Joan and I spent last week visiting my parents in Annapolis, MD. While there, we took a day trip to Hooper’s Island and the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore. We also visited the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and Historic London Town and Gardens both of which are just south of Annapolis.
The weather was generally warm and sunny which really brought out the odes. Thus I was able to photograph a few species that we don’t have in New England. I hope that I have got them all identified properly.
While at Blackwater we saw dozens of great egrets; more of them than great blue herons. In addition, we saw a number of osprey and a couple of bald eagles. The weather bright and sunny and we were there mid-afternoon… difficult conditions to get photographs of bright white egrets. I guess that I will just have to go back there again sometime!
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As ALWAYS, your ‘odes’ are remarkable! Detail and color are spot on!! I’ll take your word as to their identification – a dragonfly is a dragonfly to me!
Comment by Just Joe — 13 June 2012 @ 9:54 AM