The Mill Pond on Parker Head is a great place to find Osprey fishing. This morning, I was just a tad too late to photograph the Osprey catching herring. A kind lady, who came out to greet me, said that I should have been there an hour or so earlier. Oh well, you win some, you [...]
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Osprey – Pandion haliaetus I took advantage of crystal clear blue skies Friday morning to photography the nesting activity of a pair of Osprey on the campus of the Southern Maine Community College. The nest is on a man-made platform, just off a pier at the terminus of Fort Road, in Casco Bay. I had [...]
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American Robin – Turdus migratorius This American Robin was singing its heart out Sunday morning. It was also being territorial, chasing other Robins from the area and returning to its “singing perch.” I don’t mind at all that this Robin woke me up early Sunday morning. I’d much rather hear the song of this beautiful bird than the [...]
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Song Sparrow – Melospiza melodia From nearly every prominence on the vegetation that grows in our backyard, a Song Sparrow is singing. The glorious sounds of Spring and the hope that ol’ man Winter doesn’t have any more tricks up his sleeve. Song Sparrows have the greatest number of genetically distinct populations of any bird in [...]
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Red-breasted Merganser – Mergus serrator One of my favorite spots for viewing the Red-breasted Merganser is at Reid State Park located on Arrowsic Island. This is time of the year that the males are making their moves toward the females, displaying, posturing, and racing across the water like their tails are on fire.
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Fox Sparrow – Passerella iliaca Spring has sprung in Maine! Nearly a perfect day, except for the 40 mph winds, with a high temperature of 67° F. To add icing to the cake, a small flock of Fox Sparrows visited the yard this afternoon. It just so happens that this bird is absent from my [...]
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Hooded Merganser (male) – Lophodytes cucullatus It won’t be long until ice-out here on Winnegance Bay. I look forward to this time of the year because once the ice is gone, hundreds of ducks of all kinds will once again visit our cove. Once the ducks arrive, I know it won’t be long until the [...]
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