Well I just didn't want to miss out so I came up with more gas money and went back to Bear's Island on Friday. It's such a long drive and down I-95 where it's mostly trucks HUGE trucks going 70 and then people weaving in and out and around the trucks going 80mph. This is why I don't go there more often...anyways I did it and I survived it and I enjoyed it!
Right off the bat I want you to hear and feel how windy it was so check this out...so that was the conditions most of the day. Didn't even try for any thing in a Tree impossible really.
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But I had a good day! I tossed together some humus and flat bread and ate in the car when I got hungry out of the wind...and took some hikes, put on my jacket and hat, it was quite chilly..
Just a few Dowitchers to pluck through...both long and short billed I think more short I enjoyed seeing them fly up then settle again...they move as one big swoosh..
Among them was a small number of Stilt Sandpiper...I didn't get any good photos of them this one I tried to lighten and enlarge, but you get the idea...it's a smaller leaner sandpiper with a slight down turn on the end of the bill...
This is the photo I sent in for confirmation I put these orange dots on so you can see them sort of?
Dowitcher long short? TBD they make it hard when they hide their bills under the wing almost like they are trying to hide their identity.
And I didn't turn in this duck. I think it's an American Black Duck...I see no white on the tail but I was not 100% sure...no body else turned in a Black Duck that day not rare for me, I have seen them here before so I just left it to be my little personal sighting! Sometimes I just don't feel confident.
Here's an unusual pose capture of the Tri Colored Heron. I think the wind caught his wing..
Northern Shovelers were plentiful with the majority staying way back behind tall reeds Im was happy to see a few stray out into the sun...
Roseate Spoonbills also present...and always fun to watch.
American White Pelican...normally we get the Brown Pelican so this was a treat to see..
The American Coot does not have web feet. I have shown you a foot detail before they have LONG toes with flaps of skin on them to help with scooting thru the water..and they dive...but technically they are closer related to Sandhill Cranes according to Cornell labs! They are not as camera shy as most waterfowl..
They eat mostly vegetation...check out this one ...
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The rest of the gang...
The ducks were arriving but the numbers are not there yet, Im sure now that it has turned colder and we had our first frost..more will be arriving,.
Sometimes this was the only view which was no view...
5 or 6 American Avocets were out poking around here's 2 of them...
White and Glossy Ibis were on one far bank ...
And here's a few landscape shots so you can see what the terrain is mostly...
Maritime forest
Reed chocked channels
Big Live Oak Trees..
mowed breaks...
So I hope you have a better feel of what the place is like it's HUGE in size over 12,000 acres, there's a few roads open to the public, and they don't do much to keep the reeds cut so you can see they keep it more a habitat for wildlife to feed and spend the winter months in peace except on hunt weekends!
At time of creating this post the election is still undecided....so I hope we can soon celebrate.
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