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Puffins

I went with CO on a short adventure this morning to visit the puffins on Pearl Island. They are typically around until early-mid August so its getting a little late.

This was the first time with a much smaller and quieter boat, so we were able to get much closer …

Polly's Cove - Most of the way

I haven't been getting out exploring as much, but on the 5th I took the kids to the Polly's Cove trail.

Open Street Maps view of Polly's Cove Trail

We headed east towards Barbara Basin, but the trail was a little too rough for the youngests legs, so we found a good spot for our snack north of …

Beach Finds around Deadmans Island

We went to Deadman's island for snack yesterday, and when I was walking back I noticed this sitting on the beach. If you knwow what it is, let me know.

Cloudy Day Lighthouse

We took a drive to Chebucto Head for something to do before the rain, that never came.

Birds on the seashore

This is the first time that I took a wander to the beach with the new 100-400mm RF lens. The last time I was here it was late summer and low tide. I think the combination meant there was a lot of little birds grazing in the sand.

It was …

Frog Pond Forest Bath

I took the kids to Frog Pond for snack and it was awesome. We saw a deer run by the path and I pulled out the camera. We didn't see any more deer, but we did see a couple geese land.

Canada Geese Landing

Canada Geese Landing

And little ducklings.

ducklings

There are 5 …

Birds at the Park

Not the ideal conditions for this lens, but it was a great day to make a snack and to Point Pleasant park.

There are a few that I liked, and most of them are at 400mm.

It's definitely not the sharpest lens, and the autofocus motors had a hard time …