ID please

crunchpa

10 years ago

I saw these at the South Carolina Botanic Garden

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oldned
10 years ago
Green Heron & Eastern Phoebe
crunchpa
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks for that ID help. I will label them and add them to my bird photo album. Love to have new additions to the album this early in the season. Also had a Snowy Owl this year.
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crunchpa
Original Author
10 years ago
Another shot of the Eastern Phoebe
catherinet
10 years ago
Crunchpa.......You are soooooo lucky to have seen a snowy owl!!
One summer I had a green heron that hung around in a sycamore tree. Wish it would come back.

Several years ago, I started to have phobes hang around. This year, they've built a nest on the side of our chimney. They are such well-behaved birds!
crunchpa
Original Author
10 years ago
I loved seeing the Snowy Owls (5 of them). Probably never happen again. Glad I took the time to hike to the area that they were initially seen. They scattered after a couple weeks. They put a transponder on one of them to follow its whereabouts.I like seeing Herons, we don't have the green ones around. At least I have not seen any. I visited a local Eagle nest that has been very productive over the years. It seems they are having more eaglets. The pair were hanging around along with a immature one nearby. Looked to be a couple years old. A very big one. I was surprised because I thought they were more territorial than that.
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The nest size is incredible. Its a great time to visit the area.You are going to see an eagle at least.The other half of the pair was lurking in a nearby tree. Not near enough for my point and shoot. They have posed for me before though, so I don't feel slighted.I don't think they feel disturbed and have become accustomed to visitors. I saw a nest on a lightpole right on the Interstate last week. A busy locale to say the least. I found it odd up here. I have seen the Osprey and Eagles do that in Florida. Our numbers must be healthy in Pennsylvania. I see many more than when I grew up. When you saw none.
crunchpa
Original Author
10 years ago
Looks like we have proud parents.
catherinet
10 years ago
Great pics Crunchpa!
I only saw a bald eagle once, and I was driving on the interstate with lots of traffic, so I couldn't look too long! Those nests are incredible! I wonder how long it takes them to build it?

What part of PA are you from? I lived in New Castle for awhile when I was little.
crunchpa
Original Author
10 years ago
I am familiar with New Castle. I live in Erie.