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Photo opps are everywhere in nature
“Other” wildlife is out there these days, too.
Read MoreOsprey on the hunt
Osprey hunting along Norwalk River.
Read MoreThis week's For the Birds column on Mandarin Ducks
Here is my For the Birds column that ran Thursday in The Hour (Norwalk, CT) and will run this Monday in the Keene (NH) Sentinel. It is about an interesting sighting I had in Stamford, CT, early this week. As always, feel free to share your sightings by clicking “contact me” above. Don’t forget tomorrow’s…
Read MoreThe joys of nature photography
The other day I took a short walk to a nearby wildlife sanctuary. With this being the middle of summer I didn’t expect to see a great variety of wildlife or any rarities. I just wanted to see what was out there and photograph anything that caught my eye. I do that every once in…
Read MoreWhat's your best caption? Put on your thinking caps
I took this shot of soon-to-fledge barn swallows at work last night. It’s just crying out for a funny caption contest, don’t you think? Well, a contest implies a prize at the end, which I can’t promise, but I’d love to hear
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International Migratory Bird Day is tomorrow. Get out there and bird!
(See below for photos of some common spring migrants!) International Migratory Bird Day 2012 will be held tomorrow (Saturday, May 12)! Straight from its website (www.birdday.org), International Migratory Bird Day is a celebration of migrant birds and was “created in 1993, and the event is now hosted at over 500 sites throughout the Western Hemisphere,…
Read MoreKilldeer chicks growing _ all three alive and well
The killdeer family I photographed last week is still intact at a Darien (CT) cemetery. Mother killdeer huddles the chicks underneath her whenever a visitor to the cemetery approaches. At least three other adult killdeer come running and screaming, too. It’s fascinating to watch and I’m glad all three of the chicks are still healthy…
Read MoreKilldeer chicks already
While many migrating birds haven’t even arrived in New England yet, some birds are already busy raising young. I came across this killdeer family at a cemetery in Darien, Conn., the other day. To me, it seems a little early for birds such as killdeer to have chicks, but I haven’t been…
Read MoreWatching the yellow-bellied sapsucker
More photos at bottom of post (click on “continue reading) I came across a yellow-bellied sapsucker during a morning walk at Selleck’s Woods in Darien this morning (Saturday, April 21). (Yes, a sapsucker is a real bird.) This is a female sapsucker. The male would have a red throat in addition to the red on…
Read MoreBoth of the egrets are back
I saw my first great egret of the year last week. Today, I spotted my first snowy egret. Both of the egrets common to New England are back. Seems a bit early, but I’ll take them. I love watching the waders. Great egrets are larger (taller) than snowy egrets (roughly three feet vs. two feet).…
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