31 July 2011

Hamlin Marsh

To celebrate the AOU giving me a new lifer this weekend....

(The 52nd Supplement to the check-List of North American Birds is out, they decided to split Snowy Plover from Kentish Plover. I am fortunate to have seen both, so +1 for me!)

...I decided to spend a little bit at Hamlin Marsh. Birds were scarce, but I did see a few winged creatures that I could grab in my viewfinder.

Judging by the conditions of the wings, this Whiteface has had a long and hard life....


The always photogenic Blue Dasher



A female Fragile Forktail resting on some European Frogbit. (The leaves are about the size of a half-dollar.)


The male Fragile Forktail.


Black-eyed Susan.