Bird Watching: My Birds, 1 by Methodical

Methodical wrote:
Yes I did get photos of the Beavers. There were three sleeping in the vegetation - fat little suckers too. I was able to get a couple decent shots through the vegetation. You would enjoy Huntley Meadows, especially if you get there by 6-6:30 in the morning. Families start coming around 9 or 10 but by that time I am just about off to Jugs Bay to see the Ospreys.

Barn Swallows:

A familiar inhabitant of barns and other outbuildings, the Barn Swallow is easily recognized by its long forked tail. Although this may be true, I have yet to see them at a barn – not that they don’t inhabit barns, I just have not seen them at any barn. It was originally a cave breeder, but now the swallow nests almost exclusively on man-made structures.

When I entered the wetland I thought these were bats flying around as they seem to have similar flight characteristics – that and I did not have my binoculars to confirm the identity. These little wonders have been all over the wetland lately. They have been pretty cooperative and constantly perch on some dead trees waiting for the parents to feed them - sounds familiar.

The 1st few images is a male who popped up on the branch as I was photographing the Great Egrets.