AmericanGoldfinchMale

E.B.Forsythe (Brigantine) August 15-16th, 2009

We were able to get to Brig for a few hours yesterday and again early this morning. The Roseate Spoonbill was still there albeit too far for my camera to get a decent shot. There were lots of sandpipers on the tidal mud...mostly Semipalmateds but there were also lots of other shorebirds including Whimbrels, Dowitchers, Willets, Egrets and Black Skimmers. In addition to the birds, the very beautiful Halloween Pennant Dragonflies were everywhere:

Halloween Pennant Male

Halloween Pennant Female

Also, the Diamond-backed Terrapins seemed to enjoy the summer sun:

Please click on either the thumbnails or the captions to see a larger image...thanks!


AmericanGoldfinchMale	BarnSwallow	BarnSwallowJuvenileTwins	Black-belliedPlover	BlackSkimmer

BlackSkimmer2	BlackSkimmer3	BlackSkimmer4	ClapperRail	ClapperRail2

CliffSwallow	CliffSwallow2	CliffSwallowJuvenile	Double-crestedCormorant	Double-crestedCormorant2

Double-crestedCormorantWithEel	Double-crestedCormorantWithEel2	FishCrow	FishCrow2	Forster'sTern

GreaterYellowlegs	GreaterYellowlegs2	HerringGull	LaughingGull	LaughingGull2

LeastSandpiper	Long-billedDowitcher	MaleRed-wingedBlackbird	Osprey	RoseateSpoonbill

SemipalmatedPlover	SemipalmatedPlovers	SemipalmatedSandpiper	Short-billedDowitcher	SnowyEgret

SnowyEgret2	SpottedSandpiper	SpottedSandpiper2	Whimbrel	Whimbrel2

WildTurkey	Willet	Willet2

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