Back in July the girls and I went over to the
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in South Philly. This is a really fascinating swampy area adjacent to the Philadelphia International Airport.
The girls took their dogs and I took my big camera. This is what I saw, ID'd as best I can:
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| Betsy with Porter and Molly with Mya |
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| Bullfrog, I think |
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| Turtles, no idea what kind |
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| Thistles |
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| Creepy snake |
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| Barn swallow going to the nest |
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| Barn swallow in the nest |
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| Barn swallows in a tree |
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| Great egret, just hanging around |
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| Great egret, taking off |
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| Juvenile yellow-crowned night heron, lifer for me |
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| Awesome yellow eye on the juvie yellow-crowned night heron |
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| Tree swallow |
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| Getting ready to leave and the bullfrog is still there |
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| Female wood duck and duckings, another lifer |
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| Another female wood duck and ducklings |
It was an awesome day in the city!
