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| This was a flock of four birds, two Ruddy Turnstones and two Purple Sandpipers. In the second image you can see the purple sheen on the back of the bird that gives the bird its name. I have seen larger groups in the same area but they've tended to stay on the outer ledges. December 22, West Head, NS. |
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| One of two Swamp Sparrows I found during the Christmas bird count December 21. They were part of a small group of sparrows behind the beach at Hemeon's Head. The others included several Song and Savannah Sparrows of which at least two were of the Ipswich sub-species. |
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| One of two Snowy Owls at West Head on this day - December 13. This one was a willing subject which always helps. I generally keep a fair distance if they show signs of nervousness. |
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| This bird was in my yard on December 4th when I managed to get these shots. There had been one around a couple of weeks earlier - not sure if this is the same bird. |
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| Shot this on December 2 at Little Port Le'hebert. Later a pair of adults flew in and put on a pretty impressive flight display, unfortunately too far away for decent pictures. |
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| These are all shots of the same bird which allowed me to follow it around for a half hour or so. I don't think I distracted it too much from feeding or stretching as it was doing in the middle pictures. November 30, West Head. |
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| This guy seemed out of place, I'm used to seeing them in groups at Mathew's Lake. This one was by itself at the end of West Head November 29 in the company of Snow Buntings and at least one Longspur. |
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| Just some of the first few shots from the new camera. These were all taken in my yard in East Jordan November 27 and 29. |
