Bay Photos by Donna

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My campground selection for our week’s stay in Iowa was spot-on awesome.  Not only were the sites spacious and surrounded a pretty lake, there were also wonderful nature trails directly on the campground’s massive property.

And those nature trails were definitely inviting…..

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Campground trail entrance

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To fulfill my excitement to share 😉, this post is of three birds, all new lifers for me, that I captured my first day on these trails, which was the day after photographing my ‘new’ Dickcissel (last post).

I wish my photos were better on the first two, but they’re clear enough to ID these birds, so good enough for my lifer list personal prerequisite.  Woot woot!

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Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Lifer #225

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Indigo Bunting, Lifer #226

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The funny thing about the above two birds, I’ve seen both of these several times in past years back home in Maryland at Blackwater NWR; but I was never successful in getting a decent photo.  Who knew I needed to go to Iowa to finally score. 😏

There is also a small wetlands area around the lake where I found my next new lifer.  And for this bird, I did have to go West to capture; we don’t see it along the East Coast.

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Yellow-headed Blackbird, Lifer #227

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Yellow-headed Blackbird

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Yellow-headed Blackbird

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I sure have enjoyed being on Cloud 9 lately!  😊

More to come from Iowa…..

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