Some images from Saturday after the big Nor'easter.....

Keith Mueller

Keith Mueller

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The Nor' easter had gone through, most of the 90 mph winds that Hank Garvey mentioned were gone, but still a very steady and lingering 40 knot Southerly wind remained. With the passage of the storm, the very heavy seas complimented by multiple snow squalls added up to a fabulous day for watching sea ducks.

Here are a few shots from a few of my favorite hunting spots.......


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Neat pictures Keith, harlis with eider is great. The commons on the wave remind me of one of my favorite gannet memories. We were ways offshore in considerable seas and the gannets were diving into the chum slick. When one would dive into the wave peak above where I was standing on the deck, it was like looking at them through a picture window as they dove for the chum. Neat stuff those birds.

T
 
Great photos! I love the photos where you can see them kicking in the clear water.

Hitch
 
Great pic's I never saw anything like it, felt like I was right there at the shore.Those are hard core ducks to weather those ways ,especialy liked the the shot s showing there webby feet under water.Nice work keep it coming.
 
Dang, that some rough stuff. They seem to be enjoying it though!
Great pics, especially when you can see them underwater in the waves!
 
Keith-

Perhaps this is a question that I might ought to assume the answer to, but are you in a boat when you're out taking pictures there?

Nice pictures....

Dani
 
Thanks everyone, glad you liked the images. I can never spend enough time watching these birds!

Dani, on solid ground!! I was standing on the granite boulders on shore (dodging the waves crashing on the rocks like shorebirds on a beach)!!
 
What a beautiful set of shots taken in adverse conditions. Great job. That water looks more than three feet deep.
Al
 
Great shots !! I love seeing the photos of the seaducks and conditions they live in, it's amazing! I hope to one day get to see it in person. That immature Eider in the flight photos, is that a Northern bird? I believe I read one of your posts where you said that the drakes lobes swell during the "rut", but I'm not 100% on that. If so is that why the lobes on the immature bird looks so different?

Thanks for sharing!
 
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