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Monthly Archives: September 2011
It is a knot, it’s not a monarchy – story and photo of two amazing travelers and much more
First, the Monarchs are starting to arrive on their incredible trip to Mexico and I was able to catch this one in midflight and morning sun. More Monarchs later. As with all pictures in this post, click image for larger version. … Continue reading
Flight ecstasy, a new Rebel, and a quantum leap in awareness
How can I explain it? Yes, this is about a new camera – but much more. As I examined these pictures on my computer – the first taken with my new CAnon EOS Rebel T2i, I found myself transported to … Continue reading
Questions and Question Marks and what’s this Semi Palmated business?
A few days after the passage of Hurricane-turned-tropical-storm Irene I was circumnavigating Gooseberry and as I rounded the southeast point and headed towards the east point I spotted a pretty large outboard-powerded boat well up on the beach. Looking down … Continue reading
The Katia Symphony of Surf and Sea with Avian Allegro Passage
I wanted to see how much surf a Category 1 Hurricane (that’s as weak as they come) could kick up on Gooseberry as it passed about 400 miles to our southeast, so I went down to Gooseberry near high tide … Continue reading
Posted in songbirds, weather events
Tagged Gooseberry Island, Hurricne Katia, tree swallows, video, waves
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Gooseberry in the raw – Chasing Tilley – and just how windy is it? Check out the flag!
My computer readout said the wind was 2 mph. When I went to my car in the driveway it was calm. And dry – which fit the image on the weather radar which showed all the rain passing to the … Continue reading
Cormorants really should stick to swimming! And I’m not sure this Osprey made a wise choice. And. . .
One of the eternal puzzles for me is why cormorants even bother to fly. I guess they can do a pretty good job of it, but it takes so much for them to get going. And they always need a … Continue reading
A little mystery, a little discovery, plus masses of tree swallows and a gathering of osprey
Somehow the sky can seem crowded when just two ospreys decide to fish the same spot. I rarely see Osprey off Gooseberry and when I do they seem to be just passing by. But not yesterday – yesterday there were … Continue reading
Posted in gulls, raptors, shorebirds
Tagged Black-bellied Plover, juvenile Sanderling, osprey fishing, semipalmated plover, tree swallows, Wilson's plover
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