Three Cormorants

 

We are still waiting for an influx of migratory birds. We saw a few yellow rumped warblers but didn't get a photo worth posting. We are still amused by our cormorants friends who appreciate the last float on Lake Nelson.

Goldfinch having a drink

 

Chris got this photo of a goldfinch having a drink from the drip waterer.

Kingfisher on a stick

Heron on a stick

 

Watch it. You're crowding me!

The cormorants were out early this morning, but Mike already had two cups of coffee. All are enjoying the last weekend of the summer.

Cormorant Island

 

This weekend we "decorated" a float with a tree limb that had fallen and some smaller braches for aesthics in hopes of creating a new spot for birds. Our attempts at such social engineering rarely work out, but the cormorants (and a lone duck, perhaps orphaned, that we call Annie or Ani if it turns out to be a male) seemed to appreciate the effort.

Black and White Warbler having a bath

 

 

 

 

 

Here is our little friend, the black and white warbler, back to visit us after a year away. We have a water dripper going into a bath for the birds who don't come to the feeders, but this warbler took advantage of the puddle that forms on the ground under it instead of using the dish. It then went up into the tree to dry off and get some privacy from our prying eyes. We were very glad to have this visitor as things have been slow in the yard this late summer. As much as we hate the thought of winter, we are looking forward to fall migration and spotting some other less common friends.

Another Cormorant on Lake Nelson

 

Blue Jay in Butler..."Having a bad hair day"

This Blue Jay is a regular visitor to our feeders, I never knew that Blue Jays had such prominent ears.
misseymarie : ) Butler New Jersey

Woodpecker Photos by Jeff: Ewing NJ

Photos taken in my yard in Ewing

Meadowlands birds

Egret

Downy Woodpecker

Juvenile Mute Swan

Ruddy Duck Family

We went to the NJMC Environmental Center in Lyndhurst, NJ on Sunday AM. We are a little early for many of the migrating birds, but we did take a few photos. The highlight was the baby ruddy ducks. It's not a great photo, but they are very small and stayed by the small island away from people. They were so cute diving underwater.

The juvenile mute swan is showing off its foot. We have a bit of a debate whether this is a deformity because the foot seems too high on the back and it didn't ever seem to put it in the water.

A Phoebe from Tenafly Nature Center

 

 

We weren't positive that this was Phoebe, but since the bird says its name, we became more confident.

A visit to Rutgers Gardens

Here are some bird photos we took at Rutgers Gardens off Ryders Lane on Rutgers Cook Campus. There were more flowers than birds this morning, but we are always happy to see a waxwing.

Hummingbird

Cedar Waxwing

White-breasted Nuthatch