Mid Winter Doldrums

In the Mid Winter I should be just Birding or chasing some of the Rarity's that have been sighted around the state ,,a Pink Footed Goose in Ocean County along with Lazuli Bunting in Hunterdon  County,, but call me lazy ,I would rather stick around the Local nature center with my Trusty Kowa 884 very close to the back entrance so I can warm up between Battery changing which the Frigid weather is famous for draining .

Red Breasted Nuthatches are a cool subject which eluded me for some time now but I did get one fairly close on a steep upward angle.

The Juncos were a bit skittish and it was trying to get one out in the open was a challenge.



On a tech note Dan from Idaho posted an extender he made out of maple wood for the Vortex PS-100 so the Nikon V1 along with some of the other bigger P&S and mirror-less Cams can fit on the adapter here is the link to the picture of the extender he constructed.

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=248296 

Barnegat Jetty Variety

Tom Dunkerton and I went to Barnegat inlet to do some Jetty Hopping ,,although the wind was 14 to 20mph and gusting to 30mph out of the west ,we did manage a few captures on this overcast blustery January morning .

Since Tom lives in Florida he was really excited about this outing and I told him we would definitely would find some Harlequin Ducks like this handsome fellow.

On the Jetty there was some invisible Black Ice which I almost lost my footing and had a nasty Spill, but Tom was a bit more adventurist and managed to make it to almost the end of the Jetty for his Lifer Common Eider along with a few captures.


Why Tom was out and about and the far end of the Jetty I did find some comfy Purple Sandpipers picking away at the rocks.

Since the wind was Kicking my Butt I decided to call it a day ,, this was a short outing with only about  2 hours of shooting time ,,and the last species which I managed to get was a Wintering Common Loon.