This female northern cardinal not only hung around the bird feeder every day, she was a common sight in the yard during our visit to northern Maryland
The lady is a cardinal
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A Maryland chipping sparrow
This one was found in Maryland last month but they are a common north American species.
The Baltimore Light
House. On the Chesapeake Bay marking the Patapsco River and the entrance to Baltimore harbor. It was curious to me that there were no birds hanging around the structure. At the top, by the right side railing, one can see inanimate figure of a bird on a post.
Who you lookin’ at?
Underneath the Bay Bridge
Sandy Point lighthouse
Marking the Sandy Point shoal on the Chesapeake Bay.
A nest can go right here
An osprey stands on one of the few posts in the Bodkin creek estuary that has no nest.
A Tern gets breakfast
While we were leaving the harbor for our fishing trip, this Caspian tern (we think) managed to grab a small fish as we went by.
Osprey landing at marker 7
Another example of the community of osprey nests lining the Bodkin creek inlet along the west side of Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay.
Barn swallow at rest
After spending an afternoon trying to get a decent image of the barn swallows sprinting around the barn and field, I settled on this one perching on the garden fence.
john's f-stop 