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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Saturday's Critters # 634

 Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!

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

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From my archives, I am sharing birds that are white or mostly white in color.  These birds are some of my favorites that I have seen over the years I have been birdwatching.  

I have seen the White Pelicans in various states, below a flock was seen at the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge Maryland. 

The White Pelicans are seen at Blackwater NWR in Cambridge Maryland. 

The Wood Storks seen in Florida at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. 

The Snowy Owl perched on the visitor centers roof at the Edwin Forsythe Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey.

My first sighting of the Snowy Owl was seen at the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland. 

 The Great Egrets are seen in lots of states, below this one was seen in Florida. 

The Trumpeter Swan seen in Anchorage Alaska. 

Below the Trumpeter Swans were seen in the Bloedel Reserve Bainbridge Island  Washington.

The Mute Swans seen in Ireland

Mute Swans seen in Blackwater NWR Cambridge Maryland. 

The Tundra Swans seen in Maryland and in Pennsylvania.

The next two photos are the Tundra Swans seen at Middle Creek WMA in Pennsylvania. 

The Whooper Swan seen in Iceland

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Saturday's Critters # 622

   Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!

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

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1. For my post, I have flashback images I am sharing various Egrets. They are wading birds with long legs and most likely seen by water and wetlands. Below I have the Great Egret. 

The Great Egret, stands tall around 3 ft, they have yellow bills and black legs and feet. 

The Great Egret feeds on fish, frogs and small reptiles. 

The breed in colonies, in trees that are close to lake and wetlands. 

2. The Cattle Egret, are stocky and around 22 inches long. During breeding season the adults develop the orange-buff plumes on the back, breast and crown.

The Cattle Egrets have a yellow bill and yellowish legs.

3.  The Snowy Egret, is all white with a black bill and yellow lores. They have black legs and yellow feet. 

Below you can compare the size difference between the Great Egret and a Snowy Egret. 

4.  The Reddish Egret, is 27-32 inches long. They have a pinkish bill with a black tip. 

The adult has a slate blue body and a reddish head and neck. 

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