New yard bird!!

I glanced at the feeders and saw this rump at the grape jelly dish late this afternoon. I knew it wasn't a bird I had seen before. So I grabbed the camera. Can you tell what it is from this view?

Even after getting these better views, I wasn't sure what it was because it's in a transitional plumage--end of the first year male.

He doesn't have the black cap and chestnut colored cheek, he will get later. So do you know now?

It's a Cape May Warbler!! The 171st species for our property!!

Can't resist showing something else we got a brief glimpse of on Saturday too. Sorry he wasn't more in the open.

It's been a good few days on the Toogoodoo!

Botany Bay

We were fortunate enough to get a pre-visit to the new Botany Bay WMA before it opened. What a wonderful facility! It's 25 minutes from our house.

Here are just a couple of images from that day. I'll probably show more later.

A bee on agapanthus

Buckeye butterfly on seaside daisy There were lots of different habitats. Can you see all the bright red coral bean blooming in the undergrowth?

We walked about a half mile through marsh and original maritme forest to get to the front beach.
There were all sorts of wonderful shells to see. This is a jelly fish lying on oyster shells. Shell gathering on the beach by the public only in the first month open has become a problem. The people are disturbing nesting plovers and sea turtles. I'm going to a meeting this afternoon about how to control shell taking.