Oven Bird

  • All in a Day’s Work

    All in a Day’s Work

    I was hiding in the woods trying to lure a little oven bird into the viewfinder of my big lens when all of a sudden this funky looking long legged Stilt Fly landed on my lens.  Luckily I had my macro with me and got a photo of the fly (Micropezidae).  Click on the…

  • The Oven Bird is Back

    The Oven Bird is Back

     The only oven bird I ever saw and photographed was in Valley Forge probably around 2010 until last year.  Charlestown Meadows is full of these little beauties.  And today I found them again.  Here are two of one and a shot of the Wood Thrush who is also back,  Oh such fun!!! Oven Bird…

  • More of that Ovenbird

    More of that Ovenbird

    I went back to the woods today looking for the oven bird and found so many of them.  Here area a few of my favorite photos and a little video from this mornings walk.

  • The Oven Bird Under the Bush

    The Oven Bird Under the Bush

    I have to say I am having way too much fun finding new little birdies every day at Valley Forge.  Today I saw a lot of little flutterers in a large bush so I set up my tripod with the legs very low and sat down and waited for somebody to come into my…