This is a journal of my vegetable gardens. Skippy was my first dog and he thought the garden was his, even though I did all the work. Now Suzie and Charley follow in his footsteps. We're located near Boston (USDA zone 6A). I have a community plot, a backyard vegetable garden, fruit trees, berry bushes, chickens, and bees. I use sustainable organic methods and do my best to grow all of my family's vegetables myself.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
the gardener is on the beach
How are your bird ID skills? My mom knows them all pretty well. I just like to photograph them.
I'm only a little bit sun burned from a day on the beach.... (I wonder how my little seedlings are doing back at home in the cold snowy North.)
Your top bird is a Sanderling, always chasing the waves in and out,, dead give away. The next bird the wader is a Snowy Egret, the yellow feet are under water, but that is what it is. The bird next to is is a Willet. Your tern close up is a Royal Tern so is the photo below it. The gull in the sky is a Ring-billed Gull and next to it in flight looks like a winter Ruddy Turnstone.
Vitamin D will kill those winter blues! My kids and I head for Culebra (and then Puerto Rico) this Monday. We need Vitamin D too! Hi to your family and enjoy the down time. Skippy will be so excited to see you when you get home!
I would have guessed: Shell bird, royal white bird, skinny legged bird, cautious bird..with short legs, blacked headed flying bird, Jonathan, adolescent bird, shoeless bird, Floridian birds…aren’t you lucky! I hope Skippy is tending to your garden at home.
Like you Kathy, I love to get pictures of them (when they stay there long enough for me to grab my camera!) but don't know much about identifying them. Your pictures do come out well! Here is CT they are predicting some snow (and I think MA too?) but nothing in reality so far. Hope your seedlings are hanging in there and doing lots of growing....
Hi Kathy en all, glad you named the Sanderling when we visit Naples, FL we love these little birds. Being a townie I love to get up at first light and walk the beach they fascinate me running backward and forward in and out of the waves. Such a beautiful place and I am very lucky to know we are visiting again end April. Happy Sunday and St. Davids Day to all.
Hi, Kathy- I love the overlap that pops up in the blogging world - I know Randy (from his work) as an accomplished nature photographer here in the SE, so it's fun to see his comment on your blog.
I hope your travels back to the snowy north go smoothly; it's not looking too good at the moment. And, how great to have some warm beach weather and birding as a respite.
Today was a wild and windy day in Southern Florida. A cold front came through with dark clouds and temps plummeted to, gosh, almost 60*F. Brrr ;-)
The ocean was wild - big waves, blowing sand and foam - and flocks of sea birds hunkered down on the shore. I shot "rolls" of film and will have to add an off-site link as I realize this is not a bird blog. But its hard to resist sharing the experience...
I'm so jealous of your bird pictures! I've been trying to take a picture of each different type of bird I see - and I only have one of these! We hope to stop by Hawk Mountain, PA during our honeymoon - they've had 240 different species of birds there annually.
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Looks like you're getting your vitamin D. Hope your seedling are doing OK.
Kathy,
Your top bird is a Sanderling, always chasing the waves in and out,, dead give away. The next bird the wader is a Snowy Egret, the yellow feet are under water, but that is what it is. The bird next to is is a Willet. Your tern close up is a Royal Tern so is the photo below it. The gull in the sky is a Ring-billed Gull and next to it in flight looks like a winter Ruddy Turnstone.
Gotta love going to the beach in Feb.! Back home it looks like there's a Nor'easter waiting for you.
They look like seabirds to me!! Gosh.. is that sunshine I see? Wow! But where's Skippy?
Thanks for the IDs Randy. We didn't know the sanderling or the ruddy turnstone in flight. Great to know.
Matron, it IS sun. A real shock to my system. Skippy is at home with the rest of my family. They are watering the seedlings and hanging out with Skip.
Vitamin D will kill those winter blues! My kids and I head for Culebra (and then Puerto Rico) this Monday. We need Vitamin D too! Hi to your family and enjoy the down time. Skippy will be so excited to see you when you get home!
Nice Egret photo! I have yet to photograph one.
Doesn't Vit D feel good! Enjoy your travels Johanna!
I would have guessed: Shell bird, royal white bird, skinny legged bird, cautious bird..with short legs, blacked headed flying bird, Jonathan, adolescent bird, shoeless bird, Floridian birds…aren’t you lucky! I hope Skippy is tending to your garden at home.
Like you Kathy, I love to get pictures of them (when they stay there long enough for me to grab my camera!) but don't know much about identifying them. Your pictures do come out well! Here is CT they are predicting some snow (and I think MA too?) but nothing in reality so far. Hope your seedlings are hanging in there and doing lots of growing....
Seeing people on the beach this time of year just seems all wrong to those of us in the north! :)
Hi Kathy en all, glad you named the Sanderling when we visit Naples, FL we love these little birds. Being a townie I love to get up at first light and walk the beach they fascinate me running backward and forward in and out of the waves. Such a beautiful place and I am very lucky to know we are visiting again end April.
Happy Sunday and St. Davids Day to all.
Hi, Kathy-
I love the overlap that pops up in the blogging world - I know Randy (from his work) as an accomplished nature photographer here in the SE, so it's fun to see his comment on your blog.
I hope your travels back to the snowy north go smoothly; it's not looking too good at the moment. And, how great to have some warm beach weather and birding as a respite.
Lisa
I love all the comments, too. Wonderful.
Today was a wild and windy day in Southern Florida. A cold front came through with dark clouds and temps plummeted to, gosh, almost 60*F. Brrr ;-)
The ocean was wild - big waves, blowing sand and foam - and flocks of sea birds hunkered down on the shore. I shot "rolls" of film and will have to add an off-site link as I realize this is not a bird blog. But its hard to resist sharing the experience...
Beautiful photos, and your blog is very much after my own heart - birds, gardens, food...
I'm so jealous of your bird pictures! I've been trying to take a picture of each different type of bird I see - and I only have one of these! We hope to stop by Hawk Mountain, PA during our honeymoon - they've had 240 different species of birds there annually.
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