Bird Count: The Sequel

Much earlier on Christmas Bird Count day, there was time for informal, chilly astrophotography in Millcreek Twp (“Gateway to Presque Isle”):

Almost full moon
Jupiter & moons
Setting red moon

Later, at Presque Isle State Park:

Gull curling 🙂
Blue Jay w/ frozen food
Poorly lit White-throated Sparrow
Frozen food II
Another group of Tundra Swans
Sparrow II
Foraging White-throated Sparrow
Female Northern Cardinal
White-throated Sparrow IV
Female Cardinal II
Sparrow V
Female Cardinal III
Ducks in flight w/ Bald Eagle (lower left)
Sparrow VI
Ducks & Eagle

Distant but fun sequence of startled gulls, perhaps due to passing Bald Eagle(s) – see above:


Mallards (foreground) & gulls (background) @ Marina Lake
American Black Ducks in flight (lower left)
Icy East Pier picnic tables
Gulls on ice
Sparkly gull
Goodbye to Christmas Bird Count w/ Tundra Swans on ice