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of all:
Thank you all for your kind birthday wishes!
I was overwhelmed. How different it is when one is connected to the world via internet. Word gets around.
On top of the whole Peter baked this outstanding cake.
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| The Cake! |
Appreciated it all greatly! Thank you again.
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The girls were out for a hike again.
One of the lasts ones before everyone has to go back
to their summer jobs.
We scoured the island from the eastern most point to the southern part.
It is such a pleasure as one of my friends has been able to get hold of a small telescope.
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| Checking for seabirds on Cranberry Point |
It makes it much easier to identify the birds that can be seen as dots
way out on the water.
The weather is still cool and not many migrating birds have arrived here but there are a few.
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| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
It is a hard time for my mere 200 mm lens
to get a close enough photo, but I manage somewhat
with the help of digital cropping.
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| Yellow-rumped Warbler |
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| Belted Kingfisher |
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| Red-breasted Merganser, female |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch building a nesting hole.
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The warm sunshine had produced the first butterflies.
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| Variegated Fritillary on willow tree |
An early garter snake is enjoying the sunshine too.
We patted her and she didn't even move.
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| Snapping a photo of the garter snake |
The final spot one of my favourites. A look over part of
Passamaquoddy Bay
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| My birder friends |
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| My favourite view point |
