Steve Grinley's "Eagles & Owls" walk Sunday afternoon turned up the Snowy
Owl seen above. A few Eagles
were also seen at various points along the mostly "ice free" Merrimack
River.
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| A Merlin (above) perched up for all
to see in the campground at Salisbury Beach State Park. There were
several White-winged Crossbills nearby as well. The group at the right was looking at the Snowy Owl seen above. More photos of the Snowy Owl from Feb. 16, '09 |
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A bit of birding in Gloucester & Essex before Steve's walk turned up a few nice birds.
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Northern Shrike Island Road, Essex
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| Eastern Bluebird Island Road, Essex |
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A pair of River Otter were seen briefly in the center of Essex before slipping back into the water. |
| A stop at Jodrey Pier found a dozen or so Iceland Gull. |
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This gentleman wasn't going to miss a thing with those binoculars! |
| Red-shouldered
Hawk Behind the Essex House Of Pizza on Rte 22 |
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All photos taken with a Canon 50D & Canon 100 - 400 mm lens
All photos © Phil Brown 2009
