Tag Archives: Bombay-Hook-NWR

Three Egrets

Three Great Egrets fish and preen in Raymond Pool at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge back on 8-1-2009. For more information on the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, visit their web site atwww.fws.gov/northeast/bombayhook/. For more information on Great Egrets, visit the Cornelll Lab Of Ornithology. B&W Conversion via Topa B&W Effects.

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Female Red-Winged Blackbird

From my trip to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge near Smyrna, Delaware back on 5-15-2010. For more information on Red-Winged Blackbirds, visit the Cornell Lab Of Ornithology. For more information on the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, visit their web site atwww.fws.gov/northeast/bombayhook/. Thanks to Shadow House Creations for the use of three different textures that I blended...

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Hanging on…

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge outside of Smyrna, Delaware. A shot from my archives taken back n 7-6-2009. For more information on the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, visit their web site atwww.fws.gov/northeast/bombayhook/.

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“I don’t want the world, I just want your half…”

Two Great Egrets having a disagreement over fishing territory at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge back on 8-16-2009. These disagreements are fascinating to watch. Often times the deciding factor seems to be height as each Egret will raise its long neck higher and higher to prove they are the bigger bird. Once they reach a...

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“No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.” –William Blake

A Great Egret in flight over the wildlife drive at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge back on 8-16-2009. I’m not sure why I hadn’t posted this one before. For more information on the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, visit their web site atwww.fws.gov/northeast/bombayhook/. For more information on Great Egrets, visit the Cornelll Lab Of Ornithology.

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Hang on Snoopy !

A Great Egret hangs onto a tree with a somewhat precarious footing. From my 7-6-2009 trip to Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge outside of Smyrna, Delaware. For more information on the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, visit their web site atwww.fws.gov/northeast/bombayhook/. For more information on Great Egrets, visit the Cornelll Lab Of Ornithology.

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7:21 AM takeoff at Bombay Hook NWR

A Great Egret leaves a splash as he takes off from Raymond Pool during the morning hours back on 7-5-2009. From Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge outside of Smyrna, Delaware. For more information on the Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, visit their web site atwww.fws.gov/northeast/bombayhook/. For more information on Great Egrets, visit the Cornelll Lab Of...

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