Category Archive: ocean

Odiorne, Revisited

Odiorne, Revisited

My first post as Dr. Mike! A lonely tree in Odiorne Point State Park, on the ocean’s edge.

 

Old Harbor

Old Harbor

We had the good fortune of staying on the shores of Old Harbor in Vinalhaven, ME. This was our view for most of a very foggy day. …

 

Lost in the Fog

Lost in the Fog

I spent a week on Vinalhaven off of the coast of Maine. Several days were fogged in, including this one. This old lobster shack overlooks …

 

Time-averaged

Time-averaged

A 20 second exposure, looking almost due west after sunset. Taken from the Lanes Island Preserve on Vinalhaven, ME.

 

Warming by the Dunes

Warming by the Dunes

A mixture of American Golden Plovers (juveniles), Piping Plovers, and possibly a Ruddy Turnstone or two warming themselves on an exceptionally warm late September day. …

 

Greater / American Golden Plover

Greater / American Golden Plover

Juvenile. Taken at Wells Beach in Maine. There were hundreds of them eating and for the most part avoiding the surf.

 

Coming in for a landing

Coming in for a landing

A gull coming in for a landing on a tour boat off of the coast of Maine, en route to the Nubble Light House.

 

On the Edge

On the Edge

A small clump of purple flowers (I have no idea what kind) clinging to the edge of rocks near the northern tip of the Isle …

 

Fleet

Fleet

A group of fishing boats in the Sound of Raasay, Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland.

 

Ugly Anne

Ugly Anne

Lobster and tour boats sleeping in Perkins Cover, Ogunquit, Maine.