Northern cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Woodbridge, VA
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An eagle popped out of a tree and flew over my head by surprise, giving me barely enough time to shoot it.
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Woodbridge, VA
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Several osprey nesting platforms at Occoquan Bay NWR appear to be made from former utility poles.
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Woodbridge, VA
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Gadwall
Anas strepera
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Woodbridge, VA
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Eastern bluebird
Sialia sialis
Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Woodbridge, VA
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