From the Saturday morning visit by our summer visitor; this is a couple more shots of this busy little bird.
Author: john gregory
Saturday breakfast stop 1
We waited a couple hours outside on the front steps this morning hoping one of our summer residents came by for a snack. We got ready with a smaller, lighter camera with a tripod. It soon showed a “battery Low” warning. Went and got my more robust rig and waited. Suddenly, there it was!
Bittern on the march
This is another image of a “least American bittern.” I am guessing it is the same one I saw on 13-August (see my earlier post). We caught up with him this evening on the no-name pond.
Humming along
We caught a hummingbird sampling the jewel weeds along our driveway last week.
Bird at the pond’s edge
We were surprised to spot this crow-sized bird along the shore of the no-name pond the other day. At the time and after checking my references, I am not sure if this is a heron or a bittern (a least American bittern is a good possibility from field mark descriptions).
Deer in the field
As we approached the hay field at the edge of the forest, we caught sight of a youthful deer eating near a fallen tree. We caught it just as it began to scamper away.
Gull on a raft
Robin gathers lunch
As mentioned previously, our yard has become a regular hunting ground for an energetic robin. We see her getting worms and other small things for a likely nest somewhere nearby.
Goldfinch in the bog
Eight loons
In a close encounter on a Maine pond, a gang of loons queried why I was there
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