A four-day trip to Maine, firstly to celebrate our 48th. wedding anniversary, and secondly to drop in on Ken, Erin, Jackson and Oliver, Trish and Russ from Winnipeg. We stayed in a charming house on the breakwater of Biddeford Pool, and it was a really lovely trip. I finally got some good photos of a Glossy Ibis, and a good shot of a Black-crowned Night-heron.
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| Sunset over Biddeford Pool |
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| And an early morning |
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| Double-crested Cormorant greeting us at the dock. |
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| How elegant can a bird be? Common Tern |
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| Black-crowned Night-heron |
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| Semipalmated Plover |
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| A Semipalmated Sandpiper |
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Ken trying to catch a wave. The tide was going out, and there
wasn't a lot of action. |
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| Russ, Ken, and Jackson |
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| Russ, Oliver, and Ken |
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Sitting on the deck of Ken's rented house, we saw, literally on the horizon, a
sailing ship, but with the 400mm lens, and blown up, voila, what a fabulous ship.
I believe it is a type of Baltimore Clipper. famous for running the yankee blockades
during the late war of state's rights. |
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| And here he is, the Glossy Ibis, (Plegadis falcinellus) |
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I took Jackson and Oliver out birding, and they both get a very close-up view, a first for their
"Life List". The kind of experience in birding, like a "birdie" in golf, that keeps you coming back.
We drove up to Scarborough Marsh in hopes of seeing a Nelson's sharp-tailed sparrow, but no luck. |
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| A very proud mother. |
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| Cedar Waxwing, one of my favorites. |
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| This bird came within 20 yards of the car, giving all of us a spectacular view. |
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And to finish off the trip, we found the illusive hiding place where the
plastic pink flamingo procreates! But I think we will keep the location a secret for fear of overwhelming the
local populace with birders, hunters, collectors, dimwits, etc. |
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