Monthly Archives: March 2021

Continuing to explore inland areas after a winter spent mostly along the shore has been fruitful. We are seeing some early migrants and some residents that were scarce during the snowier times. I have recently posted pictures of two of the three Merganser species that visit our region: Red-breasted Merganser and Hooded Merganser. The thirdContinue reading “More inland sightings”

The ice has disappeared from ponds and reservoirs at last so there are finally opportunities to see more of the inland birds. Resident and migrating ducks and other early arrivals are appearing in good numbers. This is an interesting shot of two pairs of different duck species in close proximity. They don’t often get closeContinue reading “Away from the Ocean”

“In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” ― Alfred Lord Tennyson. I guess that’s true but there is no question about a young duck’s interest. I took these photos of two male Bufflehead with a lone female performing their courtship rituals just offshore from the beach on the southernContinue reading “Spring and a young duck’s fancy.”

We’ve been dodging some wild early March weather and were happy to have a few warm, calm days between those with high winds and arctic temperatures. March has certainly been a “coming in like a lion” so far this year. The snow and ice finally cleared enough for a trip to the bluffs overlooking theContinue reading “Early March”

These are some photos that I took during the past week or so while checking out some different camera/lens/setting combinations. We seem to be at a bit of an interlude as birds are starting to be on the move or getting ready for breeding season. So the numbers of birds are a bit lower. ButContinue reading “Testing”

It’s time to return to reality after the warm weather photos and memories in the previous posts and face the persistent winter of 2020-21. There have been a few brief periods of relative warmth but winter isn’t quite ready to move along yet. These pictures are from a couple of outings in the past week.Continue reading “Back to Winter”