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posted: June 2nd, 2017 |
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This page begins with May 1st at Creamer's Field and some photos of Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis), Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator) and Canada Geese (Branta canadensis). There is a single photo taken on May 6th of a Seagull, also at Creamer's Field. Then, in Row 6, we jump to May 8th and a trip to Olnes Pond, where we saw two-pairs of Common Mergansers (Mergus merganser). On the same date, we continued on to the Wickersham Dome Trailhead parking lot and spotted a Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus). We hiked a short distance up the Wickersham Dome Trail, but it was still muddy and snowy, so we didn't go far before we decided that there was not going to be much of interest to see. At that point we circled back to the rig. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin May 1st thru 6th |
On May 1st we once again visited Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. In this row are three shots in which you can see Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis). In the third shot you also see Canada Geese (Branta canadensis).
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Here are three more shots in which you can see Sandhill Cranes (Grus canadensis) and/or Canada Geese (Branta canadensis).
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Here are two shots in which you can see Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator) and then a third shot which mostly shows the pond and the barn.
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The first shot in this row is an animated GIF composed of five individual shots. The five shots were taken in a four second time span. These birds walk pretty quickly. Due to the large size of this image, it will take longer than normal to download. The second and third shots show Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator) - Bottom's Up! Something on the bottom of the pond must be tasty.
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Here is another shot of Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator) - Bottom's Up! The second shot is some unknown seagull.
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On May 8th we went up to Wickersham Dome to check the progress of spring up higher. We stopped at Olnes Pond on the way. In this row is a shot of our rig and its reflection in Olnes Pond and then two shots of a male Common Merganser (Mergus merganser).
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Here are three shots of Common Mergansers (Mergus merganser). The second and third shots show a female of the species. There were two pairs of this bird swimming around on the pond.
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The first shot in this row shows a female and a male Common Merganser (Mergus merganser). The second shot shows Kazuya standing on a block of ice that was on the shore and the third shot shows me standing on the same block of ice. Why is this the ONLY block of ice that was on the shore?
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Here are two shots of Olnes Pond in which you can see that there is still a considerable amount of ice on the pond.
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Here are two shots of a Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus) which we saw hopping across the parking lot at the Wickersham Dome trailhead. We hiked a short distance up the Wickersham Dome Trail, but it was still muddy and snowy, so we didn't go far before we decided that there was not going to be much of interest to see. At that point we circled back to the rig, ate the lunch which we had taken with us, and headed for home.
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