Black Skimmers: Photo By Carol

 

 

 

These pictures were taken at Forsythe Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville
New Jersey . These birds are a wonder to watch as they skim over the
water to catch their fish.

Black Necked Stilt: Photo by Carol

 

This picture was taken at Forsythe Wildlife Refuge in Oceanville
NJ. This is a rare bird to see at Forsthye.

A better waxwing photo

We get an occasional cedar waxwing at home, always high in the trees. With all the rain, a drainage pond formed at Mike's work. After a while, he saw what appeared in the distance to be swallows flying over it. Upon closer inspection, it turns out that 20 or more waxwings were in the area. Here are some of the better photos.

Great Blue Heron: Photo by Lynn

 

Here's a photo of a heron taken by our daughter. The apple doesn't fall very far from the tree.

Cedar Waxwing

 

Here's our best photo yet of a cedar waxwing. If you ever watched Zaboomofoo, you'd know why we call him Wiggy Waxwing.

Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron

 

 

The night herons seem to have taken over our backyard while we were shut in due to the rain (or escaping it in Florida). Here's two photos of the juvenile. His colors are starting to change.

The house wrens seem to have abandoned their nest in the duck house. Maybe they didn't like the herons using it as a fishing perch.

Bird Photos by misseymarie : ) Butler New Jersey

Male Cowbird We get a flock of 10 to 12, they are all males, I haven't seen a female so far this season. Baby male Downy Woodpecker We have a baby female Downy that also visits our feeders. There was a adult Male Downy and a baby male and female on the suet's at the same time but I wasn't fast enough to get a picture, maybe today! Male Hairy Woodpecker It is always a thrill to see a Hairy Woodpecker. I have only seen the male so far, he has been a frequent visitor this year. Female Red-Bellied Woodpecker This is a 1st year female, we named her Annie last year, I took a series of pictures from the 1st time she stuck her head out of the hole in the dead tree across the street from our house to the 1st time she came to our feeders, her head was mostly gray and gradually her red feathers started coming in. Red-Bellied Woodpeckers are my favorite. Male Red-Bellied Woodpecker This is a 1st year male, we named him Andy, he is a frequent visitor, he likes to feed at the house feeder instead of the suet. Photos by misseymarie : ) Butler New Jersey

More of the Night Heron

 

 

 

 

Sorry if this is getting a bit repetitive, but it's hard not to take photos of a night heron in your tree especially when he's just waking up.

Escape to Florida

Great Blue Heron at a fishing pier

Seagull with a crab

Lesser Tern

Loon

We couldn't tolerate the rain and overcast any longer, so we took a quick trip to Florida's Emerald Coast. We didn't do any serious birding, but took a few shots with the old camera while strolling along the beach.