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american robin, canada geese, colonial lake, diamondback terrapin, Edwin B Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, great egret, photography, postaday, snowy egret
American Robins don’t migrate during the winter, merely keeping out of sight most of the time. They reappear with the coming of spring, when the ground is no longer too hard for them to try to pull out worms.
American Robin, 2019 spring.
Flocks of Canada Geese flying overhead is another sign that the seasons are changing. However, I can’t figure out what they are doing since they seem to be flying in all directions.
Canada Geese flying East.
Just a minute after the above shot, those Canada Geese reversed direction and flew over me again.
Canada Geese flying West.
I thought that was the last of that flock and started walking toward the woods. Then they flew North and passed overhead once more.
Canada Geese flying North.
Another sure sign of spring is the return of Great Egrets and Snowy Egrets. They appeared two weeks ago, then went away when the weather turned cold. Now they are back.
Great Egret and Snowy Egrets at Edwin B Forsythe NWR.
Great Egret.
Finally the turtles are out sunning themselves. I think they are Diamondback Terrapins, but am not positive. They all jumped into the water as I tried to come closer to them to get a better look.
Seven turtles at Colonial Lake.
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Great captures on the Great Egret!
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I always enjoy watching geese as they fly overhead .. that great egret is a beauty!
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Thank you, Julie!
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Beautiful Spring bird captures, Hien! The Great Egret is stunning!
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Thank you Donna!
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The Robins in this area, the Finger Lakes and New York State in general, DO migrate. In some area the robins do not migrate, as you describe, because the temperatures are not cold enough.
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Maybe they are just hiding in some warm pockets during the winter. I hardly ever see them in the winter here, only one or two. According to the Cornell Ornithology Lab, they are “Resident or short-distance migrant. Robins can be found year round almost anywhere south of Canada.”
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Interesting. I discovered the ebird site, with the data from the organized bird counts. https://ebird.org/map/amerob?neg=true&env.minX=&env.minY=&env.maxX=&env.maxY=&zh=false&gp=false&ev=Z&mr=on&bmo=12&emo=1&yr=all&byr=1900&eyr=2019
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The signs of nature’s cycles can be fascinating, and the more we learn of them the more interested we become!
Wonderful images, Hien.
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Thank you Dries! There is so much, and I feel like I know so very little…
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Great pictures!
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Thank you!
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Happiness! We have signs of spring here as well. Saw three sandhill cranes on my hike yesterday but no egrets yet.
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Sandhill Cranes, I have not yet seen them in New Jersey, although some have.
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Hope you get a chance to see one and photograph it. You would do a wonderful job. I find them difficult to photograph, especially in flight. I have yet to get a shot that I am very happy with but I keep trying. 😊
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I’m glad geese have trouble with indecision, reassuring. Eventually it all gets figured out
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Some Canada Geese don’t even migrate and stay put in our region.
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I rarely see Robins but have a lot of Canada geese here in North Carolina. I enjoyed this post.
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Glad you enjoyed this post!
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It does look like quite of lot of animals are back thanks to the warmer weather. Maybe the turtles will stay on land next time round – they might think of you as a friend second time round. Spectacular shots as usual, Hien. Happy Spring as we’re headed into Autumn and Winter over here in Australia 🙂
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Thank you Mabel! If only we could all travel and spend all out time in Spring or Summer in different parts of the world.
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