Setauket Harbor 2:30 this afternoon. Between 40 and 50 Brant all over the harbor. Skittish and wild. Quickly swam over to the other side when I approached the shore. Wish I had a telephoto lens. Never saw Brant here before. Click on picture to enlarge.
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Nice pictures! I have never heard of or seen Brant's either. Good Find!!
hmmm I left a comment and it's gone.... Any how, I'll say it again. Nice pictures! I have never heard of or seen Brant, Good find!!
Oh I get it, you approve your comments, sorry I left three now!!
They are in the goose famiy, K. When I first saw them I wondered "what kind of duck is that?" and couldn't find them in the book. Then I realized the beak was goose-like and that they were brant, probably migrating.
Good Morning!!! I hadn't heard of a brant goose either - nice pictures.
Yesterday there were about 150 of them there feeding on eel grass at 11:00. I think we're going to have a mild winter. It's about 60 right now.
Lovely! I've never seen them before.
I hope you are right about a mild winter.
Two days ago (12/10) the Brant were still there, about 150 all bunched together in Scotts Cove. There was a terrible storm the night before.
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