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Kathie's Birds: Birding Sabattus Pond
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Where my love of birds, nature, photography, art and poetry combine. Thursday, April 9, 2015. 160; Red-winged Blackbird at Sabattus Pond 4-2-15. Efforts are being made to understand their decline and discover where the birds are, and where they aren’t. While I did not see any Rusty Blackbirds, I did see a few others. 160; Can you find the bird in this photo? 160; Song Sparrow! Turkey Vultures show silver wing linings when seen from below. It was my first sighting of this species this year! Harriers, also...
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Kathie's Birds: June 2015
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Where my love of birds, nature, photography, art and poetry combine. Tuesday, June 30, 2015. In the Footsteps of My Grandfather: Moosehead Lake. 160; Mount Kineo at Rockwood, Maine 5-2-15. When Gus heard me talking about it to someone in April, he said, Let’s go! So, he rented us a room at a bed and breakfast for the weekend of May 2nd and 3rd and off we went! Following are just a few of the photos I took at this location. By the time I left 36 hours later there were 52! Thanks for teaching me to read!
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Kathie's Birds: July 2015
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Where my love of birds, nature, photography, art and poetry combine. Friday, July 31, 2015. Notes from My Nest: Ready to Move. I must admit that I hate clutter, and so most of my energy so far has been focused on the basement where I do not have to look at the boxes and bins I have packed. But it can’t stay like this forever and with only one week to go, I have moved the packing to upstairs. These are the bins we have already packed. These are the boxes waiting to be filled! A sign of Hope! In the way of...
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Kathie's Birds: April 2015
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Where my love of birds, nature, photography, art and poetry combine. Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Birthday Birding at Biddeford Pool. 160; Snow Covered Rocks at Biddeford Pool 2-22-15. Ever since moving to Maine I have heard of Biddeford Pool on eBird. And the Maine Birds. I had to dodge or wade through quite a few puddles. 160; Common Eiders are indeed Common along the coast of Maine! 160; I love the snow covered rocks! 160; I first heard and then saw this small flock of waxwings. 160; More beautiful rocks!
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Kathie's Birds: May 2015
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Where my love of birds, nature, photography, art and poetry combine. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. 160; Hairy Woodpecker in yard 3-31-15. These are a few of the birds I have seen in my yard as winter has transitioned into spring. Species names and dates they were seen are noted below each photograph. 160; American Goldfinch 2-25-15. 160; Black-capped Chickadee 3-16-15. 160; American Robin 3-16-15. 160; Red-winged Blackbird 3-17-15. 160; European Starling 3-24-15. 160; Black-capped Chickadee 3-24-15. I was hop...
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Kathie's Birds: I’ll Fly Away
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Where my love of birds, nature, photography, art and poetry combine. Thursday, August 6, 2015. I’ll Fly Away. 160; Sandhill Cranes at Whitewater Draw, AZ 2-13. In honor of our move this weekend I thought I’d post a few of my best photos of birds in flight. These were taken in various years all across the United States. Dates, species, and locations are beneath each photo. Enjoy! 160; Lesser Nighthawk, Corona de Tucson, AZ 2008. 160; Purple Martins, Corona de Tucson, AZ 2008. 160; Crested Caracara, FL 2014.
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Kathie's Birds: The Cormorants are Coming! (and other birds in Phippsburg and Bath, Maine)
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Where my love of birds, nature, photography, art and poetry combine. Monday, August 10, 2015. The Cormorants are Coming! And other birds in Phippsburg and Bath, Maine). 160; Cormorants over Popham Beach 4-22-15. April 22, 2015:. Late in April I decided to take a drive to Phippsburg to see what I could see. On the way to Popham Beach I saw a Snowy Egret flyover the marsh. In the marsh the Great Blue Herons hunted for food. At Popham Beach the Cormorants filled the sky! The classic cormorant silhouette!
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Kathie's Birds: Moving Along
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Where my love of birds, nature, photography, art and poetry combine. Tuesday, August 4, 2015. 160; Female and male Ruby-throated hummingbirds 5-21-15. Earlier this spring the hummingbirds seemed to like sitting on these bare patches of dirt for some reason. I saw others posting about witnessing this same phenomenon and I can only guess it was their attempt to warm up. I have not seen them do this since then. It’s back to packing! See you again soon! August 5, 2015 at 1:32 AM. Have a happy day! I hope you...
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Kathie's Birds: October 2014
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Where my love of birds, nature, photography, art and poetry combine. Tuesday, October 21, 2014. Autumn Scenes from Mere Point Boat Launch. 160; Private Dock at. Mere Point Boat Launch. This was my evening view on October 12, when I walked over to count the birds. Clear, azure skies hung over long, denim shadows with pops of red against the evergreens. In spite of the Autumn chill, I counted 23 species here this afternoon. The sea was calm and flat, like blue silk draped across a tabletop. It soon subside...