Mike Saccone

An American goldfinch pausing at sunrise on one of the foot bridges at the Patuxent Research Refuge

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A backyard Carolina wren

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A song sparrow enjoying some fresh grass seed

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A great blue heron on the hunt near Pennyfield Lock along the C&O Canal

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A black-and-white warbler about to launch to its next perch

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An American restart chasing insects at dawn

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A great blue heron overlooking Hughes Hollow at sunrise at the McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area

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Happy #wrensday to all who celebrate

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A green heron taking a break from catching crawfish to preen in one of the many trees at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens.

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Birds have a way of adapting to the built environment and thriving. This Eastern phoebe was using the ferry itself at White's Ferry along the C&O Canal to ambush bugs.

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Bonus Sunday photo: One of the many red-bellied woodpeckers chatting up a storm at McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area this morning.

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A lady mallard resplendent in all her glory

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A black-and-white warbler foraging around sunrise

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A Northern house wren during the golden hour

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A shy magnolia warbler

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ML642227724 - Green Heron - Macaulay Library Macaulay Library ML642227724; © Mike Saccone; Montgomery, Maryland, United States

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An Eastern wood-pewee with a twig

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Thanks!

Once I found a patch of mud I wasn’t sinking into, I just stuck with it 😂

This green heron let me spend the better part of an hour with it. Slowly creeping close, I was able to watch it hunt and explore the edges of Pine Lake at Wheaton Regional Park.

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A black and white warbler poking around the foliage near Pine Lake at Wheaton Regional Park

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One of the rare joys of fall migration: backyard warblers in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. This is one of at least three magnolia warblers that dropped by the house

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A turkey vulture wishing you'd carry on ... er, carrion. One or the other.

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A drab common yellowthroat peaking out of the foliage on Kent Island

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A magnolia warbler ready to launch

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An Eastern wood-pewee searching for suburban bugs mid-migration

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A golden-hour double-crested cormorant cruising over the Chesapeake Bay

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One of four photo-lifers from the weekend: A shy Nashville warbler poking around the trees on Kent Island

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One of three bald eagles soaring over Kent Island during the golden hour

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The light has been less than OK the past few days, so here's a throwback to this dapper fellow fluffed up at the Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens one year ago.

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