We drove up to Linton, IN on Wednesday and searched for Goose Pond.....one of the Fish and Wildlife Areas for the state. I have never been there before. I think it was Lindy who gave me a map of the place when we met last December down here. I've been carrying the map ever since hoping to go check it out! It was easy to find since Indiana state road 59 runs right across the middle of it! There were a few small gravel pull off areas so we pulled over to see what was there.
View of the pond on the south side of the road.
And I think this is the north side of the road. We didn't see much at first....
....but there were some small sandbars and a group of Killdeer and Sandpipers were hanging out. These photos are an assortment of what I was able to get without scaring them away. I'm guessing that the sandpipers are Lesser Yellowlegs, because they look the same size as the Killdeer. However, we saw some larger shore birds further away that might have been some Greater Yellowlegs, too.....I don't know for sure on any of this.
It was fun to just watch them.
All Killdeer in this shot....there were maybe a dozen or more....some laying in the sand.
One of the Sandpipers.....closest shot I got.
Another
Don't you wish sometimes you could wave a magic wand and make grass move out of the way???
The sandpipers would start "running" along together.
A couple with the wings outspread letting me see their tails.
In another area where I was trying to photograph some heron and egrets (another post) we saw these black and white shore birds.....Black-Necked Stilts! A life bird for me.
I couldn't get as close to them as the others. I wish I could go back there every day for awhile....so much to see!
Very skinny little birds...."dainty" might be a better choice of words.
I think this is a group of them in the distance......they look larger, but don't know what else would be that color.
View of the pond on the south side of the road.
And I think this is the north side of the road. We didn't see much at first....
....but there were some small sandbars and a group of Killdeer and Sandpipers were hanging out. These photos are an assortment of what I was able to get without scaring them away. I'm guessing that the sandpipers are Lesser Yellowlegs, because they look the same size as the Killdeer. However, we saw some larger shore birds further away that might have been some Greater Yellowlegs, too.....I don't know for sure on any of this.
It was fun to just watch them.
All Killdeer in this shot....there were maybe a dozen or more....some laying in the sand.
One of the Sandpipers.....closest shot I got.
Another
Don't you wish sometimes you could wave a magic wand and make grass move out of the way???
The sandpipers would start "running" along together.
A couple with the wings outspread letting me see their tails.
In another area where I was trying to photograph some heron and egrets (another post) we saw these black and white shore birds.....Black-Necked Stilts! A life bird for me.
I couldn't get as close to them as the others. I wish I could go back there every day for awhile....so much to see!
Very skinny little birds...."dainty" might be a better choice of words.
I think this is a group of them in the distance......they look larger, but don't know what else would be that color.I get frustrated when I find a great place like this and don't live close enough to go back every day....sigh. This is about an hour and a half to 2 hour drive from where we live. I hope to go back as the migration of the water birds through this area increases.
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10 comments:
The place looks so alive compared to when we were there...I hope we get to go back sometime soon.
Rose: We could meet you there!
You are lucky to have these places where you can count on seeing lots of birds and wildlife!!!! I enjoyed this post very much!
Dorothy: It is a nice place...just a little far to visit often.
Neat place, Mary.... It would be neat to meet Rose there sometime... I'd love that too...
Beautiful pictures and birds... Thanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Betsy
Betsy: I'm ready to meet anyone, anytime possible!
I would say that the trip up here was definitely worth it. It's wonderful you could see so much wildlife from pullouts along the road.
George: There was a berm along one end of the lake and we walked up that towards where the large birds were. There are several gravel roads that let you get to different places around the big pond and there are smaller ponds and there are marsh areas that will have water when we get some rain.
i know what you mean about driving to wonderful places like this. they're great for capturing wildlife but bad on the tolls of ones body from a long trip. delightful pictures. thanks for sharing. have a great day.
Perfect name for a birding getaway!
You got quite a group there, and aren't they fun to watch. So busy. I think they use up so much energy it's no wonder they have to be searcing for food all the time.
Gary has a sweatshirt from Linton High School in Linton, NY.
B.
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