The summary:
Thursday yielded amazing looks at a Kingfisher, but little else.
Friday didn't yield anything
Saturday was a whole other story involving a Barred Owl in rehab
which had decided it had had enough of flying lessons
Sunday was Herrick's Cove festival with (distant and not very good)
photos of red-necked grebes and much better pictures of Chipping and
Song Sparrows & FOY Yellow Warlber and Rough-Winged Swallows.
Today was a two-grosbeak species day: this morning, a FOY
rose-breasted grosbeak showed up on our feeders; a few hours later
there was a pair of evening grosbeaks. I didn't get any photos of
the rosebreasted, but I did okay with the evenings.
Also today I heard what I'm certain were American Redstarts at Allen
Brothers Marsh.
Still no Orioles or Hummingbirds, but I'm impatient.
MON, MAY 5, 2008:
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Male Evening Grosbeak on feeder poles: [Mon, May 5, 2008]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3313
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3313
Female Evening Grosbeak on tray feeder: [Mon, May 5, 2008]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3314
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3314
SUN, MAY 4, 2008
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Yellow warbler, first of the year for me. [Sun, May 4, 2008, Rockingham, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3312
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The Red-necked grebe is something I've been looking for for some
time, so it was a major surprise to see a flock of three of them so
close to home. They were very distant, so this was the best picture
I could come up with, but at least I was able to document the
sighting. [Sun, May 4, 2008, Rockingham, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3311
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Chipping Sparrow [Sun, May 4, 2008, Rockingham, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3310
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Song sparrow [Sun, May 4, 2008, Rockingham, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3309
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3309
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Rough-winged swallow in flight with reflection in water. [Sun, May 4,
2008, Rockingham, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3308
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Rough-winged swallow in flight. [Sun, May 4, 2008, Rockingham, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3307
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3307
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SAT, MAY 3, 2008
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Evening grosbeak, flying into feeder. [Sat, May 3, 2008, Williamsville, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3306
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3306
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Evening grosbeak perched on feeder. [Sat, May 3, 2008, Williamsville, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3305
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Evening grosbeak at feeder, ready to take flight. [Sat, May 3, 2008,
Williamsville, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3304
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Evening grosbeaks at feeder, male perched and female in flight. [Sat,
May 3, 2008, Williamsville, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3303
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Evening grosbeaks at feeder. [Sat, May 3, 2008, Williamsville, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3302
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So this was amazing: the door to the barn had been left open when we
were being shown this barred owl because it, theoretically, wasn't
ready to be off on its own yet and still needed some work to get to
the point where it could fly on its own. Suddenly, it jumped out
from its cage, and over our heads, flying off into a nearby tree.
Clearly, it didn't need more help to be able to fly on its own. I
was able to get a few shots of it sitting in the tree before it flew
further away, and this was the best by far. [Sat, May 3, 2008,
Williamsville, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3301
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3301
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We were dropping off a bird to be rehabbed when the rehabber asked if
we wanted to see the barred owl he'd be working on. This photo is of
it its box. [Sat, May 3, 2008, Williamsville, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3300
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3300
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THU, MAY 1, 2008
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I love this shot in particular because it captures the kingfisher
from an angle I've never had before. [Thu, May 1, 2008, Allen
Brothers Marsh, Westminster, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3299
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3299
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Belted kingfisher. [Thu, May 1, 2008, Allen Brothers Marsh, Westminster, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3298
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Belted kingfisher. [Thu, May 1, 2008, Allen Brothers Marsh, Westminster, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3297
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Sometimes, a kingfisher will just stand in a tree for the longest
time while I photograph it. This one hung out for at least five
minutes. I got hundreds of pictures, but this is one of the best by
far. [Thu, May 1, 2008, Allen Brothers Marsh, Westminster, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3296
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3296
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Common grackle, perched. [Thu, May 1, 2008]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3295
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Common grackle, gathering nest material. [Thu, May 1, 2008]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3294
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3294
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It is definitely that time of the year again: common grackles are
doing their mating displays and building nests. This one I managed
to catch in mid-display. [Thu, May 1, 2008]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3293
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3293
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WED, APR 30, 2008
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Muskrat, hanging out in the marsh [Wed, Apr 30, 2008, Allen Brothers
Marsh, Westminster, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3292
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3292
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MON, APR 28, 2008
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During a dreary and rainy day, it was hard to get anything done,
photo-wise. This picture of a Northern flicker at Allen Brothers
Marsh (first I've ever seen one there) was the best I could do. [Mon,
Apr 28, 2008, Allen Brothers Marsh, Westminster, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3291
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3291
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SUN, APR 27, 2008
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Yellow-rumped warbler, taking flight. [Sun, Apr 27, 2008, Rockingham, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3290
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3290
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There was a decent sized flock of yellow warblers all flitting about
a distant tree when suddenly several of them flew directly overhead
and into a tree right by the car. That's how I finally managed to
get decent pictures of them. [Sun, Apr 27, 2008, Rockingham, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3289
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3289
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Yellow-rumped warbler, first I've seen at Herrick's Cove this year.
[Sun, Apr 27, 2008, Rockingham, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3288
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3288
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I spotted this osprey flying more than once before I was finally able
to get a clear photo of it. Unfortunately, backlighting, reduces the
quality of the shot no matter the clarity of the look. [Sun, Apr 27,
2008, Rockingham, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3287
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3287
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Not by any means one of my better green heron photos, but still good
to document the first on I've seen this year. [Sun, Apr 27, 2008,
Rockingham, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3286
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3286
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Palm Warbler, part of a large flock of them that were flitting all
over the place as we walked through the cove. This, by the way, is
probably the best photo of a palm warbler I've ever taken. [Sun, Apr
27, 2008, Rockingham, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3285
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3285
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A pair of Savannah Sparrows, hanging out on a tree stump. [Sun, Apr
27, 2008, Rockingham, VT]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3284
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3284
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SAT, APR 26, 2008
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Backyard blue jay. [Sat, Apr 26, 2008]
High bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/?pic=3283
Low bandwidth URL: http://juliesmagiclightshow.com/index-simple.php?pic=3283
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