Hazy, hot and humid. This basically sums up the week here in southern Maine. When I say hot, it was by Maine standards. Temps reached a high of 88 F. along coastal locations and climbed to the lower 90′s inland. Dew points were in the 70′s. This morning, dense fog greeted us as we headed to Goose Rocks [...]
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Fall migration is underway as the shorebird numbers continue to rise at area beaches, marshes and mud flats. Goose Rocks Beach is no exception. My wife and I spent several hours at the beach Saturday morning, and Sunday morning, Bob Malbon and I sat on the rocks and filled several compact flash cards while photographing the shorebird [...]
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Maine’s exceptional variety and diversity of bird species are the result of a joining of several specific habitats. Maine is the natural boundary of the northern evergreen boreal forests, each of which offers an unusual variety of birds. In addition to forestland habitats, Maine’s 33,000 square miles of landscape range from sea level to cloud-capped [...]
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My wife and I explored Goose Rocks Beach near Kennebunk, Maine for shorebirds Saturday morning, and we were not disappointed. We observered Whimbrel, Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs, Short-Billed Dowitchers, Long-Billed Dowitchers, Glossy Ibis, Piping Plovers, Semipalmated Sandpipers, White-Rumped Sandpipers, Snowy Egrets, Willets and Least Terns. All these birds were feeding during low tide in the [...]
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Photographing Egrets fishing in a panne is a lesson in patience, along with a very fast shutter speed. Two weeks ago, my wife and I watched 16 Snowy and 3 Great Egrets forage for food in a panne out on Granite Point near Biddeford Pool, Maine. The sun angle was perfect and the food was plenty [...]
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After a well deserved vacation at Vinalhaven, Maine, we are back with our regular weekly updates and pictures. For those of you who missed us the last two weeks, thanks for the emails asking if all was okay. I guess I should get into the habit of letting our readers know when we will be [...]
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Wishing all of you a safe and happy 4th of July, on this day, the celebration of America’s 231st birthday! Remember those who have fought for our freedom through the ages. 231 years ago…on July 4th, 1776 This great nation, the United States of America, In a struggle for what was right and free, Was proudly [...]
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