No winter birding trip this year.
Spent 4 days last weekend in Washington DC, with coincidental birding during long walks each day around the National Mall, with a species tally somewhere around 25.
(I had my "walk-around" lens (16-300mm) which is adequate for landscape and cityscape, but not that great for birds.)
Most entertaining sighting was a Red-tailed Hawk being mobbed by American Crows.
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| Red-tailed Hawk being mobbed by crows |
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| "Enough, already!!" |
The best surprise was a fast fly-by of a Peregrine Falcon, and the Northern Shovelers and Ring-necked Ducks on the pond by Constitution Gardens.
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| Northern Shovelers with Canada Geese |
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| Ring-necked Ducks |
A few other birds which sort-of posed for a photo ...
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| Ring-billed Gull |
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| Northern Mockingbird |
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| Double-crested Cormorant |
On the first day, I thought my birding might be limited to the Snow Geese on display in the "Castle" of the Smithsonian.
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| Snow Goose in Smithsonian display |
