Monthly Archives: August 2024

It looks like this juvenile Herring Gull is joining the family business and has grabbed an egg from someone’s nest. Pirates gonna pirate.

Every once in a while I post a photo of a creature other than a bird. Not an uncommon critter, but not a frequent sight near my home. The Red Squirrel is the smaller cousin of our ubiquitous Eastern Gray Squirrel. It may be smaller but it is quick and feisty. I have seen themContinue reading “Non-avian Guest: Red Squirrel”

A follow-up to my previous post. I caught the young Forster’s Tern in its dive just before it disappeared behind a wall of reeds.

Forster’s Terns are not a common sight in my area (Massachusetts) but do show up regularly during migration season. This is a juvenile actively hunting fish on Plum Island.

You typically hear the loud rattling call before you see a Kingfisher. And when you do see them, they are zipping along the water after their aquatic prey. The big bill and ragged crest makes them look a little top heavy. This is a female Belted Kingfisher. Males don’t have the chestnut band.

A young Eastern Bluebird with its catch.

A male American Goldfinch in his summer colors of black and gold.

This is another shot taken near my hummingbird feeder. Amazing little creatures.

An Osprey brings home a nice catch.

I was taking some pictures of a Great Egret and a much larger Great Blue Heron wading towards each other. I was hoping to capture some interaction between them. Then a Tree Swallow photobombed this shot and it made for a nice group photo. The waders are looking for small fish, amphibians, invertebrates and anythingContinue reading “Snapshot: Group Photograph”