Green River and Lake Adger

A wrap up of the Blue Ridge Mountain Spring trip--

I had a morning hike after breakfast  Monday, I knew I had to be home in time to feed my dogs so didn't mess around much I had the van ready to roll by 11:30 check out is noon. Like the day before most of the birds were up high and I couldn't see them! Could hear plenty tho...one chickadee photo not much to show for all my phishing..

Black Capped chickadee

I took this weird pano of the van, I kinda like the way it looks, like it belongs in a cartoon strip or something...a guy asked what does the Dixxeland Express mean, after viewing my front plate, so I thought about it and then said "It means it's my way out of DixxeLand" he didnt like my answer, and replied Whaaaat? I explained its my escape mobile....he liked that better..

I planned to stop at a couple places on the way home in Polk County, the Green River Gamelands and the Adger Lake which is right next to the gameland.  The Green River flows through the game lands and the road follows the river to the lake...the upper part of the road is SOMETHING else tho!

This is Green River Cove Road in NC east of I-26.  Talk about a hair pin?? It was a series of hairpins for 3 miles!! I put my van in 1st gear so as to not wear out my new front brakes!!  I had to blow my horn on a couple of turns I could not see if anyone was on the way up and I did encounter 2 cars coming up.  

Hairpins

Finally when the road straightened out I found the river...

The clouds had come over and it chilled off....once again birds were scarce, so I kept driving...came across one Wild Turkey moving fast to clear the highway...

When I arrived at the lake there was a parking area and boat launch sign said Lake Adger Marina, but I saw no buildings of any kind, a few slips most empty some with pontoons.  

You can see how the day had turned grey and chilly and the wind was gusting again not as bad as earlier in the weekend but not comfortable either....I found this gazebo and had a spot of "tea"as they say under the willows.  Those concrete tables--one was off balance it threatened to fall over the other the benches were so short the table was up to my chin...very odd...

I scanned the far bank area of the lake and spotted a couple of Greater Yellowlegs, got one horrible fuzzy shot cause they were just too far away...then a Great  Blue Heron flew by 

On the way out near the reeds and cat tails I spotted a couple of Red Winged Blackbirds...

male 

female 

Some barn swallows were up on the power line preening, 

....I set my GPS, Wilma to Home and off we went...took only 3 hrs for her to announce "you have arrived to Home" 

Had a great trip, arrived to a wonderful greeting by my dogs who missed me as much as I did them!!

I am planning some day trips hope the weather will be more co-operative so I can spot more spring birds!

Time...Well Spent

PEACE

Eleanor Roosevelt: You must do the thing you think you can not.

A-Birding I did Go...

...in continuance of the trip to see the waterfalls I thought I'd share the birds I enjoyed seeing. 

First in my sisters back yard she gets birds on her feeders I never get even tho those species are in my yard...Like Blue Birds!

a small family of them are always eating at my sis's feeders! I've tried buying the same seed, but still I don't get bluebirds show up to eat it...then an American Robin jumped on for snacks...

a red-bellied woodpecker waited in the wings for a turn at the feeder...

and I saw several yellow rump warblers at the feeders too!

Then over at Oak Grove and the lake there from Oak Creek...I saw the usual fare of ducks this one gave me a decent bath sequence...which was fun 

Then he glided off with a friend...

then.......The Race WAS ON....

The Geese are nesting so any intrusion was not tolerated and a chase ensued....only the fastest would escape without a honking big bite on the rear!!
I've been bitten by a goose it does hurt...

...and this red tail was making sure everyone stayed on their toes!!

The large flock of ring billed gulls that was around on my last visit has dwindled down to only one or two...I like gulls because they tolerate humans pretty well...

Brown headed cowbirds were around as well as Carolina Wrens..

More Eastern Bluebirds....

                  These guys were so back-lit I couldn't tell if they're barn, bank, or other! Either way they're swallows!

I wanted this to be a Eastern Wood Peewee but I think its an Eastern Phoebe..

...and its just not birding without a northern cardinal to brighten things up

Spring arrival....

and this killdeer wad very leery of my intentions...

and several hundred people flew over the lake....

and one totally aggravating Belted Kingfisher who wouldn't be still long enough for any kind of shot... so ended up with this extreme crop job...

How annoying is that? All in all it was a good day of birding for me!!

PEACE

Eleanor Roosevelt: You must do the thing you think you can not.

WBW 28 TN Birds

I just returned from a trip to Tennessee, in the Cumberland Mountain Range, I plan to blog about the highlights later this week.. its World Bird Wednesday so Ill share a few of the birds I saw, no let me correct that I saw a lot--- I photographed only a couple..Im about to give up on photographing birds...which Ive threatened so many times through the years...and then Ill get a half way decent shot and I keep trying, its like trying to win the lottery GRRRR
But anyways..

I saw this turkey vulture walking around on the ground...he was looking pretty good--

The Barn Swallows were busy building this nest, in the corner of The Inn where I stayed...

Then resting between trips for mud...

This is a juvenile, sparrow, but?   See the deep V in the tail, any other suggestions? Immature Chipping Sparrow?

This Indigo bunting has turned his head all the way around like the demon in the Exorcist this looks like a bird with his wings on backwards...lol...he was so curious to see what I was up to...and I got a cute video of him singing 

 

and The Yellow Throated Warbler was fun to see---

So thats the ones I was able to get a shot of over the Memorial Day Holiday!

Check out some very exciting outings had by my birding friends by clicking on this Icon and going over to Springmans!!

PEACE