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).
birds
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
Mallards fly-by
The rural robin
We have had this robin hanging around the yard for the last four days.
West of Vancouver Island
A west coast gull does a flyby last month during the Pacific Ocean leg of our cruise.
Top of the pass visitor
While switching engines at White Pass on the Alaska-Yukon Territory border in May, we were entertained by this visitor walking toward us on the snow.
I found later that this is probably a white-tailed ptarmigan or snow grouse?
Mallard Convoy
A family of mallards chose to skoot away from us when we came upon them in an inlet on a nearby pond.
john's f-stop 