More from Dauphin Island

Molting Tanager


Summer Tanager and Kingbird


Black and White Warbler


Willow Flycatcher


Eastern Kingbird


Female Orchard Oriole


Male Orchard Oriole


Red-eyed Vireo


Blue-grey Gnatcatcher


Green Heron


Blue Grosbeak - female

Cape Cod Birds

Green Heron

Eastern Kingbird

Cedar Waxwing


We took a short vacation to Cape Cod. We mainly enjoyed the beaches and some nightlife, but went birding at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. It's a nice place but our schedule didn't permit us to be there during the best birding times.

Kingbirds

Kingbirds



We often see a solitary kingbird in our yard, but we've never observed a family group until today. When we took the boat out this morning, there were 2 adults feeding a juvenile kingbird. Here are some photos of these birds.

Eastern Kingbird

The Eastern Kingbird has arrived just in time to eat some of Lake Nelson's flying insects.

Eastern Kingbird

It seems that eastern kingbirds have plenty of insects to eat this year.

 

A few times, we've noticed the kingbird chasing the heron, much like other birds chase hawks or crows. It dives at it and hits it on the back. Here's one blurry photo of a chase. We also like it because if you enlarge it by clicking on it, you can see a bit of the red on the kingbirds head that is rarely visible. Perhaps he was angry.

 

Eastern Kingbird from Cape May Point State Park

 

More Birds

 

We read that the Robin turns its head not to listen for worms but to look for them.

 

The male goldfinches are a bright yellow this time of year. The females aren't nearly as colorful.

 

A Canada Goose sitting on her nest. We've seen some goslings the past few days, but they aren't plentiful yet.

 

We usually post profiles of the Red Bellied Woodpecker, but here he's showing off his red belly. They are very awkward on flat surfaces

Eastern Kingbird

Eastern Kingbird

The Kingbirds have been out skimming the surface of the lake eating insects.

Eastern Kingbird

The Eastern Kingbird is a type of flycatcher. He is hard to photograph because he is always darting about.