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**Cambirdsong** @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town · 16h

16h

Cambirdsong @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town

A Tufted Titmouse paused and posed on the path to show off its flattop style.

From January 2023: An adult tufted titmouse (gray above, pale below with orangey sides, gray crest, black forehead) with its crest laying flat pauses and poses on a dark stony path along a marsh.

#MarshMadness #BlackMarsh #TuftedTitmouse

**Cambirdsong** @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town · 1d

Cambirdsong @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town

Decked out.

From June 2023: A breeding male Red-winged Blackbird (all-black bird with a red shoulder patch) perches on the rail of a wooden viewing deck in front of an intentionally blurred background of spring green marsh foliage.

#MarshMadness #BlackwaterNWR #RedwingedBlackbird

**Cambirdsong** @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town · 3d

Cambirdsong @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town

“Beware the ides of March.” ~ William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

Twenty-plus crows (glossy all-black birds) perched in the bare branches of a large tree against a sky covered in steel-gray and white clouds.

#IdesOfMarch #birds #birding

**Cambirdsong** @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town · 3d

Cambirdsong @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town

In the weeds … a Solitary Sandpiper blends into the autumn reeds as it forages in a shallow pond.

#MarshMadness #SolitarySandpiper
#PatapscoPonds #birds #birding #NaturePhotography #SolaceInNature #DelightOverDarkness

From October 2022: A solitary sandpiper (medium-sized shorebird, gray above, white below, fine speckling on wings, prominent white spectacles) forages in a shallow marsh pond among dried reeds.

**Cambirdsong** @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town · 5d

Cambirdsong @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town

Elegant stalking.

From June 2023, a Great Egret (talk, lanky, all-white heron with a long golden yellow bill, green lore) facing left, stalks its prey in the reeds.

#MarshMadness #GreatEgret #BlackwaterNWR

**Cambirdsong** @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town · 6d

Cambirdsong @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town

This Bald Eagle pair voiced their displeasure at the smaller birds that were harassing their juvenile offspring.

From June 2023, a mated pair of bald eagles had their heads thrown back as they were shrieking from atop a tall wooden platform. Large raptors with all white heads, blackish-brown bodies, white tails, yellow-taloned feet, and wickedly hooked beaks.

#MarshMadness #BaldEagle #raptors

**Cambirdsong** @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town · Mar 11

Mar 11

Cambirdsong @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town

Sunshine
Warm temperatures
Crocus blooms - finally!

Closeup of three crocus blooms(six purple rounded petals, paler toward the center, with golden yellow stamens) in a mulched flower bed.

#ThreeGoodThings #bloomscrolling #crocus

**Cambirdsong** @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town · Mar 10

Mar 10

Cambirdsong @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town

Iridescent … one of forty-six Glossy Ibis we counted in the reeds two years ago at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.

An adult glossy ibis (dark, iridescent green and reddish plumage, dark eyes, very long curved bill, long legs) walking toward the left through wetland reeds.

#MarshMadness #birds #birding

**Cambirdsong** @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town · Mar 9

Mar 9

Cambirdsong @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town

A Great Egret enjoys a leisurely stroll in the salt marsh at low tide.

August 2022: A large, lanky, all-white heron slowly walks through a sandy salt flat at low tide, its left leg raised mid-stride. It is looking to the right, showing off its light yellow eye and long golden yellow bill.

#SilentSunday #MarshMadness #AirlieGardens

**Cambirdsong** @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town · Mar 8

Mar 8

Cambirdsong @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town

Happy #InternationalWomensDay!

Female red-winged blackbird (streaky brown and cream, long and sharply pointed dark bill) standing on a wooden walkway strewn with reed detritus.

#FemaleBirds #birds #birding

**Cambirdsong** @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town · Mar 8

Mar 8

Cambirdsong @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town

Pretty fuchsia mountain rose blooms provided a bright pop of color at a beach marsh last June.

A bright purplish-pink mountain rose bloom reaches toward the right against an intentionally blurred background of marsh reeds.

#MarshMadness #bloomscrolling #flora

**Cambirdsong** @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town · Mar 7

Mar 7

Cambirdsong @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town

A pair of Sandhill Cranes, far from their usual range, entertained us with their flapping, strutting, foraging, and bugling calls. Morning mist and a respectful undercover distance kept us from getting sharper, clearer images, but it was a memorable sighting.

#MarshMadness #birds #birding

**Cambirdsong** @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town · Mar 6

Mar 6

Cambirdsong @cheriecreationstruck@birds.town

A silhouetted immature Golden Eagle surveyed the reservoir marsh before flying off to hunt. A lifer thrill for me and @CTGT two Januaries ago on a bitter cold morning.