"On the Waterfront" - Vol. #8

Wonderful Osprey shots Linth! Love it when you do those combo's.

Here are a few recent photos taken in marsh and/or wetland habitat. Despite the presence of numerous Osprey nests around, I have not visited them recently. However, at the one location that I visit, I have to walk right past the nest. I usually walk quite rapidly since she will always leave the nest. She has not laid any eggs the last two years despite being on the nest. Maybe this year ? Here she is coming in for a landing .......

Several weeks ago, I visited Bombay Hook near Smyrna, Delaware. It's my kind of place since they have several miles of dirt roads with good habitat on both sides of the road. When one sees something, they can just stop, get out, and set up their tripod. Others shoot directly from the window. On this occasion, as I was driving around, I noticed a number of white "spots" off in the distance. I just assumed that the Snowy Egrets perhaps have arrived. Much to my surprise, it was a large flock of Black-crowned Night Herons. It was in excess of 20. Here is one photo which shows a bunch of them.

I don't usually use a teleconverter lens but in this case I thought, why not. I took enough photos at 500mm so I decided to shoot at 700mm. I think I stood there for at least one hour just shooting away. It's a shame they weren't a little closer. I was just hoping to see one but to see this many for an hour, made my day. I came by the second time, a little bit later, and not one was in sight.

This one was walking along the water's edge ......

One more .......

Red-winged Blackbirds always make a nice photo against a bright blue sky .....

Another pose ......

Lots of Canada Geese have stayed behind but I have not seen any goslings, to date.

Another Canada Geese shot ......

This is a Red-tailed Hawk checking for prey below .......

Tree Swallows are always interesting to photograph if the lighting is just right ......

One more Tree Swallow photo .....

And, here is a 'Great Egret" .....

Another Great Egret photo. I thought I saw a Snowy Egret but it turned out to be an immature Little Blue Heron.

One more Great Egret .......

I'll close for now with this photo of a 'Common Yellowthroat". They're often heard and seen around wetlands.

'common yellowthroats' are uncommon for me.

Great shots Linth!

Gorgeous, as always, Linth. Love that little Tree Swallow sitting in the tree hollow. That is a superb shot of the Red-tailed Hawk and of course, I love the Osprey. I really enjoy the accompanying commentary as well.

Beautiful photos-all of them Linth! Sure if nice to see such a great variety.