Friday, May 10, 2019

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!

Sunday, September 16, 2018

September 15, 2018

We visited Sandy Ridge Reservation close to dusk on Saturday. We had some excellent sightings. 

The first bird we noticed was this bald eagle

A goldfinch

A great egret looking for dinner

A great blue heron on the hunt

A belted kingfisher

A closer shot of the bald eagle


A trumpeter swan

The other bald eagle of the local pair came to join the first

A great egret in a tree

A male wood duck

A close-up shot of a grasshopper

A rabbit crossed our path

A tree full of cormorants

A double-crested cormorant


We spotted the pair of sandhill cranes

The pair of bald eagle

A closer view of the sandhill cranes looking for food


An excellent sighting of a green heron

The green heron before it took flight

Until next time!

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!