Bufflehead

We spotted this Bufflehead on one of the ponds at Garbry Big Woods Reserve. It has been a while since we last saw one of these.

This one is a male. I totally missed him but Teresa has a good eye. I blame my miss on his diving habits. He would dive and disappear from sight for long periods of time, then surface for a few minutes before repeating his hunt. Their behavior is well described on wikipedia .. check it out!!

~ Rick

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No Fear Here

We sure enjoyed this squirrel. We were walking on the bike trail just south of Farrington Road when we saw this guy on the bike trail. When he saw us coming, he darted to a nearby tree. The funny part was that he only went up about 5 to 6 feet, then parked and watch us. We walked to about 4 to 5 feet from him and we both snapped a few photos. He did not take off .. it was cute.

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Redpoll

We took a little drive and hiked at Grand Lake St Mary’s yesterday. As we hiked at Windy Point, we saw these sparrow sized birds that seemed impossible to photograph. We both kept trying, and by the time we returned to the car, all we had was a few shots.

When we returned home, I was surpirsed to find what we had photographed. I thought I saw some red, and sure enough, we had seen a gallup of Redpools. Yes, these are photos of the Common Redpoll. The last photo may be a male. The male has more red on the breast, while both the male and female have red on the head. Two of these photos were captured by Teresa and two by me. A fun time, but cold.

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Winding Down Winter

I shot these photos last week when the temperatures were much colder and the snow much deeper. The river was partially covered by ice, and it was more like January than late February. Since then the weather has started to improve and we are enjoying better hiking weather. I hoep this is the last snow photos of 2021. 🥶

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Red. Beautiful.

I can’t say much about this photo. What a beautiful cardinal. Wow.

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