Folks often ask me at the Sax-Zim Bog Welcome Center where I volunteer in the winter: “Is the Bog worth visiting in the Spring or Summer? Absolutely yes!”
This morning given light fog and no wind … perfect conditions to find an owl, I left home in Duluth at 5:20 am and arrived in the bog at 6:20. As the fog was burning off I found a Great Gray Owl and watched it hunt for one hour! Our owls live in the Bog year around, and given their young hatch right about now, some extra hunting is required to feed hungry chicks. Warning … I was extremely glad to have bug repellent. I would not have lasted five minutes otherwise.
My real excitement of the morning was watching this Northern Harrier hunt from very close, including seeing it eat some breakfast. Voles beware!
I never even looked for warblers! LOL. Broad Winged Hawk looking for breakfast …
Bobolinks looking for a good woman! (three different backgrounds … the artist in me)
Question: Why did the Turkeys and Killdeer cross the road?
I SO ENJOY YOUR PASSION AND SENSIBILITY FOR THESE CREATURES. I AM GRATEFUL FOR YUR ARTFUL ENTHUSIASM AND INTELLIGENT AND COMPASSIONATE PERSPECTIVE, RICHARD. FONDLY, ALESSANDRA GELMI, D ’78
Thanks Alessandra:
Always good to have a classmate chime in with nice words. I would invite you to look at the photography of another Dartmouth 78. Here is the link to her web site … http://www.karenkurkjianphotography.com/. She has the wilds of Maine as her photo canvas!
Now I know for sure it was a turkey that pranced thru my back yard recently!
Such a beautiful, tall creature……..Thank you for loving birds and sharing
them with all of us!!!!!
Just love your bird pics. Especially the owls. They are such curious interesting birds.