The Newfoundland post included quite a few pictures of birds, but we have so many more that it seems a pity not to use them.
Of course, if you aren't interested in birds, you will skip this post.
Witless Bay
1. On the Shore
A Sanderling in company with a Semipalmated Plover.
A portrait of the Sanderling.
A gull in flight. Probably a Herring Gull.
A Semipalmated Plover amongst the seaweed.
2. Out in the Bay
A Greater Black-backed Gull
Two Puffins with beaks full of Capelin after successful dives.
Take-off!
An airborne Puffin carries its load of Capelin over a foaming sea.
Puffins have to land on land to reach their burrow. But they are not very good at it.
If they miss the runway they have to go round and try again.
An adult Bald Eagle shows how to land properly.
A gull squawks at an immature Bald Eagle
The eagle takes no notice.
Cape St. Mary's
A good proportion of the gannet colony – as much as could be squeezed into one frame.
Gannets in flight:
Gannets on the ground:
Lit by the setting sun.
Parent and chick.
Strengthening the pair bond by tapping beaks …
… and mutual preening.
Room for just one more on this ledge.
Another parent and chick.
Argumentative neighbours.
“Feed me! Feed me!”
And there are species other than Gannets. This is a Savannah Sparrow.
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