Blackwater NWR – 2010 / 2011

I love visiting Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge, Maryland. The beauty and serenity is astounding. This is a collection of my best photos from each visit. If you haven’t already, take a day trip to Blackwater NWR to drive along their paved Wildlife Drive or walk along one of their trails. No telling what you might see!! For information about the refuge, read the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Blackwater NWR brochure (1.4MB PDF file).

My Visit – November 12, 2011

Visit – April 30, 2011

The next photos show a sequence of a Great Blue Heron trying his best to swallow his large catch. It took him 12 minutes from capture to final swallow.

His throat appears a bit full in that last photo!

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Visit – January 15, 2011

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Visit – January 1, 2011

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Visit – November 21, 2010

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Visit – September 18, 2010

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Visit – July 4, 2010

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- Patrice Durham on 05/04/2011 at 8:16 AM said:
  
  Beautiful Donna! Makes me want to visit soon.
  
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  - bayphotosbydonna on 05/04/2011 at 11:46 AM said:
    
    I hope you can visit soon, the quiet activity and beauty just can’t be beat! I do always hate to leave when it’s time to go home….
- Celeste McKnight on 05/06/2011 at 9:36 AM said:
  
  These are absolutely amazing shots. I love the ones of the heron eating that
  great big fish-I didn’t think it would go down it’s throat. This is a “must visit”
  place for me after seeing all your photo’s. Thanks for sharing.
  
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  - bayphotosbydonna on 05/06/2011 at 10:19 AM said:
    
    Thank you for your comments Celeste! I had set up my tripod to watch & photograph that heron as he was catching & swallowing little 2-3″ fish in seconds. When he speared that great big one, I couldn’t believe it! I don’t think he could either, he had to keep resting inbetween shifting the fish as he tried to swallow him. I bet he didn’t have to eat any more that day! LOL It was an awesome sighting, two other cars pulled up and got to watch him too. We were absolutely amazed. Please do visit, I know you won’t be disappointed!
Joey on 05/03/2011 at 7:38 PM said:

What size lens do you generally use when visiting BWR?

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- bayphotosbydonna on 05/04/2011 at 11:37 AM said:
  
  I have three lens and use all three, but I primarily shoot with a Nikon 70-200mm F.28 attached to a Nikon TC-17E111 Teleconverter for the individual wildlife shots. I will switch to a Nikon 18-55mm for the landscape & sunset shots. Thanks Joey for your question!
  
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Judi Keene Jenkins on 05/06/2011 at 10:14 AM said:

Gorgeous pictures. I miss Dorchester County and The Eastern Shore so much. thanks for letting me visit through your pictures.

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- bayphotosbydonna on 05/06/2011 at 10:36 AM said:
  
  Thanks Judi, I do love the Eastern Shore’s beauty and tranquility, it sure beats the hustle/bustle of the big cities in my book!
  
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Barbara Houston on 11/22/2011 at 12:54 PM said:

Nice pics…all of them..This is one of the places on my ‘list’ to get to….

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- bayphotosbydonna on 11/22/2011 at 12:59 PM said:
  
  Thanks Barbara for your comments. Yes, visit soon, you will love Blackwater.
  
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latebloomerbuds on 01/23/2012 at 8:47 PM said:

Seriously Donna, I could scream. I would faint seeing all of this wildlife. Well, maybe not faint as I’d miss everything, but….

The eagle shots…sigh.

Magnificent captures my friend.

Sigh…

Margie

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