Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus Since mid spring, I’ve been watching a successful Bald Eagle nest not much more than a stone’s throw from where we live here on the peninsula south of Bath. The nest is some 40 feet off the ground and it’s impossible to see inside. I knew there were chicks in the nest, because [...]
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I had the opportunity this week, between bouts of studying Anatomy and Physiology, to take my camera to the backyard and points close by to photograph some birds and critters. The activity at our feeding stations is high, with adult male and female birds taking suet, grape jelly and seed back to their nests. I am [...]
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You can feel, hear and see it as soon as you walk out the door. The warm air, the singing of the birds, the crocus and daffodils pushing through the ground; you have walked right into Spring, bursting forth with life and you are happy to be alive! On Wednesday, the mercury topped out at 70° [...]
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This weeks submission for Bird Photography Weekly showcases a photo of an adult Bald Eagle (which I believe to be male). The photograph was taken this past weekend over the cove off our back yard. This is one of the best in-flight Bald Eagle photos I have ever taken! To learn more about the story [...]
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After being couped up most of the winter, Mainers took to the woods, beaches and shops to celebrate a very fine Spring day. Here along the midcoast, temperatures reached 65° F. Further south and inland, the mercury soared into the 80′s. Blue skies and light winds made for a day that we have longed for [...]
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After being away for a few days, we returned home today to a few surprises in our yard. Cedar Waxwings were everywhere, including a lone Bohemian Waxwing. Juvenile and Adult Cedars were eating blueberries that we left on our high bush plants, swallowing the berries whole and getting into fights with each other and the Gray [...]
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