Wild Delmarva

Today at sunset the White-tailed Deer were out feeding in the last light of the day. This doe looked up for a second and I had my photograph.

Photograph by Kevin Fleming

It might be easy to confuse this juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron with an American Bittern. As an adult this bird will be gray with a black cap and back. But as a young heron the camouflage stripes on the throat look very similar to the bittern.

Photograph by Kevin Fleming

Sunrise sparkles on a pond this morning as a Great Blue Heron passes by.

Photograph by Kevin Fleming

I went fox hunting late yesterday and just at sunset I found this handsome but tired fox. She was digging and hunting for whatever she could find when she laid down for a rest. A moment later came the big yawn.

Photograph by Kevin Fleming

A female Boat-tailed Grackle comes in for a landing on the shore of the Delaware Bay.

Photograph by Kevin Fleming

A Great Blue Heron glides past a Great Egret early yesterday morning.

Photograph by Kevin Fleming

A Great Egret was preening this morning when it plucked and dropped this feather.

Photograph by Kevin Fleming

Twin White-tailed Deer fawns graze yesterday afternoon.

Photograph by Kevin Fleming

Dozens of Great Egrets and several Cormorants flocked together this morning in a shallow pond to go fishing. Cormorants swim underwater to catch fish and Great Egrets fish from above. It seemed like a bad time and place to be a fish.

Photographs by Kevin Fleming

A family of Raccoons crosses a shallow pond yesterday morning.

Photograph by Kevin Fleming