Little Ones Are Out & About

The title page above shows only a part of the goose family resting.

The goose family had five chicks.

This young male Eastern Towhee was inquisitive about the guy with the camera.
Jim

Birds Watching

Interesting weekend! Not much going on with mammal activity. I spent them last two mornings in prime moose habitat . I was hoping to get a glimpse of a cow and a calf moose.

It seemed like every time I would look up into the tree canopy something was watching. This Coopers Hawk looked on intently.

Not sure of this young bird. Maybe a Wood Thrush?

Baltimore Oriole

Scarlet Tanager

Jim

Almost..........

Almost got a picture of a Quabbin Bear. It was feeding on the edge of a cart road unaware of my presence. A burst of wind took care of that real fast! The experience was exciting. Maybe next time.

My Ride to Quabbin this morning was very eventful.  I stopped three times, twice for snapping turtles laying eggs and once for a fox.

Jim

The Ride To & From Quabbin This Morning Was Eventful

Not much going on in the boundaries of Quabbin this morning.  However, the ride to and from Quabbin provided several opportunities.

This Turkey Vulture was enjoying a Woodchuck that didn't do so well trying to cross the street.

This Wood Turtle was a bonus !

Jim

A Day On Quabbin In A Boat

What a challenge with a camera. A moving boat and a moving eagle. Had to do a bit of cropping . I think it is a neat caption ( ABOVE). This was the last eagle of the day,

What a beautiful day to be out on Quabbin with a boat.

Rounding the first cove this morning it wasn't hard to pick this eagle out perched in a pine tree  in the mornings first sun .

Loons where also plentiful

Time to call it a day

Jim

All Critters On The Move !

Mother Woodcock had a number of chicks. The female kept my attention with her broken wing "Act" as she drew me away from her little ones. My photo op was very brief , then on my way.

Bet this early morning Red Fox looking for breakfast would of liked stumbling on the Woodcock.

Red Squirrel busy gathering nest materials.

This Black Throat Female Warbler was busy collecting nesting material.

This Raven returning to the nest with breakfast.

A pair of  Common Loons resting

This Scarlet Tanager provided a brief pic opportunity.

Jim

Ventured out to a NW Gate this morning. Fog was fairly heavy when I started hiking.

Hiking along this thing caught my attention.

Clearly fell out of the cavity in the tree above it.

This is a Barred Owl Chick. Still many weeks from being a fledgling. As much as I wanted to help I would have let nature take its course.

 One of the adult Barred Owls was overhead keeping a watch on things.

The Scarlet Tanger  on the title page made for a nice way to end the morning
Jim