Posted by David Kjaer on October 24, 2009 at 12:16 PM
I will be spending Xmas and a few days either side with my son-in-laws parents who live in Windham, Maine. It would be good to try and photograph a little of the local wildlife during my stay and wondered if anyone might be able to suggest any good locations!
Regards
David
Posted by Jim Deasy on October 25, 2009 at 6:18 AM
Hi David,
At that time of the year the most likely thing would be to focus on shore birds. Dependiong on the seasonal temperature you can see anything from a king eider on down. Good place the shore birds are the beaches around Wells, Maine. You will also find a good number of birds that stay the winter in New England and they can be found almost anywhere you find a bird feeder. All of this would require a long lens. Otherwise if you head north and a bit west into the western Maine mountains you will find lots of nice "snowscapes" and there is always a chance to see a moose.
Posted by David Kjaer on October 25, 2009 at 9:27 AM
Hi Jim
Thanks for the info - Claire & John do live out of town and feed the birds so I'm sure I will get a few interesting species there and they also have wild turkey that come to food at the edge of their garden!
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David
At that time of the year the most likely thing would be to focus on shore birds. Dependiong on the seasonal temperature you can see anything from a king eider on down. Good place the shore birds are the beaches around Wells, Maine. You will also find a good number of birds that stay the winter in New England and they can be found almost anywhere you find a bird feeder. All of this would require a long lens. Otherwise if you head north and a bit west into the western Maine mountains you will find lots of nice "snowscapes" and there is always a chance to see a moose.
Thanks for the info - Claire & John do live out of town and feed the birds so I'm sure I will get a few interesting species there and they also have wild turkey that come to food at the edge of their garden!
David