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!

 

Here I am again!

Long time  - No see!

That is quite true.

And it has several reasons. First, I have been incredibly busy, 

second, we changed our access to the internet and third, time flew by just too fast.

But I did some walks and took a lot of photos.

Here are some of the highlights I captured over the last four month: 

Dixie testing the water at Lake Glensevern

Campobello International Bridge shrouded in fog

View of Lubec, Maine

White-tailed Deer in my backyard

Monarch Butterfly

Grey Seal very close to shore watching us

"American Eagle" visiting Campobello Island

Cable Trawler bringing a new power cable to the island

Lots of visitor all summer long, Peter was quite busy

Finally fall with its beautiful colours has arrived

Quiet trails again after most of the summer visitors left the area.

October is the time of beautiful sunsets

I hope you enjoyed my selection of photos. Winter will soon be here and with that

there will be more time to do some posting. 

See you then!

Translation 

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Der Sommer war zu hektisch und es gab keine Zeit zum bloggen. 

Hier ein paar Photos die ich über die letzten Monate photographiert habe.

Der Herbst hat angefangen, die Besucherzahlen sind drastisch gesunken und ich

werde nun wieder mehr Zeit haben. 

Hoffentlich haben euch meine Bilder gefallen.

Bis demnächst! 

October hike to Sunsweep Sculpture

One of our favourite trails on the island is 

Sunsweep Trail. 

That's were we went today.

Although the trees are colouring on the mainland we still 

have plenty of green around here.

We followed one of the carriage roads into the park to

Liberty Point and parked close to the trailhead.

Along the path, which is part board walk, part natural,

 we also found some mushrooms.

The trail leads us along the rugged coast of the island, 

facing the Bay of Fundy.

In the distance: "Rugget Point" our destination for today.

In the seaweeds a Great Blue Heron is watching our progress.

This sculpture is only half an hour away from the parking lot.

All of the trails are well marked.

The afternoon sun was bright, the air very clear with

a brisk wind out of the northwest.

After 30 minutes we reached Sunsweep Scuplture,

erected in 1985 by Michigan artist 

David Barr (1939 - 2015) 

as a symbol for international friendship. 

The other parts of the sculpture are located at 

a place near Lake-of-the-woods, Minnesota 

and Point Roberts, Washington.

In the distance the ferry from Grand Manan on

its way back to Black Harbour, NB.

We never get tired of the spectacular view.

Sometimes we spot whales out in the water, but 

we were not lucky today.

Just beautiful nature all around us. 

Translation

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Heute sind wir zur Sunsweep Skulptur gewandert. Dieser Pfad entlang der Küste ist eines unserer Favoriten hier auf der Insel. Eine halbe Stunde vom Parkplatz entfernt, auf der Spitze von "Rugget Point" gelegen befindet sich die Skulptur. Sie ist eines von 3 Teilen. 

Errichtet wurde sie 1985 von einem Künstler aus Michigan, David Barr (1939-2015),

 als Symbol für internationale Freundschaft. 

Die beiden anderen Teile findet man:

 in der Nähe vom "Lake-of-the-Woods, Minnesota und auf "Point Roberts", Washington.

Wir sahen Pilze und einen Reiher. In der Ferne zog die Fähre von Grand Manan in Richtung Blacks Harbour. Wir werden nie müde diese grossartige Aussicht zu geniessen.