25 Feb Rosa goes birding

Last Friday, Rosa’s school had an in-service day, so Rosa went birding at Point Pleasant Park. She brought the cardboard binoculars she got for Christmas.

She spotted a Common Loon trying to swallow a whole crab:

Way off the tip of the park, she spied a Common Eider Drake:

A Northern Pintal was hanging around First Beach. Notice his blue bill?

Here he is again, standing on one leg:

A Pintail-Mallard hybrid was resting on the sand:

A Red-Breasted Merganser was drying his feathers in the sun…

…but when Rosa got too close, he headed for the safety of the water:

The trip was exciting, and fun, but also exhausting:

Photos: Joshua Barss Donham