We did our first visit of 2013 up to the pipeline this morning. It was
a cold, windy morning and clear when we arrived turning to cloudy as the
morning wore on. The great blue herons were plentiful in the rookery, I
would guess between 40 and 50 of them, but they were not very active
this morning. The water level is still quite high and the water moving
very fast. We walked down as far as we could and found a pair of
ospreys on one of the old brick trestles. Other birds included a large
number of gulls and cormorants, several mallards, Canadas, a lone black
duck, and a kingfisher.
I tried to get some pictures of the rookery area from a few different
angles.
Pics are at: http://fynefoto.phanfare.com/5970522
Have a Fyne day.
Barbara Houston
New Kent, VA
