I spent a sublime morning this week at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, in the beautiful State of Maryland.
Outside the Visitor’s Center, a wildlife garden that includes Ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis),
The very-familiar Rudbeckia with the less common Obedient Plant (Physostegia virginiana).
One of the many abandoned farmhouses within the Refuge.
Grasslands.
Osprey perch.
Erosion control measure.
Photo of osprey heron in a tree taken from the driver’s seat, leaning over my passenger.
Same view, with osprey heron not as noticeable but with the sun!
In nearby Chesapeake, Maryland
Susan,
Thanks for introduction. I have never heard of this refuge but it looks beautiful. I will definitely be paying it a visit.
Beautiful images of this special place; you must return later in the season when the bird life will be extraordinary. BTW, the bird in the tree would be a heron, judging by its long bill, not an osprey, possibly a green heron. Joanne Hutton, Arlington, VA
Thanks, Joanne in Arlington! Susan
Susan,
Thanks so much for this — I love Blackwater. Haven’t been there for a few years, but I remember seeing MANY bald eagles. Just a very special place….
Kind regards,
Jan (in Howard Co.)