A great weather morning with bright blue skies made it a good day to go bird watching at Huntley Meadows park. The bird above is an immature Eastern Phoebe.  You can tell it’s young because of the pale yellow underneath and buff color on its wings.  Below, a pair of Tree Swallows were playing around a Wood Duck nesting box. The male (the bright blue one) seems to be making a point with the female (more of a grey).

Red-winged Blackbirds are always plentiful at Huntley Meadows this time of year.  The female certainly doesn’t live up to its name or the appearance of the male who has black feathers and red shoulder epaulets.  The female (below) is brown-grey and heavily streaked.