Fort Edward Wildlife

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Fort Edward Wildlife

Fort Edward is a small town on the Hudson River and Champlain Canal, and there is still the old abandoned previous version of the Champlain Canal running thru town. These waterways attract a large host of critters, Eagles, Herons, Owls, Foxes, Coyotes, and lots of others. And just outside the Village are the hayfields which attract mice and then Hawks, Harriers, Falcons and various other airborne predators. Cruising the Canals on my boat often gave me quick glimpses of various critters but it was always difficult to photograph them, so lately I have been out there in my car getting a better look. All of these photos were taken by me within a mile or two of the Canal, and I am amazed by the wide variety there is to be found here.
Here are some of the critters I have captured with my camera:
	Raptors - Birds of Prey: Bald Eagle: Bald Eagle main page Bald Eagle, Nest Building Accident Bald Eagles, In My Back Yard Bald Eagles, At Neshobe Island Red-Tailed Hawk: Red-Tailed Hawk main page Red-Tailed Hawk, Hunting Red-Tailed Hawk, Trapped Red-Tailed Hawk, Albino Osprey: Osprey main page Osprey Mating Snowy Owl Red-Shouldered Hawk Peregrine Falcon American Kestrel: American Kestrel main page American Kestrel, stretching & displaying Merlin Falcon: Merlin Falcon main page Merlin Falcon, Rescued Northern Harrier: Northern Harrier main page Northern Harrier, Hunting Short-Eared Owl Great Horned Owl Barn Owl Rough-Legged Hawk Rough-Legged Hawk, Dark Form Barred Owl: Barred Owl main page Barred Owl, our rescue Long-Eared Owl Eastern Screech-Owl: Eastern Screech-Owl main page Eastern Screech-Owl (red), Rescued Eastern Screech-Owl (grey), Rescued Cooper's Hawk Turkey Vulture - Turkey Buzzard Black Vulture Eurasian Eagle-Owl Swainson's Hawk Harris's Hawk Winter Raptor Fest Fishing Birds: Great Egret: Great Egret main page Great Egret, fighting over fishing spots. Great Blue Heron: Great Blue Heron main page Great Blue Heron, Preening & Roosting American Bittern Green Heron: Green Heron main page Green Heron, Hunting Belted Kingfisher: Belted Kingfisher main page Belted Kingfisher, Hunting Crayfish Double-Crested Cormorant Sandhill Crane Woodpeckers Downy Woodpecker Hairy Woodpecker Red-Bellied Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Northern Flicker Grassland Birds: Baltimore Oriole: Baltimore oriole main page Baltimore Oriole, active sock nest. American Woodcock Northern Cardinal Northern Blue Jay Rose-Breasted Grosbeak Indigo Bunting Cedar Waxwing Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Chukar Partridge Common Yellowthroat Eastern Bluebird Wild Turkey Red-Winged Blackbird Ring-Necked Pheasant: Ring-Necked Pheasant main page Ring-Necked Pheasants Fighting Killdeer: Killdeer main page Killdeer, "broken wing" display, nest & eggs. Horned Lark Dark-Eyed Junco Carolina Wren Song Sparrow House Sparrow House Finch American Goldfinch Black-Capped Chickadee White-Breasted Nuthatch Tufted Titmouse Bobolink Eastern Phoebe Snow Bunting Barn Swallow Cliff Swallow Tree Swallow European Starling Common Raven American Crow Common Grackle Eastern Kingbird Eastern Meadowlark Northern Mockingbird Savannah Sparrow American Robin Mourning Dove Yellow Warbler Myrtle Warbler Gray Catbird Brown-Headed Cowbird Brown Thrasher Water Birds, Ducks, Geese, Grebes: Mute Swan Snow Goose Blue Goose Pied-Billed Grebe Greater Yellowlegs Solitary Sandpiper Spotted Sandpiper Wood Duck Hooded Merganser Duck: Hooded Merganser Duck main page Hooded Merganser Duck, hunting Common Merganser Duck Red-Breasted Merganser Duck Goldeneye Duck Bufflehead Duck Mallard Duck Black Duck Lesser Scaup Duck Ring-Necked Duck Horned Grebe Common Loon Red-Throated Loon Canada Goose Herring Gull Ring-Billed Gull Mammals: Red Fox Gray Fox White-Tailed Deer: White-Tailed Deer main page White-Tailed Deer, 6-point Buck Eastern Chipmunk Eastern Cottontail Rabbit Woodchuck / Groundhog American Mink Coyote Gray Wolf Muskrat Opossum Hunter Bear Vole German Shorthaired Pointer Reptiles: Eastern Painted Turtle Common Snapping Turtle: Common Snapping Turtle main page Common Snapping Turtle, laying eggs. Northern Water Snake Insects: Black & Yellow Garden Spider Giant Swallowtail Butterfly Painted Lady Butterfly Meadowhawk Dragonfly Luna Moth Fish & Marine Critters Crayfish Common Carp Spawning Farm Animals Scottish Highland Cattle Goat Domestic Turkey Guinea Fowl Peacock Bourbon Red Domestic Turkey Flowers Flowers in my garden Chinese Lantern Plant Mushrooms Stay tuned, there's more to come ......

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