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Photography Wild Delmarva on 23 Dec 2009
The day dawned cold and ice covered much of the salt marsh so finding food must have been difficult as there wasn’t much open water. I found a flock of Ring-billed Gulls diving into the water head first trying to catch minnows. it usually took several tries but most of the gulls were successful.
Photograph by Kevin Fleming
Photography Wild Delmarva on 22 Dec 2009
Watching gulls fight for food is nothing new. But watching gulls catch live minnows is something new for me. It was 14 degrees F this morning and there was little open water. These Ring-billed Gulls, which probably prefer to scavenge, were fishing for minnows. When one caught a minnow the others were fast to try to take it away.
Photograph by Kevin Fleming
Photography Wild Delmarva on 21 Dec 2009
A Snow Goose drops its webbed feet and slows for a landing.
Photograph by Kevin Fleming
Photography Wild Delmarva on 20 Dec 2009
There are lots of Northern Pintails on Delmarva now and they make great subjects as they take off almost straight up.
Photograph by Kevin Fleming
Photography Wild Delmarva on 18 Dec 2009
A Snow Goose comes in for a landing yesterday. I was able to get very close to a large flock as they were feeding, fighting and flying.
Photograph by Kevin Fleming
Photography Wild Delmarva on 17 Dec 2009
The sun had already set and it was getting dark fast when this large flock of Snow Geese took off from a cornfield tonight. Tens of thousands of Snow Geese have arrived to spend the winter on Delmarva.
Photograph by Kevin Fleming
Photography Wild Delmarva on 17 Dec 2009
Biting a mouthful of goose down, two Snow Geese get into a squabble this morning while feeding on a cornfield.
Photograph by Kevin Fleming
Photography Wild Delmarva on 16 Dec 2009
A pair of young Bald Eagles were chasing each other this morning in what seemed to be playful behavior. Chasing becomes more serious when one eagle catches a fish and others try to take the fish away in mid-air talon-to-talon combat.
Photograph by Kevin Fleming
Photography Wild Delmarva on 15 Dec 2009
Rabbits seemed to be everywhere this year. This one didn’t mind posing for a close-up.
Photograph by Kevin Fleming
Photography Wild Delmarva on 06 Dec 2009
With a Walleye tightly locked in its razor-sharp talons, a Bald Eagle flies toward a perch where it will eat its catch. Bald Eagles can eat one pound of fish in about four minutes. Eagles hold their prey with one talon and hold onto a perch with the other.
Photograph by Kevin Fleming