Monday, July 14, 2008
This post is way overdue. These are pics of Piping Plovers. I’ve been seeing the adults since the start of May and their eggs began hatching at least a month ago. I’ll post some shots of the young ones later this week. In the photo below you can get an idea of how their coloration helps to camouflage them on sandy beaches. JK
Saturday, July 5, 2008
This Green Heron was doing some fishing last week at David Weld Sanctuary. This is the same freshwater pond where I found some Green Frogs and a Box Turtle taking a dip. The pond is in a heavily wooded section of the sanctuary so it is usually dimly lit. JK
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
What do Yellow Warblers eat? According to Kenn Kaufman’s Lives of North American Birds the answer is mostly insects, which would explain the fly in our hero’s mouth. Mmm, mmm, good, just like Mom used to make. JK
Monday, June 30, 2008
Who says gulls can’t be good-looking? This sharp dresser is a Laughing Gull. I think. I’m pretty sure. After that Least Tern debacle I’ve lost all certainty. Look, I’m a photographer, not a birder. How very Michael Jackson of me.
According to Sibley and other sources these birds are amongst the most populous gulls on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. While I see them every year, I never see them in great numbers so perhaps they don’t have as big a population here as they do in more southerly climes. JK
