I made my first ever visit to Bombay Hook NWR on the Delaware Bay in Delaware. It was a delightful refuge and will merit return visits during other seasons.
For a late winter day of birding, it was a very good day, and even yielded some good photo opportunities ...
... as for example, the
Belted Kingfisher, a species that has been devilishly difficult to photograph. But this female posed on branches above a canal, apparently unconcerned by the several photographers who crept around taking her picture ...
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| Belted Kingfisher |
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| Belted Kingfisher |
Near the historical Allee House, two
Black Vultures, usually seen soaring high overhead, were up close, and almost too personal ...
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| Black Vulture |
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| Black Vulture |
For the second time this winter, I have seen
Great Horned Owl - usually at this time of year the limit of contact is their haunting hooting. Not much action from this roosting owl, save for the occasional turn of the head ...
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| Great Horned Owl |
This young
red fox hunted in the short grasses along the refuge road ...
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| Red Fox |
And finally ... there were plenty of waterfowl in the pools and ponds, and in nearby fields, several thousand
Snow Geese ...
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| Northern Shoveler |
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| Snow Geese |
Good Birding!!
4 comments:
Woah, those Snow Geese laid waste to that field! Scorched earth policy...
GREAT shots Chris. You're in a small, elite group of people who can say they've got excellent Belted Kingfisher photos.
Great Kingfisher Shot!!!!
Great pix from one of my favorite spots. But, admit it: the Kingfisher is the stuffed one nailed to a branch in the visitor center...
Great shots, Chris! Bombay Hook is one of my favorite places to bird. Love the Kingfisher.
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