50 seconds with a deer fawn
Jann and I stopped along Ruddsboro Road in Etna for 50 seconds to observe and photograph a very small fawn. Its mother was near by. We didn't want to stay…
Kite Day
The Hanover Conservation Council held a Kite Day on Balch Hill May 22. Please click HERE or on the image below to see a slide show of images from the…
Orchard Oriole
Orchard Orioles have returned to the Foley Park area in Norwich for the second straight year. So far a nest site has not been located--at least not by humans. Hopefully…
West Rutland Birds
An early morning trip across Vermont brought me to the West Rutland Marsh and the power lines that rise above Pleasant Street. I saw a number of species of birds,…
Boston Lot Creeper
A loud and emphatic house wren greeted me when I arrived early in the morning at Boston Lot Lake. Not to be outdone a flicker sounded off repeatedly. But the…
Dueling Redstarts
Milton Frye in Norwich yesterday produced a brightly colored Cardinal, just after the rain stopped. I had hoped for warblers but not yet apparently. Then on to Foley Park to…
Circles of Confusion
The technical determination of Depth of Field in photography involves measuring the "circle of confusion" created by out of focus points. As points get more and more out of focus…
Common Birds and Apple Trees
The warbler fallout of two years ago apparently hasn't happened yet at Milton Frye nature area in Norwich, VT. But the apple trees are in their glory and house wrens…