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Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge - South Kingstown, Rhode Island
This page contains flying critters I saw at the wildlife refuge. Various flora and a chipmunk are on the next page.
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May 17-20, 2011

Osprey bringing its catch back to the nest.
[Osprey flying over water with a fish in its grip.]

Osprey nest
[Osprey nest at the top of a tree with two adults sitting atop it.]

Mute Swan coming in for a water landing.
[White swan with wings completely outstretched a few feet above the water.]

It's down there somewhere. (This swan species has black legs and feet.)
[Swan with its upper body below water and the rest sticking in the air.]

Mute Swan family: There are eight young ones between the adults.
[Ten swans in the water with an adult at either end and eight little ones in between.]

Gorgone Checkerspot Butterfly (Note the striped antenna.)
[Orange and black butterfly with striped antenna.]

Rufous-sided Towhee
[Tri-colored bird with black head, beak, and back, rust-colored sides, and a white stomach.]

Mockingbird
[Brown bird with a few white stripes in wings and a beige underside.]

Robin nest (I shot the photo only seeing the nest with my eye. After taking the photo and zooming in, I saw the bird.)
[A nest with only the beak, eye, and tail feather of a robin showing.]

Grey catbird (It does sound like a cat!)
[Light grey bird.]

I believe this is a male grackle.
[Bird perched on a feeder full of seeds. The bird has blue-black head and upper torso with the rest of the body more of a brown black. It has a yellow eye with a black dot in the middle.]

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All photos © S. M. Garver