The refuge has a 3 mile long drive with several places you can stop and get out of your vehicle to set up spotting scopes and digiscoping equipment. You can, of course stop anywhere along the road but should remain in your vehicle so as not to disturb the birds overly much. With the wind blowing as strongly as it was, we only got out once to go to the one photo blind. It was located on the north end of the pond and many small ducks were rafted up in front of it. Of course, they all fled as we approached the blind and did not return while we were inside. A few Canada Geese were the only birds to approach the shore while we were in the blind and it looked like they had no choice in the matter as the wind blew them to the shore.
Canada Goose from the photo blind.Despite the wind and the wariness of the birds (they would start to swim or fly away as soon as we stopped for any length of time), we were still able to get some good photos from the cover of the truck. Gary took a lot more photos than I did since I was also driving.
A flight of ducks and geese spooked by a vehicle ahead of us
on the driving loop. (NYS Thruway in the background.)The wind kept most of the smaller birds out of sight although we did hear Song Sparrows and Red-winged Blackbirds in the marsh grasses that lined the road and pools.
A Red-winged Blackbird claimed his territory in the reeds.
Canada Goose from the photo blind.
A flight of ducks and geese spooked by a vehicle ahead of us
A Red-winged Blackbird claimed his territory in the reeds.
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Beautiful photos Joated. That photo of the redwinged blackbird reminds me of a deer hunt long ago. I was sitting in a stand overlooking a harvested corn field when a large flock of redwinged black birds landed right in front of me. They spooked and took off and the sight and sounds of that event remain etched in my memory.
JDP
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