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.
Ducks on ice – ducks in flight
Looking a little unnatural on the ice, if you ask me! Watching them take off.
The Northern Pintail ducks
These 2 pretty and aptly-named (if you look at the male) ducks arrived at the UMass pond mid-February. They tried socializing with the Mallards…
Beginning with the eagles, looking back.
I’ll start with some winter shots of the eagle pair at Arcadia in Northampton. For months at a time, the river there was a…
Macaws mating high in a tree
One of the amazing bird types we saw a lot of on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica were the very large and spectacularly…