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| Clouded Sulphur |
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| Autumn Meadowhawk |
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| Green-winged Teal |
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| Green-winged Teal |
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| Heinz NWR - Philadelphia Airport in background |
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| Carolina Wren |
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| Carolina Wren |
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| Question Mark |
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| Gadwall |
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| Tufted Titmouse |
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| Carolina Chickadee |
Showing posts with label Autumn Meadowhawk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Autumn Meadowhawk. Show all posts
Monday, November 14, 2016
November at Heinz NWR
Last Friday was another delightful late Fall day, which once again challenged my prejudice that November is the Blah-Month. Lots of waterfowl, and even a few small things-with-wings ...
Good Birding!
Monday, November 16, 2015
Heinz NWR - Sunday
Sunday was a gorgeous day for a bike ride and walk at Heinz NWR in Philadelphia.
The dabbler numbers were significantly increased from my last visit a week ago.
We were having a leisurely look when they all suddenly took flight. The passing eagle quickly explained their sudden panic.
There were still a few Cabbage Whites, and sulphurs (probably Clouded Sulphurs) on the wing, and around the impoundment pixie-like Autumn Meadowhawks were flying, and occasionally pausing briefly.
Wintering gull numbers are on the increase. Gulls are not a favorite of many, but I like them. Ring-bills were unusually close to the boardwalk.
Several dozen Great Blue Herons were in and around the impoundment - they'll be my next post.
Good Birding!!
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| Warbler Woods at Heinz (absent the warblers) |
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| Northern Shoveler with Gadwalls |
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| Northern Shoveler |
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| Northern Shovelers |
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| Bald Eagle |
There were still a few Cabbage Whites, and sulphurs (probably Clouded Sulphurs) on the wing, and around the impoundment pixie-like Autumn Meadowhawks were flying, and occasionally pausing briefly.
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| Autumn Meadowhawk |
Wintering gull numbers are on the increase. Gulls are not a favorite of many, but I like them. Ring-bills were unusually close to the boardwalk.
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| Ring-billed Gull |
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| Ring-billed Gull |
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| Ring-billed Gull |
Several dozen Great Blue Herons were in and around the impoundment - they'll be my next post.
Good Birding!!
Wednesday, November 04, 2015
November birding - sunny, 70s, beautiful
November - sunny, 70s, beautiful. Seems like an oxymoron, but that was yesterday. I made a late morning trip to Heinz NWR. Songbirds were quiet and resting. Most waterfowl were sleeping or preening. Only the Greater Yellowlegs were noisy and busy (next post will be GRYE).
But a very pleasant day for a walk. A sampling of the morning.
Ducks in the impoundment were all dabblers. The numbers were modest, but a few were fairly close to the pond edges.
Autumn Meadowhawks were flying all along the trails. They are so small that often they seem like a figment of the imagination, especially the females whose orange-brown color camouflages them among the brown and yellow leaves. The occasional male perched for me, and a pair flew locked in the copulatory circle.
Only a few butterflies were still about. This Eastern Comma was a particular treat.
Most sparrows were deep in the thickets, while robins were moving about, but rarely pausing for more than a few moments.
But a very pleasant day for a walk. A sampling of the morning.
Ducks in the impoundment were all dabblers. The numbers were modest, but a few were fairly close to the pond edges.
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| Northern Shoveler |
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| Northern Shoveler |
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| Green-winged Teal |
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| Green-winged Teal |
Autumn Meadowhawks were flying all along the trails. They are so small that often they seem like a figment of the imagination, especially the females whose orange-brown color camouflages them among the brown and yellow leaves. The occasional male perched for me, and a pair flew locked in the copulatory circle.
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| Autumn Meadowhawk (male) |
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| Autumn Meadowhawk (male and female) |
Only a few butterflies were still about. This Eastern Comma was a particular treat.
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| Eastern Comma |
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| White-throated Sparrow |
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| American Robin |
Good Birding!!
Saturday, August 17, 2013
More Things with Wings
Recent excursions to meadows and wetlands have yielded additional images of dragonflies and damselflies.
Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina, 1.5")
Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum, 1.3") - also named Yellow-legged Meadowhawk - (tentative ID)
Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina, 1.5")
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| Halloween Pennant |
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| Halloween Pennant (male and female) |
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| Autumn Meadowhawk |
White-faced Meadowhawk ( Sympetrum obtrusum, 1.3") - the most common dragonfly that I have seen this time of year.
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| White-faced Meadowhawk - mating pair |
Eastern Least Clubtail (Stylogomphus albistylus) - I really puzzled over this ID, and it remains tentative - call it a notch above best guess ...
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| Eastern Least Clubtail |
Northern Spreadwing ( Lestes disjuncus, 1.6") - aka Common Spreadwing - tentative ID
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| Northern Spreading |
Canada Darner (Aeshna canadensis, 2.8") - Rarely have I spent so much time trying to get a photograph. This dragonfly was patrolling his patch of wetlands with unflagging energy, occasionally dipping to the water's surface, but never perching. Occasionally he hovered long enough to get a few reasonably focused photos ...
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| Canada Darner |
The Spangled Skimmer has appeared in a previous post, but this is a much better pose ...
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| Spangled Skimmer |
After straining for several hours to find and photograph dragonflies, I turned attention to chipping in a nearby shrub. A few "pishes" quickly brought a Common Yellowthroat out to investigate ...
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| Common Yellowthroat |
Whatever you are looking for, have fun doing it!!
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