When there are no birds to see, I search for other interesting sites. Every few days the air traffic inbound from Europe goes over our heads.
Five miles up
Images
Visitor by the boat landing
A blue heron investigates the boggy area near a stream feeding the Cobbosseecontee Pond.
Four winged flying thing
A pintail on beaver pond
From my game camera located at the edge of the beaver pond last week. This female is probably a common pintail according to my research; the more common species in our area are mallards and black ducks (there is the occasional hooded merganser, as well).
Turtle in the forest
We found this turtle at the forest edge yesterday near a Maine pond. We are assuming it is a she and is on her way to a sandy spot, preferably, to lay some eggs. We have seen evidence in this area of turtle egg laying but have never actually seen the animals doing their thing.
Redwing at the marsh
During a walk down toward Enders Island last weekend on the Connecticut coast, the ocean side marsh had a multitude of redwing blackbirds foraging for food.
Turtle looking for fresh air
Springtime for turtles
Our visit to the Ice pond this past weekend revealed a crowd of turtles on a different rock.
A mourning dove in the morning
Checking out this year’s nest
The osprey shown in the previous post lands on the remnants of last year’s nest. There is much work to be done.
john's f-stop 