Loons in the channel
/between Pine Point and Prouts Neck.
Scarborough, Maine
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Zygodactyl
/My friend Phthalo demonstrates the proper use of a zygodactyl foot.
Machiasport, Maine
Gulls
/Pine Point, Maine
Hovertrotting
/The hovertrot: a how-to guide for gulls
- angle into sea breeze; lift off lackadaisically
- hold wings outstretched without flapping
- skim across beach without gaining altitude
- periodically paddle ground with feet
- maintain trajectory/nonchalance for 100+ meters
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
As performed by a herring gull yesterday.
Airborne Identity
/California or the Yukon? You can use DNA from a single feather to find out where a migrating bird hails from, and where it stops along the way (I wrote a story about this for Living Bird Magazine).
Wilson's Warbler, the star of this study. Drawn in 2008 for Acadia Birding Festival.