Bonus Weekend Camping The Fed

Friday morning stated off at dawn with five Coopers Hawks flying around me with Blue Jays in pursuit. Before the weekend was over I did see a total of eight.

Sitting around the campfire each evening we had an added treat with the calls of Barred Owls along with loons in the distant reservoir .

 Hiking along the reservoir, summer temps had many logs occupied with painted turtles .

Jim

Pretty Quiet

I spent yesterday morning watching a SE swamp hoping to see a moose. The rut has started. Did see a number of tracks, but no activity.

Plenty of Concord Grapes ripe. Bears have also found them.

An immature Common Yellow Throat and the Eastern Wood-pewee kept me busy with my camera

Jim

Been On Vacation

My wife and I spent last week exploring Acadia NP. Weather couldn't have been better! I was able to get in some time watching a tidal swamp. It didn't take to long before things got busy.

These four otters kept me entertained for a while.

Wandering around NP land I spotted two game camera's

 The area of Jordan Pond gave up a few deer.

This Red Shouldered Hawk showed how it searched for food with the out going tide.

Schoodic Peninsula offered the most wildlife. Seeing a number of raptors and this immature Merlin  and the Harbor Porpoise's below.

Jim

A Bit Ugly & Bear Tidbit

Certainly isn't going to win a beauty contest.

Moving along very slow a pair of immature Turkey Vultures let me stalk within about fifty feet of them before flying away.

The early hour and tree canopy challenged the camera for light.

Continuing on I came upon this pile of bear scat.

Pictured above is a small pile of bear scat with a peach pit in it. Based on diameter of the scat it would suggest that it was a small bear ,maybe even a cub. I bet it must have felt some relief after leaving that pile:)

Quabbin was very peaceful this morning.

Jim