Showing posts with label Kittiwake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kittiwake. Show all posts

Sunday, July 01, 2012

July 1, 2012: Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick

Today we spent time around the island on a few hikes, and then took a nice boat tour with Top Of The Island Boat Tours.
 Above and Below: Nelson's Sparrows (Castalia Marsh)

 Young Tree Swallow
 Savannah Sparrow
 Salmon Weir
 Above and Below:  Ships in the Harbor

 Grey Seal (from Swallowhead Light)
 Grey Catbird (from Swallowhead Light)
 Common Eiders (Swallowhead Light)
 Red-Breasted Nuthatch

Photos from Red-Point Trail in Anchorage Park
 Below: some nice lupine along the trail



Swainsons Thrush
 White Throated Sparrow juvenile
 Green sludge exposed by the low tide

 Cedar Waxwing
 Black Capped Chicakdee
 Group of Herring Gulls
 American Wigeon

On the Top of the Island Boat Tour
 More fishing weirs
 Swallowhead Light
 Black Guillemot
 Hole In The Wall 
Grey Seal
 The rocky northern shoreline of Grand Manan
 Common Eider
 Common Murre
 Atlantic Puffin (Above and Below)

 Manx Shearwater
 Fin Whale
 Splashing water
 Black Legged Kittiwake

A few more photos from the Nikon Coolpix
A small inlet on the north side of the island
 Red Point Trail
 Ferns along Red Point Trail
 Above and Below: More Red Point Trail photos


 Super low tide
 Sunset on the water

Nice gardens at Birds and Blooms B&B


Thursday, June 28, 2012

June 28, 2012: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

We spent more time today around Cape Breton.
We started out driving to near Sydney for the Bird Island Boat Tour
 Bridge across St. Ann's Harbor (Rte 105 Trans Canada Highway)
 Above and Below: Bald Eagle

 Riding out of the harbor (above and below)

 Great Cormorant
 Razorbills on the cliffs of Bird Island (above and Below)

 Black Guillemot
 Greater Black Backed Gull
 Bald Eagle
 Black Guillemot
 Atlantic Puffin
 Razorbills
 Black Guillemot
Black Legged Kittiwakes along the cliff
 Great Cormorant
 Stacked rocks on Bird Island
 Flying Atlantic Puffin
 Bird Island
 Razorbill
 Flying Atlantic Puffin
 Young Greater Black Backed Gulls
Lighthouse on Bird Island
 Above and Below: Grey Seals

 Razorbills
 Great Cormorant
 Lighthouse on Bird Island
 Grey Seals
 Atlantic Puffin
Black Guillemot
 Flying Puffin
 Black Legged Kittiwake
 Atlantic Puffin
 Bald Eagle
 Black Guillemot with Eel
 Razorbills
 Atlantic Puffin
 Black Legged Kittiwake
 Herring Gull
 Young Great Cormorant
 Above and Below: Atlantic Puffin

Other photos around Cape Breton after the boat trip






 Common Loon
 Ruffed Grouse!
 Scenery along the eastern Cabot Trail (above and Below)

 Nova Scotian flag
 Above and below: Rocky Cape Breton Coast


Dingwall Beach
 Bank Swallow
 Willet

I think these are all Common Terns




Savannah Sparrows


Common Terns




 Song Sparrow
 Sunset at Cheticamp Harbor

Coolpix phtoos (mostly signs)