Went on a walk at the Judge Morris Estate (See more at https://destateparks.com/WhiteClayCreek, there is a beautiful, and well kept 3 mile loop- that is actually shaped approximately like an 8, so you can make it a shorter loop as well!). We stopped by a pond afterwards for a picnic and heard a chirping- we saw a very young bird in the tree just above us. I did not have my good camera with me, but I think the photos from my phone are worth sharing.
We were suspecting that it just might be a baby Baltimore Oriole, when we saw what must be it's parent:
Finally, my favorite was the baby and parent communicating:
What an absolute joy to experience!
We also went on a walk near the Blue Ball Barn (where my husband and I were married 6 years ago- we went on a walk to celebrate our Anniversary last month!) and walked through Alapocas Run State Park (https://www.destateparks.com/Alapocas) with a stop down by the Brandywine river for a game of Bananagrams (a game we played on our first date!) On the walk from the Blue Ball Barn down towards the river, there is a lovely marshy area, full of bird life, and I stopped to photograph a lovely Red Winged Black Bird
Finally, we visited Killens Pond in Felton Delaware (https://www.destateparks.com/PondsRivers/KillensPond) we went on a lovely 2.5 mile walk a round the lake and were very excited to see a Pileated Woodpecker a little away from the trail. It was moving around a lot, but I got a couple fuzzy pictures. No great photos, but I wanted to share what I got.
We also saw a gorgeous Scarlet Tanager. Now given it's name, you may be expecting a beautiful bright red, and apparently breeding males are just that. The females, however, as well as non breeding males, look a little more like this-
Finally, we came across a couple lovely turtles in different places along the trail
So there we are! Believe it or not, one can bird and be a naturalist- even if they leave their own front yard. A front yard update will be coming soon as well.
Thanks!
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