September 15, 2019

Here are some *very* delayed photos from September 2019. We visited Sandy Ridge Reservation in North Ridgeville, OH. Enjoy!

June 9, 2019

This morning, we visited Sandy Ridge Reservation. We had lots of interesting sightings.

 This green heron was perched on top of a high branch

Another shot of the green heron

We saw the pair of trumpeter swans with all seven of their babies! 

All seven of the babies! 

A painted turtle 

A baby Canada goose (right before its parents hissed at us...) 

A great blue heron 

 A song sparrow

 Some beautiful flowers are blooming right now

 A great egret in flight

 A merganser and her babies

The juvenile bald eagle made an appearance

We saw this downy woodpecker at the feeders

Until next time!

May 5, 2019

After a long break from birding, we visited Sandy Ridge Reservation for a beautiful springtime walk.

The bald eagles are back this year, and it looks like they're looking after a few chicks.

A goldfinch

A female yellow warbler

A pair of Canada geese parents with their goslings

A sandpiper

The pair of trumpeter swans are back, and this one looks like she's nesting on some eggs

An egret in flight

A beautiful day at Sandy Ridge!

A yellow warbler mid-song

Lots of Canada geese babies!

The tree swallows were out in big numbers

A great blue heron

An egret on the hunt for some lunch

A song sparrow mid-song

A kingbird

This one was harder to identify. We think it's a female warbler of some kind

We almost missed this green heron

Another yellow warbler

The dogwoods were in bloom

An egret

A small great blue heron

A Baltimore oriole

One last shot of the bald eagle nest before we left for the day

Until next time!