thanks so much for the phenomenal photos. what bird is that one eating the fish?
those gray squirrel’s love bird seed any squirrel loves any kind of bird seed and that is a perfect trap for those thieves and you got some beautiful pictures whoever it was that took them and whoever had the skunk and raccoon in there yard I feel bad for you lol again nice pictures
Beautiful as always, Thanks for sharing all the Great Photo`s!!!
Love the skunk and raccoon dinner date!
Deborah- It is a belted kingfisher.
Steve, could you clarify what you mean by “second highest season”, please. Did an Audubon person say it that way, and did they mean the season with the second largest number of nests or nesting birds that has been observed on the island (or on the Maine coast, etc.)? Versus a “highest season” which means???
On a related event that wife, Jane, got on facebook….a great blue heron stalking what appeared to be a pocket gopher in a field/prairie somewhere west. Most people don’t know that herons will eat about any kind of animal they can grab (not stab; as do sandhill cranes). the GBH whopped the gopher around a bit until the gopher calmed down and then swallowed it head first as it would a 10 inch bass. I would doubt a kingfisher would go for a mouse, but if the mouse were along a stream water line, who knows. Osprey have on rare occasion eaten squirrels (which swim and look fish-like doing it), and I recently found a published note about an osprey going for a tethered bird (dove sort).
It pays to be adaptive in a changing world. I wish terns were so adaptive, but I doubt there is a chance for them to be grabbing terrestrial prey. Best to get goodies where you can … all these wonderful carnivorus birds of prey.
another week of awesome photos to enjoy. thank you to all
Nice pictures everybody!!!
Hi Jim, Regarding your question, this is second largest number of nests or nesting birds that has been observed on the island to date. Here’s a link to the Audubon Project Puffin website, specifically to Stratton Island: http://projectpuffin.audubon.org/stratton-island.
thanks so much for the phenomenal photos. what bird is that one eating the fish?
those gray squirrel’s love bird seed any squirrel loves any kind of bird seed and that is a perfect trap for those thieves and you got some beautiful pictures whoever it was that took them and whoever had the skunk and raccoon in there yard I feel bad for you lol again nice pictures
Beautiful as always, Thanks for sharing all the Great Photo`s!!!
Love the skunk and raccoon dinner date!
Deborah- It is a belted kingfisher.
Steve, could you clarify what you mean by “second highest season”, please. Did an Audubon person say it that way, and did they mean the season with the second largest number of nests or nesting birds that has been observed on the island (or on the Maine coast, etc.)? Versus a “highest season” which means???
On a related event that wife, Jane, got on facebook….a great blue heron stalking what appeared to be a pocket gopher in a field/prairie somewhere west. Most people don’t know that herons will eat about any kind of animal they can grab (not stab; as do sandhill cranes). the GBH whopped the gopher around a bit until the gopher calmed down and then swallowed it head first as it would a 10 inch bass. I would doubt a kingfisher would go for a mouse, but if the mouse were along a stream water line, who knows. Osprey have on rare occasion eaten squirrels (which swim and look fish-like doing it), and I recently found a published note about an osprey going for a tethered bird (dove sort).
It pays to be adaptive in a changing world. I wish terns were so adaptive, but I doubt there is a chance for them to be grabbing terrestrial prey. Best to get goodies where you can … all these wonderful carnivorus birds of prey.
another week of awesome photos to enjoy. thank you to all
Nice pictures everybody!!!
Hi Jim, Regarding your question, this is second largest number of nests or nesting birds that has been observed on the island to date. Here’s a link to the Audubon Project Puffin website, specifically to Stratton Island: http://projectpuffin.audubon.org/stratton-island.