April 29th, 2016 - Chincoteague NWR
On Wednesday, May 4th, we birded Prime Hook NWR in Delaware. It was cold (50 degrees) and rainy with severe downpours in the morning after we had been there for an hour or so. We left to do "chores " (grocery store, ACE Hardware, and laundry) while it was pouring and since this refuge is covered by hiking without a Wildlife Drive like the only other NWR in DE, Bombay Hook, has (where we were on Tuesday). The storms finally blew through by mid-afternoon so we returned to the refuge for another 4 hours until dark.
On Wednesday, May 4th, we birded Prime Hook NWR in Delaware. It was cold (50 degrees) and rainy with severe downpours in the morning after we had been there for an hour or so. We left to do "chores " (grocery store, ACE Hardware, and laundry) while it was pouring and since this refuge is covered by hiking without a Wildlife Drive like the only other NWR in DE, Bombay Hook, has (where we were on Tuesday). The storms finally blew through by mid-afternoon so we returned to the refuge for another 4 hours until dark.
Photos from 04-29-2016
1. Burl
in Beidler Swamp, SC
2. Burl in Chincoteague
NWR
Burls are usually a response
to some kind of stress in the tree. None of these hold a candle to THE
Burl in Port McNeil, BC! (3.)
4-5. Greater
Yellowlegs: Although these birds are common and widespread, their low
densities and tendency to breed in inhospitable, mosquito-ridden muskegs make
them one of the least-studied shorebirds in North America.
6. American
Oystercatcher, a new trip bird for us.
8-9. Huge Bald Eagle
nest with one of the adults nearby.
10-13. Forster's Terns:
This is the only tern species restricted almost entirely to North America
throughout the entire year.
14. Small male cones of
Loblolly Pine tree
15. Larger female cones
among clusters of male cones
16. Assateague Lighthouse
17. Green Heron
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