Birds of May 2023
We start with an identification quiz. What is the species, gender, and age of this bird. The answer will appear later in this post. I am indebted to George Clark…
Summer 2022 — Part 3
This photo shows an almost-180-degree view of the western sky at sunrise, August 11, 2022. More photos of the sky will follow, but first birds, insects, flowers, and other things. …
Birds of early May 2022 in New Hampshire
My last blog post showed photos of Birds of early May 2022 in Vermont. Here I move to the eastern side of the Connecticut river and present photos of birds…
Birds of Early Spring
When I think of early spring birds, I think Red-winged Blackbirds, Wood Ducks, Hooded Mergansers, and Bald Eagles incubating eggs. I photographed these and more, but perhaps the biggest surprise…
Fifteen Days of May Birds
During the last two weeks, I spent most early mornings birding within 5 miles of the Connecticut River. I ranged as far south as Charleston, New Hampshire and as far…
Third Week of May, 2016
During the Third Week of May I did not travel as far as during the Second Week. I visited spots in NH and VT about equally -- Mink Brook in Hanover twice…
Second Week of May, 2016
After taking relatively few bird photos for several years, I renewed my interest in photographing these beautiful and sometimes-elusive creatures this spring. Some of the photos I captured and places…
Zebedee Wetlands April 24, 2016
If you are impatient and scroll to the bottom of this blog just to see a bittern, brown creeper, and winter wren, you will miss most of the fun of…
Birding while hiking
Several recent hikes with Jann in the Newport, NH area resulted in some bird photos with a fairly short lens and an elderberry long-horned beetle (thanks Mary Sue for the…