Exploring the Maritimes
Boothbay Harbor, ME What a lovely area this is. Ram Island Light We have taken time here to slow down. Apart from walking around the town, having a beer at the local pub looking out on the water, we took a boat ride out in the harbor to see the puffins at Eastern Egg Rock. All the puffins left here and they decided in the late 70's to try and encourage them back. They put a number of mating birds here, left some wooden replicas to make it look like there were a large colony here. It took a number of years before the first chicks were born and now they have 150 mating pairs. It was called Project Puffin and is the first restored Pacific Puffin colony. Looking back into the harbour Burnt Island Light Laughing Gull Cuckolds Light Atlantic Puffin The first time we have seen a group of puffins We couldn't go on the island and shooting these tiny flying footballs from a moving base so far away from them was very difficult. They fly at 4...