Eileen's Random Travels

Eileen's Random Travels

I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

Our last day in Ocean City, we watched the sunrise on the beach in front of our hotel. 

Me and my shadow, hubby  😊😊

Last look at the sunrise, we are checking out and heading to Bombay Hook NWR in Delaware and then home.

We had to stop at the Indian River Inlet for a look at the winter ducks, we saw one Long-tailed Duck along with some Bufflehead ducks and lots of gulls and Common Loon.

A group of Bufflehead ducks at the Indian River Inlet. 

One drive around Bombay Hook NWR wildlife drive, we saw deer, lots of Geese, Bald Eagles, Mute Swans, various ducks and Egrets.

" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone." unknown

I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!  

Eileen's Random Travels

Eileen's Random Travels

I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

These are images from our 2nd day at Ocean City, Maryland and the nearby Assateague Island National Seashore. 

Dec 13th 2021, Ocean City sunrise 

Simple pleasures sky watching, a pretty Ocean City Md sunrise.

Sunburst at the Ocean City inlet

Old pier at Sunset Park, Ocean City

Birds seen at the Assateague Nat'l Seashore

You can't go to Assateague Island Nat'l Seashore without seeing the wild ponies, they could be on the sand dunes, the beach or on the road.  Drive safe and drive slow.  

Boardwalk trail at Assateague Island Nat'l Seashore.

Indian River Inlet Bridge, Delaware one of my favorite spots to watch the sea ducks. 

Bufflehead Ducks hanging out at the Indian River Inlet

" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone." unknown

I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!  

Eileen's Random Travels

Eileen's Random Travels

I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

Dec 12th, 2021

Day one of our Ocean City Maryland getaway. On this trip we stopped at the Blackwater NWR in Cambridge Maryland on the way to Assateague Island and Ocean City Md. We always enjoy a walk on the beach, birdwatching and the ponies at Assateague Island. Below a view from the wildlife drive at Blackwater NWR.

At Blackwater NWR, on their wildlife drive we stopped and watched the winter ducks, Canada and Snow Geese, Great Blue Herons, Bald Eagles  and the Tundra Swans. 

Assateague State Park and Assateague Island Nat'l Seashore and the  wild ponies. 

We also visited the Assateague State Park along with the Assateague Island National Seashore. 

The Assateague ponies were near to top of the sand dunes. 

We made a quick stop at the Ocean City Inlet parking lot, looking for some more birds in the inlet. 

Our sunset view is from the hotel room balcony looking toward the bayside. 

" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!  

Chincoteague Island, Virginia

 On Sept 19-21, 2021 hubby and I visited Chincoteague Island, the National Wildlife Refuge and National Seashore in Virginia. I love seeing the wild ponies. It is a great place to see migrating birds, shorebirds and waders, geese and ducks. 

Click on photos for larger viewing.

These are images from our first day Sept 19th.

On the top row are the Laughing Gull, Chincoteague wild ponies.Second row: juvenile Little Blue Herons, Snowy Egret with Great Egret, Cattle Egret, adult Little Blue Heron.Bottom row: Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Bald Eagle, sunset and full moon rising.

The Cattle Egret showing it breeding colors on it's crown and back. 

The Chincoteague ponies, some egrets were seen on the ground and on the backs of the ponies. 

Adult Little Blue Heron with a few first year Little Blue Herons are actually white in color showing a two toned bill.

I am guessing at these 3 birds, 2 were larger in size which I believe are the Greater Yellowlegs and the smaller bird in front is the Lesser Yellowlegs.

The Great Egret is obvious with it's long yellow bill and dark legs and feet. 

 Snowy Egret with the taller Great Egret. 

Ponies, Egrets and on the far right is a Tricolored Heron  flying by.

The end of day 2, sunset at Tom's Cove Chincoteague Island NWR.

I hope you enjoyed this post, my photos and our visit to Chincoteague Island NWR. 

Eileen's Random Travels

Eileen's Random Travels

I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

Letchworth Park was a beautiful place, we went to see the waterfalls a few days in a row.  This is the Upper Falls with the bridge seen above the falls. 

The next two images are the Middle Falls. 

The Lower Falls was more of a hike to see, the following three photos are from the hike to the Lower Falls. 

" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone." unknown

I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day! 

Eileen's Random Travels

 Eileen's Random Travels

I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

During our recent New York, we stayed in a B&B located in Geneseo and we found some nice restaurants near the Conesus Lake. One morning we took a short walk at a lakeside park. 

1. Conesus Lake is considered one of the minor Finger Lakes, it is 8 miles long and 1 mile wide. The lake supplies water to Avon and Geneseo. 

2. The Red-breasted Nuthatch was seen in one of the trees on the trail next to the lake. 

3. There were groups of Mallard ducks, Common Mergansers and Gulls around the lake. 

4.  Views of the trail and Conesus lake, flowers gardens and a fish sculpture with a water feature. 

5. Mendon Pond Park, Monroe County NY. 

6.  Along the birdsong trail, we saw the cute fairy homes, bird blinds and benches. The birds are used to people feeding them along this trail, the Chickadee and Nuthatches were flying towards us as we walked. One time a chickadee almost landed on my camera. 

7. Located at the Mendon Ponds Park is Wild Wings a home for permanently injured birds that are non-releasable.  We saw various species of Owls, like the Barn Owl, Snowy Owls, Long-eared Owls, Screech Owl, Saw-whet Owl, Osprey, various Hawks, Bald Eagles, Turkey Vultures,  Bobcat and they had a very vocal Raven. 

8. Help your native raptors.

9. Below are the Barn Owl, Snowy Owl, Long and Short-eared Owls and the Barred Owls.

" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone." unknown

I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

Eileen's Random Travels

Eileen's Random Travels

I am sharing some of my random travel photos, this is not only for my followers but more of a reminder for me and my hubby of where we have been and what we have seen over the years. All good memories for us, I hope you enjoy too.

I am sharing some images from our recent trip to Letchworth State Park, Mt Morris Dam controls the flow of the Genesee River, overlooks the Letchworth Canyon also known as the Grand Canyon of the East.

1. Letchworth State Park qualifies as one of the Audubon's Important Bird Areas. The open water below the dam has been known to attract over 2,000 Canada Geese in the winter. Other birds seen around the dam were the Turkey Vultures. 

A view from the Great Bend scenic overlook.

Some scenes from the Letchwork State Park, Inspiration Point, A distant view of the Upper Falls and bridge and views of the canyon walls. 

Below are views of the Upper, Middle and Lower Falls.

Birds and critters seen at the park, A Bald Eagle, Canada Geese, Dark-eyed Junco and a Chipmunk.

" We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone." unknown

I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!