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Pointless in Paris

Posted in Birds, Humor, Nature, Paris, Photography, Urban, tagged , , , , , , on November 12, 2019| 11 Comments »

I think the spiky protrusions were intended to keep birds from perching on this post along the Seine River, but somehow this gull did not get the point.

gull on the Seine

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Clams for lunch

Posted in Birds, Nature, Photography, wildlife, tagged , , , , , , , on November 2, 2016| 5 Comments »

Do you like clams? I don’t care for them much, but this Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) really seemed to be enjoying the one it found when I spotted it this past weekend on the shore at Old Orchard Beach in Maine. As the tide was going out there seemed to be quite a few partially opened clams on which the gulls were feasting.

Great Black-backed Gull

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Early birds on the beach in Maine

Posted in Autumn, Birds, Nature, Photography, tagged , , , , , , , on November 1, 2016| 5 Comments »

A walk along the beach early Halloween morning in Ocean Park, Maine helped to refresh my mind, my body, and my spirit. I had made a quick trip to Maine for a family emergency and was feeling really stressed. The peace and power of the ocean had an amazing therapeutic effect on me.

The tourists are now almost gone from this vacation area south of Portland and the beach was mostly deserted except for me, some shore birds and an occasional dog walker.

gull at dawn

shorebirds at dawn

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