Monthly Archives: February 2022

Winter is hanging on with another big snow storm. But our winter bird visitors will be leaving in the not too distant future so I take every opportunity to see them. These are some photos taken over the past few weeks. Horned Larks are relatively common during the winter. Lapland Longspurs are a little harderContinue reading “Winter Visitors”

A Common Loon was thrashing around as if trying to beat a shellfish that it had caught into submission. But what it was actually doing was positioning its catch to be swallowed. Loons typically eat fish but will grab shellfish and crustaceans as well. They, and ducks that eat shellfish, can’t crack the shell soContinue reading “Common Loon”

The following photographs were taken at one of my bird feeders. It hangs just outside a window on my porch and I took the photos through the window glass. Luckily the angle and the subdued lighting kept the autofocus from getting too messed up. It was a snowy afternoon and the birds were taking fullContinue reading “Turf Wars”

There was a Northern Harrier perched not far off the entrance road to the Salisbury State Reservation. It was a harbinger of things to come. There was a Snowy Owl sitting near the creek, just a little way from the boat ramp parking lot. It was relaxing and preening after finishing the catch he hadContinue reading “A Gathering of Predators”

It’s been a frigid few weeks here in New England. No surprise to we natives. But there are some who have no problem with the cold at all. It was just a day at the beach for this Snowy Owl despite the the wind chill in the teens (Fahrenheit). It was having a nice restContinue reading “Cold is Relative”