Sunday morning expeditions.
Discover something new. Or just gain a different perspective.
Two Great Egrets (Ardea alba) stand among tall grasses in wetlands at the Isle of Wight DNR Management Area, Bishopsville, MD. June 20, 2021. 500mm, 1/2000s, f/7.1, iso 800.
This Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was soaring on and on above us at Mason Neck State Park in Lorton, VA. April 15, 2022. 800mm, 1/5000s, f/11, iso 3200.
Huntley Meadows, Alexandria, VA. May 15, 2021. 200mm, 1/2000s, f/7.1, iso 1000.
A female Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) perches on low stems with a horsefly in her beak. Broadlands Wetlands Preservation Area, Ashburn, VA. May 27, 2021. 200mm, 1/2000s, f/7.1, iso 1000.
This Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) was surprisingly un-skittish as it probed near us in the shallow marsh at the Isle of Wight DNR Management Area, Bishopsville, MD. June 20, 2021. 500mm, 1/1600s, f/7.1, iso 800.
A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight. 500mm 1/2000s f/8.0 iso400
A Great Egret (Ardea alba) wades among tall grasses in wetlands at the Isle of Wight DNR Management Area, Bishopsville, MD. June 20, 2021. 500mm, 1/2000s, f/7.1, iso 1600.
An Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) carries away his prize. Ocean City, MD, June 19, 2021. 500mm, 1/1600s, f/7.1, iso 200.
A Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) takes a short flight to a new spot at Huntley Meadows park, Alexandria, VA. May 15, 2021. 200mm, 1/2000s, f/7.1, iso 1000.
I heard these 5 Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) and was able to just barely get my camera on them as they flew in for a landing at Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax, VA. February 23, 2022. 100mm, 1/4000s, f/7.1, iso 1600.
A male Cardinal takes a break from chirping. 800mm 1/500s f/11.0 iso5000
This Fish Crow (Corvus ossifragus) watched me as he searched along the beach among driftwood and piles of spiral shells near the mouth of the Potomac River, Mason Neck State Park. April 15, 2022. 800mm 1/3200s, f/11, iso 4000
This anxious-seeming Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) kept perching high in this tree, then flying out over near the mouth of the Potomac River where it dove into the water repeatedly hunting (unsuccessfully, while I watched) fish. Mason Neck State Park, Lorton, VA. April 15, 2022. 800mm, 1/4000s, f/11, iso 2000.
A Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus), with another we could not see, perched on several snags within a swamp just inside of the beach at Mason Neck State Park, Lorton, VA. April 15, 2022. 800mm, 1/1250s, f/11, iso 1250.
A Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) harasses a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) at Neabsco Regional Park, Woodbridge, VA. May 27, 2021. 428mm, 1/1600s, f/7.1, iso 1250.
A Roseate Spoonbill (Platalea ajaja) visits Huntley Meadows Park in Alexandria, VA. She carried a stick with her and joined a Great Egret who carried one with himself as well! June 27, 2021. 500mm, 1/2500s, f/7.1, iso 1000.
A brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) in flight. 500mm 1/2000s f/8.0 iso500
Wood Stork (Mycteria americana). October 22, 2023, Timuchuan Preserve. 500mm, 1/2500s, f/4.0, iso 200.
Great Egret (Ardea alba). October 22, 2023, Timuchuan Preserve. 500mm, 1/2000s, f/4.0, iso 160.
Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) & Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides), Timuchuan Preserve. 59mm, 1/80s, f/4.0 iso 250.
Little Blue Egret (Egretta caerulea). 500mm, 1/2000s, f/4.0 iso 160.
A Common Ribbon Snake at Huntley Meadows. 500mm 1/250s f/14.0 iso1600