I’ve been watching the sumac hedge off and on for a few days to see if I could spot a baby. She seemed awfully…
What a fun, if very warm, day!
Yesterday, thinking the muted light would be great for photos, I headed out and with the light constantly changing, I soon forgot about the…
A couple of weeks with Northern Mockingbirds!
Lots of mockingbird nestlings, fledglings, and angry parents about just now. My story begins in Nyack NY, where a ripe plum in a playground…
Glossy Ibises
In the marsh and in the air
Maine Snowy Egrets in a Portland neighborhood
We rarely see these egrets down in the Pioneer Valley of central Massachusetts so it was fun to watch them in the marshes near…
Coyote Spotting
In a freshly mowed field off the bike path in Amherst, a coyote strolls along. I wasn’t sure that it mighty not just be…
Spring migration of ducks
In late winter the ducks and other water fowl begin arriving. For me the return of ducks is the beginning of the birding season.…
Little Puffins Bobbing
I went out to the Eastern Egg Rock nesting site for Atlantic Puffins yesterday. I did see them although at this point in the…
Winter, Snow Buntings and Horned Larks
The winter fields are dotted with small, colorful birds. The Horned Larks fly in swarms and they are often joined by the buntings. The…
Red-tailed hawk, portraits
He/she was not at all interested in me.