We took another trip to the C&O Canal today after stopping at Mary’s indigo dyeing event today. We parked at the end of Tschiffley Mill Road, on the west bank of Seneca Creek where it empties into the Potomac River. From there we walked a little ways behind the turning basin but decided we’d do better on the tow path. We saw three different types of heron. We saw both immature and adult black-crowned night herons (Nycticorax nycticorax), at least two green herons (Butorides virescens), and at least two great blue herons (Ardea herodias), including this one on a log along with a painted turtle (Chrysemys picta). Once again, this was taken with my new telephoto lens, zoomed out to 600mm (which with an APS-C sensor, makes this the equivalent of a 960mm lens with 35mm film).
Tagged With: Chrysemys
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Categories: Creatures
Tags: Ardea, Ardea herodias, Birds, CandO Canal, Chrysemys, Chrysemys picta, Great Blue Heron, Heron, Painted Turtle, Turtle
Comments Off on Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)
Cathy and I have walked many stretches of the C&O Canal together. We haven’t been to the stretch above Little Falls together. We both hiked—separately—from Georgetown back in the 1970 but decided to go there today. We saw a few turtles including this painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) and quite a few red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta elegans). I got one photo of a turtle I don’t recognize. I’m working on identifying that one. I got a few pictures of a Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), also. It was a lovely day and it’s always good to be outdoors.
Categories: Creatures
Tags: C and O Canal, C&O Canal, Chrysemys, Chrysemys picta, Native Turtles, Painted Turtle, Turtle
Comments Off on Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)