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Surf’s Up!

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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Cowabunga!

I took these pics on January 4th, a very cold and very windy day. but the sun was out and what the heck, I like taking pictures and I was in the mood for duck. My first stop was Frank Melville Park in Setauket, a great little place to see several species of ducks. Unfortunately, both ponds were frozen over so I headed for Centennial Park in Port Jefferson. I was hoping for something a little more exotic than Mallards but beggars can’t be choosers.

After walking along the shore a bit, I came across this guy taking in some waves. He really seemed to be enjoying himself. I took a whole series of shots while he played. The next two shots were taken only a second apart from each other. It looks to me like he was picking his waves.

Waiting for his moment.

Hanging two webbed feet and a bill.

Now, maybe I’m anthropomorphizing here but it really seems to me like this bird was having fun. I think he knew what he was doing and I think he was doing it because he enjoyed it. He made it look tempting, but as I mentioned earlier it was a very chilly day. JK

Waiting for the next big one.

JK

Dark-eyed Junco: Master Of Camouflage

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Sunday, January 3, 2010

Move along camera boy. Nothing to see here but snow and seeds.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I give you the Dark-eyed Junco. A master at the art of camouflage, its’ cryptic coloration has allowed  it to approach this unsuspecting group of sunflower seeds undetected. He hops in slowly and then the carnage begins. Spent shells everywhere, the massacre doesn’t go unnoticed. Soon others will join in and devour their fill of seeds, but it was this Junco, a veritable wintertime ninja, with his powers of stealth and invisibility, who made the first kill. JK

Make sure you get my good side.

JK