Black Crowned Night Heron: Photo by William

 

Black Crowned Night Heron taken at Edwin Forsythe NWR in Oceanville NJ on 5/29/2010.

Black Crowned Night Heron taken at Edwin Forsythe NWR in Oceanville NJ on 6/5/2010. I took this around 10:30 AM which is a pretty unusual time for a BCNH to be up and around at.

Snowy Egret: Photo by William

Picture of a Snowy Egret taken 6/5/2010 at Edwin B. Forsythe NWR in Oceanville NJ. It was fishing next to one of the flood-gates when the tide was coming in.

Great Blue Heron on little green lake

We were happy to see the great blue heron fishing from our floating island when we woke up this morning.

Summer Backyard Birds in New Jersey

Robin

Nuthatch

Chickadee

One very hot day, we caught this robin taking a bath in our waterfall.

The nuthatches have been very active on the tree trunks but rarely are found on the ground.

We've had quite a few chickadees. They also enjoy the waterfall, but they have also been coming to the tree closest to our deck.

Swallows

Cliff Swallow

Barn Swallow


We took the boat out again to keep track of the swallows that live under the bridge that goes over the stream that feeds Lake Nelson. Both the barn swallows and the more rare cliff swallows appeared to be caring for fledglings. We could occasionally see a baby cliff swallow through the opening of the nest.

Red Bellied Woodpecker at the suet feeder

This juvenile Red Bellied Woodpecker is just turning red.

House Wren Feeding

The house wrens have been busy feeding their young. We still haven't been able to spot one, but we are happy to know they are being well cared for. Once, we saw both parents approach the nest. After one fed, the other transferred its insect to its mate so the mate could finish feeding.

Our cat is a little less happy. Although he's an indoor cat, we let him go out on the deck. One day, a wren was on the railing scolding him for being out.