One of my favorite birding spots in all of Maine is Goose Rocks Beach near Kennebunkport. Shorebirds, including the endangered Piping Plover and Least Tern, nest in the marshes behind the beach. Most of the time I can fill 3 or 4 eight gigabyte CF cards not only of birds, but of the beautiful surroundings.
The Baston River meanders through the marsh and exits into Goosefair Bay. During low tide, Sharon and I sit on beach chairs at the edge of the river. Semipalmated Plovers, Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs, Dowitchers and a plethora of other shorebirds feed on the mud flats. At times, shorebirds will come very close to where we sit. And if we are really still, Plovers and Sandpipers walk under the very beach chairs we are sitting in!
I am counting the days until warmer weather comes and we can return to our “Shorebird Heaven”.
Sunrise over Goose Rocks Beach | Click for larger view
- Skywatch Friday
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Lovely sunset and scene.
Beautiful photo. Fill 3 or 4 eight gig cards? Wow!
Sounds very inviting and looks sublime.
Excellent photo. That should be framed and hung on a wall, very impressive.
Have a great weekend!
Guy
Regina In Pictures
Not sure what happened with my previous post, just wanted to say your photo is outstanding.
Beautiful orange sunset, and love that foreground overturned boat.
Bryan, Thanks!
Yes, I can fill that many cards. Flight shots can fill a card in no time. At 6.5 frames per second and the buffer holding 17 RAW files/75 Hi-Q Jpegs, it doesn’t take long to fill a card of 8gb.
Secret Mom; Geogypsy; Guy D; Tabib:
Thanks for stopping by and for your comments! They are greatly appreciated.
Beautiful – I like the sky’s soft color. Happy SWF!
Howdee John,
Amazing photo. I am amazed those critters get so close. Guess I need to sit longer and watch!
Thanks for the twitter talk..I am still so new to it…and like I said before not sure if it is something i will continue if chirpTracker is all it is supposed to be.
Beautiful shot! Sounds like a great place to watch shorebirds up close.
Gorgeous John! It belongs on a post card!
Absolutely stunning, John! Thanks for sharing!
Wait. What? Did you say three or four 8Gb cards?
That’s excessive even by my standards!
But if you’ve got views like this one, I completely understand.
What a wonderful photo, thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous sunrise! And beautiful bird blog! Thanks for stopping by earlier.
LOVE this shot. What a beautiful seen with great deminsions. I am looking to invest in a better camera, any recommendations?
Great sunrise composition – the boats and grass really add to the effect. You have some great bird photos – even the “throw aways”. Love that plover on its back. Thanks for visiting my sky watch.
Oh, this makes me so “homesick” for the ocean. We spend the summer in OOB and I go to Ocean Park Beach almost every day on my bicycle. In the winter we are landlocked in NH. and I miss the ocean so much!
Gorgeous picture! I love the golden peachy color!
That’s a beautiful sky watch image. The sunrise is just awesome and the inverted boats add their bit to the composition as well.
I’ve never been there but it sounds like an exceptional place. I’m gonna have to visit some time, when is the best time of year to go?
John T.;
Best time of the year is from June through September.
This beautiful sunrise is just poetic!!!
That is quite a stunner! Nice job John
What a beautiful photo. Sunrises and sunsets never get old for me. Now, where are all the other photos from those 8Gig cards?
I grew up going to Goose Rocks Beach for the summer from the ages 6 until I was 18. My parents divorced at that time and sold the house, and I miss GRB so much. I love this photograph…..really captures the essence of this beautiful place. Is the photograph or a print of it for sale?
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