Common Loon, Back Creek, Kennebunk Maine

After spending way too much time on the computer yesterday, attempting to iron out the wrinkles in my new URLs for my blogs (including this one), I made a run out and about to see what I could find to photograph. This Common Loon is another bird I used to see a lot at the mouth of the local rivers and along the coast…but it has become rare now…if I see more than 10 in a winter that is a good winter. This is my first for this winter. The panel captures some of the poses of a winter loon. You might notice that the sun went behind a cloud between the top two shots and the bottom two. Sony RX10iv at 600mm equivalent (cropped to about 1200mm equivalent). Program mode. Processed in Polarr and assembled in FrameMagic.

Red-breasted Merganser, Back Creek, Kennebunk ME

I am 99% sure this is a female Red-breasted Merganser from the mouth of Back Creek where it joins the Mousam River in Kennebunk Maine. I used to see both Common and Red-breasted Mergansers in Back Creek and the Mousam every winter, often. In the past few years I not seen any. So I am out of practice on Mergansers. 🙂 I am sure someone will correct me if I am wrong. Sony RX10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode. Processed in Polarr.

Canada Geese, Back Creek, Kennebunk ME

Canada Geese get a bad name in most states where they winter as messy, noisy, aggressive birds that foul sidewalks, parks, and lawns with their droppings, and pollute lakes and ponds with the same. They eat more than any bird should, taking food from other, less aggressive birds, and generally make a nuisance of themselves. But you have to admit, they are handsome birds. Seen here in Kennebunk Maine, where we only get a few on our rivers and marshes. Sony RX10iv at 600mm. Program mode. 1/640th @ ISO 100 @ f4. Processed in Polarr.