I didn't have a lot of time for birding just before and after our short trip to North Carolina, so here's a few of my recent photos from around here before and after that trip. I did four short hikes here in Old Trail, and two visits to the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Old Trail; Crozet, VA
Male Blue Grosbeak
Female Blue Grosbeak
First year male Blue Grosbeak
First year male Blue Grosbeak
First year male Blue Grosbeak
Gray Catbird
Eastern Meadowlark
Eastern Meadowlarks
Yellow Warbler
Ruby-throated Hummingbird and katydid
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Green Heron
Green Heron and mating dragonflies
Mating Sphecid Wasps
Deer
Male American Redstart
Male Hooded Warbler
First year male and adult male Cerulean Warblers
First year male and adult male Cerulean Warblers
First year male and adult male Cerulean Warblers
First year male and adult male Cerulean Warblers
First year male Cerulean Warbler
First year male Cerulean Warbler
Adult male Cerulean Warbler
Adult male Cerulean Warbler