Today being a holiday, I thought I better get out and get some shots. So having decided that it's a photography day, I had to decide what the subject would be for the day. One could never go wrong with some bird photography, so that was the plan.
The day started out with seeing two pairs of Brown-Headed Cow Birds in the front yard. I was sure that was a good sign for things to come. I thought it would be fun to go to Waterford, as it's very close to home, and the bird selection is fantastic.
Red-Winged Blackbird
Every time I go to Waterford, I hope to see the Bald Eagle that hangs around there. Sure enough, just as I enter the trail, I look up and see the Bald Eagle. But unfortunately seeing it, and getting a good picture of it are two totally different things. I was able to get a few pictures, but nothing worth printing.
We saw a few Red-Winged Blackbirds, male and female. I love the sounds of these birds, they are always around singing their little hearts out. I was able to get a few shots of them sitting on various weeds and small branches. They were very cooperative.
During the time of taking pictures of the Red Winged Blackbirds the Bald Eagle made another appearance, staying just out of range of getting a good quality picture. It's almost as if they know what they're doing. Or maybe I'm just paranoid.
Waiting for the Bald Eagle to get closer, I seemed to upset some Canadian Geese that let me know exactly how they felt about me being there. Then the Bald Eagle made another appearance, and this time a Turkey Vulture showed up to see what all the excitement was about. I was able to get a few more pictures, but still nothing of great quality.
Bald Eagle with a Turkey Vulture in the background.
We continued down the trail to see what we could find. We came across a Yellow Warbler. These birds seem to love the Birch trees, that's where I always see them. I was able to get a shot of one singing, or perhaps it was telling me to go away.
Yellow Warbler
After scaring the Bald Eagle out of the tree above us, and not being able to get a shot because of the trees, we decided to head back to the car. We got back to the car, and made a pit stop for coffee. Not being ready to go home, we decided to go over to the Black Bridge. This is where we found hundreds and hundreds of tadpoles, and some of the frogs they belonged to.
A little further down I was able to get a picture of a Gold Finch down at the water getting a drink. I loved how I could see the reflection of the bird in the water. A little further we could see a Kingfisher doing some fishing. It's amazing to see how fast these birds dive into the water for a meal. But again, it was out of range to get a picture. But just being able to witness this is a very cool experience.
Frog not hiding very well.
Gold Finch
Unfortunately with it being a holiday, they were many people fishing, which kept some of the birds away. This wasn't the largest variety of birds I've seen there, but still quite a large collection of birds to see in one day. Looking forward to doing it again.
Till next time.