Juvenile Tern and Adult

 Back when the adults were still feeding the youngsters in mid August. By the end of the month there were no more terns to be found in the lake which seemed strange since in the weeks before they seemed to be everywhere.

Merganser Family

 I found this family of Common Mergansers one day while I was out trying to photograph shorebirds.

In Deep - Hudsonian Godwits

These long legged shorebirds are generally the last birds to leave their feeding area as the tide rises. The long legs combined with the long bill they use for probing the sand for blood worms come in handy in the deeper water when the other shorebirds have already gone to roost.

 

Juvenile Peregrine Falcon

 As mentioned in the previous post there was a Peregrine Falcon in the area on a day I was photographing shorebirds. I don't think it knew what to make of me so it did a flyby to have a closer look.

 

Juvenile Northern Harrier

 I haven't posted any raptor pictures for awhile, I've been mainly focused on shorebirds.  Well sometimes when you're not expecting it something different shows up.  This was one of two birds I believe, the other harrier didn't stick around and this one, while obviously interested in the shorebirds I was watching was also trying to avoid being harried by a Peregrine Falcon in the area. It had landed on the edge of the pond and I waited for it to take flight to get these images.

Shorebirds in Some Golden Light

 A bit of a variety here.  Juvenile Willet, Semiplalmated Plovers, Least and Semipalmated Sandpiper. I'll let you figure out which is which.

Red Knots

This is not the shorebird I alluded to in my last post, that will come later.  I do tend to see this species fairly regularly but always in small numbers. This year I think the most at one time was four. There are two individuals in these images.

 

Short-billed Dowitcher

 Another shorebird image from the past month or so.  Probably several more to follow including one species I don't see often.

Black-bellied Plovers

 One portrait and another image of a plover resting on a rock at high tide. The birds tend to move from one rock to the next as the tide advances until they find a spot that doesn't get swallowed by the rising tide. It helps to have long legs.

Semipalmated Plover

 I don't know how these birds are able to spot the worms they like to feed on. They obviously have great eyesight. I guess if I was that close to the ground and knew what to look for I could find them too with a little practice.

Random Tern Images

 Just some random shots of Common Terns fishing, carrying fish to a nesting site and being aggressive toward other terns and maybe a photographer.

Ruddy Turnstone in Flight

 I spent most of this day photographing Terns and Hudsonian Godwits but I also managed to get this shot which was completely unexpected.

Greater Yellowlegs

 From one of the first outings this Summer. Definitely had better luck today since it's likely there are a lot more juveniles this time of year that aren't as wary as the adults.

Swamp Sparrows - Adult and Juvenile

 I have to assume that the adult in the photo is the parent of the juvenile bird.  Shot at the same location but not at the same time.