South Jersey Visit (part 2)

We decided to visit the zoo at Cape May County Park. It's an excellent zoo. We were greeted though by a flock of black-headed sea gulls. This was a favorite perch:



It wasn't long before another bird staked a claim to it:



They were flying all over the area:



And they were fearless, to the point where some people were literally terrified of them. I, on the other hand, took advantage of their proximity to get this close up:



We went into the zoo. I'm not a big fan of taking pictures of caged birds, but how could I resist these shots:



This was a second eagle in the same cage:



This is a caracara:



And this, a snowy owl:



Yet another female house sparrow posed for me, this time in a more natural setting:



I was really pleased to see that there was a pair of wood ducks in one of the ponds. This is the female, first in the water and then on the land:





And here's her partner, similarly in the water and on the land:





Over by the bear cage, there were a number of crows who seemed to particularly like the bear's food. I was quite pleased with this shot:



We stopped at Smithville on the way home and there were a few birds there. This cormorant was the first to catch my eye:



There were more black-headed sea gulls:



This was the most surprising bird of the weekend. When I first saw it, I thought it was plastic it was so immobile:



There were young Canada Geese goslings who were a big hit with the young children:



Just as we were about to leave, I spotted this egret:



But, as I tried to get to a more advantageous angle, I spooked it and it flew off past the fountain: