Like eagles, they can have long wingspans that stretch straight out when soaring. And unlike eagles, they can hover, as they do over water before plunging in a power dive and coming up with a fish. Not that I’ll ever get a shot of that with a simple camera.
Gulls have a serious rival for dominance of the avian realm here. Eagles and osprey rule the roost, of course, but they are outnumbered by gulls and crows, like this one.What, they caw but don’t crow? English sure is a strange tongue.
Has to be the biggest business employer in Washington County, where jobs that pay well are scarce. Some days, the vapor plumes can be seen miles away, and ditto for the smell. Much of the bundled pulp is shipped from the Cargo Pier in Eastport.
You know, dead in their tracks, as the expression goes. Just falls over, with a thud. Our younger daughter used to fall asleep like that, too, dropping off in mid-step.
At Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Baring Township in early summer. You can see why bird photographers carry cameras with big lenses! They get details my little Olympus can only hint at.
When I was last in Dover, 18 months ago, the downtown was booming with construction. But on my return a few weeks ago, when I first glimpsed this rising over Central Avenue, I thought a skyscraper was going up and I’d somehow missed the news.
I am impressed by the cloud as a backdrop.
A second look, though, had me realizing it was the clock tower on city hall, getting spiffed up for the city’s big 400th anniversary next year.
Well, it kind of look likes a space rocket about to take off, too.
Banners proclaiming that event are already along the major streets.
They’re ubiquitous in these parts and not really hung out to dry.And speaking of lobsters, these rubber bands in the gravel at the outdoor stand a block away serve as a reminder of some happy dinners. The bands are used to keep the claws shut while the crustaceans are in captivity.
I get a lot of compliments on my gray messenger bag. It goes almost everywhere with me, containing my reading glasses, cell phone, camera, and emergency meds, as well as maps, notebook, and often reading. This is yet another of those accidental shots when I’m recharging or handling the said Olympus.