Showing posts with label Bird Grasshopper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bird Grasshopper. Show all posts

Monday, October 01, 2012

Swainson's Thrush and Friends

Hopped over to Mead after our banding session. It was fairly quiet at Lake Lotus so I wanted to see if the conditions were the same across town. Pretty much.

Down by the creek I did find a Great Egret posing nicely on the Cypress tree.

Great Egret

Things were slow all the way around the gardens. I headed out on the boardwalk and could barely hear anything moving about. The only movement I found was a Bird Grasshopper along the railing.

Bird Grasshopper

On the way out of the area I swung by the amphitheater for one more look. As I arrived I could see some Red-eyed Vireos flying out of the Virginia Creeper berries so I look for other birds there. Luckily, a Swainson's Thrush popped up out of the Camphor trees and looked over the grounds.

Swainson's Thrush

Glad I stopped there. This is a pretty good look at a Swainson's as they are either way up in the trees eating berries or hiding in the underbrush.

Swainson's Thrush

A little reward on a quiet afternoon. Seems like there are more Swainson's Thrushes around this Fall than last. Nice.