Back to Patuxent National Research Refuge! Two eastern bluebirds (same area, >1 hour apart), a pair of buffleheads, and a killdeer. That one is especially interesting to me—11 years ago, for no reason at all, I decided I wanted to go out and photograph some birds. I had no idea what I was doing—I didn't get serious for another 2–3 years—but a birder friend told me it was a killdeer. I never saw another one until today…
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A killdeer, blending in amidst brown ground and dead leaves, bending over to peck at the ground.
Two buffleheads, swimming right to left.
A bluebird perched atop an antenna, looking to its right.
A bluebird perched atop a coniferous tree.