Monday, January 12, 2009

Coastal birding


No point trudging through the woods and fields the day after a snow storm. Go to the coast for your taste of bird goodness. A brief trip to Marblehead scored a common loon, surf scoters, eiders, and a common merganser (seen through binoculars, poorly photographed). Back to Salem and its lovely powerplant just in time to catch this blue jay-hawk interaction. (click on images for more detail).

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Great pictures! That blue jay certainly has gumption. I wonder what the hawk has in his talons.