In the mean time I have shared a few photos taken when in pursuit of birds. During the St. John's Christmas Bird Count, Catherine Barrett and I took a side trip to Cape Spear where we got properly buzzed... by a DFO plane, that is. On that same day, we stopped at the Village of Quidi Vidi to scan the area. While there, we saw a Canada Goose that has been moving around town quite a bit. (To my knowledge, December 26 was the last day it was seen.) I couldn't resist getting a shot of the lovely snow-cover stages in the area, even though I didn't have the right lens for it.
(Note: I have been able to upload photos to BlogSpot, but I still can't move the cursor around on the page as I need to. Hence, all text is grouped under one picture.) The last photo in this series was also taken at Cape Spear (where else?) I rounded the bend at the bottom of the hill to head out to the parking lot when I saw this person perched atop her SUV. At first, I thought this must be a birder. Who else would climb atop an auto to get a photo? Well, I was wrong. I have no idea who this photographer is, but it was just another interesting episode in annals of Cape Spear.
(Another note: The spell check isn't working either. Hope I didn't miss anything.)
I like that waterfront photo of the stages. Do you know where that word comes from?
ReplyDeleteA stage is typically a single story, red ochre shed used to clean and split fish (cod)..Traditional stages can be found around most community harbours and are referred to by the name of the owner - Jim's Stage etc. They have a lot of character. Those picture above are newly built or rebuilt due to recent storm damage.
ReplyDeleteThe Canada goose was still there on the 28th
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