And a Stop at Ottawa

 Since it was on the way home, I ended up stopping at Ottawa.   Well, I stopped at Magee Marsh first but I didn't see anything there.

As I was entering the park, I saw a heard of deer.  This one was close enough that I could get a picture of him.

A pair of fawns.  

I was surprised he stayed there as long as he did but then again, I wasn't quite out in the open.

One more shot before moving on.

I think this is an indigo bunting and if so I will consider myself lucky.

A swan.

A baby swan.  I think these guys look pretty neat.

But for some reason, I will always think of the ugly duckling.

As I was getting ready to move on, I saw this eagle in the tree.  He was lit almost perfectly.

One more shot of him.

This was kind of a surprise.  I didn't know that sandhill cranes stopped here.  It was kind of cool to get one so close.

Since I like these birds, another picture.

There was another crane nearby.  So I had to get a picture of that one.

I'm not sure what this bird is.

I think this is a marsh mallow.

Another angle of one.

An immature eagle.

A more mature eagle but he is still fairly young.  He still has brown on his head.

He was looking around.

Another of the immature eagle.

He's looking at me.

I kind of wish he would have saw something to eat.

One more shot.

There were several rabbits around the park.  This was the only one I was able to get a picture of.

A flock of sandhill cranes.  And then I headed back home after a nice day.

A Trip to Ottawa

On Sunday, I decided to head down to Ottawa.  It was a nice day and I was pretty sure that the drive trail was open.

This was the first bird I saw.  I'm pretty sure that it is an indigo bunting but I'm not sure.

I know that this is a red winged black bird.  I think they are very pretty birds.

Trying to lay low in the wind.

I liked that this one was in the flowers.

I also liked how the sky looked behind him.

This is a blue and white swallow.

This of course is heron.

Another blue and white swallow.

Another shot of a heron.

An egret doing some fishing.

I love the looks of these birds too.

I think this is a woodthrush.

Another angle.

Another woodthrush at another part of the park.

An egret in the grass.

Another egret.

I liked the way that this guy was posing.  It is another blue and white swallow.  These are pretty neat looking birds too.

A group of cormorants.  This is one of my favorite birds because they are usually in my happy spots.