Incredible Bald Eagle Pictures

Eagle pictures that thrilled me lately.  I plan to put some of these up for sale.  Some were taken in St.Mary's County and some from Rock Hall, MD.

     Mating ritual 1

     Kiss

      Eye to eye

     Takeoff

A Rock Hall MD Photowalk that Wasn't

We went to Rock Hall MD to participate in the Kelby Worldwide Photowalk.  It was cancelled due to miserable weather. We walked around in the rain and took a few pictures.

 It was gray but dry the next day and we got a few better pictures.

     Bald eagles just outside Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

     Cormorant

     Dredging for oysters

     Boat house

     Marine railway

     Ducks in Chestertown

     Turkey vulture

     Sailboat in Chester River, Chestertown

The eagles are back!

It doesn't take very long for the bald eagles and great blue herons to visit after the osprey fly south.

This pair of eagles was sharing a meal. They tend to mate for life, just like swans, turtle doves, gibbons, black vultures and wolves, to name a few.

     Great blue heron

St Mary's County Fair Winners

I was one of the judges for the photography exhibit at the St. Mary's County Fair.  Please see my Saturday Sep 26th Facebook page if you want to see some of the winning photos from the Fair.

Congratulations for the winners and a hearty thank you for all the participants!

https://www.facebook.com/CalmReflectionsPhotography

On the Water 4

Boats of all sorts.  Big and small.  Short and tall.

     The Lynx in Annapolis harbor.

     Skipjack reflection

     Kayak sunset

On the Water 3

We explored the creek in Jim's boat over on 9/6.  I enjoyed stopping to see lots of birds and we visited lots of coves.  These were my favorite shots.

     Osprey

     Egret

Church Point Restoration

This post was so popular on Facebook that I thought I should share it on my blog as well.

Recently, work was completed at Church Point in St. Mary's City, MD to protect the large cross and stop the erosion from reducing the shoreline.    Many people both from Trinity Episcopal Church and elsewhere, assisted in reaching this goal.  A grant was written, workers hired, politicians, businesses and students helped.  

Recently,  sea grass was planted there by volunteers, including hundreds of St. Mary's College of MD students.

Church Point is on the property of Trinity Episcopal Church in St. Mary's City, MD and has long been popular for fishing, picnicing and walking.

For more information go to

http://trinitysmcmd.com/content.cfm?id=151&blog_id=9

Here are a few before and after photos.

     Before

      Before

      After

      After

      After

      After Seagull's Rest