BirdingGirl

Today is the last day of August and even if it kills me I'm going to catch up on my August birding! I started commuting into the city using the Commuter Rail 4 weeks ago and I haven't yet figured out how blogging is going to fit into all of this. But I'll at least catch up on my pictures from August. That's a start! The first weekend in August we went to Carver Pond , right here in Bridgewater . Steve had driven by it a bunch and wanted to check it out, and it's a really nice spot. Most of the other people we saw that day were fishing, including a father and his young sons- they had to be around 4 or 5 and were so cute. I didn't see many birds, but wanted to share these pictures of Wood Duck boxes . I'm always interested in seeing where they're mounted and of course I'm curious to learn of their success rate. Incidentally, we were hiking in New Hampshire yesterday (Mountain Lake trail in Intervale , NH) and saw one that had been knocked down in a sto...

This morning I got up early and went to Pilates, then planned on going for a run afterward. I called my boyfriend before leaving the gym and since he was up for a run too I decided to forgo the warmth of the gym and head home to go for a jog along the river with him. As I left the lot I saw groups of seagulls, geese and (what appeared to be) buffleheads gathered along the edge of the ice covering in the bay (of the Charles River). My long jogging route involves going from my apartment to that very spot so I certainly had motivation to make it back there today. I made sure to pack my PowerShot inside my camelback and wear my fingerless mittens for quick access to the camera (they've been indispensable this winter!). It worked out well to bird while jogging today since the route is 6 miles and in this cold weather it was a difficult task to do non-stop. Mallard Ducks: It was their rows orange legs that caught my eye as I was running past. I had to stop and snap them since it was a v...

Last weekend we were in Bourne and went to Four Ponds to try and get some pictures of water fowl and other birds. After being spoiled with warmer-than-usual temperatures this winter, last Saturday was the first cold day that we had been out birding. My fingers really started to suffer by the end of the trip since I had to keep taking my gloves on and off to take pictures. I really need to get a pair of gloves with removeable finger tips. Despite the frozen fingers I was able to get a few pretty good pictures, but the best ones of the day were taken by my boyfriend- specifically the swan pictures. Mute Swan: Bufflehead Male: Black-capped Chickadee: