Winter Peregrine at Perry

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Attached are two photos of a Peregrine Falcon photographed in Eastport January 10th or so. Thought you might enjoy it.

Charles Moore - Perry, Maine and Baton Rouge, La.

Horned Grebes and Surf

Surf at Herring Cove, Campobello Jan 30th,2009

A beautiful afternoon on the beach, if you could get to the sand past the sheer ice. About 10 horned grebes paddling around with the eider ducks just off the beach.

Joyce Morrell

The deer have returned to Pennfield

Published Tuesday January 27th, 2009

Derwin Gowan
Telegraph-Journal

The big storm more than a week ago was a blessing for Charlotte County blueberry growers, because it protects the plants from deer.

Whatever draws them, Charlotte County deer return to their old winter haunts around Pennfield and St. George every year.

More at: http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/rss/article/552305

Photo from Telegraph Journal files.

Deer Point eagle at dawn

Jan. 27th, Deer Point,Welshpool, Campobello Island

Two eagles, the other one hid behind the spruce tree. This one always sits on the same branch. I am trying to condition them to me gradually. I have to arrive before 7am if I want to get there before they do.

A New Calf for the Bay of Fundy?

Cat's Paw and her new calf Resolution.

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SEASMOKE RISING

On "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening"

Some special pics for Audrey (and other friends) in the big city.

"The woods are lovely, dark and deep, ..."

We started off down the lane we planted nearly 40 years ago 15 minutes before sundown, at Golden Hour, so it was quite dark by the time we worked our way along our northside trail through the woods and got under the big hemlocks near the cabin. Another dark front had rolled in too, so it was quite gloomy but very quiet, except for the thumping of my heart, and very peaceful. "The only other sounds the sweep of easy wind and downy flake."

After shooting a few pics of the cabin and the dogs I lay back in the snow, looking up, and probably should have just stayed there! I can't think of a nicer place to be, and the snow was very soft and welcoming, Mamie and Cindy, departed doggy friends, were "resting" nearby.

"But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep."

Tim (and Robert Frost)

black ducks on salt marsh pond, Campobello

Black ducks on salt marsh pond, Mill Cove, Campobello, Jan 19 Joyce

redpolls

Two redpolls checking out the alder cones, January 19th, Head Harbour, Campobello

Joyce

A Beautiful Hike - An Ominous Picture

Tim Foulkes sent some beautiful shots of his hike around Simpson Hill this weekend. I always enjoy Tim's photos and I hesitated to bring this up, but, as many of us express our concerns about pollution from LNG and quarry operations, we rarely seem to be able to focus on a real killer, air pollution.

Do you see the plume behind Mary? That's from the Woodland mill. Did you know that EPA data for the last available year for this mill, combined with EC data for the St. Stephen flakeboard plant, showed these two local operations were emitting about a ton of toxic chemicals a day into our air, on the average, and this did not include releases to water.

Did you know that the mill has been characterized as among the "top 10% dirtiest" mill operations in the United States. Yet we express little or no concern about this serious long-term pollution in our midst. I believe that it may have impacted stream productivity, fish reproduction, near-shore marine fisheries, and possibly even human health in those areas where the plume most commonly falls, the Maine shore of Passamaquoddy Bay and the islands.

In case you're not sure that this is the mill in the photo, the following map provides an interesting line of sight. http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&ll=45.197038,-67.251434&spn=0.256928,0.482712&t=h&z=11

Want to know more? Get in touch and we will link you to the studies including the chemicals of concern which include 4 carcinogens and a crucible of other chemicals that are implicated in a plethora of human diseases. Or you can go to this link and check it out for yourself.

http://scorecard.org/

Quoddy citizens really need to take notice of the existing as well as potential threats that threaten our eco-economy and health.

That's my opinion tonight.

Art

Thanks to Tim and Mary.

More Goldeneyes

http://www.flickr.com/photos/headharbourlight/sets/72157612697252874/ About the set 22 items | 6 views The weather is very cold, but sunny. The ducks are fun to photograph and irresistable to watch. I c an stay in the car. It is -12C today. These ducks are in Friar's Bay for the winter. Watch for the little female bufflehead that has joined this group. A selection of things from the set (By the way, if the set link doesn't work, try copying and pasting it from this email into your browser's address bar.) Flickr is almost certainly the best photo management and sharing application in the world. If you'd like to see what I use it for you can check out my profile page or browse my photostream.

Waxwings Near Roosevelt Park

Waxwings on a spruce tree near The Ducks Island's in the Roosevelt Park today. About half of the flock flew and I just managed to get the rest before they flew. Joyce

gulls in sea smaoke, Friar's Bay, Campobello Jan 16th

I don't know how they do it, but they survive. -19 C this morning here. J.

Sustainable Developments are Vital to Protecting Quoddy

Developing sustainable options is vital to the survival of the Quoddy Region and it's vital that we all support these developments. So let's get behind this one Thursday, Jan 15!

The National Park Service/Acadia National Park will host an open house to present their Environmental Assessment regarding their facilities development plan for the mainland portion of St. Croix Island International Historic Site at Red Beach in Calais, ME.

Park officials will present alternative use on their plans to enhance operational effectiveness and visitor accessibility.

St. Croix Island International Historic SiteFacilities Plan Open House
Thursday, Jan 15: 6 pm – 8 pm ET5 pm – 6 pm AT
Assembly Room Washington County Community College, Calais, ME

We hope you'll attend & learn about the plans.

Thanks to Bob for this tip.

eagle in the snow

I could use a web cam under the porch. They are usually even on the same branch. Joyce

mixed gulls and goldeneyes at Friar's Bay

We are on the same wavelength, Art. I went to Google last night, typed in Head Harbour Passage and up comes your slide show #1!! Somewhere on the same page is the Gannet photo from headharbourlight courtesy of your web connections. Maybe we can make a difference. Thanks . Joyce

Cold Day on Campobello

January 10, 2009. Joyce Morrell sent these shots of a sharp-shinned hawk and a bald eagle all puffed up in the trees near her home at Friar's Bay, Campobello.

Thousands of mixed gulls are still hanging out in Friar's Bay and she estimates 40 to 50 Goldeneye ducks as well.