Wild Delmarva

A Great Blue Heron waits for a meal as the tide ebbs at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.

photograph by Jay Fleming

Delaware Governor Jack Markell presented his vision for the direction his administration will take regarding environmental issues at the Delaware Nature Society annual meeting on April 1st. And I presented Governor Markell with a framed print of the Wild Delaware book cover.

Photograph by John Harrod

In March and April Gray seals can often be found along the Delaware coast near Cape Henlopen. With a range from Labrador in the north to New England Gray seals are occasionally seen as far south as Virginia. This one – probably a male – came ashore at the north end of Rehoboth Beach yesterday. Gray seals feed on a variety of fish and crustaceans and have been known to catch and eat seabirds.

Photograph by Kevin Fleming

A Great Blue Heron takes wing over a Delaware salt marsh. These are among the largest herons in the world and are common on the peninsula anywhere the fishing is good. From backyard ponds to the bays and rivers Great Blue Heron feed on everything from shrimp to minnows to frogs and snakes.

Photograph by Kevin Fleming