photos July 20-28, 2021, trips to Seal Island & Matinicus Rock.

photos July 20-28, 2021,  trips to Seal Island & Matinicus Rock

Red-billed Tropicbird, Seal Island

Jeff aboard the Shunty

adult and Immature eagle on Otter Island

Harlequin Duck,  near Brimstone, 

Manx shearwater, 

Red-shouldered hawk, with Green Snake

Red shouldered Hawk, with Green Snake,   Green's Island.

the primaries on this Great White Cormorant were dark, according to Elaine that should make them stronger than if they were white, maybe that is why some white birds have dark wing tips, gannets, tropicbirds, gulls, for the most part.

From the Bull Rock series, young eagle Bull Rock.

Great White cormorant, and some just Great Cormorants

Red-Billed Tropicbird.

getting crowded on the nest platform.

 

Norther, Red-necked or. Needle-billed Phalerope 

there is one Manx amongst the greater shearwater

Greateer shearwater, there was a bunch of these over by Matinicus Rock regularly during mid summer.

landing at Matinicus Rock, on a fine day

Double-crested Cormorants at Wooden Ball.

Wilson's petrels

Wilsons Petrel

Greater Shearwater, Gannet, and a couple of Razorbills.

Breeding plumage Bonapartes Gull,  rare in the bay.