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July 16th. Momma Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) and a couple of her ducklings.
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Seven ducklings in all.
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No, make that eight.
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Sweet Pepperbush or Summersweet (Clethra alnifolia) is just starting to bloom.
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July 17th. I've been calling the three birds I see and hear together near the Route 85 trailhead crows, but I think now that they must be Common Ravens (Corvus corax). They're huge, have longer beaks and hairier throats than crows, and their calls are louder and more varied.
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Yesterday, one had a paper dinner plate in its mouth while the other two birds persued it, trying to wrest it away.
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Not sure what's going on with this Eastern Cottontail's (Sylvilagus floridanus) white tufted butt.
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Not bothered though and allowed me to get quite close.
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I don't see any sign of a tail.
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Time for some scratching.
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The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) was back on its usual grooming perch.
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Fluff on its beak.
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Yoga?
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Namaste.
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July 18th. Humidy fog. Two Great Blue Herons (Ardea herodias) on that dead tree, but one departed before I could focus the camera for a picture.
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The bunny with the odd butt.
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Yet another group of young Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa).
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Four in this group, two of each sex I think.
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