Another great end to a great day @ Blackwater NWR, MD

Another great end to a great day @ Blackwater NWR, MD
Originally uploaded by Nikographer [Jon].

I was there from sunrise to sunset. An amazing day, one of my best in a while...

This was the sunrise


There was a mature Bald Eagle perched along Wildlife Drive


Here's another, not posted except here on my blog


Blackwater rocks!

-Jon

Two Bald Eagles (1) @ Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland

Two Bald Eagles (1) @ Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, Maryland
Originally uploaded by Nikographer [Jon].

I took my first ride out to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge this weekend. It was great. So many eagles, and other wildlife. Here are the first other posted shots I have.







Blackwater's Web Site:
http://www.fws.gov/blackwater/

My First Readable Band, V34! Banded Bald Eagle from NY @ Conowingo Dam, Maryland - December 2nd 2006

My First Readable Band, V34! Banded Eagle from NY @ Conowingo Dam, MD
Originally uploaded by Nikographer [Jon].

Larger

This was my first photo with a readable band!

A few others got photos of him(?) too and researched it, and he's from NY and was banded in 2002 as a chick (assuming I remember the story correctly). NY uses two bands: silver and blue I think...

2006_1202_D200_36102-cs1 v34-banded

Here are a couple more from this weekend:

Juvenile Bald Eagle In Flight


Juvenile Bald Eagle Landing




Perched Juvenile Bald Eagle


tags: Conowingo Dam, Maryland, MD, Bald Eagle, Nature, Wildlife, Migration, Susquehanna River, Photography, Ornathology, Birding, Bird Watching, American Bald Eagle, December 2006, Power Generation, Nikon, dSLR, D200, Nikkor, Sunrise.