Misc. Nature @ S. Pier

Going back a few weeks, today’s post features nature at South Pier, Erie, Pennsylvania.

Red-winged Blackbird (f), on grass
Ring-billed Gulls, on pier
Red-winged Blackbird (f), w/ reeds
Blackbird III, on fence
Yellow Warbler (m), on reed
Blackbird IV, w/ reeds, detail
Yellow Warbler (m), on branch
Blackbird V, on fence II
Gulls II, on pier
Blackbird VI, on reeds, w/ snack
Yellow Warbler (m), on branch II
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta), on pond vegetation
Turtle, on pond vegetation II

Finally, always fun to see an unexpected bird on South Pier, such as this Least Sandpiper foraging in the weeds: