Birding 😃 But Not Fishing 😭 at the John Heinz NWR in Philadelphia, PA

I planned to spend the day doing both wildlife photography and fishing at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but unfortunately the fishing aspect did not work out for reasons explained in the video. 00:00:00 Welcome / About This Video 00:05:40 Overview of the Refuge 00:10:30 My Long-focus Lens Setup 00:15:30 Big Boardwalk Area 00:20:17 Habitat Management Pump Station 00:21:43 It's Not a Duck 00:22:19 Observing the Refuge 00:22:58 Red-winged Blackbird 00:23:23 More Refuge Observations 00:24:02 My Birding Knowledge (or Lack Thereof) 00:29:06 Looking for Birds 00:29:34 Gray Catbird 00:30:51 Even More Refuge Observations 00:31:33 Distant Train & Airport Footage 00:32:24 Observation Tower & Refuge Water Levels 00:36:01 Barn Swallows 00:37:13 Changing Location 00:38:22 Song Sparrow 00:39:04 Honest 00:39:23 Looking for Birds 00:41:11 Another Boardwalk & Refuge Changes 00:45:32 Bird & Nest (Vireo? American Redstart?...) 00:50:05 Dragonfly (Not Sure Which Species) 00:50:18 American Robins 00:51:03 Thoughts Thus Far 00:52:05 Looking for Birds 00:54:01 Yellow Warbler 00:55:29 On Photographing Small Birds 00:56:36 Using Merlin Bird ID 00:57:21 Hearing But Not Finding the Red-eyed Vireo 00:58:36 Time To Go Fishing... Not 01:00:00 Potential Fishing Spot 1 01:01:51 Walking to the Next Fishing Location 01:03:20 Official Refuge Fishing Areas 01:04:04 Potential Fishing Spot 2 01:05:00 Ranting About Society & Pollution 01:06:53 Potential Fishing Spot 3 01:07:36 Fishing Pier - Closed for Fishing 01:08:18 Snapping Turtle 01:09:07 Why I'm Not Fishing 01:10:44 Turtle 01:11:33 I Was THIS Close 01:11:53 It Was Going to Be Perfect 01:12:26 Final Thoughts on the Day 01:15:51 Goodbye Snapper 01:18:00 Young Whitetail Buck Deer 01:18:52 Until We Meet Again... Website: https://ephemeralrift.com Thalmultaria: https://thalmultaria.net Channel Playlists: https://www.youtube.com/@EphemeralRift/playlists Instagram (Wildlife Photography) https://www.instagram.com/ephemeral.rift/ Instagram (Random) https://www.instagram.com/ephemeral.rift2/ Twitter https://twitter.com/ephemeralrift1 Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/ephemeralrift/ Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/6WJUD0ljiIwxmbEzpb4onm iTunes https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ephemeral-rift/602599265 Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ephemeralrift