Beauties at Blackwater NWR

In addition to my last posts on Muskrat Love and Red-winged Blackbirds, here are a few more of my favorites taken from the wildlife drive at Blackwater NWR during a partly cloudy, late afternoon a few days ago.

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Northern Shoveler (male) and American Coots

 

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Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker

 

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Osprey

 

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Great Blue Heron

 

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Another Great Blue Heron

 

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American Bald Eagle

 

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Greater Yellowlegs

 

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Greater Yellowlegs

 

It has always been a pleasure to visit Blackwater NWR.  And now I am only 12 miles away for this gem of a place.  When I get my nature itch, you know where I will be going.  🙂