Category Archives: Inge Curtis birds

Great Egret

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Roger Gosden

Last week Great Blues and now great whites, colonial nesters in the same locality. The Great Egret is a summer resident that catches the eye in flight, its extraordinary long neck folded behind a dagger beak and legs stream behind.

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Great Blue Heron

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Roger Gosden

Normally solitary, I see Great Blues poised on the banks of saltmarsh, staring into the creek at a respectful distance from the next neighbor. Occasionally one lands by our pool, as statuesque as the artificial kind sold as pool decoration. … Continue reading →

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Downy Woodpecker

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Roger Gosden

A Downy Woodpecker in SE Virginia creates a food bank Continue reading →

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Northern Parula

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Roger Gosden

Northern Parula, a summer visitor to Virginia Continue reading →

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Eastern Screech Owl

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Roger Gosden

Eastern Screech Owl cared for by wildlife rehabilitators Continue reading →

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