During an early lunch walk in the Bear Creek Greenbelt at the pond by the Stone House, I saw old favorites–such as three of the Hooded Merganser ducklings–and some new creatures. First the familiar crew:
Hooded Merganser duckling with crawfish
Hooded Merganser duckling with crawfish
Hooded Merganser duckling
Juvenile Barn Swallows waiting to be fed
Juvenile Barn Swallows waiting to be fed
Double-crested Cormorant
Red-eared Slider
Mallard
Now for new creatures:
American Bullfrog
Two-tailed Swallowtail
Common Green Darners
Widow Skimmer
Blue-eyed Darner
Late this afternoon my better half and I walked the dog over near the Stone House. We saw two of the Hooded Merganser ducklings hunting for crawfish in different areas of the pond. Here’s one:
Hooded Merganser duckling resting
Not far away there was a Black-crowned Night Heron:
Black-crowned Night Heron
We saw a couple of Double-crested Cormorants sunning themselves. Here’s one:
Double-crested Cormorant
Fewer dragonflies were out, but we saw a couple of these:
Variegated Meadowhawk