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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”

Two falcons swooped in to attack the large number of foraging shorebirds. They also seemed to go after each other a few times as if they didn’t want to share the hunting grounds. They were juveniles based on the pattern of the striping on their breasts. They didn’t catch anything so their inexperience may haveContinue reading “Snapshots: Peregrine Falcon”