A male Common Yellowthroat showing where he gets his name from. Although I'm not a big fan of bird names that have "Common" in them. It sounds like it downplays the bird; instead of "Common" it should be something like "Superb" or "Enchanting."
A Baltimore Oriole that recently fledged. This little one was pretty high in a tree and was being fed by mom and dad. The tail feathers are so tiny!
Lighting was tough but it was still delightful to see the little fuzzies. Killdeer are shorebirds but are often not anywhere near a shore.
Even in his molting phase, this Wood Duck knows how to strike a pose to show off those feathers. Further along in the molt he'll be much harder to find; the males lose their flight feathers and hide to they don't become easy targets.
A Green Heron on the hunt along the lake's shoreline.
A female Rose-breasted Grosbeak and her nestlings, right after she delivered them a meal.
A Great Blue Heron chases off a Great Egret from a perch at the top of the rookery. There were some courtship dances by a Great Egret a couple of weeks ago in the rookery but I haven't seen any nesting attempts. Maybe next year the Great Egrets will try nesting here again.
I hadn't seen any young Killdeer this year until I was out on a run in the neighborhood yesterday. I spotted two Killdeer chicks near a parking lot, so I drove back after my run with my camera to get a few photos.
A male Baltimore Oriole perches on the branch that is holding the hanging nest with his nestlings.
A Mute Swan was sitting on her nest when a Snapping Turtle decided to climb on up. The turtle made it all the way to the top before several wing smacks encouraged the turtle to leave.
