I have been battling a nasty cold since the weekend and now have thoughts of H1N1. Attending classes are out of the question for the time being. With the free time on my hands, I have been catching up on course work and selecting photos for my birds of summer review. Coughing and sneezing my [...]
I was going through photos on one of my hard drives today and came across an immature Great Blue Heron fishing in a small pool of water. I don’t recall ever posting them on this site, so I thought I would share a few with you.
Taken September of 2008 at Biddeford Pool, Maine. I remember [...]
Being in the right place at the right time makes a world of difference when bird watching.
Take this morning for example. Doing my morning ritual of filling the bird feeders, I saw a third year Bald Eagle soaring over the cove off our back yard. It was making passes within 50 yards of where I [...]
It has been a long, cold and snowy winter so far here in Maine. I love the snow, but I am ready for the sights, sounds and smells of spring.
I long for the view seen on the left, the Doubling Point Lighthouse as seen from our back yard in the spring. At the present time, our [...]
Sharon and I visited Biddeford Pool this morning. We met with Bob Malbon at Granite Point around 6:30 a.m. and had great views of a Great Egret feeding on fish. The marsh was alive with Willets and Snowy Egrets, Tree Swallows swooped low over the pannes and Northern Mockingbirds sang their many songs.
We left Granite [...]