outdoor photography

Pileated Woodpecker This morning Central Winds was a little slower than normal.  There were three of us here this morning, and between the three of us, we had 9 warblers: Ovenbird, Black-and-white Warbler, American Redstart, Northern Parula, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Palm Warbler, Yellow-throated Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Prairie Warbler.  We also checked by the little pond and found several Indigo Buntings, a couple Painted Buntings and one Blue Grosbeak.  A Limpkin and Pileated Woodpecker posed for photos, but other than that it was pretty slow. Limpkin Blue Grosbeak

Zebra Swallowtail Yesterday I went with a friend to Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge--an Island just north of the Bay Bridge in Chesapeake Bay.  We went to find bird species, and we found many, but we were more surprised and delighted by all the butterflies, moths and other insects we saw on the refuge. Zebra Swallowtail Hummingbird Moth Silver Spotted Skipper Wasp That's not to say that we didn't see some fine birds as well.  In particular, I enjoyed photographing the Least Terns that were on the island. Least Tern Least Tern Other highlights were seeing many Blue Grosbeaks, Indigo Buntings and Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers. Blue Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher