Hello everyone!
I had a very enjoyable time during my visit to the Wilna Tract of this National
Wildlife Refuge today. I started just after sunrise with cloudy, overcast
skies and very little wind. It must have been what the birds ordered as
several came out to give me a look.
I got rained on twice for nice cool downs until this afternoon when the sun
blazed away. Neither myself nor the birds enjoy the heat and humidity.
Shortly after the heat returned, the birds made an exit from view. Links to
photos will be sent in a separate email.
I saw the following:
Adult Bald Eagle
Turkey Vulture
Red-Tailed Hawk(?) No belly band and soft, pale white, absence of any
streaking, under body and wings. Tail very light reddish
coloration
Osprey
Blue Bunting
Blue Grosbeak
Eastern BluebirdNorthern Mockingbird
Common Yellowthroat
Orchard Oriole
Yellow-Breasted Chat
Grasshopper Sparrow
Common Grackle
Barn Swallows
Tree Swallows
Belted Kingfisher
Green Heron
Immature Male Wood Duck
White-Tailed Deer
Best birding!
Les Brooks
Glen Allen
http://www.natures-finest-photography.com
