New York Vacation - Day 2

The next day, we drove into the refuge and were greeted with the raucous sounds of gulls, as if they were celebrating the morning.

Webs were lit up by the morning sun

The ever-present geese stood near the road again

This Egret was perched on this tree limb

The flowers greeted the day and turned their heads throughout the day to face the sun

We saw a lot of Grebes, mostly the back ends of them as they dove down into the water. I managed to get this one right side up! 

Great Blue Heron

We took a drive to another area and saw some Sandhill Cranes that were poking their way through this field

Unfortunately, they were moving away from us, so I only got a couple of distant shots

We moved on to another area and saw this Green Heron in the afternoon sun. We headed back to the hotel for awhile to take a break from driving.

After a few hours, we headed back to the refuge, and on the way, we saw this family of deer in a field.

This one paused for a moment 

Into the refuge again, another Egret in a tree

The light was changing with the setting sun

Eastern Kingbird perched on a Rose Mallow stem

The sky was displaying some nice color now

And it was a thing of beauty

Going down...

Down...

And finally... Down.

A good day!

Until next time.

😊