After the group headed to the museum, I headed to turtle pond, grabbing a hot dog and a Diet Coke along the way. And a waffle, that was the first time I saw the waffle cart with no line! I impressed the guy by knowing that in Belgium they are an afternoon treat, not a breakfast item. It was delicious (sweeter than I expected) but I could not eat more than half of it! Time to walk it off. :-)
Sitting on the rock at the end was uneventful, so I headed up the path to the castle. First this common yellowthroat scampered along the edge of the bushes. A black-and-white came through but did not slow down enough for my camera.
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| Common Yellowthroat |
This warbling vireo played up in the trees.
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| Warbling Vireo |
An eastern kingbird came by briefly. I was hoping it would stay nearby and hunt, but it moved on. I love watching their hawking flights.
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| Eastern Kingbird |
To the oven! Where I saw this osprey, probably migrating, fly over. I thought for a second I saw a bunch more hawks, but it turned out they were swifts.
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| Osprey |
This grosbeak was posing right in front of us! She even flitted up to a bare branch, and then back down to the tops of the jewelweed again. Thanks lovely lady!
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| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
Of course I'm really here for the hummingbirds. There were 5-6 here, getting into hummingbird spats and chasing each other around. I got buzzed a few times. It was awesome!
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| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
A red-breasted nuthatch came by, investigated that one branch, and left.
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| Red-breasted Nuthatch |
Taking a break from hummingbird sword-fights.
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| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
A magnolia warbler's vulnerable underbelly. It was directly above me, but I didn't want to get up to get a better angle.
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| Magnolia Warbler |
A flicker came by and gave me a great view - sometimes picking a spot and sitting quietly and moving slowly is the best way to see shy birds.
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| Northern Flicker |
This yellow warbler is the first one I've seen this season. Hello Handsome!
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| Yellow Warbler |
Heading over to the upper lobe to meet Jack, I saw this green heron at azalea pond. I mean, I saw it because I noticed 3 other birders watching it. If not for that I probably would have passed right by it.
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| Green Heron |
Hahahaha, grumpy night heron!
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| Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron |
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