Pelican over Albemarle Sound.

Pelican over Albemarle Sound. This is possibly as graceful as a pelican can appear.

A flock of Canada geese along the Patuxent River in July. At this time of year, Canada geese are akin to being an invasive species.

Non-native Chinese geese along the Patuxent River.

Non-native Chinese geese along the Patuxent River.

Non-native Chinese geese along the Patuxent River.

Cormorants on a channel marker.

What appears to be a flock of domestic geese hanging out near the shoreline.

Gulls on osprey nest atop a boat house.

Great blue heron perched on a pier piling.

Green heron in alert, ready-to-take-flight mode.

Herring gull on pier piling.

Mallard duck on a pier.

Mallard duck on a pier.

Mute swan pair

Juvenile great blue heron (?) sitting in a roadside marsh.

Juvenile great blue heron (?) sitting in a roadside marsh.

Wild turkeys.

Juvenile blue crab.

Butterfly on the beach.

Butterfly on the beach.

Eastern pondhawk dragonfly - Erythemis simplicicollis.

Eastern pondhawk dragonfly - Erythemis simplicicollis.

Large female horseshoe crab, washed ashore.

Sea nettle on a Patuxent River Beach.

Can you find the seahorse? Young seahorse found in the Patuxent River.

Young seahorse found in the Patuxent River.

Young seahorse found in the Patuxent River.

Marsh periwinkle, Littorina littorina, on marsh grass.

Patuxent River duck blind.

Patuxent River duck blind.

Filleting the day's catch.

Sea Scouts dock at the Shadyside Blessing of the Fleet.

Sailboats in hibernation for the winter.

A footbridge crossing a small tidal creek.

A beautiful Patuxent River shoreline at low tide.

Drum Point Lighthouse at the Calvert Marine Museum.

Riverside restaurant and catamaran sailboat.

Sailboats moored in the West River.

Sailboat at pier along the South River.

Patuxent River version of icebergs.

Patuxent River version of icebergs.

Pepper Langley Fishing Pier at Solomons Island.

Pepper Langley Fishing Pier at Solomons Island.

Catching a quiet moment on a warm fall afternoon at a public park fishing pier.

Construction of a new pier may have to wait for the storm to pass.

Late afternoon sun-glint on the lower Patuxent River silhouetting a group of kayakers.

Sunset over the old ferry dock on the Patuxent River.

Sunset over the Patuxent River.

Fisherman checking his boat on a foggy morning.