Atlantic City (Cape May, Ocean City)

This morning I drove down to Cape May Point State Park . I spent a pleasant couple of hours walking the trails, which wound through marsh and forest. I hooked up with Tom and Lize, expert birders who are local and visit this park frequently. They helped me spot some birds that I otherwise would have missed, and also gave me valuable local information on other prime birding spots.

I then stopped halfway back to Atlantic City at the Ocean City Welcome Center. This spot, located on a bridge, is famous for access to rookeries of wading birds such as egrets, herons and ibis. Large birds, easily visible, relatively stlll - that is my kind of bird photography. I fought the light a bit, but it was still a rewarding couple of hours.

Tomorrow I plan to revisit Forsythe NWR and possibly the Ocean City spot.

Additional images are found in the Gallery .