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Whale watching trips on fishing boats also include bird watching and bird feeding! Our captain provided chum to attract the birds and this is what happened. Herring Gulls from all over New Brunswick (or so it seemed) arrived, along with Greater, Manx and Sooty Shearwaters. The smaller shearwaters had the sense to stay out of the way, but the Greater Shearwaters got in on the action.
You can see that they watched us as carefully as we watched them, waiting for the next food arrival :)
Grand Manan, New Brunswick. July 2013.
Grand Manan has a rich maritime history. By 1851, most of the island’s population of 1,200 was involved in the working waterfront; men fished and women pickled and cured herring. Innovative fishing and seaweed harvesting techniques were developed, including weir fishing, torch fishing, and lobster fishing, with the introduction of lobster traps in 1870.
The island’s fishing industry changed with the end of smoked herring in the late 20th century, but it still lives in lobstering, scalloping, weir fishing, dulse harvesting, and pen salmon aquaculture. (Island Institute)
Grand Manan, New Brunswick, Canada. July 2013.
Cool bridge there in New Brunswick by the Bay of Fundy. Captured with the CPL filter.
Happy Fence Friday
We found this old convent on the way to Shediac and it had lovely outside chapels scattered over the grounds.
Finally got out for some photos. I have been busy learning loads of Irish tunes on the banjo.
Took my son and daughter to see The Rocks to inspect the cave-ins that happened this past winter and spring. Quite a lot of erosion going on, to say the least. I liked the way the sun hit this rock.
A group of fishing boats moored far from shore, in deeper water, at low tide. St. Andrews-By-The-Sea, New Brunswick, Canada.
The games people played at home were a bit simpler in the 1860's. This display was seen in a farmhouse at King's Landing, New Brunswick.
A foggy morning departure from St. Andrews-By-The-Sea, New Brunswick, Canada. Foggy or not departure for the fleet depends on the tides. If you miss high tide you're stuck in Port for 6 hours until the next tide.
This photo was in the top 30 for the annual National Geographic Energizer photo contest in 2010. I still believe it to be my best work to date.
Week 34: Portrait - Child
Two kids for the price of one for this week of the challenge. The boys got in touch with their 'inner thug' at Fort Beausejour and I managed to snap what I feel to be a great photo that shows what hams they are.
#dogwood52 #dogwoodweek34
This evening grosbeak is very particular about the company he keeps and he does not appreciate uninvited guests, especially when they 'drop in' on his favorite perch.
These birds are resident in New Brunswick but they are relatively uncommon. The best place to find them is in rural areas in the winter when they will sometimes visit feeders.
An interesting fact about evening grosbeaks is that they provide for smaller finches. According to the Cornell Lab, the massive beaks of the evening grosbeak "can crush seeds that are too large for Common Redpolls and Pine Siskins to open. These smaller birds often seek out the grosbeaks and glean the food scraps they leave behind."