{"id":306,"date":"2012-05-20T16:16:13","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T16:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/purplechickadee.com\/?p=306"},"modified":"2012-05-20T16:23:35","modified_gmt":"2012-05-20T16:23:35","slug":"maine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purplechickadee.com\/?p=306","title":{"rendered":"Maine!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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:<\/p>\n

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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:<\/p>\n

\"OK,<\/a>\"Stunning\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"IMG_0396.jpg\"<\/a>\"And<\/a><\/p>\n

Here is a cropped photo of picture #1 to see the feather details:<\/p>\n

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And this eagle (full adult) gave us a real treat as it circled the lake, landed in a tree, and posed for a while:<\/p>\n

\"So<\/a><\/p>\n

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:<\/p>\n

\"Yellow-rumped<\/a><\/p>\n

A Greater Yellowlegs and a Solitary Sandpiper:<\/p>\n

\"Greater<\/a>\"An<\/a><\/p>\n

A Downy Woodpecker possibly feeding young in its nest hole:<\/p>\n

\"Possibly<\/a><\/p>\n

In Echo Lake, we saw Ring-necked Ducks:<\/p>\n

\"Female<\/a><\/p>\n

And saw Black-capped Chickadees by the shoreline:<\/p>\n

\"Adorable<\/a>\"Hi<\/a>\"Singing!\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Common Ravens were numerous. The croaking calls echoed through the skies on some quiet days:<\/p>\n

\"Common<\/a><\/p>\n

You can click on any of the photos to bring you to the full photo album.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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