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Local images, Winter 2023-24 - Trail camera in the Montana woods.
First bluebird of the season, Red Lodge, MT.
 Early season bluebird, Red Lodge, MT.
 Snow melt dripping off my downspout chain. In the droplet is a tiny inverted view of my back yard.
 Sunspots on Leap Year, glass (neutral) filter, colorized.
 Sunspots on Leap Year, film (orange) filter.
 An annual winter event in Red Lodge, the Red Lodge Ales Dog Pull.
An annual winter event in Red Lodge, the Red Lodge Ales Dog Pull.
 This dog seemed more interested in looking good for St. Patrick´s Day than pulling the sled in the Red Lodge Ales Dog Pull.

Total eclipse road trip - Eclipse as seen from Texas.
Eclipse totality, prominences visible.
 Start of the partial phase of the eclipse, orange mylar filter. Some thin clouds in the lower half.
 Partial phase of the eclipse, orange mylar filter.
 Partial phase of the eclipse, switched to neutral glass filter.
 Partial phase of the eclipse, neutral glass filter.
 Partial phase of the eclipse, filter off.
Totality approaching, filter off. Despite the clouds, prominence visible at lower right.
 Totality approaching, filter off. Despite the clouds, prominence visible at lower right.
 Diamond ring as totality approaches.
 Totality.
 Totality.
 Totality.
Getting toward the end of totality, lower right prominence becoming more prominent.
Total Eclipse 2024		 Detail of previous image. Getting toward the end of totality, lower right prominence becoming more prominent.
 Zoomed out from previous two images. Getting toward the end of totality, lower right prominence becoming more prominent.
 Totality, slower exposure to show corona.
 Reprocess of previous image, highlights adjusted to show prominences toward the end of totality.
 Diamond ring reappearing.
Diamond ring reappearing.
 Back to a partial phase, orange mylar filter.
 A week after the eclipse, the moon is gone and there are more sunspots. Shot through Televue telescope with M100 camera, prime focus.
 Two days after the previous image, trying out new T-mount and eyepiece adapter with some high clouds passing in front of the sun. Shot through Televue telescope with M100 camera, prime focus.
 Another day, another sun image. Despite the clouds, this was the sharpest image I got on this day. Shot through Televue telescope with M100 camera, prime focus.
 Closeup of sun. Shot through Televue telescope with M100 camera, 20mm eyepiece and Scopetronix MaxView I (with Barlow).
May as well finish off this album with a shot of the full moon. 6D, 500mm, 1.4x extender.
 On the trip down to Texas, young bison with a muddy face, Custer State Park, SD.
 On the trip down to Texas, bison in Custer State Park, SD.
 On the trip down to Texas, Bighorn ewe in Custer State Park, SD.
 On the way to the eclipse, blue bonnet near Wichita Falls, TX.

Bluebird and swallows, Spring 2024 - Bluebirds and swallows compete for the nesting boxes, Spring 2024.
First DSLR bluebird of the season, motion trigger.
 Bluebird, motion trigger.
 Bluebird checking out the box, motion trigger.
 Bluebird, motion trigger.
 Bluebird, motion trigger.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam, close focus.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebirds on trailcam.
 Bluebirds on trailcam.
Bluebirds on trailcam.
 Bluebirds on trailcam.
 Bluebirds on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebirds on trailcam.
 Bluebird squawks at robin on trailcam.
Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
 Bluebird on trailcam.
Tree swallows on trailcam.
 Tree swallows on trailcam.
 Tree swallows on trailcam.
 Tree swallows on trailcam.
 Cat checks out bird box in the early morning hours.

Backyard images, Spring 2024 - Images from the yard, spring 2024.
Magpie.
 Magpie.
 Magpie.
 Magpie with...something.
 Magpie, motion trigger.
 Magpie, motion trigger.
Red-winged blackbird.
 Red-winged blackbird.
 Red-winged blackbird.
 Grackle and red-winged blackbird squawk at each other for a moment before settling down to eat sunflower seeds.
 Goldfinch.
 Goldfinch.
Crow.
 Crow.
 Crow.
 Crow checking to see if the bluebirds are home.
 Crows hogging the birdbath, trailcam.
 Crow, motion trigger.
Crows, trail camera.
 Sparrow.
 Sparrow.
 Sparrow at the birdbath, motion trigger.
 Sparrows arguing at the birdbath, motion trigger.
 Unidentified, maybe a cowbird.
Unidentified, maybe a grosbeak.
 Turkey in Red Lodge.
 Meadowlark.
 Northern Flicker (male).
 Northern Flicker (male).
 Northern Flicker (male).
Northern Flicker (male).
 Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
 Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
 Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
 Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
 Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
 Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
 Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
 Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
 Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
 Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
 Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
 Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
 Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
 Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
 Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
 Deer with the lopsided antlers.
 Deer with the lopsided antlers (and probably blind in one eye) takes the fence.
 Deer on trailcam.
 Deer on trailcam.
 Deer on trailcam.

Hummingbirds, Spring 2024 - Hummingbirds, Spring 2024.
Hummingbird.
Hummingbird		 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird (male).
Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird finds the feeder.
 Hummingbird finds the feeder.
Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Hummingbird.
 Early morning hummingbirds on trailcam.
 Infrequent visitor to the hummingbird feeder on trailcam, probably a Ruby-throated rather than the usual Calliope.

Forest wildlife and vegetation, Spring 2024 - Trailcam images from the Custer Gallatin National Forest and other images from the area, spring 2024.
Cinnamon-colored black bear yearling on trailcam, Custer National Forest.
 Black bear yearling with mama in the background, trailcam, Custer National Forest.
 Cinnamon-colored black bear yearling on trailcam (infrared flash), Custer National Forest.
 Black bear mother on trailcam (infrared flash), Custer National Forest.
 Black bear yearling on trailcam (infrared flash), Custer National Forest.
 Mountain lion on trailcam.
Coyote with something in its mouth on trailcam.
 Coyote on trailcam.
 Coyote on trailcam.
 Deer on trailcam.
 Deer on trailcam.
 Deer on trailcam.
Deer on trailcam.
 Moose on trailcam.
 Elk on trailcam.
 Prairie crocuses, out in the woods.
 Prairie crocuses, out in the woods.
 Prairie crocus, out in the woods.
Flower on the trail.
 Flower near the Red Lodge fairgrounds.
 Bee, Palisades Trail, Red Lodge, MT.
 Bee, Palisades Trail, Red Lodge, MT.
 Bee, Palisades Trail, Red Lodge, MT.
 Bee, Palisades Trail, Red Lodge, MT.
Tree moss out in the woods.
 Snow Creek, 15-second exposure with neutral density filter.
 Snow Creek, 10-second exposure with neutral density filter.

Local images, Summer 2024 - Images from the yard, birds and star trails, summer 2024.
Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger.
 Northern Flicker (female), motion trigger.
 Northern Flicker (male), trail camera.
Northern Flicker (male), trail camera.
Northern Flicker (female), trail camera.
Northern Flicker (female), trail camera.
Northern Flicker (male), trail camera.
Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger. This is a demonstration of Photoshop´s AI noise reduction. The image was shot just before dusk at ISO 20000.
Northern Flicker (male) flicks water in the air, motion trigger.
Northern Flicker		 Northern Flicker (male), motion trigger. Late in the evening, ISO 5000, Photoshop AI DeNoise used to reduce noise.
 Hummingbird. The diagonal line is a spider´s web from the house to the feeder.
 Hummingbird.
Bluebird, motion trigger.
 Bluebird male and fledgling, trail camera.
 Bluebird female, fledgling and male, trail camera.
 Bluebird, motion trigger.
 Bluebird, motion trigger.
 Bluebird, motion trigger.
Bluebird, motion trigger.
 Bluebird, motion trigger.
 Bluebird, motion trigger.
 Bluebird, motion trigger.
 Bluebird, motion trigger.
 Bluebird, motion trigger.
Bluebird, motion trigger.
 Bluebird, motion trigger.
 Bluebird, motion trigger.
 Bluebird, motion trigger.
 Bluebird on the back fence.
 Juvenile bluebird, motion trigger.
Bluebird, motion trigger.
 Deer checking out birdbath, motion trigger.
 Another view of the deer getting a drink at the birdbath, the device is the motion sensor for the DSLR.
 Fawn sprinting past the camera.
 Deer looking up at drone in my yard.
 Same deer as in previous image from drone, this one from ground level DSLR.
Blackbird, trail camera.
 Blackbird, trail camera.
 Blackbird flees from the lawn sprinklers, trail camera.
 Magpie.
 Magpie.
 Robin, motion trigger.
Robin, motion trigger.
 Robin, motion trigger.
 Robin, motion trigger.
 Robin on trail camera.
 Robin on trail camera.
 Robin getting its picture taken by trail camera (previous image).
Robin really, really close to trail camera.
 Robin using the bird bath, motion trigger.
 Robin diving in, motion trigger.
 Robin fledgling, trail camera.
 Robin, motion trigger.
 Robin, motion trigger.
DJI Mavic 3 Pro drone.
 DJI Mavic Mini 4K drone.
 Bright partial rainbow with a faint double.
 Bright partial rainbow.
 First attempt at star trails, 271 stacked 30-second images.
 Second attempt at star trails, 330 stacked 30-second images.
One 30-second frame from the second star trails composite. There are two segments of passing planes left and bottom, and at right is a satellite or meteor.
 Third attempt at star trails, 300 stacked 30-second images. Facing west this time instead of north.
 Random shot of the Milky Way.
 Red Lodge Mountain star trails.
Star Trails		 Sunspots, M100 camera, glass solar filter on 100-400mm lens. Processed to show texture.
 Red Lodge Wings and Wheels fly-in and car show. Beechcraft A45 Mentor aircraft, a precursor to the T-34 trainer.

Montana Highline, July 2024 - A drive across northern Montana, July 2024.
White-faced ibis, Bowdoin NWR, Montana.
 White-faced ibis, Bowdoin NWR, Montana.
 Avocet, Bowdoin NWR, Montana.
 Meadowlark, Bowdoin NWR, Montana.
 Dragonfly, Bowdoin NWR, Montana.
 Dragonfly, Bowdoin NWR, Montana.
Beaver Creek Park, Montana.
 White Pelican, Beaver Creek Park, Montana.
 Blackbird, Beaver Creek Park, Montana.

Beartooth Pass, August 2024 - Mountain goats and pikas, Beartooth Highway US-212, August 2024. Also other summer images from Custer Gallatin National Forest near the highway.
Mountain goats, Beartooth Pass, Wyoming.
Mountain Goats		 Mountain goats, Beartooth Pass, Wyoming.
 Mountain goats, Beartooth Pass, Wyoming.
 Mountain goats, Beartooth Pass, Wyoming.
 Mountain goats, Beartooth Pass, Wyoming.
 Mountain goats, Beartooth Pass, Wyoming.
Mountain goats, Beartooth Pass, Wyoming.
 Pika, top of the Beartooth Pass, Wyoming.
 Pika, top of the Beartooth Pass, Wyoming.
 Angry-looking fly, rest stop on the Chief Joseph Highway, Wyoming.
 Moose in Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Red Lodge, Montana.
 Moose in Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Red Lodge, Montana.
Moose in Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Red Lodge, Montana.
 Moose in Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Red Lodge, Montana.
 Moose in Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Red Lodge, Montana.
 Elk in Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Red Lodge, Montana.
 Deer in Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Red Lodge, Montana.
 Deer in Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Red Lodge, Montana.
Deer in Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Red Lodge, Montana.
 Deer in Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Red Lodge, Montana.
 Deer in Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Red Lodge, Montana.
 Twin fawns in Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Red Lodge, Montana.
 Bobcat in Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Red Lodge, Montana.
 Bear in Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Red Lodge, Montana. This is probably the cinnamon-colored black bear previously seen in this area.
Bear in Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Red Lodge, Montana.
 Bear in Custer Gallatin National Forest south of Red Lodge, Montana.
 Snow Creek, 13 second exposure. Compare to next image.
 Snow Creek, 1/8 second exposure. Compare to previous image.
 Moss in the national forest.

Parade, Red Lodge 4th of July - Home of Champions Rodeo Parade, Red Lodge, July 2 & 4.
Home of Champions Rodeo Parade. These riders represent the three ranches which are primary sponsors.
Home of Champions Rodeo Parade.
 Home of Champions Rodeo Parade.
 Home of Champions Rodeo Parade, old Lincoln.
 Home of Champions Rodeo Parade, Yellowstone bus.
 Home of Champions Rodeo Parade, license plate NIFTY56.
Home of Champions Rodeo Parade, Smokey.
 Home of Champions Rodeo Parade, Love Bug.
 Home of Champions Rodeo Parade, Mayor of Red Lodge on pooper scooper duty following the horses.
 Home of Champions Rodeo Parade, Boys and Girls Club.
 Home of Champions Rodeo Parade, Flyover.

Rodeo, Red Lodge 4th of July - XTreme Bulls July 1 and Home of Champions Rodeo July 4, Red Lodge.
XTreme Bulls, Red Lodge, July 1. This was the winning ride by Jackson Ward, 89 points.
 XTreme Bulls, Red Lodge, July 1. Bullfighter Ezra Coleman distracts the bull from a fallen rider.
 XTreme Bulls, Red Lodge, July 1.
 XTreme Bulls, Red Lodge, July 1. This is a fuzzy image but it shows bullfighter J.D. Harrell getting tossed 10 feet in the air. When he came down he landed across the back of the bull before sliding off. He popped right back up, and he must have been OK because he escaped the very next bull chasing him across the ring. Note the expression on the ambulance driver.
 XTreme Bulls, Red Lodge, July 1.
 XTreme Bulls, Red Lodge, July 1.
Home of Champions Rodeo, bareback bronc riding, Red Lodge, July 4.
 Home of Champions Rodeo, bareback bronc riding, Red Lodge, July 4.
 Home of Champions Rodeo, bareback bronc riding, Red Lodge, July 4.
 Home of Champions Rodeo, steer wrestling (1 of 3), Red Lodge, July 4.
 Home of Champions Rodeo, steer wrestling (2 of 3), Red Lodge, July 4.
 Home of Champions Rodeo, steer wrestling (3 of 3), Red Lodge, July 4.
Home of Champions Rodeo, team roping, Red Lodge, July 4.
 Home of Champions Rodeo, team roping, Red Lodge, July 4. Too close to get a good throw.
 Home of Champions Rodeo, saddle bronc riding, Red Lodge, July 4.
 Home of Champions Rodeo, saddle bronc riding, Red Lodge, July 4.
 Home of Champions Rodeo, mutton busting, Red Lodge, July 4.
 Home of Champions Rodeo, mutton busting, Red Lodge, July 4.
Home of Champions Rodeo, barrel racing, Red Lodge, July 4.
 Home of Champions Rodeo, barrel racing, Red Lodge, July 4.
 Home of Champions Rodeo, bull riding, Red Lodge, July 4.
 Home of Champions Rodeo, bull riding (1 of 3), Red Lodge, July 4.
 Home of Champions Rodeo, bull riding (2 of 3), Red Lodge, July 4.
 Home of Champions Rodeo, bull riding (3 of 3), Red Lodge, July 4. Bullfighter Ezra Coleman distracts the bull.

Fireworks, Red Lodge 4th of July - July 4 Fireworks, Red Lodge.
Red Lodge fireworks, July 4. Actually these are fireworks people were firing off in the neighborhood while waiting for the official show, just behind our house from my vantage point down the street.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4. More neighborhood fireworks while waiting for the official show.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4. Tight crop of previous image.
Red Lodge fireworks, July 4.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4. Tight crop of previous image.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4.
Red Lodge fireworks, July 4.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4. Tight crop of previous image.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4. Tight crop of previous image.
Red Lodge fireworks, July 4.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4. The camera was on a tripod, of course, and I was shooting 4-second exposures. During the show, I decided I needed to nudge my camera just a bit to the left, and happened to do it while the shutter was open. It would be hard to replicate this intentionally.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4.
 Red Lodge fireworks, July 4.

Local images, Autumn 2024 - Images from the yard and the universe, autumn 2024.
The Andromeda Galaxy M31, Seestar S50.
 The Andromeda Galaxy M31, Seestar S50.
 Andromeda, Seestar S50 mosaic.
 The Triangulum Galaxy M33, Seestar S50.
 The Pinwheel Galaxy M101, Seestar S50.
 The Pacman Nebula NGC 281, Seestar S50.
The Eastern Veil Nebula NGC 6992, Seestar S50.
 Milky Way in Montana.
 Orion Nebula, Seestar S50.
 Orion Nebula, Seestar S50 mosaic.
 The Dumbbell Nebula M27, Seestar S50.
 The Eagle Nebula M16, Seestar S50.
Bode´s Galaxy M81, Seestar S50.
 Helix Nebula NGC7293DSO, Seestar S50.
 Pelican Nebula IC5979DSO, Seestar S50.
 Pluto taken with Seestar, found by comparing Sept. 27 (main image) with Sept. 28 (inset). Pluto is just below a background star in the inset.
 Jupiter taken with Seestar. Moons from left are Europa, Io, Ganymede and Callisto.
 C2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS taken with Seestar.
Photo of the sun taken with 6D, zoom and teleconverter (560mm), and glass filter. Processed black & white, then colorized.
 Photo of the sun taken with 6D, zoom and teleconverter (560mm), and glass filter. Processed black & white, then colorized.
 Photo of the sun taken with 6D, Televue 85 telescope, and solar filter (not colorized).
 Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT, 8:34 pm. Big Dipper visible in lower part of frame.
 Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT, 8:43 pm. Big Dipper visible in lower part of frame.
 Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT, 8:49 pm. Apparent meteor below Big Dipper.
Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT, 10:59 pm. Big Dipper rotating out of view at lower right.
 Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT, 11:02 pm. Big Dipper rotating out of view at lower right.
 Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT, 11:30 pm. Big Dipper rotating out of view at lower right.
 Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT, 2:38 am.
 Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT.
 Star trails outshine the Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT. 660 stacked images, five hours and 40 minutes.
Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT.
 Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT.
 Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT.
 Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT.
 Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT.
 Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT.
Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT.
 Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT.
 Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT.
 Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT.
 Northern Lights, Red Lodge, MT.
Northern Lights		 Turkey, Red Lodge, MT.
Turkey, Red Lodge, MT.
 Deer, Red Lodge, MT.
 Deer, Red Lodge, MT.
 Deer, Red Lodge, MT.
 Deer, Red Lodge, MT.
 Fox in the back yard, Red Lodge, MT.
Fox in the back yard, Red Lodge, MT.
 Moose, Red Lodge, MT.
Backyard Moose		 Moose, Red Lodge, MT.
 Moose, Red Lodge, MT.
 Moose, Red Lodge, MT.
 Moose, Red Lodge, MT.
Moose, Red Lodge, MT.

Oregon, September 2024 - Crater Lake, Oregon coast and Tillamook, September 2024.
One of the Three Arch Rocks at sunset, Oceanside, Oregon.
 Crater Lake, Oregon.
 Crater Lake, Oregon.
 Ground squirrel, Crater Lake, Oregon.
 There were no sea lions at the Sea Lion Caves, so we had to settle for this raven sitting on the building.
 Heceta Head Lighthouse, Oregon.
Heceta Head Lighthouse keeper´s house (now a B&B), Oregon.
 Heceta Head Lighthouse, Oregon.
 Bee on the grounds of Heceta Head Lighthouse, Oregon.
 Gull on the shore of Heceta Head Lighthouse, Oregon. I´m going to call this a Herring Gull.
 Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Oregon.
 Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Oregon.
Naval Air Station Museum, Tillamook, Oregon.
 The inside of Hanger B, the "largest clear span wooden structure in the world," Naval Air Station Museum, Tillamook, Oregon.
 The only blimp currently in the Hanger B blimp hanger, the Thompson Blimp privately built in 1994 and painted with space aliens. The typical Navy blimp housed in Hanger B was 70% longer. Naval Air Station Museum, Tillamook, Oregon.
 MiG 17, Naval Air Station Museum, Tillamook, Oregon.
 A-7 Corsair II, Naval Air Station Museum, Tillamook, Oregon.
 F-14A Tomcat, Naval Air Station Museum, Tillamook, Oregon.
Nieport 11 WW1 fighter replica, Naval Air Station Museum, Tillmook, Oregon.
 Alenia C-27A Spartan, Italian-made STOL transport plane used by NATO, Naval Air Station Museum, Tillamook, Oregon.
 Mini-Guppy transport, Naval Air Station Museum, Tillamook, Oregon.
 Inside of the Mini-Guppy transport, Naval Air Station Museum, Tillamook, Oregon.

Maritimes Cruise, October 2024 - Cruise from Maine up the St. Lawrence Seaway to Quebec City, October 2024.
Portland Head Light House, Maine. The light station at Ram Island Ledge is off in the distance.
 Portland Head Light House, Maine.
 Portland Head Light House, Maine.
 Gull at Portland Head Light House, Maine.
 Fort Gorges, Portland, Maine. The fort was obsolete before it was finished in 1864 and no troops were ever stationed there.
 Ram Island Ledge, Portland, Maine.
Bar Harbor, Maine.
 Eagle soaring over Bear Island Light near Bar Harbor, Maine.
 Bass Harbor Light near Bar Harbor, Maine.
 Bass Harbor Light near Bar Harbor, Maine.
 Cranberry Island Station House, formerly a lifesaving station, near Bar Harbor, Maine.
 Cranberry Island Station House, formerly a lifesaving station, near Bar Harbor, Maine.
Winter Harbor Light, privately owned, near Bar Harbor, Maine.
 Egg Island, near Bar Harbor, Maine.
 Our cruise ship the Pearl Mist, anchored near Bar Harbor, Maine.
 I didn´t get any good wildlife images on our cruise around Acadia, just a few distant shots of eagles. Click on "More photos of this species" to see 500 bald eagle images better than this one.
 Distant shot of Seal Island lighthouse as we were cruising off the coast of Nova Scotia on our way to Halifax.
 Peggy´s Cove, Nova Scotia.
Peggy´s Cove, Nova Scotia.
 Peggy´s Cove, Nova Scotia.
 Peggy´s Cove, Nova Scotia.
 Scatarie Island Light, Nova Scotia.
 Flint Island Light, Nova Scotia.
 St. Dunstan´s Basilica, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
St. Dunstan´s Basilica, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
 St. Dunstan´s Basilica, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.
 The initial discussions for the formation of Canada were held in Charlottetown, PEI in 1864. In an odd coincidence, two of the delegates had the exact same name, John Hamilton Gray. This was deemed worthy of building a statue to them across from St. Dunstan´s Basilica.
 Point Prim Light, Prince Edward Island.
 Point Prim Light, Prince Edward Island.
 Wood Islands lights, Prince Edward Island. The lighthouse is flanked by two harbor lights that were moved to this location.
Wood Islands lights, Prince Edward Island.
 Rossignal Winery, Prince Edward Island.
 Sandstone cliffs of Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec.
 We visited Fromagerie Madeline dairy, Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec, yellow building at center and the big red barn behind it. I took this image after we were back on board ship and on our way to the next destination.
 Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec.
 Burgot Lighthouse, Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec.
Quebec Lighthouse
Lobster boats, Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec.
 Cap Alright Light, Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec. Entry Island is in the background.
 Cap Alright Light, Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec.
 Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec.
 Entry Island Light, Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec.
 Entry Island panorama, Quebec. This island has the highest point in the Iles de la Madeleine, but is the only island not connected to the other six by bridges.
Sunset as we were leaving Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec.
 Sunrise as we were approaching Gaspe, Quebec.
 Panorama of Gaspe, Quebec.
 Humpback whale, Gaspe, Quebec.
 Humpback whale, Gaspe, Quebec.
 Humpback whale, Gaspe, Quebec.
Humpback whale, Gaspe, Quebec.
 Seals, Gaspe, Quebec.
 Seal, Gaspe, Quebec.
 Cape Gaspe Light, Quebec.
 Cape Gaspe Light, Quebec.
 Cape Gaspe, Quebec.
Cape Gaspe, Quebec.
 Cape Gaspe, Quebec.
 Cape Gaspe, Quebec.
 Cape Gaspe, Quebec.
 Cape Gaspe, Quebec.
 Perce Rock from 15 miles away, Quebec.
Cape de Rosiers Light just before sunset, Quebec.
 Frescoes at Sainte Amelie´s, Baie Comeau, Quebec.
 Frescoes at Sainte Amelie´s, Baie Comeau, Quebec.
 Gray Seal, Baie Comeau, Quebec.
 Minke whale close to the dock, Baie Comeau, Quebec.
 Domaine le Cageot distillery, Saguenay, Quebec.
Cap au Leste lighthouse in Saguenay Fjord, Quebec.
 Virgin Mary statue has overlooked the Saguenay Fjord, Quebec since 1881.
 The Statue of Notre Dame du Saguenay is 30 feet high.
 Panorama of Saguenay Fjord, Quebec.
 Chateau Frontenac, a historic hotel from the 1890s, Quebec City.
 Halloween in Quebec City.
Montmorency Falls, Quebec City.

Loess Bluffs and Badlands, Nov-Dec 2024 - Stopping by Loess Bluffs NWR and Badlands NP on a Thanksgiving 2024 drive.
Bald eagle, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri.
 Bald eagle, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri.
 Bald eagles, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri.
 Bald eagle by a nest, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri.
 Immature bald eagle, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri.
 Immature bald eagle, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri.
Bald eagles, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri.
 Coyote patrolling the pond, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri.
 Coyote looking around, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri.
 Coyote has a mouthful of feathers after finding something, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri.
 Coyote carries away its prize, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri.
 Coyote carries away its prize, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri.
Coyote looks for somewhere to stash its find, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri. Eventually it hid the bird in a ditch and resumed hunting.
 Cardinal, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri.
 One-legged trumpeter swans, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri.
 Trumpeter swan flapping, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri.
 Geese taking off, Loess Bluffs NWR, Missouri.
 Bighorn ram with an ugly tracking collar, Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
Another bighorn ram with an ugly tracking collar, Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
 Bison, Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
 Deer, Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
 Deer, Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
 Deer, Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
 Deer, Badlands National Park, South Dakota.
Rest area sign, middle of South Dakota.
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