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| Let me take my golden dance shoes on the wing.... |
Since there was no further action of East Pond, I headed for John's Pond and that is where all the bird action was with several juvenile night herons etc.. but next time.
Enjoy.
Songo Blue Skies
Showing posts with label Snowy Egret. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Snowy Egret. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Snowy Egret Dances on East Pond, Jamaica Bay
It has been a while since I posted or got out birding for that matter...too many excuses but after kayaking I headed over to the East Pond at Jamaica Bay. Very nice conditions this year as I easily walked around the cove starting from the north end. I had the pond to myself even the birds weren't many. However I had great fun watching a snowy egret dance around. Notice this snowy's usual yellow loral area, before the eye, is a deep orange. It is orange during the breeding season, which I had never seen or just hadn't noticed before. Of course it's wearing it's "golden dancing shoes."
Since there was no further action of East Pond, I headed for John's Pond and that is where all the bird action was with several juvenile night herons etc.. but next time.
Enjoy.
Since there was no further action of East Pond, I headed for John's Pond and that is where all the bird action was with several juvenile night herons etc.. but next time.
Enjoy.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
The Great BwBTC Birding Adventure
What a gorgeous, weather wise, day we had for the BwBTC outing in RI on Sat. Dan of NatureObservances http://forestal-plantedtanks.blogspot.com/ wrote a great account in detail and Larry of The Brownstone Birding Blog http://brownstonebirder.blogspot.com/ wrote a clever and very funny account. I believe we saw 70 different birds for the day.
My day started by oversleeping (of all days) and thank goodness I was already in Rhode Island and therefore only 15 minutes late. I was the one who fell in the mud, "Baby Steps," Jeff advised afterwards, and it worked. At least it was the mud I fell in and not the water! After that the day went smoothly. Many laughs and good birding and other discussions with old and new friends. Dawn and Jeff of Dawns bloggy blog http://dawnandjeffsblog.blogspot.com/ did a fantastic job of organizing and scouting out the places we birded, Thank You!
My day started by oversleeping (of all days) and thank goodness I was already in Rhode Island and therefore only 15 minutes late. I was the one who fell in the mud, "Baby Steps," Jeff advised afterwards, and it worked. At least it was the mud I fell in and not the water! After that the day went smoothly. Many laughs and good birding and other discussions with old and new friends. Dawn and Jeff of Dawns bloggy blog http://dawnandjeffsblog.blogspot.com/ did a fantastic job of organizing and scouting out the places we birded, Thank You!
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"Don't you even think about getting near my fish; somebody already ate half of it."   Fledgling Black-billed Cuckoo When we first saw this bird that John (Birdman from Bridgewater) found, the parent was feeding it a rather large green grasshopper. It was amazing to watch. The parent held onto the grasshopper while the fledgling would grab on and chew and then let go. This went on for a good five minutes until the fledgeling got the grasshopper to a point it could swallow it.   This particular bird just weaved in and out of the brush and across the path as if non of us were there.   |
Saturday, July 17, 2010
American White Pelican, Immature Forster's Tern and Others
American White Pelican - East side of North Channel Bridge
Below -Immature Forster's Tern West Pond Jamaica Bay
Lesser Yellowlegs-East Pond Jamaica Bay
Snowy Egret
Semipalmated Sandpiper
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