Vermont Birds Again
For my last four blog posts, I bounced back-and-forth between Vermont and New Hampshire showing photos of birds from spring. For this post I'm back in Vermont at two…
Birds of early May 2022 in Vermont
It was a great week visiting three wonderful spots on the Vermont side of the Upper Valley from May 5 through May 10. Two are private land— Campbell Flat…
Brian Borland in 2014
Tribute to Brian Boland
I didn't know Brian Boland very well. But I was with him when he achieved a monumental milestone. He is perhaps the only one who ever has done it --…
Sun Pillar over Vermont
Tuesday evening just before sundown, there was a dramatic and very colorful sun pillar over Vermont. It lasted for several minutes, and I was fortunate to be able to get…
Birds of mid-May 2020
This is a collection of photos of birds taken between May 12 and 22, 2020. They are from Enfield (Mascoma Lakeside Park and Harris Brook), Lebanon (Ice House Road area…
Common Gallinule in Norwich
Kathy Thompson found it, and Chris Rimmer encouraged others to look. I did and saw the Common Gallinule exposed for a few minutes. Here are a few photos of this…
Crossroad Farm Visit
I paid a long-delayed first visit to Crossroad Farm in Thetford on Sunday. I planned to wander the fields and the neighboring Taylor Floodplain Preserve alone, in search of birds…
Monday’s Skies
It seems I was mostly looking skyward two days ago. The day ended with a spectacular sunset over Okemo Mountain in Vermont. But well before that, in mid-morning, I stopped…
Sunset behind Okemo
There was a very nice sunset over Vermont on December 19, 2018. The colors changed quite a bit over the 20 minute period of these photos. The mountain with the…
Days and Weeks of …
Birders talk about a “Big Day” or a “Big Year”. I’ve had some big days and weeks photographically venturing out alone or with a friend exploring interesting spots in NH…
Phoebes Flying
After Chris Rimmer’s post about the massive phoebe fallout at Paradise Park in Windsor, I decided to go there yesterday morning and see if I could find a few phoebes…
Little Blue Heron in Norwich
Yesterday Chris Rimmer of VCE found a Little Blue Heron at Campbell Flats in Norwich, VT. He reported, “… and an immature egret/heron that was either a Snowy Egret or…