The welcoming committee at Chesnut Park in early January. I was driving in and saw them and pulled over to take a few pictures before heading to the back of the park for a walk. They looked over at me for a second and then went on feeding.
“Get out of the road, Lady. I got a walk to do.”
Out on the dock a purple gallinule was looking for food in the spadderdock leaves.
Gingerbread (named by the regular walkers at the park) is a domesticated duck that was probably someone’s pet and was dumped in the park. She seemed to be doing okay for a while and rescuers were trying to get her so I’m not sure what her status is.
Birds in the bushes above are a red bellied woodpecker and a yellow-rumped warbler.
I found a ruby-crowned kinglet hopping around with the other birds. I don’t see these birds often. The last time I saw one was in 2015. What a cute tiny bird.
A red shoulder hawk looking back at me.
An anhinga posing (actually drying off her wings) on top of the shelter roof.
A lady watching me from the dry swamp. She was so close I took this with my phone.
Lots of ladies as I was pulling out of my parking spot. No males around this morning.
THis is a beautiful spot to see lots of wildlife, Dina. I hope Gingerbread will adapt to the wild well.
Thank you so much for your beautiful blog. I really took the time to sit down and look through all the photos. I loved it — especially that deer looking up from the dry marsh, such a lovely moment.
I really enjoyed it. What a lovely park!
Great shots.
How fab! Esp the deer! #WildbirdWednesday
Hello 🙂
Beautiful nature post. The Ruby crownd Kinglet is my favourite.