As we walked the island last weekend in search of big birds, we had a lucky visit from a spotted sandpiper at the Poggy Bay boat dock.
Sandpiper at the post
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Egret on Poggy Bay
We found egrets everywhere during last weekend’s visit to the Connecticut shoreline. Here was one investigating the Poggy Bay marsh.
Egret at the marsh
During our recent visit to the osprey nest (see previous here), we passed by an egret standing along the marsh shore. Then it flew away past us.
NH loon
After multiple dives, the loon that visited our portion of the shoreline gave us this sideways glance as it departed to the center of the lake during our recent New Hampshire trip.
Cormorant on the way out
Caught this cormorant bugging out from the local pond yesterday.
Loon on alert
From several weeks ago while encamped on the shores of Lake Contoocook in southern New Hampshire.
Mom says go away
On our annual visit to the nest on Schoolhouse road, we found a mother osprey keeping two chicks down low, out of sight. Come on, Mom! You could make them famous!
End of day heron visit
During a late evening while lounging at a New Hampshire lakeshore cottage, a heron suddenly arrived and perched on a tree top in front of us. Grabbed my phone and captured the bird through porch screening and dwindling light. The bird stayed, swaying on the light branches for a few minutes and departed.
One less fish in the Kennebec river
During my walk along the Augusta Greenway on Friday last, I was surprised by a pair of eagles appearing overhead (see my previous post). Not long after that event, while sitting down on a stone block by the Kennebec Arsenal property, a lone osprey cruised north over the Kennebec river at about 40 feet. Suddenly, right in front of me, the bird dove straight down and Bam! It pulled out a fish and then, while I scrambled again to get my telephoto lens unlocked, auto focus engaged, camera turned ON!, it rose up off the water right toward me and then leveled off, heading to the right as if to show me the goods. What am I, an Inland Fish and Wildlife warden now? The overhanging trees are blocking some the view here, but thank the gods for all my Nikon and Tamron technology!
Bald eagle at twelve o’clock
While walking along the Augusta Greenway on the east side of the Kennebec river in Augusta, Maine, today, I was approached by two eagles. After they briefly wrestled with each other above me, screeching the whole time, one went and sat on a branch ahead of me. Then, the bird leapt from the branch, flew over my position as you can see here. It did not threaten me (perhaps my 150-600mm zoom lens looked like a formidable weapon) and departed as fast as it had arrived.
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