Among the colorful fall leaves, a hairy woodpecker taps away.
birds
Hummingbird visits the geraniums
A rare shot of a hummingbird sitting on a branch.
Heron on the edge
A heron carefully stayed on the edge of the marsh while several egrets (not shown) were grazing for small fish snacks along the front edge of the Poggy Bay marsh. The heron was hard to notice among the rocks but a telephoto lens helps.
Great Scott! A Great Egret!
Another egret photo from the Poggy Bay marsh on Mason Island.
Egret in transit
Robin surveying the field

A robin sits high in an oak overlooking my brother’s front yard
Cardinal on the dogwood tree

A cardinal is caught snacking the fruit of a Chinese dogwood (cornus kousa) yesterday morning.
The turtle rock

Fifteen or so turtles were sunning themselves today on the ice pond
Kingfisher at his post

While we were waiting around for some good camera angles of herons on the Poggy Bay marsh, an energetic belted kingfisher posed for a profile.
An egret gets a breakfast snack

After searching in the Poggy Bay marsh for some breakfast, this egret was successful.