A rare and charismatic eagle has returned to the state of Maine. And yet in this meditation on the oddities of birdwatching, I more enjoyed a gull working the waves at sea.
Thank you! I agree. Reminds me of wolf watchers in Yellowstone or bear spotting in Glacier. I much prefer watching a yellow warbler in my yard or the snow geese migration every year. No big crowds but plenty to gawk at.
Thanks for this story, great comparison. I generally agree but have just photographed a rare-to- Wisconsin Varied Thrush only because of eBird. Have read a lot about birders stressing bald eagles and Snowy Owls in an effort to get "the shot." Live in a rural county so no Mt. Everest scene. Finally I have a favorite summer visitor to Lake Michigan, the Caspian Tern. No -show last summer due to bird flu!
"I do not enjoy watching birds in a crowd and from roadsides" - yep, I'm there too. It can be fun, a great big party, so it's good to do once in a while - but what I like best about being in nature is just choosing someplace to go to and looking around to find what's there. Nice on the Kittiwake!
Enjoyed the blow by blow and learned about new creatures!
Thank you! I agree. Reminds me of wolf watchers in Yellowstone or bear spotting in Glacier. I much prefer watching a yellow warbler in my yard or the snow geese migration every year. No big crowds but plenty to gawk at.
Thanks for this story, great comparison. I generally agree but have just photographed a rare-to- Wisconsin Varied Thrush only because of eBird. Have read a lot about birders stressing bald eagles and Snowy Owls in an effort to get "the shot." Live in a rural county so no Mt. Everest scene. Finally I have a favorite summer visitor to Lake Michigan, the Caspian Tern. No -show last summer due to bird flu!
"I do not enjoy watching birds in a crowd and from roadsides" - yep, I'm there too. It can be fun, a great big party, so it's good to do once in a while - but what I like best about being in nature is just choosing someplace to go to and looking around to find what's there. Nice on the Kittiwake!