The rail has a longish, thin, orange bill and eyes, greenish yellow legs, white throat, ad overall brownish grey body. It's stretching out its left wing, showing its dark primaries and secondaries. The background is mud and green grass.

The rail has a longish, thin, orange bill and eyes, greenish yellow legs, white throat, ad overall brownish grey body with white stripes on its flank. It's partially standing in tall, green grass. The background is mud.

The rail has a longish, thin, orange bill and eyes, greenish yellow legs, white throat, ad overall brownish grey body with white stripes on its flank. Its short tail is flicked up. The background is mud and green grass.

The rail has a longish, thin, orange bill and eyes, greenish yellow legs, white throat, ad overall brownish grey body with white stripes on its flank. Its short tail is flicked up, partially showing its white underside. The background is mud.

I saw 4 clapper rails at the Wetlands Institute today. This one was the closest and left the grass twice, giving very good views.

#dslr #nikon #birdphotography #birds #rails #clapperrail #rallus #ralluscrepitans #thewetlandsinstitute #newjersey

2 baby purple martins sticking their heads out of a white martin house. They are barely covered in dark feathers and have bright yellow beaks. One is on top the other with its mouth open.

An adult purple martin feeding one of its babies a dragonfly. The parent is dark iridescent purple, has a small dark beak, and a forked tail. The baby is barely visible with its bright yellow mouth open.

2 baby purple martins sticking their heads out of a white martin house. They are barely covered in dark feathers and have bright yellow beaks. They are side by side, both with their mouths open.

3 baby purple martins sticking their heads out of a white martin house. They are barely covered in dark feathers and have bright yellow beaks. They are side by side, with the one in the middle with its mouths open.

3 super cute purple martin babies I saw at the Wetlands Institute last month. One was fed a dragonfly by its parent.

#dslr #nikon #birdphotography #birds #martins #purplemartin #progne #prognesubis #thewetlandsinstitute #newjersey

The sandpiper has a short, thin, dark bill, yellow legs, white belly, light rufous brown head with dark streaks, and dark brown and rufous markings on its back and wings. The background is brown marsh mud and green grass.

The sandpiper has a short, thin, dark bill, yellow legs, white belly, light rufous brown head with dark streaks, and dark brown and rufous markings on its back and wings. The background is brown marsh mud and green grass.

The sandpiper has a short, thin, dark bill, yellow legs, white belly, light rufous brown head with dark streaks, and dark brown and rufous markings on its back and wings. The background is greyish water and brown marsh mud.

3 cute least sandpipers I saw at the Wetlands Institute today.

#dslr #nikon #birdphotography #birds #shorebirds #sandpiper #leastsandpiper #calidris #calidrisminutilla #thewetlandsinstitute #newjersey

A close-up of a freshly made latte in a colorful ceramic cup, resting on a faux marble countertop beside a stainless steel espresso machine. The drink features smooth, tan-colored microfoam with subtle latte art heart, slightly off center. The machine’s steam wand is visible above the cup, with a few drops of milk residue on the tip, and red and green indicator lights glowing on the control panel. A metal frothing pitcher is on the left, partly visible.

Heading out to band more Purple Martins this am at #TheWetlandsInstitute in #StoneHarborNJ. My latte art is a little off center, which reflects my general feeling about waking up at 5:30am on a Saturday. ;) #forthebirds 🪶