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Over the course of an hour watched well over 100 blackbirds cross over and stage in some nearby pines before leaving to their evening roost.

​Athens-Clarke County, Georgia. July 16, 2018

• 84 °F, Scattered clouds and thunderstorms.
• Sunrise 6:34 am; sunset 8:44 pm
• Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 10 minutes (-1m 4s)
• Moon: 20.1%, Waxing Crescent
• eBird list: ​https://ebird.org/checklist/S47308764

Blue heron caught a garter snake, but the garter snake hung onto a little branch with its tail for dear life. The heron tried thrashing the snake to dislodge it for about 10 minutes until the snake finally let go.

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia. January 23, 2021.

• Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
• Sunrise 7:26 am; Sunset 5:57 pm
• Daylight Hours: 10 hours, 31 minutes (+1m 17s)
• Moon: 75.6% Waxing Gibbous
• www.okefenokee.photography

I think this one might be a sharp-shinned. It seemed closer in size to a blue jay than a crow. I couldn't get a good shot of the tail through the window before it flew off. The tail did look pretty squared off in flight though. I found a fresh pile of feathers and blood in the snow, likely from a junco or house sparrow.

Fiery Skipper (Hylephila phyleus) male, 06/13/2020, nectaring Clasping Heliotrope (Heliotropium aplexicaule), 6/13/2020, The Landing's Sparrow Field "Pollinator Garden Berm), Skidaway Island, Savannah, Ga

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica), 6/7/2020, The Landing's Harbor Marina, Skidaway Island, Savannah, Ga.

Photographed in light rain. The birds are nesting on the support cross members under Mariana's walkway.

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) with a fresh Blue Crab watched being caught directly in front of me, The Landing's Brackish lagoon # 3. It flipped the crab onto its back, then flipped it again and crushed the shell, turned it, and swallowed.

I love Blue Crab and I'am envious of the bird's technique! Scroll through the four images!

Birding Photo Journal: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/pine-warbler-photo-blog

• Walton County, Georgia
• Sunny, with a high near 89. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
• Sunrise 6:22, sunset 8:42 pm
• Day length: 14 hours, 20 minutes
• Moon: waning crescent, 41% illumination

~William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

June 6, 2020; Walton Copunty, Georgia. A low, blueish-gray cloud cover was keeping the temperature at 75 degrees, but the humidity was still high making for a sticky morning. My attention was drawn by several Blue Grosbeak‘s calling. I followed the songs until I spotted two males and one female. http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/blue-grosbeak-blue-heron-georgia-birding

~ William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message

Walton County, Georgia. A morning walk.

• Nature Journal: http://williamwisephoto.com/photographyblog/georgia-backyard-birding-june-2020
• Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Sunrise Today: 6:22 am; Sunset Today: 8:42 pm

• Daylight Hours: 14 hours, 20 minutes (+42s)
  ​- Moon: 99.9% Full Moon

William Wise Photo Nature Notes is a wildlife, birding and nature photography blog documenting the beauty, design and wonder of God’s creation. -- "What a wildly wonderful world, God! You made it all, with Wisdom at Your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations." Psalms 104 The Message