Saturday, March 28, 2009
I was just as surprised to see this Great Blue Heron as he was to see me. Last Sunday was my first day back on the water. I came across this guy after only ten minutes on Carmans River. I hope that’s a good sign for the season. I was on the Carmans a total of three times this past week. It’s great being back on the water. I’ll post more shots soon. JK
Monday, March 16, 2009
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Sunday, March 8, 2009
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Monday, March 2, 2009
These pics are of two Snow Buntings I saw at Jones Beach in early January. These are extremely hardy birds. According to Sibley, these are one of “the few small birds that can breed in the most extreme Arctic conditions.” The two birds pictured here are in their winter plumage. In summer the males are almost entirely white with a few black patches. I am unsure of the gender of either of these birds but if I were to hazard a guess, I would say that the bird in the photo below is a male. Again, that is just me guessing. I am not a birder and I really don’t who is who. Snow Buntings do migrate in gender-segregated flocks and females tend to migrate further south than males so that is an argument for both of these birds being females. I don’t know. I’m just a guy with a camera and an index finger. JK
