Sunday, August 26, 2018

August 26, 2018

Today we ventured out to Sandy Ridge Reservation in North Ridgeville, Ohio.

Our first major sighting this morning was an American White Pelican, which are very rare in Northeast Ohio!

A great blue heron with a few female mallards

A belted kingfisher

A great egret

Another kingfisher

A great blue heron on the hunt

A great egret enjoying its lunch

Another shot of the pelican with a trumpeter swan nearby

A pair of trumpeter swans

Grooming



Another shot of the pelican

A pair of mallards

A monarch butterfly

A painted turtle

A trumpeter swan taking a midday rest

The pelican surrounded by Canada geese

Another shot of the pelican

A Caspian tern

A great egret

Until next time!