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July 27, 2023July 27, 2023Extralimital, Other Animals, Other Birds

Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada

My last set of photos from my vacation in Newfoundland are from the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, a set of islands off the Avalon Peninsula. The main island is home to the largest Atlantic puffin colony in North America, as well as to nesting Greater Black-backed Gulls, Black-Legged Kittiwakes, Common Murres, Atlantic Puffins, Razorbills, and Herring Gulls. The waters around the islands are home during the summer to numerous Whale species, including Humpbacks.

July 22, 2023July 22, 2023Extralimital, Other Birds

Northern Gannets at the Cape St. Mary’s Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada

While home to about 30.000 Northern Gannets, on our visit to the Reserve we could only see a few hundred in the dense fog. But even the few hundred we could see were an incredible sight.

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Extralimital

Steller’s Sea-Eagle, Day 2

On Thursday, we went out again on a whale watching tour, this time run by Trinity Eco-Tours.
The morning was very foggy. So, no whales sightings and we needed to hug the coastline. But, we saw over 80 Bald Eagles who had congregated on the shoreline to eat the spawning Capelin. Just before our tour was over, I spotted the Steller’s high on a cliff. We didn’t get much time with it, but I did get some nice photographs.

July 19, 2023July 19, 2023Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Extralimital

Steller’s Sea-Eagle

I’m on vacation in Newfoundland, Canada and while checking the the rare bird alerts for the Provence, I saw that the Steller’s Sea-Eagle was being seen in Trinity Bay. (This is the same bird, many New Yorker’s traveled to Maine to see earlier this year.)

I was staying in St. John and wasn’t sure if my non-birding husband would be up for a three hour trip, but he was! So we drove up today, checked into a very basic hotel for the night, and then made our way to Sea of Whales Adventures in Trinity. Their whale watching tours often have seen the Steller’s Sea-Eagle. After spending time with a Humpback Whale and her calf, we went to look for the Steller’s Sea-Eagle and she was exactly where they expected to find her.

We’re taking a second boat tomorrow and I hopefully will have some more photographs to share.

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023Extralimital, Other Birds

Tree Swallow Nest Building

While in Connecticut, I was able to watch a pair of Tree Swallows bring nesting material to a nest box. They made lots of chatter, but not as much as a nearby Song Sparrow.

May 15, 2023May 15, 2023Eagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey, Extralimital

Darien Osprey

A weekend visit to Darien, Connecticut had me watching a nesting pair of Osprey on an island in a cove of Long Island Sound. They’ve been brooding for at least three weeks.