On the 2nd weekend in May I made the annual pilgrimage to the hallowed ground of Pelee Island to enjoy some excellent migration and R&R. We were stationed at the 'Cedar House' right behind the (former) bakery on Sheridan's Point. We were disappointed to learn that the bakery, a fixture of the island, has now closed permanently.
Molly and Amy had a great time on the trails looking for snakes and salamanders and enjoying the spring wildflowers and beaches. I spent some time trying out the new Fuji lens (150-600mm), and I was quite happy with how it performed. A few of my favourite shots are below:
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| Palm Warbler |
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| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
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| Black-throated Blue Warbler |
The first morning I was on the island I walked out to Fish Point and there was a decent reverse migration happening. A few pelicans were also around.
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| American White Pelican |
I always enjoy the reorientation flights, whereby birds that have overshot the night before attempt to correct things by flying back out across the lake. This gives lots of opportunities to do some in flight photography. Most of these birds were very high and as such the shots are heavily cropped.
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| Cliff Swallow |
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| Baltimore Oriole |
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| Baltimore Oriole |
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| Baltimore Oriole |
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| Blue Jay |
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| Baltimore Oriole |
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| Eastern Wood-Pewee |
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| Orchard Oriole |
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| Rose-breasted Grosbeak |
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| Indigo Bunting |
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| Orchard Oriole |
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| Green Heron |
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| Yellow Warbler missing tail feathers! |
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| Dunlin |
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| American Redstart |
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| Common Yellowthroat |
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| Watersnake |
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| Ferry dock in early AM |
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| Great Egret in the rain |
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| A wild Amy enjoying the hammock |
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| Bay-breasted Warbler |
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| Wilson's Warbler |
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| Cape May Warbler |
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| Magnolia Warbler |
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| Tunnel of trees on Sheridan Point road |
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| Molly walking off into the sunset |
Once again, we had an amazing time on the island. More family memories to cherish.
