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birds
Heron on the Ice Pond
To change the subject and location, we go to southern Connecticut to find out how Spring is moving in. A modestly sized and probably younger blue heron is shown hanging around this shoreline this weekend.
More early spring on the Kennebec
At Mill Park along the Kennebec river in Augusta (Maine) a pair of mallards foraged last week.
The mallards at the Calumet Bridge
While wandering around downtown Augusta (Maine) last week we checked out the usual hordes of mostly mallards at the northwest side of the Calumet bridge spanning the Kennebec river. This is a small sample of the typical group.
Merganser on the Kennebec
Among the usual suspects (mallards, gulls, ospreys, eagles, sturgeon, and cormorants) typically found near downtown Augusta along the Kennebec river was this hooded merganser.
Gull along the Kennebec
During an afternoon walk along the Kennebec River in mid-Maine last week. Four or five of these possible immature gulls flew around looking for treats.
Heron in the shadows
A heron sneaks around the Ice Pond on New Year’s Day 2023.
Mallards on Ice
A large group of mallards were found hanging about on the Kennebec River shoreline in Augusta (Maine) last week.
A small heron looking for a snack
During our wandering along the Connecticut coast last weekend, we found various locals going about their routines.
Gull on duty
Once the fog and drizzly morning of the first day of 2023 resolved itself, the locals assessed the new day.
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