A cold and foggy day on Duxbury beach, no sunlight, and the fog so thick you couldn't see across to the land. A few pictures, mostly for my own pleasure.

In case you missed this tom at SS Mass Audubon hdqtrs

Even cowbirds can be romantic

BB Plover

Barn Swallow

BB Plover

Horned Lark

A Ruddy Turnstone finding a suitable environment to show off his colors.

Thanks to Erin, I am posting the March of Dime team that walked together, and raised 27,000.
And a few photos from this mornings bird walk.

Erin's March of Dimes team, 2013

Displaying Wild Turkey

Spotted Sandpiper

Orchard Oriole

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

A trip in the early AM to Wompatuck State Park,  chilly, bright, and absolutely beautiful.  And, I captured an Ovenbird, building it's nest.  Sweet.

Black-and-White Warbler (female)

Baltimore Oriole

Common Yellowthroat

Great Crested Flycatcher

Ovenbird

Ovenbird

Yellow Warbler

What an amazing morning.  I had a call from Elaine Soulia who said she was calling me to tellme about an owl she saw on her morning walk, and told where to look.  I went out and searched the trees in the yard of the address she gave me, and failed to look in a small evergreen five feet from where I stood looking, and a passing walker said "Oh, my god!" and showed it to me.  When I saw it, I can't describe the feeling that this huge bird, close and at eye level produced.  After I got over my shock, and grabbed my camera and photographed it, I realized that it must be injured to be so close to the ground, and within touching distance of people walking by.  I called the SSAudubon, and they suggested the local animal control officer, and while I was out at the movies with Scott ("Iron Man III"), Susan watched as he came, netted the bird, and took him away for observation (evidently he made to resistance to being caught, which pretty much means he was injured).  But what a magnificent bird!!

A very special day, the walk for the March of Dimes, with Erin's team the highest earning fundraiser in Massachusetts, with $27,000. raised.  I shot as many children as I could, since it was all about them, and also some shots of our team on the walk. 

Alex, age 3

Carter, age 1

Jackson, who brought us all together, and Oliver

The troops on the march