Monday, June 13, 2016

On May 30, I posted a photo of a redstart female building her nest. I returned to the location at the Hinsdale setbacks last Thursday. Although I knew "almost exactly" where that nest was being built, I could not find it, which I am sure is what the birds would want.

So I had to settle for a male redstart further down the bike trail, still protecting his territory with song. American Redstarts have been especially common this year (as opposed to Chestnut-sided and Black-throated Green Warblers which have been hard to find, even by voice, let along see them)

American Redstart
An amusing observation was a passing Great Blue Heron being angrily and aggressively escorted out of the territory of a Red-winged Blackbird.

Red-winged Blackbird and Great Blue Heron


At Wilson Wetlands in Putney, a Wood Duck hen led her two (surviving?) ducklings across open water and quickly disappeared in the willow thicket ...

Wood Duck hen with ducklings
Good Birding!!

3 comments:

Anne Hagman-Niilola said...

Amazing birds! Have a nice Wednesday.

Oliver Richmond said...

Wow great post and thank you so much for sharing. I am a writer works through professional resume writing service at the same time a bird lover. You really observed these birds very well and thanks again for sharing this with us.

rayoona tuneelo said...

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