, Amazing birds.
Happy weekend. Thanks a lot for hosting.

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
I agree about the impressiveness of the Osprey and Eagle! And nothing beats seeing a chick... Happy weekend, YAM xx

Saturday's Critters # 652

    Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday !  If you love all God's creatures like I do and also like to blog abou...