Bob and I went to Presque Isle and Caribou for my grandma’s 93rd birthday. We were able to do a lot of local birding, where the migration was just starting to get into gear. Bob took all these photos with his new camera. We were fortunate to see 4 Bald Eagles up close, plus a couple while driving up and back. This bird was bringing sticks to its nest over Echo Lake:
This young eagle landed directly over our heads in a huge pine. It checked us out and then flew off, while Bob was able to get these 4 photos. We could hear the beat of the wings as it flew:
Here is a cropped photo of picture #1 to see the feather details:
And this eagle (full adult) gave us a real treat as it circled the lake, landed in a tree, and posed for a while:
Bogs are full of life up there. We pulled over and watched the action in one small bog near Aroostook State Park. We saw lots of Yellow-rumped Warblers:
A Greater Yellowlegs and a Solitary Sandpiper:
A Downy Woodpecker possibly feeding young in its nest hole:
In Echo Lake, we saw Ring-necked Ducks:
And saw Black-capped Chickadees by the shoreline:
Common Ravens were numerous. The croaking calls echoed through the skies on some quiet days:
You can click on any of the photos to bring you to the full photo album.