Saturday while leading a Photo Field Trip in Woodstock, VT we came across a
group of 10 female and 2 male pine grosbeaks feeding in a low tree along
River Street.  I didn't have my "bird lens" but fortunately I really didn't
need it; we could get quite close.  A few photos are at 

http://mysite.verizon.net/vzes1eww/jimblockphotography/id26.html

 

This morning just before sunrise I spotted an ermine (short-tailed weasel)
in my yard.  It was most likely a male based on its size.  I could readily
determine its length because it posed on my calibrated 13 inch diameter
tree.  It spent a bit of time harassing a resident red squirrel before
suddenly departing.  Photos are at

http://mysite.verizon.net/vzes1eww/jimblockphotography/id28.html

 

Jim Block


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