Sorry, no post yesterday due to BirdingPI.com field operations at Gull Point. (Exciting nature stuff forthcoming!) Today, it’s part 2 of content from 30 November 2025, at Thompson Bay at Presque Isle State Park.
Mostly the weather was cold/windy/light snow, but then the sun broke through, briefly:
While shooting pictures of “trees in sunlight” (see above), happened to notice a flock of white-ish birds illuminated against the dark sky to the north:
This time of year under these conditions, would only make sense these are Snow Bunting. (The smaller white ‘grainy appearance’ is falling snow.)
Another shot of distant Snow Bunting, but close inspection of the lower left corner of this shot reveals something interesting:
In this view, that ‘something interesting’ is now in the lower right corner, w/ the Snow Buntings in the trees above:
Thankfully, the Snow Buntings flew across Thompson Bay, buffeted by the wind, for some closer photography:
With the Snow Buntings now out of sight, the adult Bald Eagle de-perched for flying across Thompson Bay. Not the best lighting conditions, but still a great sequence of Bald Eagle in flight:
Coming up soon, more nature, more Presque Isle!
The trees are like an Ansel Adams photo! Great B&W subject!
Glad the buntings finally were close enough to see, and not snow flakes! And the eagle: great sequence of it in flight.
The eagle came straight at the photographer across Thompson Bay and flew right overhead, slowed somewhat by oncoming wind = great opportunity for some in-flight shots even if the lighting was challenging.