Showing posts with label Water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Water. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Walking

As I mentioned previously we usually walk in the morning 
and in the late afternoon.
That is when the temperatures are most agreeable.
Yesterday we heard a rumble coming from the fields
telling us that the irrigation pump was running full tilt.
This year they grow leaf lettuce across the canal.
Last year it was alfalfa.
The young plants need a lot of moisture so water is essential.
Over a third of the country's (USA) vegetables and three-quarters of the country's 
fruits and nuts are grown in California! Think about it!
Many produce is also delivered to Canada.
What will happen when California runs out of water?

This morning, while Peter went on, back to the trailer, 
 I stopped and waited for quite a while near a Creosote bush.
Small birds were flitting around, in and out of the branches,
looking for food. 
These little ones are not easy to capture because they are hardly ever
sitting still for a second.
I was lucky, my patience paid off.

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher with a green bug

Black-tailed Gnatcatcher

Verdin
Verdin
Verdin posing for a second 

Dixie meanwhile was on the lookout wondering watching me
while I approached over the dunes.



What did it take "mom" so long to come home?





Translation
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Wir gehen jeden morgen und am späten Nachmittag mit Dixie spazieren. 
Gestern hörten wir schon von weitem ein lautes Gerummel.
Die Bewässerungspumpen liefen auf Hochtouren.
In diesem Jahr wird hier Pflücksalat angebaut, 
letztes Jahr war es Alfalfa.
Ein Drittel allen Gemüses und Dreiviertel aller Früchte und Nüsse der USA 
werden hier in Kalifornia angebaut.
Was wir wenn ihnen das Wasser ausgeht? Nicht auszudenken.

Heute morgen, während JP zurück zum Stellplatz ging, 
blieb ich bei einem Kreosotbusch zurück.
Dort flitzten ein paar winzige Vögel herum, auf der Suche nach Nahrung. 
Mit Geduld gelang es mir ein paar Aufnahmen zu machen.
Dixie wartete derweil aufmerksam auf meine Rückkehr.

Schwarzschwanz Mückenfänger und Goldkopf Beutelmeise







 

Thursday, August 20, 2020

On a Boating Adventure

 All because of a friend had a friend who owns a boat.

I got an invitation to go along

What a treat that was!

We cruised up from North Road Harbour along small islands and ledges

up to the Head Harbour Passage and back again.

While being on the water I took tons of photos from seabirds,

seals and the beautiful nature around us. 

All wildlife photos were taken with a very long tele lens and

appropriate distance were kept at all times.

Not an easy task and a challenge  because of the movements while cruising along 

or moving up and down while just idling.

Luckily there was low windspeed and the water relatively calm.




The sky was wide and beautiful, some grey clouds moving in 

towards the end of the trip, though.

On ledges and islands there were hundreds of gulls resting.

Black-legged Kittiwakes, Bonaparte's Gulls and Common Terns resting

Common Tern

Juvenile Bald Eagle on a pole overlooking the area

Adult Bonaparte's Gull

Juvenile Bonaparte's Gull

Bonaparte's Gull, winter

 Juvenile Bonaparte's Gull on driftwood

Common Tern

Juvenile Double-crested Cormorants and gulls

Black-legged Kittiwake

Mature Herring Gull

The receding tide revealed ledges where seal would 
gather to rest and sun themselves.
Harbour Seal watching us drifting by and a Herring Gull

Grey Seal

Grey seal howling, 

having an argument about the best spot on the ledge.

Visible in the distance our beautiful Lighthouse
Head Harbour Lightstation (aka East Quoddy Lighthouse)
Head Harbour Lightstation (aka East Quoddy Lighthouse)
with a pleasure boat going by.
Head Harbour Lightstation (aka East Quoddy Lighthouse)
Grey seal on a ledge in the foreground.
Head Harbour Lightstation (aka East Quoddy Lighthouse)
Double-crested Cormorant and gulls on a ledge
in the foreground.

Campobello Island in the distance.

All in all a gorgeous ride over the waters on a warm summer day.
Thanks for taking me out! 
It was marvellous!




Translation
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Alles nur weil ein Freund eines Freundes ein Boot besitzt und ich
zu einer Bootsfahrt eingeladen wurde.
Wir verliessen den Hafen an der North Road und
schipperten vorbei and kleinen und grösseren Inseln 
zur nordöstlich gelegenen Head Harbour Passage.
Auf dem Wasser  und auf den Felsen waren hunderte von Möwen.
Auch mehrere Gruppen Seehunde aalten sich in der Sonne. 

Es war ein wenig speziell zu photographieren weil das
Boot auf dem Wasser in ständiger Bewegung ist.
Glücklicherweise war der Wind schwach 
und das Wasser fast glatt.

Alle Aufnahmen sind mit Teleskope photographiert
so dass immer ein ausreichender Abstand zu den wilden Tieren
eingehalten werden konnte.

Wir sahen Silbermöwen (Herring Gulls),  Dreizehenmöwen (Black-legged Kittiwakes), Flussseeschwalben  (Common Terns), Ohrenscharben
(Double-breasted Cormorants) und Weisskopfseeadler (Bald Eagles). 

In der Ferne sichtbar - unser schöner Leuchtturm. 

Über uns spannte sich der endlose, blaue Himmel.

Was für ein schönes Erlebnis!
Vielen Dank für die Einladung!
Es war grossartig!






 












Sunday, July 8, 2018

Dixie: water-shy or not?

The other day we went to a playdate where they had a "kiddie pool" set up 
for their dogs to cool off in. Their poodles loved it.
No way that Dixie (11mnth) would set a foot in that!
Today we went and tried the "real water" at a small lake near the beach. 
 Dixie testing the water. UH-OH waves!
Shall I go in there?
Uhm, maybe NOT!
Peter tried to convince her. 
I had to take off my shoes and wade into the unknown territory before Dixie followed.
 A little unsure at first but then she actually enjoyed the new experience.
Unfortunately it was not documented that she "zoomed" around into the grassy area after the first try, as if to say: YEAH! I DID IT! Then taking heart again, running and jumping
right into the water as if she had done that a thousand times already!
We had a good laugh. What fun she had!
Now our sitting room is full of sand.
Summer's delight.



Translation
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For ein paar Tagen haben wir die Nachbarhunde besucht. Sie hatten ein Kinderplanschbecken um sich abzukühlen. Keine 10 Pferde haben Dixie in das Planschbecken gebracht.
Heute sind wir dann mal zu einem "echten Wasser" gegangen; einem nahegelegenen kleinen See.
Zuerst war sie sehr skeptisch. Da waren "Wellen", au weia!
Aber als ich mir die Hosen hochkrempelte und selbst ins Wasser stieg hat sie sich getraut. 
Anschliessend ist sie wie verrückt im Grass herumgerast und dann mit Anlauf 
ins Wasser gesprungen. Leider haben wir davon kein Photo.
Aber es hat ihr doch sehr viel Spass gemacht.
Nun ist unser Wohnzimmer voller Sand.
 Sommerspass!

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Watery Colours

Summer is winding down.
Some days ago I took a photo nearby.
It looks a bit like modern art.


Mirror effect

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The bigger picture shows the whole scenery.
Part of the salmon operation 
in Friar's Bay