2013-9-5 Bombay Hook NWR
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Typical view looking over the salt marsh
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Roadside flowers, Chicory and Black-eyed Susan
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Mom's shorts. That's the size and extent of the damage.
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Two Peregrine Falcons at the pond by the Boardwalk Trail.
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Eastern Baccharis. One common name is Groundsel Tree, but I tend to forget that.
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A hummingbird rests for a moment in a Trumpet Vine.
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Winged Sumac - the stems have "wings" between the leaflets.
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Many flycatchers were active throughout the refuge.
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Aaron's Skipper on a Baccharis tree
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An Osprey gave good views
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Scat. Yummy berries.
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Double-crested Cormorants at high tide
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Glossy Ibis, immature
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Midge - "I'm talking to the man in the mirror"
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Downy Lobelia
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Great Egret
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Turkey Vulture, imm.
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Eastern Box Turtle off the path at Bear Swamp Trail.
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A sign nearby tells me that's Marsh Fern hanging over the edge.
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Karen on the observation deck at Bear Swamp Pool.
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Karen
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Cicada exuvia
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False Solomon's Seal's berries ripen into red, whereas true Solomon's Seal's berries turn a dark bluish purple.
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A Sunflower as we near the exit.
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Goldenrod Bunch/Rosette Gall - caused by a tiny Midge laying an egg at the tip of the plant.
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Goldenrod Bunch/Rosette Galls
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A Glossy Ibis with a Sandpiper and three American Avocet finish our tour.
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