Acadia National Park: June 1st
"Everything is here to rejoice the soul of the human visitor... the fresh salt tang from the sea... silvery dawns, and the reddest of sunsets." Freemen Tilden
Since we will be in Canada tonight (Friday, June 3) and don't know about coverage, we are publishing this post now.
Sand Beach
Eastern Painted Turtle
They often bask along shorelines and on fallen trees. They are omnivorous, eating aquatic vegetation, invertebrates, and amphibians.
Barred Owl
Note its brown eyes, not yellow as seen in most other owl species.
Some of these owls will have pink belly feathers, thought to come from a diet rich in crayfish.
Male Common Yellowthroat
One adult was found in the stomach of a largemouth bass.
Great Blue Skimmer Dragonfly
Male Dark-eyed Junco
A new trip bird for us.
This is the common, Slate-colored subspecies and the only one found in most of eastern North America
A flash of white tail feathers serves as an alarm to other members of the flock.
Song Sparrow
These birds live up to their name, being one of the most persistent singers throughout the spring and summer and interestingly, other birds like mockingbirds and catbirds are not able to effectively imitate their song.
Herring Gulls
Bobbing for crabs
Success!
Crab dinner
American Crow
With lunch.
Common Eider Pair
Darker Female
The Northern Hemisphere's largest duck, they are found almost exclusively on salt water along rocky coasts. These breeding males are unmistakeable, with black belly and white back, upper-wing and hip patch.
They are deep divers
Feeding almost exclusively on mollusks
Gulp. Down the hatch!
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