Remarkable Encounters
Through the years, I’ve had more than my share of unexpected or remarkable encounters with various birds. Scroll down for synopses of some of them with links to fleshed-out stories.
Pink-Footed Goose at Lake Takanassee
In the early afternoon of March 11, 2015, I was at Lake Takanassee on my way back from a visit to Sandy Hook when a flock of geese flew in from the south. The vast majority of the birds were Canada Geese, but one of them stood out as different. What’s more, it was straight in front of me, very east to see how different it was from its companions.
At that point, I hadn’t realized that my camera was malfunctioning...
Pink-Footed Goose at Lake Takanassee
In the early afternoon of March 11, 2015, I was at Lake Takanassee on my way back from a visit to Sandy Hook when a flock of geese flew in from the south. The vast majority of the birds were Canada Geese, but one of them stood out as different. What’s more, it was straight in front of me, very east to see how different it was from its companions.
At that point, I hadn’t realized that my camera was malfunctioning...
Clapper Rail Family at Plum Island
On July 19, 2014, I walked into Sandy Hook armed with my Pentax K-3 and the Sigma 150–500 mm lens. Almost certainly, I was using the 1.4x teleconverter, too, because it was only 10-days old at the time.
As I skirted the pond that occupies much of the southern part of the so-called island, I was suddenly confronted with a bird that I at first didn’t recognize.
Clapper Rail Family at Plum Island
On July 19, 2014, I walked into Sandy Hook armed with my Pentax K-3 and the Sigma 150–500 mm lens. Almost certainly, I was using the 1.4x teleconverter, too, because it was only 10-days old at the time.
As I skirted the pond that occupies much of the southern part of the so-called island, I was suddenly confronted with a bird that I at first didn’t recognize.
Great Blue Heron “Sneezes” at Duck Pond
I’m told this behavior by a Great Blue Heron is not that unusual, but this was the only time I’d seen it, and it was amazingly on my very first walk with my first DSLR, the Pentax K-x, through the local streets to what in those days I called “The Duck Pond.”
Great Blue Heron “Sneezes” at Duck Pond
I’m told this behavior by a Great Blue Heron is not that unusual, but this was the only time I’d seen it, and it was amazingly on my very first walk with my first DSLR, the Pentax K-x, through the local streets to what in those days I called “The Duck Pond.”
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