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Long-tailed Ducks

by John Briggs on January 25, 2010

in Bird Photographs, Bird Photography Weekly, Blog, Wildlife

Friday was a beautiful mid winter day and I had no classes. What should I do for a few hours between studying? How about some bird watching!  I drove to Pine Point near Scarborough, Maine to look for my favorite duck; the Long-tailed Duck. The dock at the Lobster Co-op is a favorite place of mine to see these comical, yet beautiful, ducks. The lower dock has plenty of stacked lobster traps to get behind to use as a sort of a blind. Read the full article →

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Wayward January Bird

by John Briggs on January 8, 2010

in Bird Photographs, Blog, Wildlife

Here in Maine, winter has had a grip since late fall with snow, bitter cold and wind. Migratory birds have long gone on their trek to warmer climes. During the snowstorm last Saturday, I noticed a very puffed up bird feeding on a distant suet feeder. I thought for sure it was a warbler, but with a driving snow it was hard to positively ID even through binoculars. Read the full article →

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Protecting online images from thieves

January 6, 2010

Over the last several days, I found nearly 100 websites using my images without my authorization. Most of these sites were forums, but quite a few were blogging sites, four of which were birding blogs. I am not going to name names at this time, but if I continue to find the rampant thievery of [...]

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Favorite Life Birds 2000-2009

December 27, 2009

As we near the end of the first decade of the second millennium, bird bloggers are assembling lists of birds that were favorites over the last ten years. I thought I would join in on the fun and produce my own list. Each bird listed below is a life bird. Since I have many life birds [...]

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Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2009

 Birding in Maine wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2010!!
Carol of the Birds
Whence comes this rush of wings afar,
Following straight the Noel star?
Birds from the woods in wondrous flight,
Bethlehem seek this Holy Night.
“Tell us, ye birds, why come ye here,
Into this stable, poor and drear?”
“Hast’ning we seek the new-born King,
And [...]

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School’s out, birding is back

December 21, 2009

   My first semester in college has ended! I have nearly one month to get back in touch with birds before the next semester starts on January 11th.
   The camera is cleaned, the batteries are charged and I am itching to photograph the birds of Maine. The only thing that’s holding me up is the weather. As soon [...]

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BPW: Rock Pigeons in Flight

November 9, 2009

 
Rock Pigeons are considered by many as junk birds. They are seen scavenging dumpsters, begging for french fries at fast food restaurants and making a mess of statues and city sidewalks.
The three Rock Pigeons pictured above were part of a group of 15 that flew around the waterfront at Cundy’s Harbor this past Saturday. If anything, they [...]

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