6-6-16: Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick
Our last full day on the island as we will be catching the ferry tomorrow (Tuesday) back to the mainland and then head northeast to Fundy National Park. We ended up with 52 bird species, 11 of which were new trip birds that we saw for the first time on this trip. All of today's pictures were taken in the fog.
"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order." John Burroughs
Blow-overs
Shallow root systems don't do well in the storms they get here!
Hopefully nobody is a sleepwalker at these two campsites
Male Common Eider
A famous colony of these ducks lives on the Farne Islands in Northumberland, Britain. These birds were the subject of one of the first ever bird protection laws, established in the year 676! About 1000 pairs still nest there every year.
South end of a northbound eider
Sequence of Ferry appearing in the fog
Northern Parula
This is one of the few birds that nests in Spanish moss.
Male American Redstart
Spider Webs
Some spiders build their webs high in the tree branches to catch flying insects.
Other spiders build their intricate webs close to the ground to catch crawling insects. This way, both spiders can live in the same area but not compete with each other for food.
Swallowtail Lighthouse yesterday
And today
Male American Wigeon
Signs to Make You Smile:
Sign over a Gynecologist's Office:
"Dr. Jones, at your cervix"
Thanks, Jeanne
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