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- [Birds of Late Spring 2026](https://jimblockphoto.com/2026/06/birds-of-late-spring-2026/) - It has been a beautiful spring and a great migration season. It seemed like I was out every morning searching for winged creatures. I visited many spots in the Upper Valley of NH and VT and one location out of the valley -- the Pondicherry Wildlife Refuge in Whitefield, NH. I joined three bird walks,
- [Red-headed Woodpecker in Norwich](https://jimblockphoto.com/2026/05/red-headed-woodpecker-in-norwich/) - A simple, one-subject, dozen-image post to commemorate the visit of a very rare Red-headed Woodpecker to Betsy and Bill's Norwich, VT yard. This species is almost never seen outside the Champlain Valley in Vermont and very rarely seen in New Hampshire. But this species was "the" woodpecker Jann remembers from growing up in Illinois. This
- [Red Foxes in WRJ](https://jimblockphoto.com/2026/05/red-foxes-in-wrj/) - The red fox vixen stands watch over her "kit pile" -- five young sleeping in a ball on the grass in the early morning dappled sun. My fascination with, and great affection for, red foxes traces to seven years ago when we had a den very close to our home for two seasons. Unfortunately,
- [Birds of Early Spring 2026](https://jimblockphoto.com/2026/04/birds-of-early-spring-2026/) - This has been an early spring of ducks, flying eagles, and variable weather -- some very warm days, but as I am typing this it is snowing. Broad-winged Hawks have returned as well as our smallest raptor, the American Kestrel in Lebanon shown above. Ducks and Geese American Black Duck I often seem to have
- [Water, Ice, Ducks, and Eagles](https://jimblockphoto.com/2026/03/water-ice-ducks-and-eagles/) - On the rivers and streams of New Hampshire and Vermont, ice and ducks coexisted as winter slowly lost its grip on the Upper Valley. I saw the very rare Eurasian Wigeon and also quite common but very beautiful wood ducks, mallards, common goldeneyes, and both merganser species. Overhead in both states, eagles flew while performing
- [Waxwings and the Vanishing Moon](https://jimblockphoto.com/2026/03/waxwings-and-moon/) - I finally photographed Bohemian Waxwings this winter. Also a total lunar eclipse -- the last one until June 26, 2029 for the Upper Valley -- featured a vanishing Blood Moon. Wandering the Upper Valley photographing structures, patterns, colors, skaters, and sledders provided some late winter joy. Bohemian Waxwings Bohemian Waxwings in Etna no less. Out
- [Carnival, Finch Flying, and Owl](https://jimblockphoto.com/2026/02/carnival-finch-and-owl/) - Barred Owl named George. Ted Levin named this owl of indeterminate gender, George. It visits his yard in White River Junction often. I was fortunate to be able to spend several hours early this Sunday morning photographing it. We believed it was listening for prey under the deep snow when these three photos
- [Expressive Titmouse](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/12/expressive-titmouse/) - I had some fun today photographing a pair of expressive Tufted Titmouse in my yard after the very nice snow storm we had. Here is slide show of some of the photos I took.
- [Tribute to the Brown Creeper](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/11/tribute-to-the-brown-creeper/) - "A dainty, delicate bird. Looks like a piece of loose bark. Colored like a dried leaf, brown and streaked, light underneath; ochre band on wings. Sounds like an errant hearing aid, high and thin, barely audible. Louder than a thought, quieter than a twittering beech leaf." -- Ted Levin Ted's recent Newsletter inspired
- [Early Winter 2025-26](https://jimblockphoto.com/2026/01/early-winter-2025-26/) - It was the first time I photographed the Northern Lights on purpose. I had captured them accidently in several photos when photographing the Milky Way in Sunapee and on the Yampa River in Utah, exactly one year apart. I learned viewing might be possible from NH on January 20, so I headed down the road
- [Celestial Lights](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/11/celestial-lights/) - This blog was first published in 2015, but I have kept adding new photos to it and will likely continue to do so. Look up. There are amazing light shows in the sky. Some you can plan to see but many happen at unexpected times. I've never viewed myself as a landscape photographer. I do
- [Antique Autos](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/06/antique-autos/) - It started as a simple morning bike ride from Sunapee with a big loop around the lake and a stop at my favorite bagel place in Henniker, the St. George Cafe. I left early and figured I could finish the 65 miles or so before lunch. But near the end of the ride I got
- [A four-year saga  --  Bald Eagles in Lyme](https://jimblockphoto.com/2026/01/bald-eagles-in-lyme/) - I spent many hours observing, studying, and photographing a pair of bald eagles in Lyme over the last four years. Most of the time that I was watching the nest nothing happened; there were hours of boring downtime. But then my patience was rewarded by seconds or minutes of high excitement and drama. I have
- [Birds in Flight – November 2025](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/11/birds-in-flight/) - The leaves are down, the summer birds have left, and the winter birds are just starting to arrive. The sky is a drab gray. There is no new snow to attack with xc-skis or snowshoes. The perfect time to try to photograph birds flying around our yard. These are from the last two weeks. Photography
- [Fall turns to Stick Season](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/11/fall-turns-to-stick-season/) - Stick season is that interlude between colorful fall foliage and snow. Trees are mostly bare -- leaving behind stems and branches that look like sticks -- fields are dead and frosty, hunters are in the woods, kayaks are stowed, snowshoes have not yet been pulled from storage, and days are short, cool, mostly cloudy, and
- [Birds, Foliage, and Birds in Foliage](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/10/birds-foliage-and-birds-in-foliage/) - This time of year the birds have molted to mostly drab colors, but the trees are presenting their colorful fall spectacular. Earlier in the season the birds were plentiful but hard to see in the lush green leaves. Soon the trees will be bare and the birds will be easier to see, but there will
- [Summer turns to Fall](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/10/summer-turns-to-fall/) - The big story the second half of summer and the first two weeks of fall was the drought. Fields were brown and dry and the beginning of foliage season showed much brown, some trees already devoid of leaves, and some not yet turning. We received over an inch of rain on September 25, but that
- [Birds of the Second Half of Summer 2025](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/09/birds-second-half-summer-2025/) - I made a special effort to try to photograph birds in flight during the second half of summer. I'll start with those and then show you Common Mergansers fighting over a huge brown trout, two wren species that posed nicely for me, many warblers, and a few migrating sparrows. Birds in Flight American Kestrels I
- [Costa Rica 2025 second half](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/09/costa-rica-2025-second-half/) - Ted and Gil guided us on an amazing adventure in Costa Rica. We experienced many environments from sea level (southwest and northeast) to almost 12,000 feet. Unlike the visit Jann and I made in 1992, we did not peer into any volcanos nor walk a trail filled with White-faced Capuchin monkeys. But we did almost
- [Costa Rica 2025 first half](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/07/costa-rica-2025-first-half/) - Ted and Gil guided us on an amazing adventure in Costa Rica. We experienced many environments from sea level (southwest and northeast) to almost 12,000 feet. Unlike the visit Jann and I made in 1992, we did not peer into any volcanos nor walk a trail filled with White-faced Capuchin monkeys. But we did almost
- [Bohemians in Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/12/bohemians-in-etna/) - This afternoon a flock of over 40 Bohemian Waxwings were feeding on high bush cranberries in Etna. The bushes were very near the road and every time a car would come by they would flee in mass to the top of a tall twin pine. I would then wait with frozen hands and cold feet
- [Summer 2025 --  First Half](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/08/summer-2025-first-half/) - It has been an excellent summer so far. I’ve been surprised and pleased with some of the birds I have seen and been able to photograph. The best was a Yellow Warbler that had just bathed in the Lane River or perhaps was just saturated by morning dew as it worked the brush. I had
- [Cooper's Hawk Nest](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/07/coopers-hawk-nest/) - Jody showed me a Cooper's Hawk nest in Cornish. I travelled twice to photograph the family. It was amazing how much the chicks had grown in one week. And their breasts got darker and streakier. I saw three chicks the first visit. Two were clearly visible the second visit, but I think there might have
- [Birds of Late Spring 2025](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/06/birds-of-late-spring-2025/) - Late Spring continued the cool and rainy trend, but there were still opportunities to photograph birds, though some in light drizzle like the eagle that follows. The photos here were taken between May 27 and June 19 on the NH side of the Upper Valley. Eagle and Blue Jay I found a Bald
- [Nepal -- People and Places](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/06/nepal-people-and-places/) - The photos I took during the first of my four trips to Nepal will be on display in the Ledyard Gallery of the Howe Library in Hanover, NH during June and July. We flew into Lukla at 9200 feet, often cited as the most dangerous airport in the world. But instead of heading north toward
- [Birds of Mid-Spring 2025](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/05/birds-of-mid-spring-2025/) - Smack dab in the middle of spring and at the peak of warbler migration, I left the Upper Valley for 15 days of adventure in Costa Rica. Thus, these photos have a significant gap in the species I would normally see. No beautiful Palm Warblers that apparently timed their passage through our region so they
- [Birds of Early Spring 2025](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/04/birds-of-early-spring-2025/) - I didn’t expect to be doing another bird blog this soon, but then Wayne posted on the UVBirds listserv that there were Bohemian Waxwings in Hanover Center. The next day a friend invited me to go to the New Hampshire coast to see if we could get photos of a Snowy Owl that was
- [Winter 2025](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/03/winter-2025/) - Eagles mating, wayward warbler, blood moon, plenty of snow, and numerous hikes: this was a wonderful winter to be outdoors. Since it’s my blog, I got to define when winter starts and ends. This year I stretched it two days into spring in order to get some nice bird photos into this blog. But then
- [Pantanal of Brazil — Final 5 Days](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/03/final-5-days/) - I have created individual pages for each of the days of this amazing adventure. You can get to any of these pages using the links you will find if you CLICK HERE. That page also has a link that will take you to a page showing the numerous species of mammals, birds, and amphibians I
- [Pantanal of Brazil --  First 5 Days](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/02/first-5-days/) - I have created individual pages for the first 5 days of this amazing adventure. You can get to any of these pages using the links you will find if you CLICK HERE. That page also has a link that will get you to a page showing the numerous species of mammals and birds I photographed
- [Pantanal of Brazil — Middle 4 Days](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/03/middle-4-days/) - I have created individual pages for the first 9 days of this amazing adventure. You can get to any of these pages using the links you will find if you CLICK HERE. That page also has a link that will take you to a page showing the numerous species of mammals and birds I photographed
- [Fall turns to Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/2025/01/fall-turns-to-winter/) - The colorful foliage was gone but there was still color around: birds, sunrises, buildings, wall paintings, tamaracks and ginkgo leaves. Late October 2024 through early January 2025 found me close to home on the NH side of the Upper Valley: Canaan, Enfield, Hanover, Lebanon, and Lyme. I kept my carbon footprint fairly low. The
- [Audubon's Warbler and Others](https://jimblockphoto.com/2024/12/audubons-warbler-and-others/) - It is very unusual to see a warbler this time of year in the Upper Valley. It is extremely rare to see an Audubon’s Warbler any time of year on the east coast. The Audubon’s subspecies of the yellow-rumped warbler is a western bird. The yellow rumped seen around here is almost always a
- [Species of the Pantanal](https://jimblockphoto.com/2024/12/species-of-the-pantanal/) - I spent about two marvelous weeks late June and early July 2024 in the Pantanal of Brazil. It was a nature photo tour lead by an excellent photographer and a superb local guide. There were six of us with them. I have published a page with one photo (and in a few cases several photos)
- [Eagles and small birds flying](https://jimblockphoto.com/2024/11/eagles-and-small-birds-flying/) - I didn’t travel very far from our home in the Upper Valley of NH the last three weeks. My photographic goal was to capture some common birds in flight. It was rewarding to have something to photograph outdoors between foliage and snow seasons. The photo above is one of only a few in this post
- [Autumn 2024 -- first 5 weeks](https://jimblockphoto.com/2024/10/autumn-2024-first-5-weeks/) - A lone sailboat survived the weekend scramble to retire the boats for the season at Mascoma Lakeside Park. I had the park to myself this glorious morning. A perfect end to the boating season. From Hurricane Hill in WRJ, Ted Levin witnessed this sunrise and wrote in his blog, “The grace of the sky: mottled,
- [Summer 2024](https://jimblockphoto.com/2024/09/summer-2024/) - Summer started two weeks late because I spent them in the Pantanal of Brazil. It was a fantastic experience with much wildlife. I’ll be reliving this adventure on pages and blogs over the fall and winter months. Summer ended with two spectacular weeks of near perfect weather. In between I took many photos,
- [Spring 2024](https://jimblockphoto.com/2024/06/spring-2024/) - Spring naturally started with snow and finished 10 days early because of my schedule. The photos here were taken between March 21 and June 10. The photo above shows a Blackburnian Warbler in New London on June 6. Our house is somewhere up on the hill in the background in the photo below. Below
- [Birds of Early Spring 2024](https://jimblockphoto.com/2024/05/birds-of-early-spring-2024/) - The first two months of spring have been good for bird photography – until the trees filled with new greenery to hide the birds while they search for insects. Now as birders say, it’s “birding by ear“. An experienced birder can walk in the woods and identify 40-50 species but only see one or
- [Mascoma Slalom 2024](https://jimblockphoto.com/2024/04/mascoma-slalom-2024/) - The Mascoma Slalom has ran every year since 1963 and is the oldest consecutively run slalom race in the country, according to the Ledyard Canoe Club web site. I have photographed it at least four times previously. The river is flowing from the left to the right, in all the photos in this
- [Mascoma River Slalom 2017](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/04/mascoma-slalom/) - The Mascoma River Slalom Kayak Race, the oldest continuously run event of its kind in the nation, was held Saturday April 22 at its traditional location near the Packard Covered Bridge. This is a great event that I have photographed many times. It also served as the topic for a magazine article I wrote and photographed
- [Mascoma Slalom 2014](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/05/mascoma-slalom-2014/) - The Mascoma Slalom was held yesterday near the Packard Hill covered bridge in Lebanon, NH, somewhat later than normal due to high water. Here is a link to the 50th Slalom in 2013. This year I photographed the kayak race from several vantage points. Only two of the photos in the slide show below were
- [Mascoma River Slalom 2013](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/04/mascoma-river-slalom/) - The 50th Annual Mascoma River Slalom was held yesterday in Lebanon, NH. It was a cool day with occasional sleet. But the river was running strong and various types of craft made it through the gates. The Mascoma Slalom has been held every year since 1963. It is the oldest consecutively run slalom race in the country. Dartmouth
- [2024 Solar Eclipse](https://jimblockphoto.com/2024/04/2024-solar-eclipse/) - The solar eclipse was an unforgettable experience. It is hard to describe the thrill of experiencing it. Absolutely amazing. We had possibly the best viewing conditions in the US, in spite of the long odds for clear skies in April in northern New England. The image above shows the corona at totality. The sun’s corona is
- [Varied Thrush at Dartmouth](https://jimblockphoto.com/2024/04/varied-thrush-at-dartmouth/) - The five photos immediately below are an addition to this blog. A rare Varied Thrush was seen at College Park in Dartmouth for at least two days, Thursday and Friday April 11 and 12, 2024. I photographed the bird briefly in the rain both days. The rain Friday was harder than Thursday, while the
- [Winter 2024](https://jimblockphoto.com/2024/03/winter-2024/) - It has been a strange winter. More like three months of mud season. Now that Spring has arrived, we are getting some serious snow. But back to Winter 2023-24. Lebanon at Night I don't often post night photos, so I decided to start with these from Lebanon. For me "night" is normally early morning. The
- [Birds of Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/2024/02/birds-of-winter/) - One unusual species and a bunch of regulars brightened the first two months of a somewhat mediocre winter. Goldeneyes The Barrow's Goldeneye is very uncommon in the Upper Valley. One spent several days with some Common Goldeneyes in the Connecticut River at the confluence with the White River. I photographed them in the morning
- [The Road Least Taken, NH 4A](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/09/the-road-least-taken-nh-4a/) - If you like to visit or photograph New England's scenic icons, don't bother with NH 4A in Kearsarge country of west-central NH. But if you like to discover places that few visitors, photographers, or even locals see and create images few will make, then this is the place for you. Route 4A is a
- [Birding Sites in the Upper Valley](https://jimblockphoto.com/2024/01/birding-sites-in-the-upper-valley/) - This blog lists my favorite birding spots in the Upper Valley in New Hampshire and Vermont. It links to a page which has a favorite bird photo from each spot, and from that page you can get to a description of each location with some typical birds found at each site. So if you want
- [Spring 2023](https://jimblockphoto.com/2023/06/spring-2023/) - Spring brought a killing frost, a heat wave, many cold rainy days, and smoke from wildfires in Canada. It was a strange season in the Upper Valley, but it is wonderful to live here and be actively engaged with this very special location. Hiking Hiking this spring consisted of two early short hikes while
- [UVD, Trescott, Bear Pond, & bear](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/05/uvd-trescott/) - George Clark, Peg Ackerson, and Blake Allison led a Mascoma Audubon bird walk at the Union Village Dam/Mystery Trail area in Thetford, Vermont, Friday. This is a beautiful area with diverse habitat. I mostly listened to the birds and took relatively few photos. In the area near the pond a House Wren sang almost continuously. I
- [Birding Campbell Flat in Fall, Part 2](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/09/birding-campbell-flatl-part-2/) - The birds were somewhat scarce at Campbell Flat last week, but what this great Norwich spot lacked in quantity, it made up in quality. I found some very nice species: Wilson’s Warbler, Lincoln’s Sparrows, Olive-sided Flycatcher, and Ovenbirds. And beautiful Blue-headed Vireos, as seen above. I met some friends there. Chris passed me at the
- [Late Autumn 2023](https://jimblockphoto.com/2023/12/late-autumn-2023/) - Late Autumn started with foliage and ended with snow. Sandwiched between were some very colorful sunrises and sunsets, valley fog, a Hunter's Moon, the Turkey Trot in Norwich, an amazing exhibit of tiny creations at the SVAC, two visits by a barred owl, and night scenes in three towns. This blog covers October 22st
- [Monhegan Island, Maine 2023](https://jimblockphoto.com/2023/11/monhegan-island-maine-2023/) - Monhegan island is for the birds. Here I show some of my favorite bird photos from a recent visit. If you would like to see many more plus butterflies, insects, plants, scenes, people, and interesting things in the sky, please visit my page that has a full trip report from my fourth visit to this
- [Autumn 2023 – the first month](https://jimblockphoto.com/2023/11/autumn-2023-the-first-month/) - It’s been a strange autumn. In some places all the trees went directly from green to brown. In other areas, the trees seemed to be oblivious to the cooler days and rapidly shortening daylight hours and refused to change color for many weeks. Some spots sported brilliant reds and yellows, the way autumn in New
- [Summer 2023](https://jimblockphoto.com/2023/10/summer-2023/) - Summer -- a time for relaxing and enjoying nature. It was a very good summer in spite of the rain. Visitors, hikes, birds, and a super blue moon were a few highlights. New London Although summer started late June, we enjoyed two unplanned experiences in New London in early July and early August. Jann
- [Moving Water, Summer 2023](https://jimblockphoto.com/2023/07/moving-water-summer-2023/) - When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When it rains repeatedly for many weeks, photograph moving water. And I did. Perhaps my love of moving water stems from the fluid dynamics courses I took way back when. Here are the streams and rivers I photographed between June 26 and July 26, 2023. Sunapee The falls
- [Second Week of October 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/10/second-week-of-october-2016/) - During the second week of October the foliage remained spectacular west, north, and east of the Upper Valley -- I did not venture south of Hanover. Well, I did make a short trip to Lebanon for some maple and birch photos. I didn't have to leave my Etna yard to make some motion blurs of white birch.
- [Colors of November](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/11/colors-of-november/) - The First Half of November The Colors of November were brown (oaks and grasses), white (frost and snow), and yellow (tamaracks, beech, oaks, and sunrises). With a few blues and reds tossed in. November 1 Enfield and Hanover The sky was not overflowing with clouds at sunrise over Lake Mascoma in
- [Birds of June 2023](https://jimblockphoto.com/2023/07/birds-of-june-2023/) - Grassland Birds Eastern Meadowlarks I have been searching for years for Eastern Meadowlarks. Thanks to help from Coleen who spotted them, talked local farmers to delay mowing until the three chicks fledged, and helped me find them far across the Charlestown fields when I arrived, I finally got some decent photos of this species
- [Bicknell Feb 4, 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/02/bicknell-feb-4-2016/) - I spend a few hours at Bicknell Brook yesterday. The water was running full after a day of rain. The trail was very icy, but microspikes worked well. I made a number of large panoramas. Here is one. But I liked the small scenes too. Here are a baker's dozen other photos from the morning.
- [Bicknell Brook the last two days of October 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/11/bicknell-brook-october-2016/) - We had some rain after a dry summer and fall, so I travelled to my favorite local moving water venue the last two days of October. Here is a funky view of the new bridge over Bicknell Brook. The Colette Trail heads upstream and downstream from here along the brook. This area is conserved under the auspices
- [Bicknell Brook in Early Spring](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/04/bicknell-brook-in-early-spring/) - This week, my Photography class is working on using shutter speed creatively and with a purpose. Although it may seem counterintuitive, the best way to control shutter speed is Aperture Priority. AP will always give a nominally correct exposure; Shutter Priority may not. I decided to do the assignment I gave the class for the
- [Birds of May 2023](https://jimblockphoto.com/2023/06/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 for my knowing this one because he identified a similar bird for me several years ago. For three weeks, each day was the same. Each
- [Kinglets to Eagles](https://jimblockphoto.com/2023/05/kinglets-to-eagles/) - Migration is happening. It is an exciting time for birds. And bird photography. For something different, I present the birds I have photographed in the Upper Valley of VT and NH during the past three weeks in order by weight. The weight comes from David Sibley's book. Ruby-crowned Kinglet (0.23 oz) Small, cute, and very
- [Birds along the River](https://jimblockphoto.com/2023/04/birds-along-the-river/) - Early spring is the time for ducks. They migrate before the shorebirds and warblers. Spring is also the time for mating. I was fortunate to witness and photograph two duck species copulating: Common Goldeneyes and Wood Ducks. It is apparently rare for Common Goldeneyes to mate outside their breeding ground far to the north of
- [Red Foxes in Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/06/red-foxes-in-sunapee/) - At our last "Photo--SLR" class, Diana brought in a beautiful photo of a red fox. She told me where she found it, and I have been to that spot a number of times since then. Some trips yielded nothing, but during others I was rewarded with photos of three adults. So far no kits; they are
- [Last Month of Winter 2023](https://jimblockphoto.com/2023/03/last-month-of-winter-2023/) - Welcome Spring! After a strange winter, spring has arrived. I covered the first two months of winter in a previous blog post. Here I review the last month of winter. Sky I would advise photo students to "eliminate the sky". When the sky is featureless, often photos are improved by framing to eliminate it
- [Bohemian Waxwings in Newbury](https://jimblockphoto.com/2023/03/bohemians-in-newbury/) - I traveled to Newbury, NH recently hoping to photograph Bohemian Waxwings. Dylan posted on the birds listserv that a flock of around 60-70 were in fruit trees near the train caboose. I checked out the area around the caboose when I arrived and found no birds. So I walked 100 yards toward the
- [First Two Months of Winter, 2022-3](https://jimblockphoto.com/2023/02/first-two-months-of-winter-2022-3/) - Its been a crazy winter so far. Some bitter cold. Some unseasonably warm stretches. Some big snows. This post will have many photos of the snows that covered the Upper Valley for parts of these two months. But first, Snow Buntings. Snow Buntings Photographing Snow Buntings has been a challenge for me this winter.
- [Winter Birds and Eagles](https://jimblockphoto.com/2023/02/winter-birds-and-eagles/) - Lapland Longspurs, Horned Larks, and a three Bald Eagle day were highlights of a trip to Walpole, NH. Then I found Pine Grosbeaks, finally, high in Ash trees in Lebanon. Lapland Longspurs I travelled to Walpole to a spot I had visited several years ago where a field was plowed revealing open areas and weed-filled
- [Red butts and a Red-tail](https://jimblockphoto.com/2023/01/red-butts-and-a-red-tail/) - Featured here are a huge flock of Bohemian Waxwings with their reddish undertail coverts and an escaped Red-tailed Hawk that had been trapped and used for falconry. In Norwich, VT the flock of over 300 waxwings -- I did not do an accurate count -- contained perhaps 20-30% Cedar Waxwings. American Robins and
- [Birds of Early Winter 2022-3](https://jimblockphoto.com/2023/01/birds-of-early-winter-2022-3/) - Early winter brought several irruptive species to the Upper Valley, including Evening Grosbeaks and Bohemian Waxwings. An irruption is when a species moves far south of their normal winter range, sometimes in spectacular numbers. Evening Grosbeaks arrived in time for Christmas. I photographed them Christmas morning in David's yard in Etna and two days
- [Stick Season 2022 -- Part 2](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/12/stick-season-2022-part-2/) - The bare-ground stick season ended with a great snowstorm. But those photos will have to wait for the next blog. The highlight of the last month's photos shown here was a ... Red Fox Visit Not as exciting as the bobcat featured in my last blog, but it was great to see a very
- [Stick Season 2022](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/11/stick-season-2022/) - Stick Season arrived ushering out a spectacular Fall Foliage season. There was still some color around these last few weeks. Tamaracks were blazing yellow. We were touched by snow. Fog was nice in the valley. After some rain, the local streams were running with gusto. The nicest surprise during the last four weeks was
- [Canada Warblers at Bear Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/06/canada-warblers-at-bear-pond/) - I spend two hours Friday with Len Reitsma and a student of his at the Bear Pond Natural Area in Canaan, NH. Len has been studying Canada Warblers there for many years. We did a lot a bushwhacking and found a three nests of three species. I managed to get a few photos of Canada
- [Fall Foliage 2022](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/11/fall-foliage-2022/) - Now that we have entered stick season, I’ve finally had a chance to look at my photos of our recent spectacular fall foliage. I traveled around quite a bit and took many photos. I hope you will enjoy seeing some of them. I decided to present them by town, alphabetically. Does the photo above scream,
- [Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway with SRKG](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/03/monadnock-sunapee-greenway-with-srkg/) - Up Andrew's Brook Trail and south on the Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway, we hiked in beautiful though slightly-crusty snow. Gerry Gold led three of us on the most challenging of the SRKG winter hikes. It was snowing lightly as we set out. Gerry confided the "secret" of this hike to Lucia's Lookout---groups never make it all the
- [Summer 2022 — Part 4](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/09/summer-2022-part-4/) - It’s been a great summer. I’ve certainly given my cameras a nice workout. I’d like to share some photos from the last three weeks of summer. Birds It seemed that Cedar Waxwings were the most common avian species these three weeks. Most were gray striped juveniles. But I begin with a pair
- [Birds of Fall 2022](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/10/birds-of-fall-2022/) - The early weeks of Autumn normally contain an interesting mix of birds. There are the summer residents that have yet to depart; their "first winter" offspring, often with plumage that makes them hard to identify; species migrating though the area, typically from farther north; and all-year-round residents, often searching madly for food to cache for
- [Summer 2022 — Part 3](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/09/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. All photos here were taken between August 10 and September 2. Birds As for the previous blog, I spent some time watching Ruby-throated Hummingbirds visit
- [Summer 2022 -- Part 2](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/08/summer-2022-part-2/) - It’s been a great summer so far. I spent the last month roaming between Hanover and New London, spending considerable time in Sunapee, and once venturing as far as Jefferson in the White Mountians for a hike. I photographed birds, insects, scenes, and more. I hope you enjoy the many photos here. Hummingbirds – large
- [Early Summer 2022](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/07/early-summer-2022/) - During the last twenty days I photographed many birds, several reptiles, a few mammals, and a number of scenes in west-central New Hampshire. It has been a fun and exciting time. Great Blue Heron Feeding Frenzy Perhaps the most exciting time was an intense minute and a half of feeding frenzy. I sat for an
- [Second Half of Spring 2022](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/06/second-half-of-spring-2022/) - The weather during the second half of spring was mostly cool, but that did not deter me from getting out and wandering around the Upper Valley, and a bit beyond. I came upon three turtles, all different species. Above is a snapping turtle. I was not as close to this snapper as it looks. I
- [Prenuptial Feeding](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/05/prenuptial-feeding/) - In the animal world, a nuptial gift is a nutritional gift given by one partner in their sexual reproduction practices. Nuptial gifting is at the intersection of sexual selection, nutritional ecology, and life history. Many species of animals, including birds, insects, and spiders, practice this food transfer from a male to a female just prior
- [Low Plain Wildlife](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/08/low-plains-wildlife/) - I visited Low Plain several times recently. Perhaps at this time of year with our drought, it should be called Low Marsh. But its actual name is the Esther Currier Wildlife Management Area at Low Plain. It is named to honor Esther Currier, a science professor. She discovered and promoted the conservation of the Cricenti
- [New Hampshire Birds Again](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/06/nh-birds-again/) - For the last five blog posts I have bounced back and forth between VT and NH. Here are some photos I have taken east of the Connecticut River in the last two weeks. I seemed to find Chestnut-sided Warblers everywhere. But my most exciting find was a beautiful Magnolia Warbler in Bradford as seen
- [Back to New Hampshire for Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/06/back-to-new-hampshire-for-birds/) - After publishing Birds of early May 2022 in Vermont and Birds of early May 2022 in New Hampshire, I went Back to Vermont for Birds, and now I'm back in New Hampshire for more birds. This time a bit east of the Connecticut River. Except for a planned trip to Springfield, NH for
- [Vermont Birds Again](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/06/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 sites -- the beautiful Hartford Town Forest and Kilowatt South in Wilder. Hartford Town Forest Ted Levin and Tom Sherry led a group
- [Birds of early May 2022 in New Hampshire](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/05/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 taken in the last few weeks in New Hampshire. Spring birds can be colorful. And birds often have colorful names. In this post you will
- [Back to Vermont for Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/05/back-to-vermont-for-birds/) - My two previous blog posts presented photos of birds in the Upper Valley, first in Vermont and then in New Hampshire. For this one I return to Vermont and show photos of birds at two sites 70 miles apart. Birding with Bill in Boltonville I attended what I believe was the 23th
- [Birds of early May 2022 in Vermont](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/05/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 in Norwich and Crossroads Farm in Thetford. The public is permitted and encouraged to walk the grounds at both locations. The third is the US
- [First Half of Spring 2022](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/05/first-half-of-spring-2022/) - The number of bird species seen in the Upper Valley increased rapidly during the first half of spring. But the avian stars of the show were a pair of year-round residents – the diminutive Brown Creeper and the massive Bald Eagle. Both were observed at nests, but only the Brown Creepers appeared to be incubating
- [Birds of Early Spring](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/04/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 was finding a new eagles' nest in the Upper Valley that neither I nor Chris Martin of the NH Audubon knew about. Two eagles were
- [Great Horned Owl](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/04/great-horned-owl/) - I was in central Vermont on another photography mission, so I decided to stop by and check out the Great Horned Owls even though last Saturday morning was very overcast, dark, and dreary. I prefer bright front light for birds. When I arrived the nest was empty, but I decided to wait. After 10 minutes
- [Great Horned Owl Chick](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/05/great-horned-owl-chick/) - Dave Merker alerted me a an owl nest not too far from where I live. So I had to go and check it out. One very cute, but not all that active, great horned owl chick was present in what looked like a very ample nest, perhaps one built by a great blue heron. Here
- [Tribute to Brian Boland](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/07/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 -- 10,000 hours aloft in a hot air balloon. The photo above shows Brian just after surpassing the 10,000 hours in 2015. Brian passed away
- [Nepal Trek: Jiri to Everest Base Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/03/nepal-trek-zoom-talk-wednesday/) - Presented for the Etna Library on March 16, 2022. If you would like to view a recording of the presentation on YouTube, please click HERE Mount Everest (top right), Everest Base Camp (lower left,) and Khumbu Icefall (center) from Kala Patthar (18,519
- [Mid-winter 2022](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/03/mid-winter-2022/) - The three mid-winter weeks from February 12 to March 5 were filled with birds, snow, hikes, and a short time at part of the Dartmouth Winter Carnival. Winter Carnival It was a beautiful Saturday in Hanover. Perfect for ice carving and sled races. Here is some of the ice sculpture action. Here are
- [First Half of Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/02/first-half-of-winter/) - If you live in the Upper Valley, you must love winter. No ticks or black flies, bright sunny days, and snow and ice to enjoy when not in a car. In this blog I show photos taken between December 23, 2021 and February 9, 2022. There are many photos, so I will go light
- [Nepal Memories](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/01/nepal-memories/) - Every Photo Tells a Story This blog links to a series of pages created mainly for myself and a few friends, but if you enjoy reading the words and seeing the photos, that is a bonus. Some of the pages are long, some are short. You can get to the pages if you click
- [Last Month of Autumn](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/12/last-month-of-autumn/) - There was still some color on the ground and in the trees along the Northern Rail Trail in Lebanon mid-November. The red leaves of early autumn were gone, but the berries of the poison ivy remained. They are actually good bird food in winter. The jumble of leaves, trunks, and branches made interesting patterns
- [Views of Kearsarge](https://jimblockphoto.com/2022/01/views-of-kearsarge/) - This blog is the entry point for many photos of Mount Kearsarge on the page "Kearsarge from Afar" in my New Hampshire section of my Portfolio. You can get directly there if you CLICK HERE. The page is a much expanded version of a photo essay I did for a magazine 30 months ago. I
- [Mount Kearsarge via SRKG Trail 11](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/06/mount-kearsarge-srkg-11/) - A group of 8 hiked the Lincoln and Barlow Trails up and over Mount Kearsarge on a perfect Sunday a few days ago. Nick Baer led the group of experienced hikers. We started with a good omen -- a black-throated green warbler feeding at our feet. Soon after we found a tiny snake and a
- [Post Mills Airport](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/12/post-mills-airport/) - Since Post Mills Airport has been in the news quite a bit recently because of the unfortunate death of Brian Boland, I thought it would be of interest if I published photos of how this airport is used in winter. Additionally, I get to show photos of NH and VT from the air that
- [Walking from Foliage to Stick Season](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/11/walking-from-foliage-to-stick-season/) - The last two weeks of October, 2021 Not much driving the last few weeks. One road trip with my friend Marc, a great photographer. But mostly just walking not far from home with my wife, Jann. Yes, she has always spelled her name with two “n”s. I actually found quite a bit of
- [Yellowthroat Feeding Cowbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/05/yellowthroat-feeding-cowbird/) - August 2006, George Clark was showing me some nice spots to bird in Vermont. In Hartford near its border with Pomfret we spotted a small bird feeding a much larger chick. It was a common yellowthroat working overtime trying to satisfy a young cowbird. Since there have been related discussions recently on the local listserv,
- [Nine Days of Autumn](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/10/nine-days-of-autumn/) - It was a glorious nine days in October, 2021. Great foliage seemed to coincide with wonderful weather -- unusually warm days, mostly sunny, some very nice fog to add atmospherics to photos, and, at times, dramatic clouds against a blue sky. What more could a photographer wish for. Well, it could have snowed on
- [First Two Weeks of Autumn](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/10/first-two-weeks-of-autumn/) - The sun was out and the rain was coming down at a 45 degree angle, even though the wind seemed still. I said to Jann that this was a great condition for a rainbow. She looked out our kitchen window and exclaimed, "there it is". I grabbed a camera and went out in the rain.
- [Summer 2021](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/09/summer-2021/) - It was a great summer. A few very hot days, a few weeks of rainy weather, but overall very pleasant. It was one of the most enjoyable summers in memory, but remembering a few recent months is a lot easier than recalling past years. One of these mornings You gonna rise up singin' Yes,
- [Bird Walk in Norwich](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/09/bird-walk-in-norwich/) - Chris Rimmer led a bird walk in Norwich this morning. It was generally quiet; the birds certainly did not come out to greet us. But we found some nice ones, and I got a few photos that you might enjoy seeing. We started in Foley Park and from there saw a pair of Double-crested Cormorants.
- [Sunset over Vermont Mountains](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/01/sunset-over-vermont-mountains/) - Wednesday and Thursday evenings this week featured great sunsets over the hills and mountains of Vermont. The photo below shows Mount Ascutney with Stratton in the distance over Ascutney's shoulder. Okemo is featured in the slide show from the two nights.
- [Hiking with Julian](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/09/hiking-with-julian/) - Our grandson, Julian, visited us from Wisconsin for a week. This gave us a chance to hike for six days. We tried to make the most of it, although a few days were shortened because of weather – once rain and another time high heat. He is a much faster walker than I am,
- [Steven Tyler in Sunapee perhaps](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/08/steven-tyler-in-sunapee/) - A convincing look-a-like of Steven Tyler paid a visit to Sunapee this morning. He came into town to "Walk This Way". After pausing briefly outside the Livery, which has a huge Aerosmith Memorabilia Exhibit, he went inside. Here is part of the Aerosmith Memorabilia Exhibit. Sunapee is celebrating its 250th anniversary this weekend. Come and join
- [Side Porch Birding](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/08/side-porch-birding/) - Well I wasn't really birding. I was sitting peacefully reading. But of course I had a camera nearby. Out of the corner of my eye I saw some movement in the trees. I put my book down, scanned the trees, and saw more movement. Perhaps there were some birds worth photographing. I grabbed
- [Quechee Balloon Festival](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/06/quechee-balloon-festival/) - "I never regret the things I do; I often regret the things I do not do." So I've said to myself many times. Friday evening relaxing after dinner, it struck me that Saturday would likely be a great day for the Quechee Balloon Festival---cool, clear, light breeze. I've lived in the Upper Valley for over
- [Welch-Dickey Hike](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/08/welch-dickey-hike/) - Although I had already done a number of them, notably Cardigan, Kearsarge, Smarts, Cube, Monadnock, Martha, and Black, we have begun to hike more of "New Hampshire's 52 With A View". We were inspired by Ken MacGray’s book with that title and "The Adventures of Buffalo and Tough Cookie" by Dan Szczesny, which chronicles his
- [Mount Cardigan](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/08/mount-cardigan-2/) - After driving through heavy fog before 6 AM, the last mile of the drive up to the parking lot for Mount Cardigan was through clear, crisp air. All the fog was below in the valleys. Years ago I nicknamed the Winslow Trail up Mount Kearsage that I hiked a few days previously, the "Roots and
- [Moving Water -- Early August](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/08/moving-water/) - July turned to August with torrential rains. It was a great time to photograph rapidly moving water in the eastern part of the Upper Valley -- normally just a spring opportunity. A gentle trail heads uphill along Kidder Brook in Springfield just west of Twin Lake Village. It is a very nice easy
- [Early Summer Wanderings](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/07/early-summer-wanderings/) - Spring 2021 ended with some beautiful but hot days. Early summer 2021 was rainy. We needed it. I wandered around the eastern part of the Upper Valley taking photos: Springfield, Danbury, Wilmot, New London, Sunapee, Sutton, Bradford, Newbury, Newport, Warner, and Washington. The mountain to the right in the photo above is Sunapee. Canada Geese
- [22 degree halo, August 4, 2021](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/08/22-degree-halo-august-4-2021/) - I first noticed it a bit after 7 AM. Normally these celestial light shows are only visible very briefly. But this 22 degree halo was present all morning and the early part of the afternoon. I took advantage and drove around looking for interesting foregrounds. A 22° halo is produced by hexagonal ice crystals
- [Mount Kearsarge -- Roots and Rocks](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/08/mount-kearsarge-roots-and-rocks/) - I recently hiked the Winslow Trail up Mount Kearsarge. This is a steep 1.1 mile trail, which I call the roots and rocks trail. I have done it over 30 times including 20 years in a row with my grandson who lives in the Midwest. It one of my favorites, obviously. However, my first attempt
- [Mount Jefferson -- Serious Scrambles](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/07/mount-jefferson-serious-scrambles/) - The Caps Ridge Trail up the west side of Mount Jefferson from Jefferson Notch is an adventure. Bruce and I set off shortly after 7 AM on a beautiful warm morning. The first mile up to “Potholes” is quite beautiful. Potholes is the first viewpoint. Soon every spot will be a viewpoint when we are
- [Newbury Trail -- Wet and Wild](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/07/newbury-trail-wet-and-wild/) - Undeterred by the threat of rain, Bruce and I hiked the Newbury Trail up Mount Sunapee recently in the early morning gloom. There was heavy fog in the area, and we didn't expect to see anything from the several viewpoints. That certainly proved to be the case. The trail was quite wet from recent rain.
- [Post Mills Balloon Festival   2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/07/post-mills-balloons/) - Brian Boland, an extraordinary balloonist and balloon maker, held his 11th Experimental Balloon and Airship Meet in Post Mills, Vermont, May 20-22, 2016. If one characterizes the Quechee Balloon Festival as traditional and conventional, Post Mills would have to be labeled avant-garde and almost “hippy”, or at least laid-back. At Post Mills you might see
- [Experimental Balloons at Post Mills 2015](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/05/experimental-balloons-at-post-mills-2015/) - The 10th Experimental Balloon and Airship Meet was held May 15-17, 2015 at the Post Mills Airport in Vermont. The event, which was open without charge to participants and spectators, is organized, managed, and graciously hosted by veteran balloonist and balloon designer, Brian Boland. This year nearly 40 balloons lifted off from the single grassy
- [Brian's 10,000 hours flight](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/02/brians-10000-hours-flight/) - At 8:43 pm on August 5, 2015, Brian Boland, balloonist extraordinary, set an amazing record. He surpassed 10,000 total hours aloft in a hot air balloon, somewhat after the sun set behind the Vermont hills. He is possibly the only person to ever achieve this milestone. This is a belated account of Brian's record-setting flight. I
- [Porcupines in Yard](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/05/porcupines-in-yard/) - An inch or two of heavy snow greeted us the morning before Memorial Day, the traditional start of summer. By noon most of it was gone, replaced by a porcupine munching happily on some of our "wildflowers". First time we had ever seen one in our yard. Normally it is deer or sometimes red fox
- [Lake Queen Arrives](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/06/lake-queen-arrives/) - A new cruise boat arrived in Sunapee Friday after a long journey from the Ozark area of Missouri and a delay of over a week in Kentucky. Many folks were standing along Route 11 in Sunapee to greet it. The photo above shows it Saturday in its temporary home on High Street waiting for a
- [Rainbow over Lake Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/06/rainbow-over-lake-sunapee/) - The rain was just ending Saturday morning, the twelfth day of May, and the sun was rising. The clouds to the southwest were very colorful. And there was a spectacular full rainbow. Mount Sunapee is at the left edge of the left part of the arc. I hurried to take some photos, but the show
- [Spring Light](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/06/spring-light/) - Photography is all about light. In this blog I use photos taken during the last month to illustrate a few of the concepts I have taught for years to people wanting to improve their photography. Maybe they will be useful to you, even if you have “graduated” to a smart phone. All of the photos
- [Beaver and Otter](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/06/beaver-and-otter/) - Two aquatic animals, two different months, two locations. Both put on a great show swimming back and forth, sometimes in beautiful reflections in very early morning light. Both swam quite close several times to check me out. First there was a beaver, seen above, in New London at Esther Currie WMA. That was in April.
- [Fifteen Days of May Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/05/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 north as Boltonville, Vermont. However, most of the photos were taken in Hanover, Lebanon, Enfield, Norwich, and Thetford. I've included a few fairly poor photos
- [Spring Wanderings](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/05/spring-wanderings/) - The last 10 days, I wandered NH as far southeast as the New London area and as far north as Haverhill. But I stayed home to photograph the Super Moon of April 26. Super moons are actually overrated. They are close to the earth, and hence they appear a bit larger and brighter. But unless
- [Great Egrets in West Lebanon](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/09/great-egrets/) - Thursday, September 6 was a day to remember. Some early photography at the Tucker Hill covered bridge and falls in Thetford was followed by a wonderful tour of the superb mountain bike trails in the Union Village Dam recreation area. Mark showed me around and kept me safe even though the wet, sloping, cross-trail roots tried to
- [Recent Birds in Hanover and Norwich](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/04/recent-birds-in-hanover-and-norwich/) - The last five days have been quite interesting: a snowstorm and some warm beautiful spring days. I mostly photographed birds in the snow, but I also took some photos of birds before and after the minor snowstorm. On April 20, I photographed the first Broad-winged Hawk I had seen this season as it flew over
- [Mid-April Snowstorm](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/04/mid-april-snowstorm/) - It is not all that unusual to snow in April, but we sure got some wet heavy stuff April 16 -- a bit over 8 inches worth. Down in the valley of the Connecticut River there was barely a dusting though there was enough near the golf course for a cross-country skier. This day was
- [First Third of April](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/04/first-third-of-april/) - The first third of April ended with a turkey trying to figure out a strange-looking person with a camera. This early spring was unusually warm, but on April Fool's Day we had a bit of snow. You can see bird tracks on our deck and the snow falling on a crow. On April 2,
- [Woodies and Hoodies at Esther Currie](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/04/woodies-and-hoodies-at-esther-currie/) - The Esther Currie WMA in New London, NH is a great place for wildlife: In the Summer, there are dragonflies galore. In the Spring and Summer, ducks and plenty of bird life are plentiful. In the Winter, one can enjoy xc-skiing and snowshoeing. I visited recently, mostly looking for ducks. I found numerous Hooded Mergansers.
- [First Half of February](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/02/first-half-of-february/) - We had a very nice snow early February. The snow was wet down in the village so it stayed on the trees for a while. The photo below shows part of the planned Mink Brook Community Forest. The Hanover Conservancy is partnering with the Town of Hanover, the Trust for Public Land and the Northern
- [Early Spring -- Scenes and Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/03/early-spring-scenes-and-birds/) - Early spring is characterized by ice breaking up on the rivers and lakes with pastel scenes in the fields. I tried to capture some of that this last week. In early spring there is an occasional colorful sunrise, like on the right from Lake Mascoma this morning. It's sugaring time, and
- [Woodies and Hoodies in Lyme and Norwich](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/03/woodies-and-hoodies-in-lyme-and-norwich/) - I did the "Five-and-Dime Loop" yesterday in reverse. Up Rt. 10 in NH and back down Rt. 5 in VT with side trips along River Road and to Crossroad Farm. I've done it on my road bike before, but not this time -- too much camera gear to carry. The mouth of Grant Brook was
- [Good-bye Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/03/good-bye-winter/) - I should stop being impressed by how far the sun travels south to north at sunset during the change of seasons. But I still am. Above is the sun over Okemo in Vermont on December 19. Below, not even half way to the Summer Solstice, the sun is already setting behind Pico on March 11.
- [Skating Party on the Connecticut](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/03/skating-party-on-the-connecticut/) - There have been several items recently on Daybreak about ice skating. A particular one today about a ski plane cruising over the Connecticut River brought back memories. The video on Daybreak did not show if the plane landed on the river ice, but it might have. I've been there and done that. Some years ago
- [Shadows and Textures on Snow](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/03/shadows-and-textures-on-snow/) - Staying close to home recently, I observed how light plays on snow and how beech and oak leaves seem to find their way into boot holes. Sometimes the light is very soft and the shapes in the snow are smooth and sensuous, almost seductive in the dim, blue morning light. Later in the afternoon when
- [Horned Larks in Thetford](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/02/horned-larks-in-thetford/) - Another small flock of beautiful winter visitors arrived from the north recently. Chris and Nathaniel found them, Kathy and Bill reported their continued presence, and I took some photos of the Horned Larks this afternoon along Stevens Road in Thetford, VT. Horned Larks breed mainly in Canada. They are around the Upper Valley mostly
- [Return of the Bohemians](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/02/return-of-the-bohemians/) - Unlike Cedar Waxwings, who are year-round residents in this area, Bohemian Waxwings are an irruptive species that arrive only every few years from the north when food up there is scarce. Late last month I found a flock in a tree along Etna Road on a beautiful blue sky day. I only had two short
- [Bohemian Waxwings in Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/01/bohemian-waxwings-in-etna/) - There was a mixed flock of waxwings in Metropolitan Downtown Etna yesterday afternoon. I only had two short chances to photograph them. The first was 3 minutes in duration and the second was less than 10 seconds. The waxwings could not have cared less about me, but they sure didn't like huge trucks racing by
- [Birds of Five Maine Islands Presentation Tuesday](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/01/birds-of-five-maine-islands-presentation-tuesday/) - Can you identify these birds? They are rare visitors to New England. I photographed both just off the coast of NH. You can see photos of birds and other wildlife from five islands in Maine during my Zoom presentation for the Etna Library at 7 PM, Tuesday, January 26. Two of the islands are rarely
- [Around Etna, Mid-January](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/01/around-etna-mid-january/) - The sun has mostly been absent for much of January. But it made a brief appearance at sunset on the 7th and the 18th. Otherwise is has been a very gray month. Even in the photo above from January 7, all the mountains of Vermont were in low clouds, except for Ascutney on the left.
- [Happy NEW Year 2021](https://jimblockphoto.com/2021/01/happy-new-year-2021/) - Good riddance, 2020. We look forward to 2021 hopeful and optimistic. We have learned to interact with family and friends virtually. We anticipate some of those new communication paths will continue to be used even when we are seeing them in real life. We are very grateful that we live in this great area --
- [Celebrate Snow](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/12/celebrate-snow/) - We had our first real snowstorm of the season last week. The forecast called for a few inches, but the weather system paid no attention to that. We had just short of two feet of snow in our yard when it was done. The day before the storm, Jann and I had a nice walk
- [First Two Weeks of December](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/12/first-two-weeks-of-december/) - The last night of November was very rainy. On the first morning of December, I headed out early hoping to get a colorful sunrise from Lakeside Park in Enfield. It was foggy. That in itself was nice over the calm lake. I photographed a tree standing before the fog with the foreground lit by
- [Bicknell Brook with UVLT](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/01/bicknell-brook-with-uvlt/) - I made my second trip of the young new year to Bicknell Brook---this time to hike the Colette Trail that runs along the brook with a small group. The hike was led by Roger Hanlon of the UVLT. The water in the brook was much less visible than 10 days previously. I didn't bring a
- [Second Half of November](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/12/second-half-of-november/) - Generally staying close to home, the only trip beyond Etna during the second half of November was an attempt to photograph Pine Grosbeaks that had been spotted in New London. That trip turned out to be both a success and failure. Failure because the Pine Grosbeaks were nowhere to be seen. Success in that I
- [Yard Birds, Late Fall](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/11/yard-birds-late-fall/) - Minimizing travel in these tense times, yard birds provide a way to enjoy nature in the safety of one's own home or yard. Here are some photos taken over the last two weeks at my home in Etna, NH. A dried mullein stalk proved a nice place for some of the birds to rest briefly.
- [First Half of November](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/11/first-half-of-november/) - I haven’t published a blog in a while because I’ve been updating my website. Not by choice but because technology is changing – don’t ask. It has been a real struggle, but I think I am there. I have kept the site’s overall look the same but have added a few features. Those of you
- [Sun Pillar over Vermont](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/11/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 some photos of it after Jann screamed at me "look at the sky". I grabbed a camera before I looked. Hexagonal plates of ice
- [Foliage 2020](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/11/foliage-2020/) - At long last, my Fall Foliage 2020 blog. I have been working on this for what seems to be like forever. It kept getting interrupted by birds migrating through the Upper Valley. There were many interesting sparrows and warblers, a cuckoo, rusty blackbirds, and a rare Western Kingbird at Campbell Flat in Norwich. And then
- [Fox Sparrows in Snow](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/10/fox-sparrows-in-snow/) - Seeing a Fox Sparrow is a special and rare occurrence. In this area they normally only spend a brief time in spring or fall when they are migrating, if they even stop in the area. Seeing a Fox Sparrow in snow is a very rare occurrence. We had 1 to 2 inches of snow early
- [Fox Sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/10/fox-sparrow-2/) - A beautiful Fox Sparrow paid a brief visit to our yard late this morning. This is a rare visitor to our area normally only seen, if one is very lucky, during spring or fall migration. I got a few photos before it departed, presumably heading south. The Fox Sparrow is one of our largest sparrows.
- [Fox Sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/05/fox-sparrow/) - A fox sparrow visited our Etna yard yesterday. It was very cooperative, at one point walking to within 4 feet of me. It was hard to resist taking many photos. Here are a dozen.
- [Lyme, NH, mid-October](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/10/lyme-nh-mid-october/) - The great foliage season we enjoyed was winding down. I had many photos that needed editing. But the fog down below, filling the Connecticut River Valley, seduced me Sunday morning. I knew I could play games with the fog, driving in and out of it as I moved perpendicular to the river. The idea I
- [Ottauquechee River Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/10/ottauquechee-river-trail/) - A few days ago, I travelled to East End Park in Woodstock and hiked the brand-new Ottauquechee River Trail. It is a great addition for Woodstock, the Upper Valley, and visitors to the area. This three-mile trail was constructed with help from Woodstock residents and the Upper Valley Trails Alliance. I took some photos near
- [Paradise Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/10/paradise-park-2/) - Paradise Park in Windsor is a very nice spot. The park includes Lake Runnemede, a number of trails along the lake and through fields, and it connects nicely with the trails in the Windsor Town Forest. Find it off Route 5 just north of the village of Windsor, VT. It has a great view of
- [Wolfeboro Road and Tunis Schoolhouse](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/07/wolfeboro-and-tunis/) - The Hanover Conservancy, the Hanover Town Library (aka, the Etna Library), and the Hanover Historical Society co-sponsored two outdoor programs about the historic Wolfeboro Road. This road was first laid out in 1772 for the convenience of Governor John Wentworth so he could travel across the Province of New Hampshire from his summer home in
- [Red Fox in Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/10/red-fox-in-etna/) - Red foxes have always charmed and fascinated Jann and me. Over the years we would see one or two in our yard every few years. But most of our sightings were from distant places. Many years ago I found a den in Thetford, VT that allowed me to get a few distant photos of
- [Birding Campbell Flat in Fall, Part 4](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/10/birding-campbell-flat-in-fall-part-4/) - My previous blog about Campbell Flat was Part 3 of "three reports from this great spot." But I couldn't stay away. It actually was not the rare Western Kingbird that attracted me but a chance to capture more of the migration and hard-to-identify sparrows. I was rewarded by getting a quick photo of one of
- [Birding Campbell Flat in Fall, Part 3](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/10/birding-campbell-flat-in-fall-3/) - A series of visits to Campbell Flat in Norwich, VT in September 2020 produced some very interesting birds. In this third of three reports from this great spot, I show some nice and somewhat rare warblers and vireos. The warblers include a cute Wilson ’s Warbler, a migrating Palm Warbler, and a state and capital
- [Foliage Has Arrived](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/09/foliage-has-arrived/) - Foliage season has definitely arrived in the Upper Valley. If you haven’t gone out to enjoy it, you should do so soon. It seems to be early this year, perhaps because of the drought. The photo above was taken a bit before 1 PM today in the bright sun. Not the best conditions. Colors are
- [Last Three Weeks of Summer 2020](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/09/last-three-weeks-of-summer-2020/) - The last three weeks of summer are a transition time. Folks are getting in their last hurrahs on lakes and beginning to enjoy fall foliage in New England. Summer ends with much uncertainly about the next year. But pets and sunsets are oblivious to politics and viruses. So I will try to present some photos
- [Birding Campbell Flat in Fall](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/09/birding-campbell-flat-in-fall/) - Campbell Flat in Norwich, VT was my bird photography spot this past weekend. Bordering the Ompompanoosuc River and near the Connecticut River, it seems to be a magnet for birds. It was quiet at times, and then a short flurry of activity would happen. Sparrows and brown Indigo Buntings worked the corn field. A few
- [Fall Plumage Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/09/fall-plumage-birds/) - Many birds look different in fall than they do in spring. They may be immature birds, molting or nonbreeding plumage adults, or mature females of well-known species that are harder to recognize in fall. Perhaps like the three birds above. What are they? (Answers coming.) David Sibley, an excellent ornithologist and artist, has published one
- [Northern Waterthrush at Cricenti's Bog](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/06/northern-waterthrush/) - Almost two weeks ago I visited Criscenti's Bog in New London, NH with a group of photographers. Not expecting to see many birds, I did not carry a very long lens but instead worked on close-ups of plants with shallow depth-of field. I saw several white-throated sparrows and photographed one with a caterpillar in its mouth.
- [Dragonflies](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/09/dragonflies-2/) - An unplanned trip to McDaniels Marsh without a kayak triggered an interest in Dragonflies. I found the area above the dam filled with them. I had a good time photographing these amazing bug hawks. I have created a new page for Dragonflies in my long-planned but sadly neglected Nature area on this site. You can
- [July Wanderings](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/08/july-wanderings/) - The villages in the eastern part of the Upper Valley got my main attention in July. Sure, I had a big 20 minutes in West Lebanon with the Least Bittern family the last day of July. But my attention was mostly on towns like New London and Sunapee and some of the smaller villages like
- [Bird Nursery in Newport](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/08/bird-nursery-in-newport/) - This blog was originally conceived as a story about a warbler nursery. My wife and I hiked in Newport, NH recently and found many warblers that appeared to be females or molting males. Most were Common Yellowthroats, but we also saw an American Redstart and several Black-throated Blue Warblers. I returned the next day hoping
- [Walk into the Sunset, Many Year Later](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/08/walk-into-the-sunset-many-year-later/) - In the previous blog I posted a photo of a sunrise and another of a sunset. A person contacted me through this web site saying she liked the sunset photo and that it reminded her of Maxfield Parrish. Here is the photo I had posted. I'm sure she was thinking of "Daybreak", which is regarded
- [Sunrise, Sunset](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/08/sunrise-sunset-2/) - A recent sunrise and sunset over Lake Sunapee. I feel that sunrise and sunset photos are better with foreground objects and not just pretty clouds.
- [More Hummingbird Moth Photos](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/08/more-hummingbird-moth-photos/) - Jann and I discovered a pair of hummingbird moths in a New London garden a week ago. We were passing nearby a few days later, so we decided to check out the garden again. Sure enough a hummingbird moth was working the bee balm. I was with the moth for seven minutes this time. Here is a
- [Hummingbird Moth](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/08/hummingbird-moth/) - Over the years hummingbird moths have frustrated me. They are amazing insects, about 1/2 the size of a real hummingbird -- at least the ones in the northeast --the ruby-throated. I've seen these nectar drinkers before. If I am quick enough to grab a camera, I get one or two poor shots and the next instant they are gone.
- [Sunapee Birds in Action](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/06/birds-in-action/) - An early morning walk along a dirt road in Sunapee produced some interesting behaviors from the local birds. I photographed various species flying and landing, singing, and perching. But the stars this morning were Cedar Waxwings. As we exited our car many Bobolinks were singing. I managed to get one landing in the tall grass. There
- [Least Bittern BIG DAY](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/08/least-bittern-big-day/) - Birders talk about a Big Day. They see how many species of birds they can identify in 24 hours. "Identify" doesn't necessarily mean "see". Hearing the bird is sufficient, but of course not for a photographer. Friday, I had a BIG 20 minutes. Not because of the number of species, but because of the nonstop
- [Comet NEOWISE](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/07/comet-neowise/) - Comet NEOWISE paid us a visit in mid-July, 2020. You can still see it if you hurry and choose a clear night. Look to the NW below the Big Dipper an hour or so after sunset, as in the photo above. As the days go by it will start farther to the left and be
- [Graffiti](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/07/graffiti/) - Jann and I hiked very early one morning this weekend to beat the heat. When we got back to our car, I noticed a lot of birds. So, I spent some time photographing them and found we seemed to be in the middle of a warbler nursery. Stay tuned for a future blog on that
- [Mid-July 2019](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/07/mid-july-2019/) - This is a somewhat random collection of photos taken during the middle weeks of July. All were shot with a camera I got for Christmas and has become my main "non-serious" camera, a Sony RX10 IV. It is great for hiking and just walking around. Its large focal length range is great, it has a
- [Least Bittern and other species](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/07/least-bittern-and-other-species/) - I recently made two trips to the West Lebanon Wetlands to look for the Least Bitterns. During the first visit I spend over two hours and barely saw them. One was visible for less than a minute soon after I arrived. Much later I got a quick shot before the bittern flew out of sight.
- [Least Bitterns Part 3](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/07/least-bitterns-part-3/) - I was shopping in the area Wednesday, so I stopped by the West Lebanon Wetlands to see if I could spot the Least Bittern pair that have been raising their young at one of the "Cranberry Ponds" again this year. This was my third trip in 2020; all were triggered by grocery or hardware needs.
- [Great Blue Heron Landing on Nest](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/04/gbh-landing/) - Sunday, shortly after noon in central NH, I spent some time watching a Great Blue Heron along the far shore of a wetland, hoping it would head for a nest that was much closer to me. Eventually it launched but flew to the top of a tall tree farther away. After a a few minutes
- [Great Blue Herons in Springfield](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/07/great-blue-herons-in-springfield/) - In the last three weeks I made three trips to photograph Great Blue Herons on a nest in Springfield, NH. I learned that these birds grow fast. The very early light was golden on June 17. Somewhat later, I got a portrait of a parent standing on a nest. No chicks in sight. Finally after
- [Dragonflies at Blitzer with ASLPT](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/07/dragonflies/) - The Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust recently held a “Dragonfly Walk” on the Blitzer Conservation Easement in Bradford, NH. This was a great event for all, especially families with children. We learned from Carrie and Andy Deegan the difference between dragonflies and damselflies. We learned that both spend the majority of their life underwater as nymphs.
- [Clearing Storm](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/07/clearing-storm/) - The bright red on the horizon on June 30 was just the preamble. The real show came the next night after 3 days of much-needed rain. It was a clearing storm. The rain moved out leaving behind great sets of clouds and the all-important sun punching through near the horizon. The dramatic light and colors
- [Song Sparrows with Insects](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/07/song-sparrows-with-insects/) - They were just a pair of common Song Sparrows, arguably our most familiar sparrow. They provided great entertainment while I spent considerable time on my deck in June hiding from covid. No bird feeders around, so they had to fend for themselves. They did this with great success as they brought insects to their young
- [Least Bitterns flying](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/06/least-bitterns-flying/) - I spent a bit over an hour yesterday morning between 9:00 and 10:00 at the West Lebanon wetlands, a.k.a. Cranberry Ponds, which makes the area sound a lot nicer than it is. In spite of the commercial environment, I have photographed some very nice birds there over the years including Great Blue and Green
- [Red Fox Kits 2020](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/06/red-fox-kits-2020/) - I’ve procrastinated for a long time before publishing this blog. I processed a few of the photos for it, then turned away from them for almost a month. I knew I would get back to enjoy them, but I was avoiding the memories of a bittersweet experience. In mid-May 2019, we discovered a red fox
- [Clouds, last three weeks of Spring](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/06/clouds-last-three-weeks-of-spring/) - I've looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down and still somehow It's cloud's illusions I recall I really don't know clouds at all Joni Mitchell, "Both Sides Now" Ephemeral and ever-changing clouds can brighten up an otherwise bland sky or foreshadow a storm. Although many of the days this
- [Photo or Painting](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/08/photo-or-painting/) - Is this a photo or a painting, or perhaps a digital creation? It looks like a painting or digital creation, but it is a "straight" photo. It was shot with a digital camera, but the image would look much the same if shot on slide film. So how does one explain the painterly quality
- [Yellow Flag Iris](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/06/yellow-iris/) - After photographing the Least Bitterns in West Lebanon, Jann and I drove through Etna so she could pick up something she loaned to a friend. Before we got there my eyes were assaulted by a mass of yellow in a small wet area along the road. We turned around, and I took a few quick
- [Least Bitterns, June 2020 Version](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/06/least-bitterns-june-2020-version/) - Last year I made three trips to see the quite rare Least Bitterns at the West Lebanon Wetlands, but did not get any photos I really liked. But I did get an amazingly beautiful Green Heron up very close. Yesterday I needed to make a trip to Home Depot, so afterwards I decided to head
- [Herons in West Lebanon](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/08/herons-in-west-lebanon/) - Wednesday I paid two short visits to the West Lebanon Wetlands behind Walmart hoping to photograph a Least Bittern again. I was time limited both visits, and the bitterns did not cooperate. However, I did get some great closeup looks at a Green Heron, although some were not in its natural environment. In the morning
- [Eagle Nest in Enfield](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/06/eagle-nest-in-enfield/) - Over two years ago when I was returning from leading a photography field trip in Woodstock, I decided to take a slow way home along River Road. Approaching the covered bridge in Taftsville, a bald eagle flew over the river and landed in a tree in front of my car. I stopped, grabbed my
- [Pair of Bald Eagles in Lebanon](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/01/pair-of-bald-eagles-in-lebanon/) - Yesterday afternoon I found a pair of Bald Eagles along Route 4 in Lebanon, NH near Lake Mascoma. I was returning home from a great 5+ mile snowshoe loop hike to Smith Pond from Route 4A in Enfield with three friends. I first saw one eagle, but when I stopped my car and got out
- [House Wrens Nesting in Dead Tree](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/06/house-wrens-nesting-in-dead-tree/) - I've seen and photographed house wrens building a nest before, but never in a dead tree. We had a bird house when I grew up in Illinois that was home to house wrens each year. More recently I had the opportunity to photograph them was when I did a year-long photo project in Susan's Garden
- [Indigo Buntings in Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/06/indigo-buntings-in-etna/) - I visited the King Bird Sanctuary mid-morning May 21 to see how the crab apples were doing and to search for birds. I found a few, but the prize species this morning was a brilliant male Indigo Bunting singing loudly high up in the crab apples. The sky was deep blue, so the scene
- [King Bird Sanctuary](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/05/king-bird-sanctuary/) - Blooming crab-apple and other trees made for a colorful setting for photographing birds at the King Bird Sanctuary in Etna, NH this past weekend. Here is a slide show of the birds I was able to photograph: Wilson's, Nashville, Black-and-White, Chestnut-sided, Common Yellowthroat, and Yellow-rumped Warblers, Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Gray Catbird, House Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Chipping
- [May Flowers](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/06/may-flowers/) - This Blog is dedicated to the flowers of May that Jann and I came across on our almost-daily walks. All but two species are wildflowers. The photos were taken in Hanover, Lebanon, Enfield, Wilder, Norwich, and Sunapee. So why the tree photo? Well, I like the photo, and it shows that the new buds of
- [Lupines in Bloom](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/06/lupines-in-bloom/) - One does not have to travel to Sugar Hill to photograph lupines, though the mountains, white church, and pancakes there are very nice. I recently found the lupines here closer to home. The first set of photos below are lupine growing wild in our Etna Yard. I played around a bit with
- [Birds of mid-May 2020](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/05/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 and the Mascoma River Greenway), Hanover (King Bird Sanctuary, Mink Brook Nature Preserve, and our yard in Etna) in New Hampshire, and Kilowatt Park in
- [22 Degree Halo](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/05/22-degree-halo/) - Mid-afternoon yesterday, as Jann and I were nearing the end of a favorite loop hike in Etna, I spotted a 22 degree halo, a fairly rare event. The halo was strong and dramatic. The camera I was carrying had a long zoom and therefore could not come close to capturing the halo with a single
- [Common Gallinule in Norwich](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/05/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 fairly rare bird for eastern Vermont. It would have had better light on its face if it was facing to the right, but one happily
- [Recent Brown Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/05/recent-brown-birds/) - While searching for colorful warblers migrating through the Upper Valley to Canada, I have "inadvertently" photographed a number of (mostly) brown birds that jumped in front of my lens. So I present brown birds to you as an identification quiz. How many of the following can you identify? No peeking. On the top row
- [Common Yellowthroat Bath](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/05/common-yellowthroat-bath/) - The Common Yellowthroat is, well, a common warbler. It skunks around in low brush, often going unseen. Like the mallard duck, it is an "ordinary" bird to birders. But it is also strikingly beautiful. Especially the male with its bright yellow breast and black mask. In Lebanon Sunday while searching for more unusual warblers, I
- [Seven Days in Early May](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/05/seven-days-in-early-may/) - The seven days from May 3 to 9, presented here, ended with this beautiful Hermit Thrush in Etna. If you look closely you can see two pieces of snow on the right side of this photo. May 3 found us in Hopkinton and Springfield, NH where I found a Blue Jay and a Great Blue
- [Crossroad Farm Visit](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/05/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 I might be able to photograph. Instead, Tim Taylor dropped what he was doing and offered to show me around. We spent over two enjoyable
- [Foggy morning in Lyme](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/05/foggy-morning-in-lyme/) - Fog softens the landscape, hiding details, except those up close. Areas touched by the warm early morning sun are spotlit with a golden glow. Other areas are blue, but not too blue. Contrast is low. The water and land are quiet. What a joy for a painter or photographer. No red fox or fogbow
- [Last Two Weeks of April 2020](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/05/last-two-weeks-of-april/) - From snow on April 16, to a heavy "dusting" of snow on the ground April 22, to a half foot of heavy wet snow creating a "winter wonderland" on April 27, I present photos from our Etna, NH yard during this interesting stretch of time. Although social distancing was very much on our minds, I
- [Evening Grosbeaks in Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/01/evening-grosbeaks/) - A half dozen Evening Grosbeaks visited my still-ice-covered yard today---three of each sex. They stayed for only a brief time, but fortunately I was able to find a camera before they left. Here are two photos taken with very different cameras followed by a slide show. Just to show you don't need expensive equipment to
- [Along the Connecticut River](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/04/along-the-connecticut-river/) - This is a collection of photos from several trips along both sides of the Connecticut River between April 14 and 25, 2020. The photos are presented by location moving counterclockwise from Hanover to Lyme and Orford, NH and back south to Norwich, VT. Because these photos were taken between a bit before 7 and a
- [Mullein Adventure](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/04/mullein-adventure/) - A short distance into the field, a dried mullein beckoned me during an early morning walk with Jann. I knew that this brown stalk could be used by birds as a perch, and it is sometimes a food source for them. So I carried it home with us and stuck it in our yard after
- [Ducks in rain and sun   Leb-Han-Lyme](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/04/ducks-in-rain-and-sun/) - The first Ring-necked Duck photograph I got this season happened this morning in the rain at the West Lebanon Wildlife Area. From time to time this area has revealed some very interesting species. I've even photographed a Great Egret there. But the sun was shining yesterday when I reached Wilson's Landing in Hanover.
- [Fog, Fox, & Fogbow](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/04/fog-fox-fogbow/) - Yesterday, around 7 am, I headed up River Road from Hanover to Lyme. It was a clear blue sky when I left home, but as I approached the river I was disappointed to see heavy fog. Fortunately, I persisted. The fog came and went as I headed north along River Road. I saw something
- [Tom Turkeys, Yard Birds, and Scenes](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/04/tom-turkeys-yard-birds-and-scenes/) - Our yard was covered with snow Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon this week. Wednesday morning was sunny so I made a rewarding excursion to Grant Brook in Lyme and Campbell Flats in Norwich. Wednesday's trip was the subject of a previous blog which will open in a new tab if you CLICK HERE. In this
- [Woodies in NH and VT, plus an Eagle](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/04/woodies-in-nh-and-vt/) - I did the Five-and-Dime loop this morning -- in reverse. I headed up Route 10 (Dime) from Hanover, NH, took River Road which is still open this month, and then looped back to Norwich, VT from Lyme, NH and Thetford, VT on Route 5 (Five). First stop was Wilson's Landing. I got some "scenic" photos
- [Five Mile Birding](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/05/five-mile-birding/) - Kyle Wilmarth wrote in a January 2019 NHBird email: "I’ve come across a very interesting concept of patch birding called the ‘2019 5MR Challenge’. It is pretty self-explanatory -— keeping track of the birds you see within a 5-mile radius from where you live. It encourages local birding, discovering new places and hotspots, and promotes
- [Woodies and Hoodies, NH & VT](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/03/woodies-and-hoodies-nh-vt/) - Early yesterday, on a dark and dull morning, I did a loop that included some favorite early spring spots on both sides of the Connecticut River. In Hanover, NH, I found a pair of Canada Geese at Wilson's Landing. I traveled the very bumpy River Road to the large mouth of Grant Brook in Lyme.
- [Hundreds of Ducks & More](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/04/hundreds-of-ducks-more/) - Yesterday the sun blazed through the still-ice-covered trees in our yard before 6:30 AM. By 8 AM I was witnessing an amazing duck (and Canada Goose) show in the mouth of Grant Brook in Lyme. Many hundreds of ducks, including over 100 Wood Ducks, were present. I used my car for a blind and photographed
- [Caracara in Woodstock](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/03/caracara-in-woodstock/) - I spent several mostly-frustrating hours Thursday and Friday mornings in Woodstock, VT. I'm still regretting I did not head there Wednesday immediately after I received the email from Nathaniel Sharp of Vermont Center for Ecostudies of the Crested Caracara found by Kevin Rice. But I finally got my act together Thursday very early, and two
- [Winter Birds in Walpole](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/02/winter-birds-in-walpole/) - Shortly after dawn yesterday, I spent about 75 minutes with a flock of around 100 birds in Walpole, NH. I didn't count, but it was likely that 90% plus of them were Horned Larks. There were a couple of Lapland Longspurs in the group and perhaps 5 or so Snow Buntings. It was not
- [Tunis Mill with Hanover Conservancy](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/02/tunis-mill-2/) - Adair Mulligan led a snowshoe hike to the Hanover Conservancy Tunis Mill site in NE Hanover on a beautiful warm winter afternoon Sunday. It was an easy hike with lots of animal tracking information by Adair. Linde tried to take my photo with her phone. But I quickly drew my weapon and fired away capturing
- [Fox Kits -- Part 3](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/06/fox-kits-part-3/) - Part 1 showed the discovery of the den of four cute fox kits on a day in mid-May when it snowed. Part 2 featured a kit flying through the air as it ran across a field and four kits playing with a porcupine carcass. If you missed either or want to see the photos again,
- [Bear Pond with UVLT](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/02/bear-pond-with-uvlt-2/) - The Upper Valley Land Trust held their annual snowshoe hike into Bear Pond in Canaan Saturday, perhaps the 13th annual. It was a beautiful winter day, sunny and relatively warm. We did an almost 5 mile hike. I did not count, but I believe we had just short of two dozen fairly fast human walkers
- [Bear Pond with UVLT](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/01/bear-pond-with-uvlt/) - On Saturday January 23 the Upper Valley Land Trust and Chuck Townsend, who conserved a piece of land bordering Bear Pond, led a snowshoe hike to Bear Pond. It was a beautiful day, cool and clear. We hiked to the frozen pond and then toured around in groups large and small. This was the third annual
- [Mid-February in Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/02/mid-february-in-etna/) - For the first time this winter, a pair of Purple Finch visited our Etna yard shortly after sunrise last week. They only stayed around for about 20 minutes, but I managed to get some photos of the pair before they flew south toward Blueberry Hill. Perhaps there are some nice feeders there. The male was
- [Early February in Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/02/early-february-in-etna/) - While deep in the Connecticut River Valley there was ordinary snow mixed with rain, up 1000 feet higher in the hills of Etna we had freezing rain topped with snow. And it persists this Valentine's Day. Mount Ascutney is seen at the left in the photo above. To the right is a photo taken along
- [Birds, Birders, Fog, and Foliage in NH and VT](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/10/birds-etc-in-nh-and-vt/) - Most of the day last Saturday was filled with photography in NH. It started at a beautiful State Park, Bedell Bridge, seen above, and ended with a trip to the western parts of the White Mountains. Sunday found me in Norwich, Vermont on a bird walk led by Chris Rimmer of the Vermont Center for
- [Pair of Bald Eagles in Lebanon, Part 2](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/02/pair-of-bald-eagles-in-lebanon-part-2/) - Mid-afternoon yesterday, I found a pair of Bald Eagles near Lake Mascoma in Lebanon, NH. They were in the same set of trees as two weeks earlier. This time I tried to slowly approach from a direction where the sun would not be directly at me like before. I managed to get some side lit
- [Iridescent Clouds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/02/iridescent-clouds/) - Modern digital cameras can capture sights that are difficult to fully appreciate with the naked eye. Iridescent Clouds are but one example. Cloud iridescence is a fairly common phenomenon that is rarely observed. That is because most people don’t like to look directly at the sun. Iridescent clouds normally occur within 30 degrees of the
- [Experimental Balloons at Post Mills](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/05/experimental-balloons-at-post-mills/) - I went to see the balloons last Saturday evening, but I found Brian Boland's museum equally fascinating and almost as colorful. The balloon festival returned to Post Mills Airport in Thetford, VT for the first time in 14 years. The museum houses balloons; human, horse, and gasoline powered vehicles; airplanes; artifacts; and many other treasures. Below you
- [Pseudo-HDR Pans](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/01/pseudo-hdr-pans-2/) - How can you get more sharpness, depth-of-field, resolution, and dynamic range than you're entitled to get? You simply violate "the rules" and work some Photoshop magic. This is NOT an article on being sloppy and fixing it in Photoshop. Instead it describes a way to use modern digital tools to quickly and easily produce images
- [Smith Pond in Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/2020/01/smith-pond-in-winter/) - It was 2 degrees F when four humans and one dog started uphill around 8 AM Wednesday. But we sure warmed up quickly. It was not long before we stopped to shed a layer. We did the 5.2 mile loop counterclockwise, starting up along the logging road that parallels Shaker Brook from Route 4A.
- [Annapurna Circuit in grayscale](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/12/annapurna-circuit-in-grayscale/) - I recently converted some photos from my trek around the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal to Black and White for a book that will be published this summer. The book is the seventh novel by Ronald Bagliere and his third set in Nepal. Ron selected a group of photos for the book. I offered substitutes for
- [Favorite Pond, Last Sunday in September 2015](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/10/favorite-pond/) - On the last Sunday of September I arrived at my favorite pond well before sunrise. Sadly, it was my first visit in several years. There would be no glorious sunrise this morning -- the area was covered with fog, and it was still quite dark. I unloaded my kayak and waited for it to get
- [A Christmas Story](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/12/a-christmas-story-2/) - This is slightly modified repeat of something I have posted before. It includes an audio recording of one of my favorite Christmas stories. I have listened to this story many times over the years. If you blaze through this piece just looking at the pictures and fail to click the link to the audio at
- [Tribute to Two Young Sherpas](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/06/tribute-to-two-young-sherpas/) - During a recent trip to Nepal I reconnected with one and met another young Sherpa who were doing a very challenging thing---helping climbers on the National Geographic and North Face expedition reach the highest point on Earth. After several months of carrying loads up to different camps on Everest, Mingmar Sherpa and Dawa Yangzum Sherpa
- [A Christmas Story from Etna, NH](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/12/a-christmas-story/) - This is repost of something I posted a bit over a year ago. It includes an audio recording of one of my favorite Christmas stories. If you blaze through this piece just looking at the pictures and fail to click the link to the audio at the end, you will have missed 95% of the
- [Favor Johnson – A Christmas Story](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/11/favor-johnson/) - If you blaze through this piece just looking at the pictures and fail to click the link to the audio at the end, you will have missed 95% of the story. This is the story of three people who lived not far from my Etna, New Hampshire home. Willem Lange, in his earlier days as
- [Foliage 2019](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/11/foliage-2019/) - It was a great fall foliage season this year in New Hampshire. I made one trip to the Sugar Hill area, but otherwise stayed in the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region. Here is a collection of my favorites, all taken during October, 2019.
- [Icons Next Door](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/11/icons-next-door/) - Photographic icons are popular because they are beautiful. Some people travel great distances attempting to photograph as many as possible. Personally, I like to find my own subjects to photograph. If I happen to be in the area of an icon I will certainly stop and take a photo. But I rarely go out of
- [Bicknell Brook after the rains](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/11/bicknell-after-rain/) - We had a night of hard rain twice in the last two weeks. Each time I visited Bicknell Brook the next day. The first time was in the afternoon, and I was fighting the sun from time to time. I stayed for about 90 minutes photographing both downstream and upstream from the road. The second
- [Multiple Exposure Experiments](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/12/multiexposure-expts/) - This weekend I played around a bit with a relatively new camera. Like many recent digital cameras, it will capture multiple exposures, putting 2 to 10 photos on one image. I did this occasionally in the slide film days, but it is easier and less expensive to experiment with this technique using a digital camera. The
- [Ragged Mountain Hike with SRKG](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/10/ragged-mountain-hike-with-srkg/) - Last Saturday six of us hiked SRKG Trail 9 over Ragged Mountain. This is one of the more challenging hikes of the Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway. But it is a great hike, one of my favorites, that I have done over a half dozen times. The photo above shows Ragged in the fog from Winslow State Park.
- [Moose Bog September 2019](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/09/moose-bog-september-2019/) - A trip to Moose Bog last week produced surprisingly few bird species, but some nice looks at one male and three female Spruce Grouse. There were also a pair of Golden-crowned Kinglets moving rapidly through the trees and a nice Palm Warbler. When I arrived at 6:50 AM, there was fog along South American Pond
- [Flying Things](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/08/flying-things/) - During the last dozen days of August, I photographed a number of creatures that fly -- birds, butterflies, and moths. I believe only one species was a first for me, a beautiful Eastern Giant Swallowtail. I did not set out to photograph any of them. All were discovered while doing other things. As I sat reading
- [Finch, Mergansers, and distant birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/03/finch-mergansers-and-distant-birds/) - Over the last week or so I got some photos of Hooded and Common Mergansers flying, molting American Goldfinch and a Purple Finch, and distant shots of a Bald Eagle and Sandhill Crane. Here they are in three separate slide shows.
- [Sandhill Crane](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/08/sandhill-crane/) - I had to make a very early trip to the Manchester Airport yesterday morning. Here is a photo of the rest stop on the opposite side of I-93 in Hooksett at 5:33 am on Saturday morning. Since I was passing through Hopkinton on my way home, I decided to see if I could get lucky
- [Monhegan Island with VCE](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/10/monhegan-island-with-vce-2/) - For the second year in a row I visited Monhegan Island during fall migration with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. The trip this year featured birds, butterflies, and beautiful weather. I managed to photograph seven species of warblers: Black-throated Green, Cape May, Northern Parula, Prairie, Wilson's, Yellow, and Yellow-rumped. You can see all these and
- [Milky Way over Monhegan](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/10/milky-way-over-monhegan/) - I'm back, and so is my web site. I was away for four days and during that time my web site host, Blue Host, messed up a migration to a "new high performance server" and, as a result, my site was "suspended". So while I was in Maine photographing migrating birds and enjoying Monhegan Island,
- [Last Friday of September 2015](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/09/last-friday-of-september-2015/) - The last weekend in September was a gem. I spent from before daybreak until 9-10:00 AM each day enjoying nature and taking photos. Except for the lunar eclipse Sunday evening, which I photographed from my backyard, all of my photos these three days were taken within 2 miles of Route 4A and along the northwest 10 miles
- [Long-tailed Weasel](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/11/long-tailed-weasel/) - A photo-hike to French's Ledges in Meriden yesterday produced a wonderful surprise. The light was flat---the overcast sky was great for photography in the woods. The polypodies were glorious on the rocks. Here is a photo of a "polypody garden". As I returned to my car I spotted a white tail with a black tip
- [Knight's Meadow Bird Walk](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/09/knights-meadow-bird-walk/) - Saturday I joined the Webster Warbler Walk sponsored by the Capitol Chapter and led by Bob Quinn. We visited the beautiful Knight's Meadow area. I stopped there before the walk to get some early scenic photos. Here are two of Knight's Meadow Brook, one of Mount Kearsarge seen across the marsh, and one of the
- [Muster Field Farm Days](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/08/muster-field-farm-days/) - Last Friday I saw some beautiful clouds that provided dramatic leading lines to Burkehaven Light on Lake Sunapee. I was heading for a hike with two friends. After the hike I stopped at my favorite farm stand at Muster Field Farm and noticed vehicles in the fields behind the vegetable and flower gardens. Mel told
- [Hummingbird Moths](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/08/hummingbird-moths/) - During a recent trip to our favorite vegetable and flower stand, I broke away from family for a few quick photos of Hummingbird Moths. Here is Galium Sphinx Moth, Hyles gallii. And here are some photos of a Hummingbird Clearwing, Hemaris thysbe. They are certainly an interesting insect the way they behave like hummingbirds,
- [Hike over Mount Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/08/hike-over-mount-sunapee/) - Last Thursday, as the rain and fog was just starting to clear the area, a friend and I hiked over Mount Sunapee. It was a very humid day. We mostly ignored the one short sprinkle mid-way through our hike. We ascended the Andrews Brook Trail, crossed the Solitude Trail to the summit, then descended the
- [Scruffy-looking Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/08/scruffy-looking-birds/) - My wife and I were having a picnic lunch outside yesterday when we heard a Hermit Thrush nearby. So I grabbed my small "bridge" camera (Sony RX10 IV) and got some quick photos. The thrush sure looked scruffy -- I guess it is molting season. While photographing the thrush, a small group of Black-capped
- [First Week of July 2019](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/07/first-week-of-july-2019/) - The first week of July was mostly warm and sunny with only one day of overcast, wind, and threatening storms that mostly did not materialize. At 6 AM July 1st, the sun was already bright over a small harbor on Lake Sunapee. And the fog on Lake Massasecum helped highlight a lone fisherman. Many years
- [Loon Chicks on Lake Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/07/loon-chicks-on-lake-sunapee/) - June 30, plus or minus a day, a pair of loon chicks hatched on Lake Sunapee. Jann and I discovered them July 3 and spent about 15 minutes with them. We wished we could have stayed longer that morning, but we had other things that needed doing. Still, I got quite a few photos in
- [Least Bittern in West Lebanon](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/07/least-bittern-in-west-lebanon/) - Jann and I had a very busy day yesterday. I knew bird photography was not in the cards, so I left my DSLR and big lens behind, choosing just to have a small Sony RX10 IV with me. Jann went into a store that I did not need to visit, and that gave me 10
- [First Week of Summer 2019](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/06/first-week-of-summer-2019/) - The first week of summer 2019 included several short walks and a nice hike over Firescrew and Cardigan from the north. There were some colorful sunsets, a bit of accidental wildlife, and irises in bloom. Here I'm showing photos from four of the days of the week. After lunch on June 21, Jann and I
- [Snapping Turtle Laying Eggs](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/06/snapping-turtle-laying-eggs/) - Yesterday, near the Laramie Pond in Etna, NH, I discovered a snapping turtle completing its egg laying session. She had already dug a hole and deposited all or most of her eggs. In the second-to-last photo of this sequence you see her rear right leg pushing gravel onto the area where the eggs were placed.
- [Icebergs on the Beach](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/06/icebergs-on-the-beach/) - Seems like a pretty strange topic for the beginning of summer. But with all the rain we have had this spring, I have had time to catch up on long-delayed editing of photos I took two years ago when I spent two weeks in Iceland with three friends. It seems that I tend to edit
- [SRKG hike to Lucia's Lookout January 23, 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/01/lucias-lookout/) - A group of nine hearty folks led by Tom Lawton hiked to Lucia's Lookout, stopping at the Franklin Pierce Lead Mine along the way. This was a graphite mine operated in the nineteenth century by Benjamin Pierce and later owned by his son, U.S. President Franklin Pierce . "Lead" refers to pencil lead, one of the
- [SRKG Trails 6 & 7 Hike](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/06/srkg-trails-6-7-hike/) - Gerry, Bruce, Bruce's dog Caro, and I recently hiked Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Trails 6 and 7 from Pleasant Lake in New London to the village of Wilmot. It was a pleasant, sunny day. We braved ticks and mosquitoes with a variety or defenses: long pants, gaiters, head nets, DEET, and non-DEET bug juice. I went with
- [Mating Monarchs](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/06/mating-monarchs/) - Two days ago I watched and photographed a pair of Monarch Butterflies mating for 10 minutes before they flew to a distant set of flowers that I could not reach without trespassing. They stayed attached even while flying from flower to flower. Here are some more of the photos I took.
- [Fox Kits](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/05/fox-kits-2/) - I found a red fox den yesterday. I was very fortunate to spend some time with four very cute fox kits. Here is one peeking out of the den. It snowed Monday evening and Tuesday morning. There was still snow on the ground when I found the den. Initially I thought there were three kits.
- [Fox Kits -- Part 2](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/05/fox-kits-part-2/) - Almost two weeks ago I published a Blog about a fox den I discovered. That blog featured photos of all four kits who occupy the den and a tussle between two of them. But generally the kits seem to get along well together. The kits seemed to spend a lot of time out of the
- [Hayes Farm Bird Walk with Len Reitsma](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/05/hayes-farm-bird-walk-with-len-reitsma/) - This is a brief report on the Bird Walk and talk by Len Reitsma yesterday at the Hayes Farm Park and Etna Library in Etna. The crab apples there were absolutely beautiful. I hope they stay that way for the PHOTO WALK I will lead at the same site Thursday May 30 from 3:00 PM
- [Hayes Farm Bird Walk and Upcoming Photo Walk](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/05/hayes-farm-bird-walk-and-upcoming-photo-walk/) - This is a brief report on the Bird Walk Dave Merker led last Saturday at the Hayes Farm Park in Etna. But first a message from our sponsors ... I will be leading a PHOTO WALK at the Hayes Farm Park in Etna Thursday May 30 from 3:00 PM until whenever. I will try to
- [Birding with Bill in Boltonville](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/05/birding-with-bill-in-boltonville/) - I attended the 20th Annual "Birding with Bill in Boltonville" event Friday morning. It rained the whole time we birded and stopped shortly after we finished. Bill is Bill Shepard, creator of the Connecticut River Birding Trail maps. Boltonville is part of Newbury, VT. We walked along the Wells River Rail Trail, a beautiful area
- [Training for the Claassen Northeast Kingdom Lakes Century Tour](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/09/claassen-training/) - The 14th Annual Terry & Ben Claassen Memorial Northeast Kingdom Lakes Century Tour will take place tomorrow, September 17. It will be my third century ride of 2011 after The Prouty and a training ride for The Prouty. Like I did for the 13th Claassen, I plan to leave Crystal Lake State Park in Barton,
- [More Ice House Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/05/more-ice-house-birds/) - The Rail Trail at the base of Ice House Road in Lebanon continues to be an excellent birding spot. Yesterday I was able to add American Redstart, Blackburnian Warbler, Baltimore Oriole, and Warbling Vireo to the Cape May and 4 other species of warblers I photographed there last Thursday. I spent the first 50 minutes
- [Smith Pond Hike](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/05/smith-pond-hike/) - Last week I took a completely unplanned hike. I left home early morning planning to photograph birds. But something propelled my car beyond the planned birding spot without stopping. Perhaps it was the email I received from the Upper Valley Land Trust, but I wasn’t thinking about that. In the process I discovered a very
- [Snapping Turtles](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/04/snapping-turtles/) - Not exactly a recent event, but I wanted to share these images. About a year ago I was photographing migrating birds near a small backwater of Lake Mascoma that I call Ice House Pond. Some commotion in the pond across the rail trail from the lake caught my attention. I watched and photographed a pair
- [Ice House Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/05/ice-house-birds/) - Thursday morning I stopped at the boat launch near the Shaker Bridge over Lake Mascoma in Enfield to photograph the sunrise. Then I went to the Rail Trail at the base of Ice House Road in Lebanon twice during the day. It was much better in the morning than mid-afternoon. I photographed 5 warbler species
- [Weekend Photos](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/05/weekend-photos/) - This weekend I went birding with two groups and did a bit of birding on my own. I have always found it difficult to get good bird photos with a group. During the weekend I did get some photos of bloodroot, false hellebore, and Trillium erectum, also known as red trillium and purple trillium, among
- [Fabulous Fifty---In Praise of a "Normal" Lens](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/10/normal-lens/) - Not all that is old should be dismissed---in photography or in life. In olden days back when film reigned supreme---actually not that long ago---cameras most often came with a "normal lens", not a zoom. A normal lens is one that gives a perspective that generally looks "natural" to a human observer under normal viewing conditions.
- [Kinglets and Raptors](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/04/kinglets-and-raptors/) - Yesterday was a day for large birds and tiny birds and nothing much in between. I thought I would check out Boston Lot above the Wilder Dam in Lebanon, even though I figured it was likely a week or more too early. I was right -- it was too early. No sooner did I take
- [Mink Brook -- hidden spots](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/04/mink-brook-hidden-spots/) - Mink Brook, which flows through Etna, NH before emptying into the Connecticut River just south of downtown Hanover, has many branches. On April 24, I explored two of these that originate on the western slopes of Moose Mountain. None of these spots are visible from the road -- all took some bushwhacking to reach. The
- [Unusual Ducks, a Grouse, and others](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/04/unusual-ducks-and-a-grouse/) - Sunday and Monday of this week produced few birds, but some interesting ones. On Sunday I got my best bird photos in the first 10 minutes and less than 1.5 miles from my home. The first was a Ruffed Grouse. Then there was a pair of Lessor Scaups, in Etna no less. I originally misidentified
- [Ducks in Lyme and Norwich](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/04/ducks-in-lyme-and-norwich/) - Away from home from 6:30 AM until 7:00 PM yesterday, I managed to sneak in 65 minutes of duck photography in the early morning gloom during a quick loop through Lyme, NH and Norwich, VT. Most of the places I stopped had wood ducks or merganser or both. I also saw, but did not stop
- [Mascoma River Slalom Kayak Race April 23, 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/04/mascoma-slalom-2016/) - The 53th Annual Mascoma River Slalom was held last Saturday in Lebanon, NH. The Mascoma Slalom has been held every year since 1963. It is the oldest consecutively run slalom race in the country. Dartmouth College’s Ledyard Canoe Club hangs temporary gates on the Mascoma River near the Packard Covered Bridge. I enjoy photographing many
- [Wood Ducks in Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/04/wood-ducks-in-etna/) - Jann and I traveled to Concord yesterday. My purpose was to try to find some interesting birds in an unfamiliar region. Her purpose was to attend a weaving workshop. I learned that it helps to know the territory or get really lucky when you only have a few hours to search for birds in early
- [Norwich to Orford and Back](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/04/norwich-to-orford-and-back/) - Last Sunday I did a quick trip up the river from Norwich, VT to Orford, NH, stopping at a few spots along the way. One spot was Long Wind Farm in Thetford where I bought a box of organic tomatoes. At some of the stops I came up empty -- it was still a bit
- [Barred Owl in Etna Yard](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/02/barred-owl-3/) - As it has done twice before this winter, a barred owl paid a visit to our yard yesterday. But this time it stayed around much of the day. It sat on various perches as it moved around, seeming to enjoy basking in the sun while sleeping. It was here from before 6 AM to after
- [Turkey Vultures in North Haverhill](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/03/turkey-vultures-in-north-haverhill/) - I guess it was not a kettle, since they mostly just sat in trees. Perhaps they were a committee. Not the prettiest bird around, but they certainly have a place in our environment with their highly developed sense of smell. Here is a kettle of one, perhaps a teapot? In any case, these birds are
- [Gangapurna Lake](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/12/gangapurna-lake/) - At least a week's walk from almost anywhere and situated at 12,000 feet in the Annapurna region of Nepal, Gangapurna Lake is somewhat remote to say the least. This beautiful glacier-fed lake suddenly appeared directly below us as we hiked up and up over the monotone rocks during a "rest" day of our trek around
- [Pine Warbler in Snow Storm](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/04/pine-warbler-in-snow-storm/) - Monday's Ice Storm was followed by a Snow Storm yesterday afternoon and evening. But the Pine Warbler hung in there. It looked a bit cold and wet by late in the day yesterday, but today it looked great. With all this acclimatization maybe it will stay around for the Christmas Bird Count. At 3 PM
- [Pine Warbler in Ice Storm](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/04/pine-warbler-in-ice-storm/) - The forecast yesterday was for rain, but it was an ice storm in the hills of Etna. The two dozen juncos that arrived a few days ago were busy under the feeder as chickadees and tufted titmice worked over the sunflower seeds. Adding to the black and white and gray scene were the half dozen
- [Hoodies, Woodies, and a Woodcock](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/04/hoodies-woodies-and-a-woodcock/) - A recent trip along Goose Pond Road in Hanover and Canaan produced a few spring species. In Hanover, along the Marshall Brook inlet to Goose Pond, I found some wood ducks and hooded mergansers. Here are the Woodies. I was surprised to see how green the head of the female appeared. Just a bit
- [Pine Warbler in Lyme](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/05/pine-warbler-in-lyme/) - I traveled to Lyme yesterday to photograph a non-avian species. While there I was visited by a very laid back Pine Warbler. It moved around near me trying a few different perches, so I was able to get some variety of settings and poses. At one point it casually preened. The photos here were only
- [Himalayan Mountains](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/03/himalayan-mountains/) - On airplane flights to and from Bhutan, I was fortunate to get photos of the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal, as well as Tibet and Bhutan. Often these peaks are obscured by clouds, but I got lucky. I have been able to identify many of the peaks in the Khumbu region (near Everest) and around Annapurna.
- [Iridescent Clouds after clearing spring snow storm](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/03/iridescent-clouds-after-clearing-spring-snow-storm/) - We got 8 inches of heavy wet snow Friday and Saturday. When the storm finally cleared yesterday, fast moving cumulus clouds crossed the sun from west to east. I have learned this is a good situation for cloud iridescence to occur, so I took some photos with a mirrorless camera -- much safer for the
- [Redpoll in Spring Snowstorm](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/03/redpoll-in-spring-snowstorm/) - Can you call a bird FOY if it didn't arrive from the south? Well, this Common Redpoll was the first of its species I saw this year. It arrived today in a flock of one during a snowstorm. Conditions were far from ideal for photography, but I managed to catch a few flights.
- [Manang Simplified](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/12/manang-simplified/) - The village of Manang, located in Nepal north of the Annapurna range and east of Mustang, abounds with fascinating stone structures. This brief slide show has versions of some of the photos I took where I have simplified some of the detail. This technique often allows the viewer to better focus on important details. I
- [Sunsets at Garnet and Galloway](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/12/sunsets-at-garnet-and-galloway/) - There were few opportunities for sunrise or sunset photography along the Colorado River in October because we were in a big canyon -- The Grand Canyon. Views of the sky were generally limited. And we had many cloud-free days. But midway through the second week some clouds moved in and two nights is a row
- [A few images from the Grand Canyon](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/11/a-few-images-from-the-grand-canyon/) - Less than 2 weeks ago I returned from a great trip out west. It included an 18-day trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon on dories. I have viewed and edited the first 4 days of my photos along the river. You can get to these, and others I will post in the
- [Waxwings and Pine Grosbeaks in the Upper Valley](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/02/upper-valley-waxwings-and-grosbeaks/) - A short loop along both sides of the Connecticut River yesterday afternoon produced two large flocks of winter visitors. The flock in White River Junction, VT consisted of over 200 birds, mostly Cedar Waxwings. I found them along Route 5 in front of the cemetery just south of Wilder. They would feed on crabapples for
- [Coast to Coast Hike](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/02/coast-to-coast-hike/) - The Wainwright Trail in Northern England is a path that goes from Coast to Coast. It has amazing variety and some challenging hikes. I did two thirds of the trail with two friends last August and early September. This is a Red Grouse I photographed along the way. Our time in the UK was limited
- [Waxwings in Hanover](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/02/waxwings-in-hanover/) - Yesterday afternoon, with the light fading quickly as a snow storm approached, Jann and I found a mixed flock of around 150 waxwings near the north end of Rope Ferry Road in Hanover. I did not try to determine the ratio of the two species, but my sense was there were more Bohemians than Cedars.
- [Bridal Veil Falls in two seasons](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/02/bridal-veil-falls-in-two-seasons/) - The ice was spectacular at Bridal Veil Falls in Franconia, NH last Sunday. Believe it or not, the falls normally come down through the notch directly above the person's head. Below are two photos taken from about the same spot on October 16, 2018 and last Sunday. You can easily identify some features that are
- [Iridescent Clouds over Hanover](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/01/iridescent-clouds-over-hanover/) - There were some amazing iridescent clouds in the sky around 1 PM today. I photographed them on and off for 40 minutes. Cloud iridescence is a surprisingly common occurrence that is rarely observed. Perhaps this is because most people don't like to look directly at the sun. The photo below illustrates that these colorful clouds
- [Bohemian Waxwings in New London](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/01/bohemian-waxwings-nl/) - Earlier this month I photographed Pine Grosbeaks in New London, NH, but failed to find any Bohemian Waxwings. So I went back last week, and, after driving around for quite a while, I spotted a large flock of birds flying into the top of a pine tree. I parked and checked them out with my
- [Artistic birds, squirrels, and a feeder](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/01/artistic-birds/) - It is nice to be able to stay home during a snow storm. While I have no end of images to edit (I'm currently working to complete a long documentation of a Coast to Coast Walk along the Wainwright Trail in northern UK last summer), it is nice to take an occasional break and photograph
- [Barred Owl on a very cold morning](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/01/barred-owl-2/) - We have been visited by a barred owl several times this winter, but I was very surprised to see it sitting out in the relative open on this below zero morning. I guess it didn't hear about the wind chill advisory. I could definitely see its feathers moving in the wind as I photographed it
- [Pine Grosbeaks in New London](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/01/pine-grosbeaks-in-new-london/) - A recent trip to New London failed to turn up any Bohemian Waxwings, but I did find a rarer species, at least for me, Pine Grosbeaks. This has been a good year for winter visitors from the north, mainly finch and waxwings. So far this year I have found some waxwings but not Evening Grosbeaks.
- [Monday's Skies](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/01/mondays-skies/) - It seems I was mostly looking skyward two days ago. The day ended with a spectacular sunset over Okemo Mountain in Vermont. ...and snow reflected in the colored windows of a greenhouse. Mid-afternoon found us hiking in Norwich and getting another photo of the sky and sun. At 4:41 PM, the sky over Vermont was
- [Snow Storm January 9, 2019](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/01/snow-storm-january-9-2019/) - The forecast was for 1-3 inches. We got a foot here on Tug Hill in Etna. I started taking photos at 5 AM. Here is the snow coming down as lit by our yard lights. By 8 AM, a red squirrel made a tunnel under the snow to a spot below our bird feeders. Around
- [Waxwings at Dartmouth](https://jimblockphoto.com/2019/01/waxwings-at-dartmouth/) - Late yesterday afternoon I spent a short time with Waxwings on the Dartmouth campus. They mostly spent the time I was there sitting high in a tree. Only a few came down into the very dark shade and then only briefly. Most of them were Cedar Waxwings as seen in the photos immediately below. But
- [Sunset behind Okemo](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/12/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 ski trails is Okemo. I wish you the very best this holiday season.
- [Birds and Squirrels near Feeder](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/12/birds-and-squirrels-near-feeder/) - We have the normal expected visitors to our feeders -- chickadees and squirrels -- but recently an unexpected one came. He (or she) arrived as the sun was setting and sat watching the feeder. A beautiful barred owl. I hope to see it again. I keep looking. I spent a short time one dull morning
- [Winter Wonderland](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/11/winter-wonderland/) - We had a wet, heavy snowstorm Tuesday. The snow turned our yard into a winter wonderland. The beauty remains today, Thursday. Unfortunately the storm also caused some significant power outages in NH and VT. We were fortunately spared. Here is our backyard at 6:50 AM Wednesday. A photo taken this morning looks identical. Yesterday morning
- [Birds in Motion](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/11/birds-in-motion/) - Recently I spent a few hours on several days trying to photograph flying yard birds. This was a follow-up to more extensive posts of birds in motion from last January and Phoebes flying from April. It was snowing when I took many of the photos. You can see snow in the photo of a Tufted
- [Playing with an iPhone Camera](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/01/playing-with-an-iphone-camera/) - I purchased a new 8MP camera that came with a phone attached. It is called a 4S. I've used the phone a few times, but I have been mostly learning how to use the camera. It has a f/2.4 lens with digital zoom (which I can turn off so I do not accidentally use it),
- [Susan's Garden](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/11/susans-garden/) - I recently finished a year-long commission -- photographing a beautiful garden in Hanover. The garden was created and is maintained by Susan Edwards with help from her husband, Brian. Susan's daughter hired me over a year ago to photograph the garden through the seasons as a birthday present for her mother. Although I started
- [Days and Weeks of ...](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/11/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 and VT by car and foot. I recently published blogs on each of the four weeks of October 2018. I have been doing something similar
- [Enfield Wildlife Management Area Sept 16, 2017](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/09/enfield-wildlife-management-area-sept-16-2017/) - Here are a few photos I took at this beautiful spot late morning today. Check it out.
- [Rockport 2018](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/11/rockport-2018/) - I traveled to Rockport last weekend to attend a Sunday meeting of the New England Photography Guild. This gave me an opportunity to do some photography in Gloucester and Rockport Saturday afternoon and early Sunday morning. I rarely get to these spots so this was a special bonus on top of a great meeting. I
- [Last Week of October 2018](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/11/last-week-of-october-2018/) - This Blog contains photos taken between October 22 and 31, 2018. It seems that the Last Week of October 2018 was 10 days long. The major events of the week were a pair of hikes over icy trails. The week started with a hike over Mount Pierce and Mount Jackson, two 4000 footers. The hike
- [Monhegan Island with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/10/monhegan-island-with-vce/) - In late September I traveled to Monhegan Island, Maine for 4-days with the good folks from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. It was an eye-opening experience revealing the beauty and bird life of the island. Friday was overcast and we had some rain Monday, but Saturday and Sunday were warm and sunny. The trip was mostly about
- [Third Week of October 2018](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/10/third-week-of-october-2018/) - This blog presents some of the photos I took between October 15 and 21, 2018. It was foggy in the Upper Valley Monday. I used the soft light to take photos in Hanover Center and Lyme. In Lyme I found some iridescent clouds seen above. Here are some photos from Hanover Center. And here
- [Second Week of October 2018](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/10/second-week-of-october-2018/) - Galen Rowell ran a mile to place a rainbow on the roofs of the Dalai Lama's Potala Palace in Tibet. But sometimes one gets lucky. This rainbow only lasted a minute or so, but I did not have to move far to get the photo. It already ended on the roof of the barn when
- [First Week of October 2018](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/10/first-week-of-october-2018/) - There is already colorful foliage around if you explore and look. Here are some photos I took between October 1 and 7, 2018. Leading off is one of my favorite birds, a Brown Creeper. I photographed it on Monhegan Island, Maine, Monday morning with a short lens in the rain. This was after two great
- [Last Week of September along Route 4A](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/10/sept-along-route-4a/) - Route 4A in New Hampshire is a gem that few people ever visit and even fewer take time to explore. Although there are wonderful spots right along the road for photography, taking various side roads a mile or two can lead to rewarding discoveries. I spent a little time on four days the last week of September
- [Mount Sunapee hike with SRKG](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/01/mount-sunapee-hike-with-srkg/) - Tom Lawton led a hike over the top of Mount Sunapee on Saturday. Tom, Gerry, Charles, and I enjoyed a beautiful day with snow in the morning making the mountain quiet and beautiful. Our trip down was challenging with icy patches. We met at the P.O. parking lot in Newbury. We started up the trail
- [Iridescent Clouds over Monhegan Community Church](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/10/iridescent-clouds-over-monhegan-community-church/) - I spent a wonderful 4 days on Monhegan Island in Maine last weekend on a trip organized by the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. The main focus was birds, but on my first evening there, before taking any warbler photos, I saw a spectacular light show from my room at the Monhegan House. The sky to
- [C2C Hike and the Striding Edge](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/09/c2c-hike-and-the-striding-edge/) - Two weeks ago I returned from hiking for 8 days along the Coast-to-Coast Trail in northern England. Devised by Alfred Wainwright, this trail passes through three national parks along mostly public rights-of-way and paths. It is one of the most popular of all the long-distance footpaths in the UK. I will be posting photos from this hike HERE over the next
- [Coast to Coast Walk](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/09/coast-to-coast-walk/) - I just completed 2/3 of the Wainwright Trail across northern England with two great friends. Only one day of rain across the moors. Never been so wet with clothes on in my life. Otherwise the weather was great for hiking -- 50 to mid-60s all days. Some long, 20+ mile, days and lots of uphills.
- [Great Egret in Newport](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/08/great-egret-in-newport/) - After photographing pickleball (!!!) in Claremont yesterday, I spotted a Great Egret along the Sugar River in Newport. I had not read the two earlier reports of this bird being in the area so I wasn't looking for it. But its very white plumage was hard to miss. I spent 15 minutes with the egret.
- [Hawk Moth](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/08/hawk-moth/) - Jann and I watched a hawk moth work the flowers yesterday at our favorite veggie stand in Sutton, NH. These moths belongs to the family Sphingidae and are known as hawk moths, sphinx moths, or hummingbird moths. Some hawk moths, such as the hummingbird hawk-moth in the photos here, hover in midair like hummingbirds while they feed on nectar from flowers.
- [SRKG 1 Hike](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/08/srkg-1-hike/) - On a warm and very humid day, Bruce, his dog, Caro, and I hiked over Mount Sunapee yesterday. We followed Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Trail 1, which consists of the Newbury Trail up, the Solitude Trail across the ridge line, and the Summit Trail down to Goshen. It didn’t rain, but it might as well had. Only
- [Cats in Heat Wave](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/07/cats-in-heat-wave/) - We are having a monumental heat wave. Here are how our cats are coping. Shot in raw with iPhone, if that matters.
- [Iridescent Clouds over Sunapee Harbor](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/07/iridescent-clouds-over-sunapee-harbor/) - There are many times when the camera can see things the eye can't. Examples include freezing a very fast action, blurring moving water, the multitude of stars in the night sky, and situations like I encountered recently. During an early morning walk with my wife, Jann, through Sunapee Harbor, I made the 5-photo panoramic image
- [Beaver Brook Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/06/beaver-brook-trail/) - If you like moving water, this is a trail for you. Continuous cascades tumble off Mount Moosilauke into Beaver Pond in Kinsman's Notch. But this trail is steep. It is not for those not use to serious hiking. I have added a page to my New Hampshire Trails section of this web site for the
- [Photo Walk at Hayes Farm Park and King Bird Sanctuary](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/05/photo-walk-at-hayes-farm/) - I led a photo walk for the Etna Library yesterday for the third time for around 12 folks -- I didn't actually count the number -- at the Hayes Farm Park. I made a few comments on composition and light and showed a few photos that I took near the library to illustrate a technique.
- [Rail Trail Birds Again](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/05/rail-trail-birds-again/) - Jeff MacQueen led a bird walk along the Rail Trail in Lebanon earlier this month. This is one of my favorite spring spots for birds. It rates right up there with the King Bird Sanctuary in Etna, the Mink Brook Preserve in Hanover, the Boston Lot in Lebanon, and the "Prison Lands" in Windsor. I went
- [King Bird Sanctuary](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/05/king-bird-sanctuary-2/) - I will be leading a photo walk for the Etna Library to the King Bird Sanctuary at the Hayes Farm Park in Etna, NH next Wednesday May 23 at 3 pm. It is open to all ages and even those with binoculars rather than a camera. For those with cameras, I will be happy to
- [Northern Parula at Mink Brook Nature Preserve](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/05/northern-parula-at-mink-brook-nature-preserve/) - I spent a little time along the Quinn Trail in the Mink Brook Nature Preserve in Hanover, NH earlier this week. I was only able to get photos of three birds and two cooperative red squirrels. A Veery was lurking behind some plants. A Red-eyed Vireo was singing loudly and monotonously above my head. But the
- [Red Squirrel](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/05/red-squirrel/) - I went to the Mink Brook Nature Preserve in Hanover early Monday morning to do some bird photography. Found a very cooperative Northern Parula which will likely be featured in a subsequent blog. I also found two red squirrels. Normally they are camera shy. But one posed nicely for me for a few seconds, and the second
- [Birdbanding at Campbell Flat](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/05/birdbanding-at-campbell-flat/) - Chris Rimmer of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies gave a bird banding demonstration Sunday at Campbell Flat in Norwich. It was a great event during a busy Mother's Day with a Wildflower Hike in the Shumway Forest mid-day. Here is Chris shortly before the start, "unloading" a net. After being banded, sometimes the birds did not
- [Wildflower Hike in the Shumway Forest](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/05/wildflower-hike/) - The Hanover Conservancy sponsored a wildflower hike in the Shumway Forest on Moose Mountain. It was led by Alice Schori who identified many wildflowers for us and pointed out interesting characteristics of them. It was very informative. Seven of us forgot to check the web for a possible date switch, so we arrived a day
- [Windsor State Farm Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/05/windsor-state-farm/) - It was, in order, "veer", "beee-BZZZZ", and "drink your teeee" at the Winsdor, VT (former) Prison Farm orchard yesterday. The morning was calm and clear. I arrived early, and I took a while before I made my first photo of a secretive Veery. Not long after the Veery disappeared, a Blue-winged Warbler appeared and sang
- [Rail Trail Birding with Jeff MacQueen](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/05/rail-trail-birding-with-jeff-macqueen/) - Jeff MacQueen lead a bird walk on the Rail Trail in Lebanon Saturday. This event was sponsored by the UVLT and Wild about Lebanon. Here is Jeff pointing out some birds. Here are a few of the birds we saw. As you can see, I was a bit partial to the Least Flycatchers.
- [Wild Turkey Up Close in Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/05/wild-turkey-up-close-in-etna/) - Two days ago I had my second very close encounter with a wild turkey in less than a month. The first time the sun was shining brightly. This time the light was softer, the turkey was in my back yard, and I was able to get a number of photos with a fairly short lens
- [Vernal Pool on Greensboro Ridge](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/04/vernal-pool-on-greensboro-ridge/) - A group of around 40 kids and adults pretending they were kids explored a vernal pool on Greensboro Ridge Saturday with Craig Layne. The hike was sponsored by the Hanover Conservancy. We followed Oli's Eagle Trail north a short distance before turning west and crossing a small stream. When we reached the vernal pool, Craig
- [Wells River Rumble](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/04/wells-river-rumble/) - The Wells River Rumble was held on a beautifully sunny day last Sunday. This is an annual event sponsored by the Ledyard Canoe Club and part of their Riverfest celebration. It was my first time at this event. I had another event to take part in and photograph on Saturday, so I missed the Mascoma
- [Trio of Mammals](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/04/trio-of-mammals/) - During the last week I photographed three mammals. One is very common, one not too common, and one is fairly rare -- at least seeing one is a rare event. One lives in trees, one inhabits marshes, and one prowles forests and fields. Many of the birds that come to my feeder toss 2 or
- [Woodies at Pompy](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/04/woodies-at-pompy/) - Last Tuesday and Wednesday turned out to be really good days for Wood Ducks in the Pompy area of Norwich. I had found some there a few days earlier, so I was hopeful. Around 8:30 am Tuesday, I found a pair of wood ducks on the east side of the road at Campbell Flat. After
- [Paradise Park, Part 2](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/04/paradise-park/) - What is that bird above? This angle does not show it well, so you might have some difficulty identifying this warbler that was the star of the show, after the phoebes flying of course, on my visit to Lake Runnemede in Windsor, Vermont last Thursday. (If you haven't seen the previous blog, please do.) There
- [Phoebes Flying](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/04/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 to photograph. It turns out they weren’t hard to find. The ones in the corn stubble were a bit hard to approach. However the ones
- [Pompy area Ducks](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/04/pompy-ducks/) - I spent some time Wednesday through Saturday last week photographing ducks. One of the days was bright and sunny, but the other times I had to contend with fog or heavy overcast. Fortunately, modern digital cameras do a decent job of controlling noise, even at high ISO. Almost half of the photos here were shot
- [Wild Turkey Up Close](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/04/turkey-upclose/) - Last week I got closer to a male wild turkey than I ever have in my life. It seems he was more interested in two lady friends than me. He was displaying almost continuously. The light was very contrasty and the background was terrible, so I used a long lens to capture the unusual beauty
- [Juvenile Bald Eagle](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/04/juvenile-bald-eagle-2/) - At Post Pond in Lyme this morning -- it's still covered with white stuff -- a juvenile bald eagle flew by me heading north up Clay Brook and out of sight. Then literally a minute later, another one flew by heading south and landing in a tree on the west side of the pond. I
- [Moving Water along River Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/04/moving-water-along-river-road/) - Immediately after an early spring rain is a nice time to photograph moving water. Helping me get away from my computer, a friend and I spent a few hours Friday afternoon along River Road in Lyme and Hanover. Our first stop was Hewes Brook in Lyme. We carefully worked our way down to the water's
- [Trip to the Coast](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/03/trip-to-the-coast/) - On the last day of February, a friend and I headed for the NH and MA coasts well before dawn. Our primary destination was the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, a spot I had never visited. Marc had told me about how tame the birds there were so I asked if he would show me around
- [Woodies and Hoodies](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/03/woodies-and-hoodies/) - Woodies and Hoodies seem to be abundant along the Connecticut River in the Upper Valley these days. Especially Hooded Mergansers, but there are certainly Wood Ducks too. One of my favorite spots in spring is near the mouth of Grant Brook in Lyme. However, because River Road remains closed, visiting this spot means looping
- [Slade Brook in Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/03/slade-brook-in-winter/) - I visited the Slade Brook Watershed above Old Lyme Road three times in March on snowshoes. The first two times were Sunday morning Hanover Conservancy "pop up trips" led by Hugh Mellert. The third I did on my own. On March 11, we met at Hugh's house before walking a short distance down the road
- [Strange Looking Purple Finches](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/03/strange-looking-purple-finches/) - A few weeks ago I saw this bird and managed to get a few photos that were good enough to identify it as a female or first year male purple finch. But what's with the yellow patch under its bill? I could find no other photo or drawing that showed the same marking. Plus this
- [Moose Bog](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/03/moose-bog/) - Marc and I headed for Moose Bog before dawn Monday in a surprising snowstorm. Fortunately the storm was local and the roads were mostly fine. The entrance at South American Pond Road was not plowed, but we were able to park off the road, but not too far off to give us trouble later. We headed
- [Moose and Victory Bog](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/03/moose-and-victory-bog/) - After stopping for coffee in Island Pond, Peg Ackerson and I arrived at Wenlock WMA in Ferdinand, VT before 7 am. Peg followed the faint drumming past the swamp on South American Pond Road and called me over to see a Black-backed Woodpecker. After a while it moved to a downed tree before heading over
- [Gasoline on a road](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/02/gasoline-on-a-road/) - Jann and I took a walk on a nearby road this afternoon. It was a bit muddy, but we like this road because it has some hills and almost no traffic. We soon noticed that a car or truck had leaked gasoline on the road. Unfortunate, but it made for some colorful photos. Here are
- [Greensboro Ridge with Alcott Smith](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/02/greensboro-ridge-with-alcott-smith/) - On a nearly perfect winter day, a group of 14 joined naturalist and tracker extraordinaire Alcott Smith in the Greensboro Ridge Natural Area. This winter excursion was sponsored by the Hanover Conservancy which owns this beautiful conserved area that features huge glacial erratics and vernal pools. Here we are a few minutes into the hike and
- [Red Crossbills](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/02/red-crossbills/) - While on a hike yesterday in Etna, NH with my wife, I got some low quality photos of two female Red Crossbills. I only had my "walk-around-lens" with me. I went back to look for them with a serious lens but could not find them. These are heavily cropped. If you have never seen
- [Sun Dog and Iridescent Clouds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/02/sun-dog-and-iridescent-clouds/) - Returning home from a snowshoe hike with a friend, I spotted a sun dog. We were near his house in Lebanon, but we stopped briefly so I could get the photo below. At my friend's home I took more photos of the sun dog, then I looked to see if there might also be iridescent
- [Super Blue Blood Moon](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/01/moon-over-vt/) - I planned this morning's moon photography adventure like I did almost all the rest -- virtually no planning at all. I'm more of an opportunist than a planner when it comes to photographing celestial events. But at times I have gotten very lucky. I had a leisurely breakfast. About a half hour before moon set
- [Yard Birds in Motion](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/01/yard-birds-in-motion/) - It is easy to get photos of birds sitting still looking cute. It is harder to get them in motion. But the bigger they are the easier it is. Photographing Eagles, Great Gray Owls, and Snowy Owls in flight is not that hard since these species often telegraph when they are about to launch by pooping. And they
- [Porcupine in Hanover](https://jimblockphoto.com/2018/01/porcupine-in-hanover/) - While returning from a brisk walk on the Rail Trail in Lebanon and Enfield this afternoon, Jann and I came across a porcupine. Here are 4 of the photos I managed to get before it disappeared.
- [New Years Eve Sun Dogs](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/12/sun-dogs-2/) - A very colorful pair of Sun Dogs appeared in the sky above our yard this morning. They were associated with a faint 22 degree halo. The show lasted for over 90 minutes, so I had time to photograph from various windows and also from out in the yard. The above photo shows one of the
- [Ruffed Grouse  December 26, 2017](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/12/ruffed-grouse/) - About an hour before sunset the day after Christmas a Ruffed Grouse appeared in our Etna yard. We see them from time to time along our driveway, but this is the first that I have seen one so close to our house. The photo below is the first photo I took of the grouse in
- [Merry Christmas yard birds on ice](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/12/christmas-birds/) - Our Christmas eve ice storm provided an opportunity to stay home and photograph a few yard birds. The Tufted Titmouse is one of my favorite species, but the slate-colored Dark-eyed Juncos were beautiful with their subtle coloration. Here are the Juncos on display. And now the Tufted Titmouses, or is it titmice? A
- [Greeley Ponds on the first day of Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/12/greeley-ponds/) - A friend and I hiked into the beautiful Greeley Ponds early yesterday morning. It is a beautiful and relatively easy hike. The mountain in the background is Mount Kancamagus. You can see photos and read a description by CLICKING HERE.
- [Cloud Iridescence in the Dolomites](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/12/cloud-iridescence-in-the-dolomites/) - Cloud Iridescence is a diffraction phenomenon caused by small water droplets or small ice crystals individually scattering light. The colors are usually pastel pinks, greens, and blues arranged in smudges or orderly bands. The colors can sometimes be very vivid as they were here above Civetta in the Dolomites of northeastern Italy. You can learn more about optical phenomena in the sky by
- [Snowy Owl in Randolph, another visit](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/12/snowy-2/) - I wasn't planning a second trip to Randolph, VT to photograph the snowy owl, but a friend and great photographer wanted to go, so I joined him. The day was forecast to be sunny, but it was anything but. It snowed lightly most of the day. My goal was to get some flight photos. I
- [Snowy Owl in Randolph](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/11/snowy-in-randolph/) - One of my photography students brought a photo of a snowy owl to class Wednesday evening. So I decided I would see the owl for myself Friday afternoon. I finished photographing an assignment for a magazine shortly after noon and headed toward Randolph. I found the owl with some help from a friendly local. The
- [Eagle Flying](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/11/eagle-flying/) - I led a Field Trip for my Digital Photography class Sunday morning in Woodstock. The eight of us had a great time. It is wonderful to work with such enthusiastic and dedicated students. One of the things I suggest in my classes is that when you are driving almost anywhere, have a camera on the
- [Fall Multiplied Part 2](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/11/fall-multiplied-2/) - After my last post on Multiple Exposures, I decided to try some more. This can get addictive. At least it is a nice break on a dreary November day. The following half dozen 10-shot multi-exposures were shot with my camera set to Add (equivalent to No Gain on some cameras) and an Exposure Compensation of
- [Fall Multiplied](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/11/fall-multiplied/) - This was a great fall foliage season, though some would disagree. I have posted some photos HERE and HERE. While making these "normal" images I tried some multiple exposure shots. Many modern digital cameras can made multiple exposure images and some offer a number of controls that are very useful in different situations. Some of
- [Zealand Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/10/zealand-trail/) - A friend and I hiked the beautiful Zealand Trail in the White Mountains Friday. This was after 6.6 inches of rain had fallen on nearby Mount Washington the three previous days. So the streams and falls were full, to say the least. If you CLICK HERE or click the photo below taken from the Zealand
- [Six Days in October](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/10/six-days/) - Here are some photos I took during a six day stretch between October 17 and 22, 2017 during what has turned out to be a very nice fall foliage season in the Upper Valley. Tuesday October 17 An early morning hike up the 3,156 ft high Mount Cardigan in Orange, NH was an easy climb
- [Nine Days in October](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/10/nine-days/) - Although many were disappointed with the colors this year, I thought the 2017 fall foliage season was quite colorful, at least in the parts of NH that I visited. Here are samples of the photos I took during a nine day stretch between October 3 and 11, 2017. Some of the days were filled with
- [Kinglet and YR Warblers in Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/10/kinglet-and-yr-warblers-in-etna/) - Late yesterday afternoon a flock of a dozen or more Yellow-rumped Warblers and at least one Golden-crowned Kinglet visited my yard for a short while. It was hard to count because they were in almost constant rapid motion. Plus I was trying to get photos. Here is the kinglet. One of the yellow-rumps had
- [Iridescent Clouds in Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/10/iridescent-clouds-in-etna/) - During an early morning walk with Jann today, I made a few photos of fog near a backlit barn. I then noticed some color in the clouds. I was seeing iridescence in the clouds. Iridescence is a diffraction phenomenon caused by small water droplets or ice crystals individually scattering light. The colors are usually pastel pinks, greens, and blues arranged in smudges
- [To the top of Everest](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/08/to-the-top-of-everest/) - It is one thing to get published, but it's an entirely different matter to get a print of a photo one took carried to the top of Mount Everest. Here is Mingmar Sherpa, the son of good friend Chhongba Sherpa, on the summit of Mount Everest in May this year. He is holding a photo
- [Little Blue Heron in Norwich](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/08/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 a Little Blue Heron. I never managed to get my spotting scope on the bird, but based on a 20-25 second view through binoculars as
- [Photo Lessons](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/08/photo-lessons/) - This weekend I gave two 3-hour photo lessons to two very enthusiastic photographers. It was fun for me, and I think they benefited from the time we spent together. Both Saturday and Sunday we started indoors covering techniques and composition. Then we moved outside to practice what was discussed, answer questions, and touch on other
- [Loon Chick on Lake Mascoma](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/07/loon-chick-on-lake-mascoma/) - Mothers (or fathers) and babies can be adorable. Loons certainly fall into this category. There seems to be something about this ancient species that is very attractive to many of us. The photos in this blog were taken on Lake Mascoma July 3 and 4, 2017. Jann and I took an early morning hike near
- [Moving Water in Vermont](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/07/moving-water-in-vermont/) - On Thursday, Jann and I took a drive to Rutland. I wanted to stop at Thundering Brook in Killington, but other than that we had no real plans for the day. We got to Thundering Brook a bit before 7 AM. We were too late, or too early, for good light. The sun
- [Eleven Deer Day](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/07/eleven-deer-day/) - Yesterday, July 4, was not a day of fireworks but deer. I spotted 11 in 6 different locations within 5 miles of my home. Four of the deer were fawns. The only deer that stayed around long enough to photograph was the family of three in my yard. Here is the fawn with parent number
- [Deer Up Close](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/07/deer-up-close/) - Yesterday afternoon shortly after I returned from a hike, I looked out my glassed studio door and was shocked to see a deer staring at me from 4-5 yards away. Actually I don't think she could see me through the glass. I grabbed my camera and started shooting. The photo to the right was taken
- [Hike Mount Eisenhower](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/07/hike-mount-eisenhower/) - Bruce and I hiked to the summit of the 4780 ft Mount Eisenhower last Thursday. We headed up Edmands Path at 7 AM and returned to our car at 1 PM, shortly after it started to sprinkle lightly. Bruce timed it perfectly, as some significant rain arrived a bit later. We covered about 7 miles
- [Early Fog in Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/07/early-fog-in-etna/) - The rains of Saturday resulted in beautiful early fog in Etna this morning. I took an almost 4 mile hike, mostly uphill, with a somewhat heavy backpack and still got home before 7:30 AM. Jann hiked with me for half of this trip then took the car while I walked home. I'm training for a
- [Mount Sunapee Hike](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/06/mount-sunapee-hike/) - Dave Gardner led a group of 21 humans and 3 dogs up to the very top of Mount Sunapee yesterday kicking off the summer series of SRK Greenway hikes. It was a beautiful day, and the hike was perfectly timed to miss the rain earlier in the morning. We hiked the Rim Trail from the
- [Favorite Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/06/favorite-pond-2/) - I spent a very pleasant two hours Thursday morning kayaking on my favorite pond. After visiting it often for many years, this was only my second visit in the last five years. My previous recent visit was at the end of September 2015. I got some great light that morning. I also got an unusual
- [Lupines in Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/06/lupines-in-etna/) - I photographed a beautiful field of lupines in a neighbor's yard yesterday. I'm told this field is the natural result of four lupines transplanted from a friend's driveway where they were "weeds", 18 years ago. It is mind boggling how the huge variety of colors and shapes could develop when many lupine fields are a
- [Orange and Black Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/06/orange-and-black-birds/) - I spent an hour or so along the Rail Trail at Ice House Road in Lebanon on June 14 & 15, 2017. I was sorry I couldn't join the walk there led by Jeff and George recently, but this was second best. Orange and black birds were everywhere -- orioles and redstarts to be specific.
- [A few Birds at Boston Lot](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/06/birds-at-boston-lot/) - I made a trip yesterday morning to Boston Lot Lake to check our a Yellow-throated Vireo nest that had been reported. Thanks to Kathy Thompson's directions, I was able to quickly find the nest. A short time after I spotted the nest I got some poor photos of a Red-eyed Vireo very near the nest with
- [Identifying a "Gull”](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/05/identifying-a-gull/) - Along the southwestern coast of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula of Iceland, between Hellnar and Arnarstapi, are wonderful cliffs where seabirds nest --the Pufubjarg Bird Cliffs. One can walk the 2.5 km distance between the two villages along well-trodden trails and nicely-constructed boardwalks. Leaving these trails just a short distance allows one to carefully peer over the
- [Hayes Farm Park and Trescott Ridge Wetlands](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/05/hayes-farm-park-and-trescott-ridge-wetlands/) - On Wednesday I led a photo walk at the Hayes Farm Park and Trescott Ridge Wetlands. We visited the King Bird Sanctuary along the way. It was a beautiful spring day. The blooms on the trees were a bit past peak -- missed that by about a week. You can see photos I took in
- [Bird Banding in Norwich](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/05/bird-banding-in-norwich/) - Campbell Flats in Norwich, VT is a beautiful area and a great spot for birds. Chris Rimmer and Jason Hill of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies held a bird banding demonstration there yesterday. To quote part of an email from Chris, "Banding is a time-honored avian research technique, in which small birds are harmlessly captured in fine
- [Canada Warblers in the Upper Valley](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/05/canada-warblers/) - A beautiful bird passes through and nests in various spots in the Upper Valley. It is a Canada Warbler. These photos were taken at Bear Pond in Canaan, Cricenti's Bog in New London, and along the Quinn Trail in the Mink Brook Preserve in Hanover.
- [King Bird Sanctuary, May 20, 2017](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/05/king-bird-sanctuary-may-20-2017/) - I will be leading a photo walk in the King Bird Sanctuary at the Hayes Farm Park in Etna, NH, Wednesday May 24 at 3 PM. It is co-sponsored by the Hanover Conservancy, Hanover Historical Society, Howe Library, and Etna Library. It is free and open to the public, even if you just want to see this
- [Blackpoll Warbler at Harris Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/05/blackpoll-warbler-at-harris-brook/) - I ventured to Harris Brook Nature Area yesterday morning. Although this area is technically in Canaan, it has been recently developed by the Enfield Conservation Commission with a nice trail circling the Enfield Reservoir which has not been used as a water supply since 1983. It is one of the six locations featured in an article
- [UVD with Mascoma Audubon](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/05/uvd-with-mascoma-audubon/) - I joined a large group of enthusiastic birders yesterday on a field trip sponsored by the Mascoma Audubon. It was a beautiful morning. As is my custom, I arrived early and immediately started down the trail. It is easier to photograph birds when I am alone, but it is much harder to find them. Compromises,
- [Birds from this Morning and few from last week](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/05/birds-of-the-morning/) - I joined a Mascoma Audubon group for a while at Boston Lot this morning. It was a wonderful morning to be out, even though few birds showed themselves or came close. Still I managed to get a few with my camera. The loudest singer was a Wood Thrush. The only flying birds I got were
- [Glossy Ibis in Canaan](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/04/glossy-iris-in-canaan/) - I went to Canaan in the rain yesterday afternoon to see the glossy ibis pair feeding in a field along Route 4. One flew a short distance and I got a shot as it landed. After feeding for a while, the pair took flight and landed at the edge of a pond that was on
- [Accidental Two Eagle Day](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/04/accidental-two-eagle-day/) - I didn't expect to get anything -- I was just taking a quick look at two spots before I had to be in Lebanon. But I got lucky and only needed to spend two minutes at each of the spots. I checked out the Pompy area, and as soon as I drove in an eagle launched from a
- [Wood Duck Chase](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/04/wood-duck-chase/) - Yesterday in Lyme, NH a friend and I witnessed a short chase scene. An unattached male wood duck got too close to another male and his mate and was asked to move on. Here is the beginning of the encounter with the female safely back near a log. This is how the chase developed. It was
- [Wood and Ring-necked Ducks](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/04/wood-and-ring-necked-ducks/) - Yesterday morning I did the "5 and dime loop" from my home -- up Route 10 to Lyme and Orford and back Route 5 to Norwich. Generally the spots I checked out were quiet. Viewed only from my car, Kendall Station was pretty empty except for some mallards far out. The Connecticut River was fairly low.
- [Black-necked Crane Festival](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/12/black-necked-crane-festival/) - We left our lodge in the early morning fog for a leisurely few hour hike along the Phobjikha Valley to the site of the Black-necked Crane Festival. The festival is held every November 11 at the Gangte Goemba to celebrate the arrival of the black-necked cranes to the valley where they spend the winter before
- [Red Squirrel Spinning Again](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/03/red-squirrel-spinning-again/) - This afternoon I posted a Blog about red squirrels learning and then went for a walk with Jann. Soon after we returned I noticed a red squirrel eyeing our bird feeder. I grabbed my camera and caught this sequence. It was actually able to somehow stop the spin, but then it jumped. Maybe
- [Red Squirrels Can Learn](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/03/red-squirrels-can-learn/) - Three days ago I posted a Blog on Flying Red Squirrels, with photos of a very determined red squirrel being tossed by a mechanical bird feeder. Well the small but feisty red squirrel was back during the ice storm yesterday. Not only did it guard its territory under the feeder well, chasing numerous larger red
- [People of Manang](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/12/people-of-manang/) - The people of Manang, especially the children, were friendly and cheerful. They live amid great beauty---the views from the city of the Annapurna range are spectacular. The older part of town has amazing stonework that mirrors the harsh living conditions. Hiking around the town on our rest day I was able to make the photos
- [Annapurna Images Posted](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/03/annapurna-images-posted/) - I have posted photos and words from the first 70% of our 2011 trek around the Annapurna range in Nepal HERE. There are quite a few photos on the pages linked to that page. If you only have a short time, here is a brief slide show.
- [Himalayas from the Air](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/03/himalayas-from-above/) - I added a page of photos of the Himalayan Mountains of the Annapurna and Khumbu regions of Nepal to my web site. You can get to them if you CLICK HERE or click the photos below.
- [Flying Red Squirrel](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/03/flying-red-squirrel/) - This is not about Flying Squirrels. It is about flying Red Squirrels, at least one very determined squirrel in particular. We have a Droll Yankee "Flipper" that discourages squirrels from stealing the sunflower seeds we want to feed to the birds. The chickadees, in particular, seem to toss one or two seeds on the ground
- [Great Gray Owl in Hanover](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/02/great-gray-owl-in-hanover/) - This morning while driving to Sharon to photograph trackers for Upper Valley Life, I spotted an Owl on Trescott Road. I turned around and slowly drove back with my camera aimed out an open window. It didn't look like a Barred, but I couldn't stop to search the woods where it flew or examine the
- [Great Gray Owl Adventure](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/03/great-gray-owl-adventure/) - I spent a very enjoyable 90 minutes Friday with the Great Gray Owl that has visited Newport, NH. He must like it there because he has stayed for over two weeks so far. He has been slowly making his way north along the fields west of Route 10. But he still has a long way
- [Great Gray Owl in Action](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/03/great-gray-owl-in-action/) - Wednesday I got some photos of the Great Gray Owl that visited Newport, NH sitting, looking left and right, and sitting some more. I returned Friday intent on getting some action shots. I should have not bothered to come Friday morning, but I was there for 2 hours anyway. I returned in the afternoon for
- [Great Gray Owl in Newport and back in time](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/03/great-gray-owl-in-newport-and-back-in-time/) - If this is the first Great Gray Owl page you have visited be sure to also see the two with the owl flying, eating a mouse, and in a snow storm. Click HERE and HERE and these pages will open as new tabs so you can finish reading this page. I spent a bit less
- [Townsend's Solitaire in Orford](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/02/townsends-solitaire-in-orford/) - Many thanks to Jeff MacQueen who found a rare Townsend’s Solitaire in his Orford yard and invited others to come and view it. With Jeff watching from a distance, I was alone with the Solitaire for 13 minutes getting some nice views. I took a few distant shots then moved in closer. I was shooting
- [Townsend's Solitaire first look](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/02/townsends-solitaire-first-look/) - Jeff MacQueen found a rare Townsend's Solitaire in his Orford yard this morning and invited others to come and view it. I was alone with the Solitaire (and Jeff) for 13 minutes getting some nice views. I stayed 40 minutes at Jeff's home, but the rest of the time paled in comparison with those early
- [Eagles contemplating eaglets](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/02/eagles-contemplating-eaglets/) - Jann and I headed north up the river this morning. Along the way we stopped very briefly to take a few photos of this pair of eagles. It appears that one is standing on the nest while the other is standing guard. Perhaps this is the year. The male on the right is most likely the
- [Red Squirrel Tunnels](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/02/red-squirrel-tunnels/) - I discovered a red squirrel tunneling under the fresh snow today. It had its opening right below our bird feeder. The chickadees are very helpful to the squirrels. Perhap they noticed that the feeder is a Squirrel Spinner, although most red squirrels are too light to go for a ride. In any case the chickadees seem to
- [Trescott Lands with Hanover Conservancy](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/02/trescott-with-hc/) - Alcott Smith and Adair Mulligan led a nature hike yesterday through the northeast portion of the Trescott Lands in Hanover from the Dogford Road entrance in Etna. We headed north, gradually climbing Paige Hill. The first animal tracks we came upon were left by a bounding fisher. Each track was the impression of all four
- [Trescott Company Land in Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/03/trescott-land-in-winter/) - Organized by the Hanover Conservancy, a tour of the normally-closed Trescott Water Company Land in Hanover Saturday provided some forestry education and views of two porcupine dens. The photo at the right shows the characteristic porcupine scat pile and the entry hole for the den. The other tree, seen below, had the entry at ground level. If you
- [Trescott Company Lands](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/10/trescott-company-lands/) - Prospect Hill, a place few in the Upper Valley have visited or even knew existed. I didn't, until I arrived at this spectacular spot with the Hanover Conservancy last Saturday. It is a place that is protected and off-limits without special permission. If you CLICK the photo above you will be taken to a page
- [Ford Sayre Ski Jumping](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/02/ford-sayre-ski-jumping/) - An exciting ski jumping competition was held at Oak Hill Saturday January 28 sponsored by Ford Sayre. I was there to take photos on assignment for Kid Stuff magazine. The photos will appear in the November 2017 issue. I hope you will pick up a copy at many locations around the Upper Valley. Suspecting you wouldn't want to wait that
- [Waxwings and Owl](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/01/waxwings-and-owl/) - Yesterday morning I photographed a Ford Sayre ski jumping competition at Oak Hill for a magazine. It was a wonderful event filled with cheerful and friendly children and adults. Shortly before 1:00 I came upon a group of 125 Bohemian Waxwings in Etna. If you care to count them, here is a photo. I did
- [Perspective and Light](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/01/perspective-and-light/) - I recently took this photo of tracks in my yard. This is the way I took it with the bottom of the photo nearest me. But the tracks look "wrong". If you study them, some or all look raised rather than depressed like they should be. How could this happen? I remembered part of a
- [Mergansers, Hawks, and Turkey](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/01/mergansers-hawks-and-turkey/) - Late morning yesterday while driving along Route 11/103 in Newport, NH, I spotted Hooded Mergansers in the Sugar River. I parked, carefully crossed the busy road, and slowly approached the two pair. They swam back and forth with one female normally a bit away from the others. Eventually I must have gotten too close,
- [Criscenti's Bog with 50mm lens and a tube](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/06/criscentis-bog/) - Last Saturday I joined a group of very enthusiastic photographers at the Philbrick-Criscenti Bog in New London, NH. Although I took some photos with a longer lens, I had fun using an inexpensive "normal" lens with an extension tube. Seems my macro lens was at home, and I wasn't there since the class I taught
- [Skating Connecticut River](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/01/skating-connecticut-river/) - Dr. S and I skated the Connecticut River yesterday morning from Wilson's Landing north. The ice was fantastic with some areas with a small pebbly surface and a few spots of open water. The first thing we noticed when we got on the ice were the leaves drifting downstream under the ice as shown below. We
- [Winter Yard Birds 2016-7](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/01/winter-yard-birds/) - Here are photos of a few of the birds that have visited my yard the last two months: Blue Jay, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Downy Woodpecker, Tufted Titmouse, Mourning Dove, Black-capped Chickadee, and American Goldfinch. Click below for a cute hare.
- [Snowshoe Hare](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/01/snowshoe-hare/) - The tracks in the snow were from a snowshoe hare. The hare was moving to the left. The beech leaf is in the right rear footprint -- the rear feet land in front of the much smaller front feet. There was the scat nearby. I learn from Mary Holland that the round, brown, fibrous hare pellets have actually
- [Red Fox Yawn](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/06/red-fox-yawn/) - I just returned from a great trip on two wild and scenic rivers in Colorado and Utah. I was photographing the trips on assignment for OARS. No sooner did I get home when a photo editor needed some shots from a few local spots. Heading to the first spot I found a very relaxed red fox.
- [Late December Snow](https://jimblockphoto.com/2017/01/late-december-snow/) - Although the predictions ranged up to 12-24 inches, we got only about 6-8 inches of snow December 29. The snow stayed on the trees for a few hours the next morning before the wind brought it down. I used this opportunity to get out and take some photos. I knew I did not have time
- [Mill Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/12/mill-road/) - Along the banks of the Mascoma River not far from the lake itself is Mill Road, a Lebanon, NH municipal trail. Permitted uses include walking, horses, bicycles, and snowmobiles. It forms a nice loop with parts of the Northern Rail Trail. My wife and I took shorts walks along Mill Road two early mornings this
- [Mill Road II](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/12/mill-road-ii/) - Jann and I returned to Mill Road in Lebanon yesterday for a short walk. What a difference a week made from our earlier visit. Winter is moving in and ice is forming on sticks and downed trees in the Mascoma River. Small streams flowing in are now mostly frozen over. The water that splashes up
- [Mink & Muskrat](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/12/mink-muskrat/) - A short stretch of road near home passes through a series of small ponds where I recently was able to photograph a mink and a pair of muskrats. The mink appears to be using a small cave in a peninsula in a tiny pond as it temporary home. I spotted him there two different days
- [Rilla Yawn](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/11/rilla-yawn/) - This is not another stupid cat video. It is a silly series of photos of our young cat, Rilla, yawning. Jann and I and our two cats wish you a Happy Thanksgiving.
- [North Wilmot Church](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/11/north-wilmot-church/) - Many people love photographing old barns, covered bridges, and churches. Although I rarely go out of my way to photographing these subjects – preferring people, nature, and wildlife – I will certainly take a photo if one jumps in front of my camera. One church I did travel for is the North Wilmot Church, in
- [Foggy Morning Photos  November 19, 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/11/foggy-morning-photos/) - I got an up close and personal photo of a White-breasted Nuthatch and then noticed the fog in the valley below our hill. I wasn't sure the fog would still be present when I got down into the valley, but I should not have worried. It stayed for several hours. I enjoy photographing in the fog
- [Rainy Day Photography,  November 16, 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/11/rainy-day-photography/) - Yesterday was dark, dreary, and drizzly. It was a great morning for photography. What better way to heal the soul and renew the spirit. See if something nice would come from foul weather in these crazy times. Actually, overcast days are great for letting colors shine through. Contrast is low and colors can really pop.
- [Harris Brook early November 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/11/harris-brook/) - You might be asking, what and where Harris Brook is. This is a relatively new area created by the Enfield Conservation Commission. Its centerpiece is the Enfield Reservoir, which was constructed in 1903 and supplied water to Enfield until 1983. I "discovered" the Enfield Reservoir some years ago on my mountain bike. In 2015 the Enfield Conservation Commission
- [Third Week of October 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/10/third-week-of-october-2016/) - It has been a vivid and beautiful foliage season, one of the best ever. The leaves are coming down in the Upper Valley and the surrounding areas of NH and VT, but there is still nice foliage in spots. I ventured west into VT Wednesday then looped south and east and back north through NH.
- [Blow-me-down Wood Ducks](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/10/blow-me-down-wood-ducks/) - I was photographing the fall foliage yesterday along Blow-me-down Brook in Cornish with a wide angle lens on a tripod. Fortunately I had a second camera body with slightly longer lens around my neck. Suddenly a group of perhaps 6 wood ducks took off from the brook a bit behind me and flew past. I shot
- [First Week of October 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/10/first-week-of-october-2016/) - I spent parts of October 3, 5, and 7 at various places along and near Routes 4 and 4A in New Hampshire. The foliage was beautiful and very vivid. Some folks predicted our dry summer and fall would lead to dull colors, but this has been the best foliage season in memory. I've long believed that
- [Bald Eagle in Enfield](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/09/bald-eagle-in-enfield/) - Yesterday morning I headed to my favorite early fall foliage area hoping to get there before the sun broke through. However, I never made it. As I travelled along the shore of Lake Mascoma I spotted a bald eagle. I took some distant photos in foggy backlight, then moved closer. Surprisingly the eagle seemed quite
- [Pollard Mill Falls Creation](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/09/pollard-mill-falls-creation/) - This blog is aimed at photographers who constantly struggle with getting good images in high contrast situations outdoors in the middle of the day. Often the best solution is to come back later or another less sunny day. But when you are there, want to get a decent photo, and have limited time, there are some alternatives.
- [Loon with adolescent chick](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/09/loon-with-adolescent-chick/) - Yesterday I spent, literally, one minute with the Sunapee loon mother and her chick, "Penny". The light and the water were terrible for photography, and we were just passing through. But I got a few quick shots of wing spreading, feeding, and begging. How do I know the adult loon was the mother? She was
- [Milky Way in Motion](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/09/milky-way-in-motion/) - I got a new camera this year, a D500 -- the long-awaited successor to the great D300s. It has a nice time-lapse movie capability. I am starting to experiment with this feature. I have previously made a few time-lapse videos by shooting many frames and then rendering them into a video in Photoshop. Instead getting a time-lapse video straight
- [Eagles on Kezar Lake](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/09/eagles-on-kezar-lake/) - My wife and I walked around Kezar Lake in Sutton, NH this morning. We saw two bald eagles, or possible only one that flew a considerable distance across the lake without us seeing it. I was able to get some photos with my "walk-around-lens". The photos here are highly cropped. At the southern corner of the lake an
- [Eagles Nest Hike](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/08/eagles-nest-hike/) - Lee Carvalho led a baker's dozen of hikers to a relatively unknown small peak in Danbury named Eagles Nest. We met in North Wilmot, and the beginning of the hike was in that town. While waiting for the group to assemble, a Great Blue Heron flew up and landed not far away in the bog. We
- [Hopkinton Lake](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/08/hopkinton-lake/) - Hopkinton Lake was my kayaking destination for Wednesday. I remember canoeing it many years ago with Jann and getting some decent shots of Great Blue Herons in the slide film days. On the way there I checked out the Sandhill Crane. Again it was fairly near the highway. I took a few photos out my car window
- [Loon Chick in Ugly Stage](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/08/loon-chick-in-ugly-stage/) - The loon chick on Lake Sunapee has entered its "ugly" stage of partial molt. This was taken early afternoon yesterday. You can see the earlier, cuter version of this chick HERE.
- [Horses and Mount Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/08/horses-and-mount-sunapee/) - Yesterday very early found me heading out to photograph an assignment for a magazine for a story I am also writing. This is the kind of assignment I would very happily do even it they were not paying me (don't tell). I drove by a barn with a horse near it and fog, some nice
- [Yellowstone National Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/08/yellowstone-national-park/) - Jann and I spent two days in Yellowstone in the fall of 2014 during a month long driving trip to Montana. I have finally edited the photos I took and posted them HERE. The photo below shows the Hayden Valley at sunrise 22 hours into our 33 hour visit.
- [Mid-July Nature  2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/07/mid-july-nature-2016/) - While Jann was at a Soo-Nipi Quilters Guild meeting yesterday, I took a ride around Newport, Sunapee, and Washington, NH. I got a variety of nature photos. These berries will be bright red soon. What is this common wildflower? Those are the huge three leaves of the plant above. Answer below. Along the Sugar River in
- [Juvenile Bald Eagle](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/07/juvenile-bald-eagle/) - My wife and I took a short hike in Sunapee yesterday. I was carrying around my "walk-around-lens", one not designed for bird photography. I didn't expect to photograph any birds, but I did get some passable shots of a pine warbler. Suddenly we realized some crows were making a huge racket. I figured there might be a
- [Penny's First Week](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/07/pennys-first-week/) - I'm personally not a fan of naming wild creatures, but others feel differently. The third loon chick to hatch on Lake Sunapee quickly got the name "Penny" although no one knows if it is a he or a she. The chick hatched in a nest on a small rock outcropping near Penny Island on June 30. The
- [Mink up Close](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/07/mink-up-close/) - I was photographing loons this morning. But the action got slow and the sun was hot. So I paddled over to a small creek to sit in my kayak in the shade for a bit. I figured the loon would head that way anyway (it did). I soon saw a mink perhaps 30 yards away upstream. I paddled
- [Morning Kayak](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/06/morning-kayak/) - I was in my kayak just after 6 this morning. It was a nice ride. In a space of 70 minutes I got a variety of photos: A sailboat waiting for adventure. A bridge to a small private island. A loon still on its nest. Royal ferns and iris. A beautiful boat cruising slowly. Interesting
- [Mid-June Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/06/mid-june-birds/) - Thursday, Friday, and Saturday I spent a few hours photographing birds in each of the Kearsarge area towns of New London, Sunapee, and Newport. There are photos of 19 species taken these three days on this blog, but the prize and surprise for me was finding a Canada Warbler in New London. It was at
- [Hardy Hill Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/03/hardy-hill-brook/) - I again challenged myself by photographing the assignment I gave to my Photo--SLR class for homework this week. In doing so I "discovered" a fun spot less than three miles from my home. I also used this opportunity to make new images I could use to illustrate this week's class topics. A brief summary is
- [Fox Kits in New London](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/06/fox-kits-in-new-london/) - A friend told me about a fox den, so Jann and I checked it out yesterday morning. We got lucky. When we arrived there were three kits visible. They knew we were present but soon relaxed and pretty much ignored us. After our first brief view of three, it was rare that more than one kit
- [Sunset over Lake Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/06/sunset-over-lake-sunapee/) - There was a nice sunset over Lake Sunapee three nights ago. The image below is a composite of 5 individual photos. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please wait for
- [Northern Parula in Newport](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/06/northern-parula/) - This morning my wife and I took a hike in Newport, NH. We were walking at the edge of woods near a stream. I only got good photos of one bird, but what a bird it was. I think the Northern Parula is one of the most beautiful warblers, and this one was extremely cooperative. It put
- [Sunapee Birds June 1](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/06/sunapee-birds/) - A bit of birding and photography in Sunapee this morning produced a few expected birds, and a surprise. While working a warbler, a Broad-winged Hawk flew in, perched high in a tree, then departed. Here is the warbler I was photographing when this happened, a Black-throated Green Warbler. I was also able to photograph a
- [Fox Kits](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/05/fox-kits/) - Thanks to a friend alerting me to the den on her property, I had a chance to spend a short time recently with four fox kits. I spent 35 minutes in the evening seeing all 4, and then 19 minutes the next morning when 2 were visible outside the den. Below is a photo showing
- [West Rutland Marsh and Deweys Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/05/west-rutland-marsh-and-deweys-pond/) - Monday of this week I took a drive to the West Rutland Marsh and Powerlines. On the way home I stopped briefly at Dewey's Pond in Quechee. Because of other commitments, these may be the last bird photos I take for a while. The easiest photo of the day was a Saw-whet Owl chick. Since
- [Third Week of May, 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/05/3rd-week-of-may/) - 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 and Norwich and Thetford in Vermont. My bird photograph week started Tuesday and ended Friday, although I got a hawk in my yard Saturday. Tuesday
- [Second Week of May, 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/05/2nd-week-of-may/) - 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 I visited the Second Week of May are presented here. Monday On Monday I spent a bit of time south of Main Street Pond in
- [Bittern at Post Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/05/bittern-post-pond/) - After photographing an American Bittern at Zebedee Wetlands five days earlier, I travelled to Post Pond in Lyme to try my luck there. I had seen bitterns at this spot in previous years, and sure enough I found a beautiful bittern soon after arriving. Below is a photo of a wetland near Post Pond in Lyme.
- [Rail Trail Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/05/rail-trail-birds/) - I photographed along the Northern Rail Trail near the shore of Lake Mascoma yesterday. I hit spots in Lebanon and Enfield. At Ice House Road in Lebanon I was immediately serenaded by a Warbling Vireo. This is one of my favorite spots in spring for Warbling Vireos, Yellow Warblers, and Baltimore Orioles. One time I even found
- [Boston Lot, May 4, 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/05/boston-lot-2/) - The Mascoma Audubon held its seasonal first bird walk to Boston Lot Lake in Lebanon, NH today. It was hosted by "Pip" Richens. I arrived early and was able to get quite a few shots of a cooperative Pine Warbler. It was feeding on the ground (something I've witnessed before with Pine Warblers) near a small
- [Mink Brook Nature Preserve](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/05/mink-brook/) - Gail McPeek and George Clark led a bird walk sponsored by the Hanover Conservancy along Mink Brook Saturday April 30. The group of 16 participants saw or heard 37 species. I carried a camera with a relatively short lens; serious bird photography was not my objective. But I did take some photos of this beautiful spot
- [Early Spring at Campbell Flats](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/05/campbell-flats/) - I bookended May Day with two trips to Campbell Flats in Norwich, VT. On April 29, I photographed a Green Heron and Lesser Yellowlegs. On May 2, I found an Eastern Kingbird, American Bittern, a pair of Blue-winged Teal, some Mallards (a common but still beautiful duck), and the Lesser Yellowlegs again. On the way to
- [Barred Owl at Nest Hole](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/04/barred-owl/) - It was a long, enjoyable day that I spent with a friend and fellow photographer recently. He took me to a site in NH where he had found a Barred Owl nesting. We spent most of the day standing waiting for the owl to appear. In the 7 hours we were there it probably spent only about 20 minutes
- [Zebedee Wetlands April 24, 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/04/zebedee/) - 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 the experience. I hiked the Linny Levin Trail at the Zebedee Wetlands in Thetford, Vermont Sunday. This is a beautiful area preserved by the Upper
- [Chalk Drawings at Etna Library](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/04/chalk-drawings-at-etna-library/) - Jann and I took a hike in the woods on and near the Trescott Lands this morning. We then stopped at the Hanover Town Library, a.k.a. the Etna Library, to pick up two books Jann had reserved. This is a very friendly place with great personal service. I took this opportunity to photograph the chalk paintings on the walkway
- [Ducks along the Connecticut April 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/04/ducks-along-the-conn/) - Wednesday this week I took a morning trip up the Connecticut River to Orford and then back down the Vermont side to Norwich. There seemed to be Wood Ducks "everywhere", but most were out of range of my camera and lens. I saw them at Wilson's Landing, in the river along River Road, at Grant
- [Photographing Warblers](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/04/photographing-warblers/) - This is an expanded and updated version of an article I wrote two years ago for another web site. Warbler photography is very challenging – that's what makes it was so rewarding when you capture a decent photo. Photographing warblers is hard work and requires a lot of patience, but they are around – all of the warblers
- [Yard Birds in Snow](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/04/yard-birds-in-snow/) - We had a few inches of very slippery snow yesterday. After venturing to Norwich to photograph an early Vesper Sparrow, I spent a bit of time photographing birds in our yard during the snow. Below is a fanciful composite of 3 photos. The Purple Finch, Chickadee, and Goldfinch on the right are from a single
- [Vesper Sparrow in Norwich](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/04/vesper-sparrow-in-norwich/) - I spent a few minutes photographing a cooperative Vesper Sparrow this morning shortly after 9 AM. This bird was found yesterday by Chris Rimmer. It was cold and snowing lightly. Here are a half dozen photos.
- [Birds in Snow and Ice](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/03/birds-in-snow-and-ice/) - It snowed yesterday, and today we had an ice storm in Etna. In spite of the weather I got a few birds. The Dark-eyed Junco and molting American Goldfinch are from my yard yesterday. The Bohemian Waxwings are from Etna Village this morning.
- [Last week of Winter  2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/03/last-week-of-winter-2016/) - The last week of winter is typically a "nothing" time for photography, especially when there is no snow on the ground. But I looked around Etna, Enfield, and Lyme, NH and Woodstock, VT and found a few things to photograph. Ducks are returning, rivers are up, and the sunrises over Lake Mascoma can be nice,
- [22 degree halo over Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/03/22-degree-halo-over-sunapee/) - Last Saturday while on a hike with the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust on a newly conserved property in Sunapee, I spotted a 22 degree halo around the sun. The folks I was walking with called it a sun dog, a common error. Technically sun dogs are the two bright and often colorful spots that sometime appear along or
- [Sunapee Skate Feb 27, 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/02/sunapee-skate/) - A friend and I skated on Lake Sunapee Saturday morning. The ice was great and early on the wind was non existence. There were some pressure ridges to negotiate. The cracks in the ice were interesting and beautiful. Here are a few photos. Spots are still available my two spring classes. Photoshop starts March 3
- [Frank Baker Bushwhack](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/02/frank-baker-bushwhack/) - Frank Baker led a group of nine hearty SRK Greenway hikers on a bushwhack in Andover, NH north of Elbow Pond Sunday February 21. We hiked over both bare ground and snow. We saw animal tracks and sign, a huge white oak, and some large glacial erratics. This post has mostly photos with only a few
- [Bohemian Waxwings in New London](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/02/bohemian-waxwings-in-new-london/) - A large flock of Bohemian Waxwings has been working up and down Main Street in New London for the last week. Two friends photographed them yesterday morning, and I took the afternoon shift. I found them just south of the Cleveland Library near the garden. They fed on a tree filled with fruit but seemed to prefer
- [Waxwings at Dartmouth  Feb 13, 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/02/waxwings-at-dc/) - A large flock of Cedar and Bohemian Waxwings put on a show trying to strip a crabapple tree on the Dartmouth campus yesterday. It was interesting to see how tightly some of the crabapples held on and how hard some of the birds had to work to get them. But they seemed to have plenty of time,
- [Alswell Farm with Hanover Conservancy](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/02/alswell-farm/) - Alcott Smith, Ed Chamberlain, and Hugh Mellert led a very informative hike on the Alswell Farm sponsored by the Hanover Conservancy last Sunday. The conservation easement on this land owned by Ed is held by the Upper Valley Land Trust. We met along the historic Wolfeboro Road and heard about the history of the farm
- [Sunsets, three nights in a row](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/02/sunsets-three-nights-in-a-row/) - I've been fortunate to be able to photograph three nice sunsets over Vermont the last two days of January and the first of February. If we get another nice one tonight I might add that to this blog. I've edited the images both straight and with several grayscale/sepia treatments. A brief slide show follows. The peak
- [Young Loon Chicks](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/06/young-loon-chicks/) - Last year I watched late into the season while two loons alternately sat on a nest in vain. This year two chicks hatched on this NH lake that has not had loon chicks for over 40 years. Here is a photo from this morning showing both chicks -- the second is under wing peeking out. One chick had
- [Shrew and sunflower seeds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/01/shrew/) - Yesterday I again observed "our" wasteful chickadees tossing 2 or 3 sunflower seeds on the ground for every one they carried from the feeder. Normally this makes our resident grey and red squirrels happy, but since the snowstorm, they have been hiding out somewhere and didn't take part of the bounty. So I decided to take
- [Skate on Storrs Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016/01/skate-on-storrs-pond/) - A friend and I had a nice season warm-up skate this morning on Storrs Pond in Hanover. The ice was very nice -- not perfectly smooth, but close enough. We got there early when the sky was clear, but by the time we left it had clouded over. It looked like perhaps only two people
- [Jomolhari Trek in Bhutan](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/12/jomolhari-trek-in-bhutan/) - In November of 2014, a good friend and I did a challenging 6-day trek in northwestern Bhutan. We crossed three high passes, the highest just over 16,000 ft, but they were on average 2,500 feet lower than a previous trek in Nepal. I put words and photos from this trek on 6 pages that you
- [Foggy Journeys,  Dec 10-11, 2015](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/12/foggy-journeys/) - The fog of Thursday and Friday encouraged me to explore some familiar and unfamiliar spots. The early fog obscured most of McDaniels Marsh. I found some nice falls along a part of Skinner Brook that I have never visited before. A dog held a point as it stared at a group of turkeys. The sun
- [Fog and Freezing Fog](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/12/fog-and-freezing-fog/) - For the last three mornings the Upper Valley was blessed with fog and freezing fog. I did not get out until Sunday afternoon, and then I was photographing for only a short time. But the fog persisted all day. I drove around Lake Mascoma. The lake was very still and mirror-like. There was fog and a
- [Running Young Buck](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/12/running-young-buck/) - Rifle season is over in NH. Perhaps the deer know it. I photographed this young buck white-tailed deer in Etna this afternoon.
- [NH & MA Coast, November 25, 2015](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/11/nh-ma-coast/) - A friend and I spent a half day along the New Hampshire and Massachusetts coasts earlier this week. He is new to the area and had not been there before. I rarely get to the coast, so it was a bit like the blind leading the blind. Even though we saw little wildlife, we had a
- [Exploring the World of B&W](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/11/exploring-the-world-of-bw/) - In the distant past I spend many hours in a black-and-white darkroom making prints. When I was finally able to afford color film I got into shooting slides and had relatively few prints made. I just didn't care for the quality of even relatively high quality prints. Then I learned that I could scan my
- [Early November Yard Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/11/early-november-yard-birds/) - I was surprised to see a snow bunting pecking at the gravel in our Etna driveway yesterday. A purple finch also visited and look quizzically at me. And then there were the regulars -- nuthatches, tufted titmouses, blue jays, and chickadees. Here is a brief slide show from the past week.
- [Leaves on a muddy road](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/11/leaves-on-a-muddy-road/) - While walking with Jann recently I photographed leaves on dirt road. I mostly limited my photos to those that were flat and muddy, hoping to give new life to fallen leaves that had been run over. Here are some of the photos.
- [Woodstock Photo Field Trip Nov. 1, 2015](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/11/woodstock-photo-field-trip-nov-1-2015/) - I have two great groups of fun, hard-working, and very dedicated photo students this term in my Wednesday evenings Photoshop class and Thursday evenings Photography class. Last Sunday I spent the morning walking around Woodstock, VT with my Photography class making photos of whatever interested us and learning in the process. I took some photos
- [Sunapee Reflections](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/11/sunapee-reflections/) - The last kayak ride of the season, most likely, carried me across smooth waters to and from Great Island. With the lake so cold this time of year I wouldn't have wanted to make the ride in choppy conditions. The island was magical in the late-day light when I returned to Burkehaven Harbor. Along the
- [Groton and Peacham Oct 8, 2015](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/10/groton-and-peacham-oct-8-2015/) - A friend and I explored some spots in and near Groton State Forest in Vermont and, on the way home, looped through Peacham. The fall foliage was nice in Groton, but Peacham was surprisingly late. We arrived in the dark at Seyon Lodge State Park as the eastern sky showed signs of life and light
- [Profile Falls and other spots  Oct 23, 2015](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/10/profile-falls-and-other-spots-oct-23-2015/) - A friend and I spent some time Friday afternoon photographing in the Profile Falls area of Bristol, and then briefly hit a few spots in Danbury and Wilmot, NH. The reflections in the Smith River immediately caught our attention. We took a number of photos of them before turning our attention to the falls. The
- [Reading, West Windsor, and Pomfret Photo Tour](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/10/reading-west-windsor-and-pomfret-photo-tour/) - A friend and I toured Reading, West Windsor, and Pomfret, Vermont October 6, 2015. Foliage was late, so we were early, but we had a good time nonetheless. He is new to the area, and I was showing him some classic spots -- both well-known ones and a few others I like. We started at the Jenne
- [Groton Falls in fall](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/10/groton-falls-in-fall/) - On Thursday a friend and I toured some spots in Groton State Forest in Vermont then looped back through Peacham. The foliage colors were excellent in Groton State Forest and a few spots in Peacham, but most of the Peacham area still had a way to go. It is definitely a late foliage season this
- [Sunrise, Sunset](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/10/sunrise-sunset/) - The first five days of October featured some nice displays in the sky as the foliages was turning, slowly, slowly. The sunsets were viewed from New Hampshire. On the first of October there was an intense band of yellow and red in the sky above Vermont. Then on the fourth a sun dog appeared near
- [McDaniels Marsh Last Saturday of September 2015](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/10/mcdaniels-marsh/) - I made a brief stop at McDaniels Marsh in Springfield, NH on the last Friday of September. The next day I returned with a kayak arriving well before sunrise. The marsh was fogged in so there would be no glorious sunrise. Still the fog was beautiful as the sun rose. I launched a bit before 7 AM
- [Kimpton Brook Falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/10/kimpton-brook-falls/) - I love photographing moving water. So after the intense rain we had recently I decided to head to North Wilmot to check out Kimpton Brook. Normally a placid stream, it was in its full glory yesterday. Here are 4 of the photos I took.
- [Blood Moon and Milky Way](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/09/blood-moon-and-milky-way/) - Last night I decided to try something different. The background image with the Milky Way is a 3-shot panorama. The bright "star" on the left is actually the moon near full eclipse. The superimposed "blood moon" photo was taken at about the same time in my backyard. We have had a great 4 weeks weatherwise.
- [Late Summer Sunrise on Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/09/late-summer-sunrise-on-sunapee/) - Although the lake was rough, the early clouds over Lake Sunapee were quite nice this last Sunday morning of the summer. The weather these last few weeks has been fabulous -- possibly the best of the summer. But change is in the air, and soon there will be the excitement of fall foliage and the
- [Fall 2015 Photography Classes](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/09/fall-2015-photography-classes/) - There are still spots open in my two fall photography courses described HERE. "Photoshop" starts October 14 and "Photo--SLR" starts October 15. If interested, please contact me through the link on the page you get to by clicking the word "HERE". This photo was taken last evening at around 7 PM as a storm threatened.
- [Sunapee Harbor -- fog, falls, and people](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/09/sunapee-harbor-fog-falls-and-people/) - Moving water has always been a favorite of mine. Fog and backlight also have a strong pull when I have a camera in my hands. Combine them all and throw in a few people for subjects and what could be better? Fall foliage? We actually had a preview of that too. I joined three serious
- [First Morning of September 2015](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/09/first-morning-of-september-2015/) - I spent the first morning of September taking photos. First, at sunrise alone, then with a friend. It was a bright, clear, blue-sky day, not very conducive to photography of forests or flowers. But it was great getting out. Here are some of the photos I took in Sunapee, New London, and Sutton, NH before noon
- [Loon Chicks Growning](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/08/loon-chicks-growning/) - The pair of loon chicks on Lake Sunapee are growing quickly and losing some of their "baby fur".
- [Benefit Auction for Nepal Earthquake Relief](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/08/benefit-auction-for-nepal-earthquake-relief/) - There will be an auction of photographic prints and other items at Pico Mountain in Vermont September 19, 2015 to benefit the Tara Foundation. All proceeds will go directly to help villagers in the Solukhumbu Region of Nepal recover from the devastating earthquakes earlier this year. I have donated two dozen of my images from Nepal
- [Recent Covers](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/07/recent-covers/) - In the last few months my photos have been used on the covers of four different magazines. Here they are.
- [Serene Kayaking](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/07/serene-kayaking/) - I returned from a photo assignment out west -- photographing two white water rafting trips on the Yampa and Green Rivers in Colorado and Utah for O.A.R.S. -- and opened an email asking for stock photos for an upcoming article to be published in Upper Valley Life. Since I had been out of email range
- [Heather running Winnies Rapids](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/06/heather-running-winnies-rapids/) - Heather ran Winnies Rapids like a veteran with Dan right behind her. These were the very first rapids on our trip down the Green River in Colorado with OARS. They were supposedly named for John F. Steward’s, Winnie. Steward was a member of Powell’s second expedition, 1871-72. I photographed both the Green and Yampa Rivers on assignment for
- [Earthquake in Nepal](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/04/earthquake-in-nepal/) - Many mourn for the people of Nepal. My good friend, Chhongba Sherpa, was injured in the avalanche at Everest Base Camp, flown by helicopter to Periche and Lukla, and then to a hospital in Kathmandu. He is now at home in Kathmandu, but I do not know if that is because his condition is good
- [Mink Brook Preserve May 3, 2015](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/05/mink-brook-preserve-may-3-2015/) - The trail along Mink Brook west of Rt 10 was very quiet. Only a few birds and ducks. But I found a pocket of yellow-rumped warblers -- perhaps as many as two dozen -- and a few ruby-throated kinglets along the Quinn Trail to the east. But the star of the show was a beautiful
- [Wood Duck with Frog](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/04/wood-duck-with-frog/) - A quick trip up the river this morning was somewhat productive. Got an adult bald eagle flying over Reeds Marsh in Orford, a wood duck with a frog in Lyme, and a pair of common merganser in Hanover. For me the prize was the wood duck. Such a beautiful bird. Here are a few
- [Photographing Moving Water](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/04/photographing-moving-water/) - This is a slightly modified version of an article I published on another web site. Photographing moving water is both easy and challenging. Here are some guidelines that you might consider applying. There are tips here for those just starting to shoot moving water as well as those looking for ideas that might help them
- [Monday's Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/04/mondays-birds/) - Yesterday morning, a few birds made an appearance in Lyme including wood ducks at a considerable distance. But the star was a great blue heron that flew right toward me and sat still for quite a while. I was partly hidden by weeds that I photographed through. The world doesn't need more GBH photos, but
- [Horned Grebe in Norwich](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/04/horned-grebe-in-norwich/) - I'd been seeing so many great photos of a Horned Grebe hanging around the Pompy area of Norwich, VT that I finally dropped my projects and made a quick trip this morning. I got lucky. The light was good, the grebe was on the correct side of the road dividing the two pieces of water, and,
- [Tuckerman Ravine with Gerry](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/04/tuckerman-ravine-with-gerry/) - On April Fools Day, Gerry and I hiked up to Tuckerman Ravine on the southeast side of Mount Washington. It was a beautiful spring day, though it was cold and windy. We shared the trail up with hikers, skiers, and snowboarders. The trail up was beautiful with a waterfall and the open forest seen below.
- [Happy 100th Birthday, Mom](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/03/happy-100th-birthday-mom/) - This is my Mother 3 days after her 92nd birthday. That was 8 years ago. Today she turned 100. Happy Birthday, Mom.
- [Hurricane Hole Kayak and Snorkel](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/03/hurricane-hole-kayak-and-snorkel/) - My good friend and fantastic photographer, Fernando Ramos, was hired by Arthur Jones of Arawak Expeditions to photograph a kayak and snorkel trip in Hurricane Hole on St. John, US Virgin Islands. Since my wife and I had rented a villa nearby to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary with our small family, Fernando invited me
- [Pseudo-HDR pans](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/06/pseudo-hdr-pans/) - I took this photo along Great Brook in New London, NH this morning. Unfortunately the sun was shining and the contrast was very high. I applied a pseudo-HDR pan technique that I sometimes use to compress contrast range and create a wider view than otherwise possible. I made 4 horizontal exposures planning to stitch them
- [After the Storm](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/01/after-the-storm/) - As did most of New England, we got quite a bit of rain Sunday. By morning there was a light coating of snow on the ground and trees in the hills where I live. After lunch Monday, Jann and I drove to the place where we often start a nice loop walk. On the way
- [Kencho's Potatoes](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/01/kenchos-potatoes/) - Kencho was our driver in Bhutan. He kept up safe and supplied us with the best ara I have ever tasted at some of our evening meals. Two of the highlights of our trip were totally unplanned: a puja (Buddhist ceremony and party) at his uncle's home and a tour of his tiny village of
- [Timphu, Bhutan](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/01/timphu-bhutan/) - I have posted photos from my visit to Timphu, the capital city of Bhutan. You can get to these from THIS PAGE, and you can get to other pages of photos from Bhutan from this page also.
- [New Years Day Sun Pillars](https://jimblockphoto.com/2015/01/new-years-day-sun-pillars/) - New Year's Day 2015 brought a pair of sun pillars, one at dawn (left) and one with a very nice sunset over Vermont (right). The evening sun pillar was just north of Okemo Mountain. Always shoot both horizontal and verticals. Here is a three-shot panorama with Ascutney on the left.
- [Himalayas from the air](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/12/himalayas-from-the-air/) - I have finally viewed, discarded junk, and renumbered all my photos from Bhutan. At the end of our trip, the flight from Paro to Delhi provided a cloudless view of the Himalayas. We were even treated to a view of Everest without its typical cloud plume. Everest (29,029 ft) is the dark triangle top center.
- [Caterpillars and Nomads](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/12/caterpillars-and-nomads/) - The nomads living in the high mountains of Northwest Bhutan were very fascinating and friendly. They move with the seasons tending their yak herds and making yak butter and cheese. But their way of life is threatened by a strange caterpillar. You can read the reasons why if you click the image below of a
- [Nomad's Hut in Bhutan](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/11/nomads-hut-in-bhutan/) - Less than a week ago I returned from a wonderful 24 days in Bhutan. It is a marvelous country with extremely friendly people. Our trip was choreographed by Dhamey Norgay of Noble Traveler. In my opinion, he is the only person one need consider when planning a trip to Bhutan. The dedication he showed to
- [Fall hike up SRK Greenway Trail 10](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/10/fall-hike-up-srk-greenway-trail-10/) - It was a beautiful day, though a bit foggy -- wonderful for photos -- and the hour of heavy rain was at most a brief distraction. Lee Carvalho led a group of 10 hikers up SRK Greenway Trail 10 from Proctor to Winslow State Park. All misjudged the length and steepness of the last mile,
- [Mount Kearsarge Tradition](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/08/mount-kearsarge-tradition/) - Julian and I hiked Mount Kearsarge for what I believe is the seventeenth consecutive year Tuesday. We have hiked all 4 of the major trails but our favorite route by far is up the steep Winslow Trail and down the longer Barlow Trail, named as a memorial to a friend and paddle tennis partner and
- [Clouds over Thamserku](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/07/clouds-over-thamserku/) - Near the end of a month long trek in Nepal from Jiri to Kala Patthar and Everest Base Camp by way of two high passes, Renjo La and Cho La, and Gokyo, we set off one morning for a walk to Namche, "the Sherpa capital", before carrying on to Monjo. Before even leaving "our" Danfe
- [Clouds over Montana November 7, 2013](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/08/clouds-over-montana-november-7-2013/) - I spent a wonderful day exploring a beautiful part of Montana with my Mother after an 18-day adventure on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. If you click HERE or on the image below, you will be taken to a page of panoramic images you can zoom into and explore.
- [Rainbow Over Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/08/rainbow-over-sunapee/) - These was a nice rainbow over Lake Sunapee Thursday evening. You can see an image that you can pan into and move around HERE.
- [Great Blue Herons 2014](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/08/great-blue-herons-2014/) - It seemed that everywhere I looked this summer, there was a Great Blue Heron. I did some private photo instructions for a person who really likes them. We did not plan to look for them, and I told her not to expect to see any. But in the two plus hours we were together we
- [Newbury Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/08/newbury-farm/) - I headed to Bradford, NH yesterday morning to hike Knight's Hill with a small group. Since I was a bit early, I stopped by Bill and Joan's beautiful farm in Newbury. I photographed for 30 minutes, not nearly enough time to capture the beauty in their fields, barns, and gardens. Here are a few of
- [Lessons from a Lesson](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/07/lessons-from-a-lesson/) - I did some one-on-one photography tutoring in Sunapee Harbor Thursday with a very enthusiastic photographer. I took few photos; I mostly helped with shooting modes and methods. It is important to understand camera settings, particularly the various exposure and autofocus modes. I have always recommended Aperture Priority coupled with Exposure Compensation to address challenging lighting
- [Wilder Pond Hike](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/07/wilder-pond-hike/) - The Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway sponsored a hike in Andover last Saturday from Bradley Lake to Wilder Pond. Led by Lee Carvalho, a group of 20 made the round trip on a beautiful summer day. Here are some of the photos I took during the hike.
- [Birding while hiking](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/07/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 ID). Of the birds in the slide show that follows, the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was the closest and most cooperative. Also in the show below are
- [Loon Family 2014](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/07/loon-family-2014/) - After photographing loons on THE POND for many years – film and digital – when no one was there except perhaps Judy, I have been avoiding the crowds that I know have been present in recent years. I don't believe I have been back to The Pond for over four years. Yesterday morning Jann and
- [Muster Field Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/08/muster-field-farm/) - A peaceful place just above Lake Kezar in Sutton New Hampshire, Muster Field Farm is a wonderful spot for photography, picnics, or just enjoying nature. Spread around the fields of flowers and vegetables are old buildings---barns large and small and even a schoolhouse---moved from elsewhere and well preserved. My alarm was set for 3 AM
- [A Sunapee Saturday Morning](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/07/a-sunapee-saturday-morning/) - Two photographers headed out before dawn on Lake Sunapee last Saturday. The sky was too clear for a great sunrise, but the early light on the lake was interesting. Below is a motion blur, a full 45 minutes before the sun peaked over the treetops behind Loon Island Lighthouse. Looking to the southeast, the lighthouse
- [Pileated Woodpeckers](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/06/pileated-woodpeckers/) - I was told of a pileated woodpecker nest in Lyme so I headed there early the next morning. In 2 hours I only saw one feeding which lasted a few seconds. A few days later the folks who found the nest cavity no longer saw the young birds. Looks like I got there just before
- [Mount Kearsarge along SRKG Trail 11](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/10/mount-kearsarge-along-srkg-trail-11/) - Saturday September 25, a group of 11 spent a beautiful morning hiking SRK Greenway Trail 11 over Mount Kearsarge. This trail starts in Winslow State Park, climbs the Barlow Trail, and then descends along the Lincoln Trail finally reaching the Link Trail near the end. Near the top there is a beautiful Alpine Bog. We gathered the
- [Variety of a Spring Day, June 10, 2014](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/06/variety-of-a-spring-day-june-10-2014/) - A few days ago it was not raining. I used this as an opportunity to do some outdoor photography in the morning and early afternoon. I had no real plans for the day except for a 9 AM haircut. I travelled to some familiar spots and also got to a few places I didn't remember
- [Western Hemisphere Championships ](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/06/western-hemisphere-championships/) - The 2014 Western Hemisphere Championships Star Sailboat Race was held on Lake Sunapee this week hosted by the Lake Sunapee Yacht Club. Here are some photos from this event.
- [Getting Lucky](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/06/getting-lucky/) - It is a bit difficult to admit that one of my favorite recent photos was partly a matter of luck. I had set my alarm for very early Sunday morning June 8. The forecast was for a clear sky, and I knew the moon would set around the time I got in position, so it
- [Sunapee, May 30](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/05/sunapee-may-30/) - I took a leisurely walk around Sunapee yesterday, covering perhaps 4 miles in a bit over 2 hours. I photographed whatever stuck my fancy. Although most of the photos might be called "nature" or "scenics", it was interesting how much humor I found: a plastic boat docked on a fence, a headless woman, a body-less
- [Fox Kit Runt](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/05/fox-kit-runt/) - It is no fun being the runt of a litter. Your siblings can be very cruel, attacking without warning and walking all over you. They made me eat dirt. I think they were trying to kill me. But the scars on my face are healing and sometimes I can rest peacefully in the cool of
- [Mink Brook Sanctuary](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/05/mink-brook-sanctuary/) - I birded and photographed along Mink Brook in Hanover, NH yesterday. I saw a nice variety of birds including two I have not seen in Hanover before, a Canada Warbler and a Prairie Warbler. Unfortunately the morning was very cloudy and the light was dim. I try to avoid using an ISO over 800 on
- [Birding in Norwich ](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/05/birding-in-norwich/) - George Clark led a bird walk at the Milton Frye Nature Area Saturday. Four of us then explored two spots in the Pompy area. It was a rainy morning, but by the time we finished somewhat after noon the rain had cleared and it had turned quite warm. The photos below show: a portion of
- [King Bird Sanctuary Photo Tour](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/05/king-bird-sanctuary-photo-tour/) - I led a photo micro-workshop for a few dozen folks -- I did not count but I was please with the turnout -- at the King Bird Sanctuary in Etna, NH yesterday. Spring is very late this year; in past years the blooming shrubs were glorious by this time. Still we got to enjoy a
- [Sunday Birds and Water](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/04/sunday-birds-and-water/) - The forecast was not great last Sunday so I planned to stay home and get needed work done. But reports of grebes in Wilder tempted me to have a look. As I drove down the hill from my Etna home I noticed a bit of fog in the valley. The green hills in the foreground
- [Wildlife Photography Ethics](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/04/wildlife-photography-ethics/) - John Vose's recent comments on wildlife ethics reminded me of a wildlife encounter I had early in February last year. I was driving to Vermont in the early Sunday morning gloom to photograph an assignment for a magazine. I thought I noticed an owl along the road so I turned around, lowered my window, and drove very
- [Great Gray Owl encounter](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/02/great-gray-owl-encounter/) - Only a Great Gray Owl and I enjoyed the early morning light in the frozen marsh along the AT on the trail to Velvet Rocks in Hanover this morning. I was privileged to spend from 7:54 to 8:32 AM alone with this magnificent owl. The sun was at its back pretty much the whole time,
- [Snow Scenes Close to Home](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/04/snow-scenes-close-to-home/) - Yesterday broke with much colder air, a variable sky, and a beautiful coating of snow. I spent much of the morning photographing near home. The farthest away I got was 3 miles. By afternoon much of the snow was gone. Here is a slide show of some of the photos I took during the morning.
- [L'Enfer du Nord 2014](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/04/l-enfer-du-nord/) - Cycling at Dartmouth April 12, 2014 drew hundreds of riders from colleges throughout the Northeast to Hanover. The Time Trials up a steep climb from the Connecticut River to Balch Hill were held in beautiful early morning fog. The Criterium featured sunshine and gusts of wind. I could only stay the morning, but I certainly enjoyed
- [Turkeys Displaying](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/04/turkeys-displaying/) - Yesterday in Lyme, NH, I watched two pair of male turkeys displaying for each other. Eventually a female joined them and they wandered out of sight.
- [Hoodies and Woodies in NH and VT](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/04/hoodies-and-woodies/) - It was a nice morning for wood ducks (likely over two dozen), hooded merganser, green-winged teal, and a bunch of very loud Canada geese. I photographed on both sides of the Connecticut River north of Hanover. Here are some of the photos I took.
- [Expressive Evening Grosbeaks](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/04/expressive-evening-grosbeaks/) - A short time before folks were due to arrive for a Photography class yesterday I spotted two pair of Evening Grosbeak in my yard. This was the first time I'd seen them around my house in several years. I quickly took some photos but had to stop as people arrived. By the time the class
- [Coast, March 6 & 7, 2014](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/03/coast-march-2014/) - I had resisted a journey to the coast to photograph the snowy owls partly because everyone else was getting such great photos but mostly due to time commitments. I finally relented and spent parts of two days last week photographing from York, Maine to Newburyport, Massachusetts. My goals for the trip were to get a
- [Mayor-Niles Forest](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/02/mayor-niles-forest/) - Michael and Elizabeth Mayor and John Niles donated a beautiful piece of land on the west side of Moose Mountain that they jointly owned for over 30 years to the Hanover Conservancy. Though there are not yet formal trails on this site, Sunday I joined a group of 17 led by Alcott Smith and Adair
- [Yard, birds, ice, sun](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/02/yard-birds-ice-sun/) - The ice was still hanging around yesterday morning on Tug Hill. I got many photos before it finally melted and blew off the branches shortly before noon. Here are two slide shows: "Birds on Ice" and "Squirrels and Light".
- [Yard Birds on Ice](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/02/yard-birds-on-ice/) - The trees have been covered with ice all day long. Still, the birds manage. Here are a few photos from today.
- [Ragged Mountain with SRKG](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/09/ragged-mountain-with-srkg/) - Yesterday a group of 10 were led by Nick Baer over Ragged Mountain along the Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Trail 9. Nick educated us about the ecology of the area and got us all back safely. We deviated a short distance from SRKG 9 to visit Balanced Rock seen to the right. A few of us went
- [Photographing the Moon, Part 2](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/09/photographing-moon-2/) - In mid-July I related some thoughts and gave some hints on photographing the moon, given the upcoming blue moon. I commented that I mainly photograph the moon opportunistically. That is, I almost never go out to try to get a photo with the moon in it. If I am photographing something else and the moon
- [Yard Birds in Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/2014/01/yard-birds-in-winter/) - I been spending a bit of time lately photographing a few common avian species to prepare for a small teaching article I will publish late next month as an NEPG Blog. My previous Blog was also part of this project. Red-breasted Nuthatches haven't been present near my home for several years, but a pair has
- [Lucky Photo](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/12/lucky-photo/) - Talk about timing. As Stephen and I headed to Antelope Canyon early last month, we saw many balloons being launched over Page, AZ. We found a side road and took a few photos, but we didn't expect much from them. We were not surprised by the results. At the canyon entrance we learned that there
- [Winter 2014 Classes start in January](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/12/winter-2014-classes-start-in-january/) - For the winter term, starting early-January, I am again offering two courses in Digital Photography: “Digital Photography and Photoshop” and “Photography with a Digital SLR Camera". “Digital Photography and Photoshop” (aka, the Photoshop Course) will meet 8 Wednesday evenings from 6-9 pm starting January 8. In this, my most popular course, we will touch on
- [Boston Lot](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/09/boston-lot/) - A world apart from Lebanon or Hanover downtowns and located roughly half way between them, Boston Lot is a wonderful place for hiking, biking, birding, and just enjoying a peaceful lake. I took this photo last Friday during an early morning loop through Norwich and Thetford. I then hiked the perimeter of Boston Lot Lake
- [Early Foliage Color East of Hanover](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/09/early-color/) - I checked out the progress of fall foliage color east of Hanover, NH yesterday. Since this area has numerous wetlands, the color is often good early as the swamp maples turn. I took Route 4A east to Cilleyville (Andover) then looped back along Route 4. The colors were well short of "peak" but I got
- [Milky Way with Clouds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/09/milky-way-with-clouds/) - Friday evening, September 6, 2013, I set up my camera to shoot a time lapse of the Milky Way. There were a few more clouds than I hoped, but their motion in the opposite direction as the Milky Way provided a nice effect. I started shooting when the sky was still blue at 8:27 pm
- [Warblers, foliage, and gentians ](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/09/warblers-foliage-and-gentians/) - I stopped yesterday at a small, little-known area in Bradford, NH that is open to the public, or at least always has appeared to be so. It has wetlands, forests, and a nice high meadow. I normally go there for birds, but this time I stopped to take a scenic photo of the wetlands. Not
- [Milky Way Sunday, August 11, 2013 Video](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/08/milky-way-sunday/) - This is one frame from the 181-image time lapse video shown below. This is the only frame that I believe captured a Perseid meteor since the streak only appears in this one frame, not the ones before or after. The other objects moving though the video are likely airplanes or an Iridium satellite. The lake
- [Sunset with Motion](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/08/sunset-with-motion/) - Last Friday was an all-day rain --- until the evening when the sky cleared in time for a nice, not great, sunset. This was a good opportunity to move my camera and zoom my lens to try for "artistic" renderings. When I do this I often toss more than I keep, and I never can
- [Bike Loop to New London](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/08/bike-loop-to-new-london/) - I did a short (25 mile) but hilly bike ride yesterday looping from Sunapee to New London and back. I carried my trusty LX7 camera around my neck the whole way. The ease of using it encouraged me to stop several times to take some photos. First stop, just two miles from Burkehaven Harbor where
- [White Clouds -- Blue Sky ](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/08/white-clouds-blue-sky/) - After all the rain this summer, the last two weeks have featured some beautiful blue skys filled with white clouds. Below is a time-lapse video I made with my iPhone. It was very easy to do. Set the phone up on a tripod, make a few settings in an inexpensive app, trigger it and wait, and
- [Sunsets in Motion](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/07/sunsets-in-motion/) - Everyone knows you need to hold your camera still -- or better yet use a tripod -- for sharp shots of colorful sunsets. But moving your camera while the shutter is open can also yield pleasing results. I use low ISO, set my aperture small, and shoot away, making lots of images -- most get
- [Morning of July 13, 2013](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/07/morning-of-july-13-2013/) - I packed in a day's worth of photography and exercise yesterday morning. I started early and photographed the explosion of Little Island before the sun rose behind it. I then ventured into Sunapee Harbor where I found a nice seat to observe the rest of the sunrise. But I just couldn't sit still so I
- [Mushrooms in Elkins](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/07/mushrooms-in-elkins/) - Yesterday, I hit several great photo spots early morning before meeting four others in Andover for a strenuous loop climb of Ragged Mountain. I stopped at the "hidden" falls in Sunapee, Cricenti's Bog, and Elkins. I made this photo in Elkins. The mushrooms were about 15 inches from my lens. I shot them at f/10 (and
- [Clouds in Motion at Sunset ](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/07/clouds-in-motion-at-sunset/) - Yesterday was the first day for almost forever that it did not rain, although it did threaten at times. So I celebrated by making this video with my iPhone using a great, inexpensive app called King Camera. I set it to shoot one frame every 3 seconds and create a movie at 24 fps. So
- [Great Crested Flycatcher](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/07/great-crested-flycatcher/) - Heading north on NH 114 in Sutton toward Muster Field Farm yesterday to get some just-picked shell peas, we had just passed Blaisdell Lake and Russell Pond when Jann said she saw a flycatcher-like bird sitting in a short snag very near the road. Although I figured it would be gone by the time we
- [Fireworks on Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/07/fireworks-on-sunapee/) - Jann and I witnessed another great "amateur" fireworks show on Lake Sunapee last evening. A light drizzle made photography a bit challenging, mainly keeping water drops off my lens. The displays were dramatic and loud. I couldn't resist playing a bit with some of the photos I took.
- [Drum Circle and Meridian Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/06/drum-circle-and-meridian-park/) - Meridian Hill Park, also known as Malcolm X Park, is located in the Washington, D.C. neighborhood of Columbia Heights. Drummers have been bringing rhythms to Meridian Hill Park Sunday afternoons for decades. The park is also filled with jugglers, yoga acrobatics, hula hoops, and, most of all, interesting and friendly people. I spent two wonderful
- [Indigo Bunting](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/06/indigo-bunting/) - Here are a few photos of a first year male Indigo Bunting I photographed early yesterday morning in Etna. I was surprised to see so much white on its belly. I'm wondering if he could be an offspring of the Indigo Buntings I have seen in the same location past years.
- [Antique Auto Show 2013](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/06/antique-auto-show-2013/) - The 15th Annual Sunapee Lions Antique and Collectible Motor Vehicle Show was held Sunday June 23rd at the Mount Sunapee Resort. There were some very nice vehicles, but also I found the owners, spectators, and photographers quite interesting. I hope you enjoy this collection of photos. If you would like to see photos from the
- [Great Blue Heron with Fish](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/06/great-blue-heron-with-fish/) - Approaching shore in a small boat this afternoon I spotted a Great Blue Heron. I have many GBH photos, but I couldn't resist grabbing my camera. As I started shooting I saw it had a fairly large fish. Here are three of the photos I took of the process.
- [Hanover Circle Wildflowers](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/06/hanover-circle-wildflowers/) - A few years ago Hanover created two small traffic circles along Route 10, mainly to slow traffic past the new Middle School. One is now filled with a beautiful mixture of wildflowers as I discovered on a recent bike loop from Etna to Lyme to Hanover and back. These photos were made with an LX7
- [Pine Warbler ](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/06/pine-warbler/) - I was fortunate to be able to spend some quality time with a male Pine Warbler yesterday in Sunapee. He sang almost constantly and fed on small caterpillars. Only once did I briefly see a second bird that could have been his mate. I did not see any evidence of a nest. At one point
- [Phoebes Raise Young](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/06/phoebes/) - At least three phoebe chicks fledged this morning. Their parents had built a nest under our porch roof. We observed them feed the chicks and watch the nest carefully when they weren't feeding. Yesterday I took a photo of the nest with a long lens. The chick were in the nest early this morning. Shortly
- [Eagle on Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/06/eagle-on-sunapee/) - Dick reported seeing an eagle on an island in Lake Sunapee a few days ago. I knew Chris Martin, the raptor expert at NH Audubon, would be interested. I had been with him twice before photographing his banding of peregrine falcons chicks in Lyme, NH. So I contacted him and we scanned about half of
- [Marton Road Area Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/05/marton-road-area-birds/) - Here is a slide show of photos taken yesterday morning in the old orchard east of Marton Road and in the brush just to the west, in Windsor, Vermont. Species represented are: Blue-winged Warbler, Magnolia Warbler, White-throated Sparrow, Veery, Indigo Bunting, and Chestnut-sided Warbler.
- [Birding Boston Lot](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/05/birding-boston-lot/) - On a cold clear morning in Lebanon, NH today, a group of hardy birders explored Boston Lot, finding 46 or so species. I only saw a few of these well, but captured some in my lens. The trophy bird for me was a Wood Thrush. It sang constantly hidden in the forest. It was when I left
- [King Bird Sanctuary Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/05/king-bird-sanctuary-trail/) - The trees are in glorious bloom right now at the King Bird Sanctuary in Etna, NH. The birds are arriving with some passing through and some settling in to raise a family. I just posted some photos from this great spot on a new Trails of the Upper Valley page HERE. The next week or
- [Photographing the Moon](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/07/photographing-moon/) - Once in a blue moon, or maybe a bit more often, I opportunistically photograph a full moon. I almost never plan to do so; all of my photos here were taken from where I was at the time. I did not travel specifically to get a moon photo. Here are some thoughts and ideas if
- [NEPG print winner](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/04/nepg-print-winner/) - Last year I was invited to join a very talented group of photographers that comprise the New England Photography Guild. Each month a "fan" of the Guild's Facebook Page is chosen at random and given a free matted print from one of the members. It was my turn this month to supply a print to
- [Hoodie & Woodies in Lyme](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/04/hoodie-woodies-in-lyme/) - About a dozen of each. Six wood ducks and 12 hooded merganser along the Connecticut River in Lyme today. And a half dozen wood ducks on Clay Brook. Here are a few photos.
- [Bird Flying at the end of March](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/03/bird-flying/) - A tour of the Upper Valley Easter Sunday morning produced few birds, but some were flying around a few NH spots. Here is a merlin over the Hanover golf course. And here are a pair of wood duck at Reeds Marsh in Orford. And here are a few more photos from this morning.
- [First Day of Spring 2013](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/03/first-day-of-spring-2013/) - The day before the first day of spring we had a nice snowfall. Once our looong driveway got plowed, I made plans to travel all around the Upper Valley and photograph the new snow. As I headed out the early sun was quite nice---I knew it wouldn't last---and the snow was already being blown off
- [Spring Melt](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/03/spring-melt/) - Mud season also brings sugaring and opportunities to photograph melting snow and ice. Rivers run full and the remaining snow and ice can help soften sunlit scenes. And then there are last fall's lawn toys that soon may be used again. Here are three recent photos from Hanover, Enfield, and Hartford.
- [Tunis Brook Mill Lot with Hanover Conservancy](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/02/tunis-mill/) - Alcott Smith led a group of about two dozen hardy souls on an adventure up Tunis Road, through beautiful forests and frozen wetlands, and back down to the Tunis Brook Mill Lot owned by the Hanover Conservancy which sponsored this hike yesterday. Along the way we found tracks of deer, turkeys, coyote, fisher, deer mouse, shoeshoe
- [Lyme Hill Conservation Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/01/lyme-hill-conservation-area/) - I paid my first visit to the UVLT Lyme Hill Conservation Area yesterday afternoon. I wasn't expecting to see much so I just carried a camera with a "walk-around" lens---no tripod. I mostly wanted to take a quick look at this relatively new area that I knew connected to the wonderful trails along Grant Brook
- [Editing a View from Kari La](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/01/editing-a-view-from-kari-la/) - After a great morning hiking mostly uphill from 6,600 ft, we spent a very long time having lunch and waiting for it to start raining so we could experience trekking in the rain. ;) And we did just that most of the afternoon. We didn't make it to our destination of Paiya for the night
- [Snow Fleas and Snow Shoes](https://jimblockphoto.com/2013/01/snow-fleas-and-snow-shoes/) - Jann and I took a snowshoe hike outback this morning. Outback is actually almost 200 acres of woods and open fields owned by Dartmouth College. It has wonderful trails for skiing, snowshoeing, or hiking. No need to worry about our carbon footprint; we head out our garage door, put on snowshoes, and make two right
- [Hoary Redpolls](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/12/hoary-redpolls/) - Once there was a large, strong football defensive lineman who would grab the whole backfield and toss the players away until he found the one with the ball. This might be similar to the random approach I took to photographing redpolls during the snow Saturday. I wasn't really studying the birds but merely taking photos
- [LX7 First Ten Days](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/12/lx7-first-ten-days/) - Cameras and lenses are just tools. It's not the equipment, it's the photographer that makes pictures. I've had students with extensive and expensive gear who make very pedestrian photos. And I've had students with wonderful eyes for light and composition consistently make marvelous images using entry-level models and kit lens, even before they learned to
- [LX7 First Month](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/12/lx7-first-month/) - I've had a new tool for a month now. It's a camera to have fun with like the photo on the right of the shadows of my legs on my driveway. I've been testing what it can do and learning its controls so I can use them quickly and well in a pinch. It is
- [Geminid Meteor Shower](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/12/geminid-meteor-shower/) - Brenda emailed to alert me to the Geminid Meteor Shower which was going to peak later in the night of December 13. So I made some photos in my yard before retiring, at 1:30 AM, and early the next morning. It was partly cloudy at 1:30 but clear the other times. At 8:20 PM shooting
- [Photographing the Stars](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/11/photographing-the-stars/) - Last week featured cool, clear nights and a fairly new moon. Ideal conditions to see lots of stars. So, prompted by a question I was asked about photographing stars in one of my classes, I went out and experimented with photographing the sky---something I rarely do at night. The photo below show the view almost
- [Back from Nepal](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/05/back-from-nepal/) - A small group of hearty souls spent a month trekking around the hills and mountains of Nepal recently. Rather than take the easy route---flying to Lukla---we walked from Jiri and then took a loop over two high (almost 18,000 ft) passes. We reached the summit of Kala Patthar, where we looked down at Everest Base
- [Milton Frye Nature Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/07/milton-frye/) - Several years ago was when I first really appreciated the Milton Frye Nature Area in Norwich, VT. George Clark was leading one of his many very educational bird walks in Norwich. But this day was cold and rainy so attendance was very sparse. We walked into the orchard and found quite a bit of activity but soon headed
- [Nulhegan Basin in Vermont](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/11/nulhegan-basin-in-vermont/) - In early October I spent a few hours in the Nulhegan Basin in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. I was returning from a photography excursion into northern NH with a friend. The foliage was spectacular. I put a description of this area along with photos from this and previous trips on a page that you
- [Great North Woods](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/11/great-north-woods/) - This fall featured some spectacular foliage colors, but only in certain locations. In my travels I found wonderful color between Hanover and Andover, in the Nulhegan Basin of Vermont, and throughout the huge Great North Woods of NH. I have just posted photos from a day and a half in the Errol and Pittsburgh area
- [Veterans Day Weekend Birding](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/11/veterans-day-weekend-birding/) - After a spring and summer of very little bird photography---many other photo projects demanded attention---I spent the two mornings of Veterans Day Weekend birding, first with the Windsor County Quest then visiting a few spots in the Upper Valley that interesting birds had also been visiting. Yesterday began in the early morning gloom near the Norwich
- [Woodstock Photo--SLR Field Trip](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/11/woodstock-photo-slr-field-trip/) - A group of 6 very enthusiastic photographers from my fall Photo---SLR class accompanied me on a morning walk through Woodstock Vermont. I was very pleased to see how engaged all were in the process of making photos and learning. As we hiked a short loop I also took some photos. I tried to get a non-touristy
- [Hanover Town Forest with Hanover Conservancy ](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/10/hanover-town-forest/) - A pleasant fall afternoon on a Hanover Conservancy trip led on bike and foot by Nancy Collier and Kevin O'Leary capped off 10 days of great mountain bike rides: Beaver Meadow and Ruella on Wednesday, Millstone Trails in Websterville on Thursday, Beaver Meadow and Downer on Sunday, Frenchs Ledges on Tuesday, Norwich Root District on Thursday, Mount Ascutney on
- [Mountain Biking before Sandy](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/10/mountain-biking-before-sandy/) - As weather systems converge and merge with Hurricane Sandy to threaten the east coast with flooding and power outages, I reflect on a wonderful 10 days of mountain biking culminating yesterday in the northeast corner of Hanover. This series of rides started Wednesday October 17 with a loop through the Beaver Meadow area of Norwich
- [Millstone Mountain Biking ](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/10/millstone-mountain-biking/) - Millstone Trails, near East Barre, Vermont, is a fabulous place to explore on mountain bike spring, summer, or fall. Last Thursday was a picture perfect fall day, sunny and temperatures in the 60s, that 6 of us enjoyed fully. While waiting for the store to open so we could get trail passes I took a
- [Northern Vermont Field Trip](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/10/northern-vermont-field-trip/) - It rained a lot this fall, and Saturday September 29 was no exception. But there were some breaks in the light drizzle. The group I took to Peacham, Vermont and points south for a photo tour were real troupers, photographing whether is was raining or not. Here are two dozen photos I took during a fun
- [Peregrine Falcon](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/10/peregrine-falcon/) - In spite of the rain, it has been a great fall foliage season, especially in far northern NH. I spent Thursday and Friday there photographing with a friend on the advice of another photographer friend. The colors up there were the best I've seen in years. I'm very behind on editing my photos---been spending almost
- [SRK Greenway Trail 10](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/09/srk-greenway-trail-10/) - Gerry Gold led a hike from Proctor Academy to Winslow State Park at the base of Kearsarge Mountain today along SRKG 10. It was a beautiful early fall day. The hike was uphill almost all the way but fairly easy. Jeff and I had trouble keeping our pace down so we finished early having great
- [Shaker Bridge is Open](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/09/shaker-bridge-is-open/) - After two years of construction, the new Shaker Bridge over Mascoma Lake opened Saturday. This is the third bridge on this spot. The first was built in 1849 by the Shakers. That bridge was done in by the hurricane of 1938. The second bridge was done in by rust and corrosion. I took some photos
- [Star Lake Farm & SRKG 4](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/01/star-lake-farm-srkg-4/) - Gerry Gold led a group of six dedicated snowshoers on hike through Star Lake Farm on a gorgeous winter day. Half of the trek was along SRK Greenway Tail 4. Star Lake Farm has been conserved under the auspices of the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust. It is a large and beautiful piece of land. If you
- [Wood Duck Family](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/09/wood-duck-family/) - A trio of wood ducks swam in the early morning light in Lyme, NH this morning. The adult male was molting. The female kept watch over the juvenile male. It was a good opportunity to observe three feather designs, all different than the typical male wood duck portrait. For identifications purposes, here is the trio
- [Always Be Prepared](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/09/be-prepared/) - In photography being prepared can get you many shots you would otherwise miss. It stands to reason you need to have a camera with you, but what more do you need? When I am driving, canoeing, or hiking I have a camera next to me or around my neck set for the next shot. How
- [Summertime](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/08/summertime/) - The slide show in this post is an abbreviated version of the 8-minute self-running show I brought to the August meeting of the Quechee Area Camera club. The photos were taken between July 11 and August 10, 2012. The theme is Classic Summertime.
- [Prouty 2012](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/07/prouty-2012/) - The 31st Prouty was held July 14, 2012 to raise money for cancer research and treatment. Over 5000 participants cycled, walked, or paddled various distances. I did the 100 mile bike ride finishing before the day got too hot. Photos that I took during the day can be seen by clicking the image below or
- [Transit of Venus](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/06/transit-of-venus/) - The transit of Venus happened last evening with the partial clouds I hoped for. The rain stopped around 5 PM, sun came out, and then around the time the event started clouds began to block some of the intensity of the sun. After a bit the clouds got too heavy to see the sun. But
- [Great Blue Heron](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/05/great-blue-heron/) - While trying to photograph something else recently, several Great Blue Herons put on a show. For years I tried to get decent photos of GBHs, mainly from our canoe as Jann and I paddled local lakes and rivers. I got a few, not many, and burned a lot of slide film in the process. Then we traveled to Florida
- [Windsor Warblers and Red-tailed Hawk Nest](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/05/windsor-warblers-and-red-tailed-hawk-nest/) - A trip to Marton Road in Windsor yesterday yielded some colorful warblers, but no golden-winged. Heading home along County Road I spied a hawk nest with at least two chicks. The arrival of a parent confirmed they were a red-tailed hawks. Here is a brief slide show with two photos of each species: blue-winged, magnolia,
- [Cattle Egrets in Nepal](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/03/cattle-egrets-in-nepal/) - During my first two trips to Nepal I would go to the balcony of the Hotel Tibet in Kathmandu and watch many flocks of birds fly away from the main part of the city at dawn and back toward the city at dust. Occasionally I would see white birds in the distance that I guessed were egrets. Those two
- [Solar and Wood](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/03/solar-and-wood/) - Solar and wood are often used together in cold climates. Last year I came across an interesting example in the Mustang district of Nepal two days after crossing the nearly 18,000 foot high Thorung La. A group of friends were trekking around the Annapurna range, doing the parts of the Annapurna Circuit that haven't been
- [Marshall Brook Wetlands with Hanover Conservancy](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/02/marshall-brook/) - Alcott Smith gave a very educational seminar as a dozen participants hiked the Marshall Brook Wetland in NE Hanover. Sponsored by the Hanover Conservancy, we hiked on fresh snow in a beautiful and varied habitat. Here is Alcott examining a tree where a pileated woodpecker feasted on carpenter ants. After an interesting crossing of Marshall
- [Bog Mountain with SRKG](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/02/bog-mountain-with-srkg/) - A beautiful early spring day in mid-February found a group of 15 hiking SRKG Trail 7 in Wilmot, NH yesterday. The hike was led by Nick Baer who provided interesting information on the natural world we were experiencing: animal habits and tracks, moose browse, bear-clawed beech trees, forest types, sugar maple groves. We paused briefly for a group photo
- [Sun Dogs, Pillar, Halo, and Arc](https://jimblockphoto.com/2012/01/sun-dogs/) - An amazing light show appeared, faded, then reappeared in greater glory along I-89 in the general area of Grantham, NH yesterday morning. Jann and I were "car pooling"---I had an assignment to photograph a yoga teacher, and Jann would drop off a quilt to be quilted in Newport on the way home. Jann first noticed
- [Red-tailed Hawk in West Lebanon](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/12/red-tailed-hawk-in-west-lebanon/) - Jann spied an "owl" high up in a bare tree far across the parking lot of the "K-mart Plaza" in West Lebanon yesterday. As we drove over to investigate it turned into a hawk. I got a few poor shots out my window (did not have my long lens in the car) before the hawk
- [Merry Christmas](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/12/merry-christmas/) - A few days before Christmas we had 6 visitors. Here are four of them. We took a hike along Mink Brook to the Connecticut River. Ice was just starting to form. We heard the loud insistent call of a tufted titmouse and found it among the chickadees high overhead. A red ornament graced the walk.
- [Strolling the Neighborhood](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/12/strolling-the-neighborhood/) - My wife and I like to take short walks most days. Rarely do we venture too far from home. I always carry a camera, and I sometimes use it. Here are some photos I took during November while strolling our "neighborhood"---Etna, Enfield, and Canaan.
- [Red-throated Loon in Windsor](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/11/red-throated-loon-in-windsor/) - It was a dark day and although I walked a lot back and forth and around and back, the loon didn't cooperate much. It stayed pretty far away. I here is a slide show of photos from today along with an immature common loon that has been hanging around Lake Sunapee for two years in
- [Biking Union Village Dam](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/11/biking-union-village-dam/) - On a cool November morning four bikers warmed up rapidly as we tackled the trails around Union Village Dam in Thetford. The number of great trails in the area surprised even folks who had been there many times before. "Sky" accompanied us on a blue sky day. Nothing slowed her down, and no falling rocks
- [Mountain Bike Ride in Norwich](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/11/mountain-bike-ride-in-norwich/) - The floor of the woods was filled with leaves. This made following the trail very challenging. I was riding with folks who knew the trail, and still we got lost numerous times as can be seen from our non-straight route below. We had a blow-out, but there were 5 to help fix it. As has been well established,
- [Bozeman, Montana area in September](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/10/bozeman-blog/) - [audio:https://www.jimblockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Ashby-Moonlight-23.mp3|titles=Moonlight2&3]Here are photos from short trip to Bozeman in September, 2011 to visit my mother, brother, and sister-in-law. It was a great trip with stimulating conversations, excellent meals, and beautiful areas around Bozeman. The light was dramatic and wonderful the first evening I arrived as a front moved through. Then it was blue skies, cold mornings, and warm
- [Field Trip Photography Lessons](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/10/field-trip-photography-lessons/) - This is a photography teaching blog post, a photo quiz, and a trip report from a photo field trip I led in Northern Vermont October 2, 2011. A small group braved occasional rain without complaint as we photographed whatever struck our fancy in Peacham, Danville, Groton, East Topsham, East Orange, and Bradford, Vermont. Here I show
- [Wood Ducks on Clay Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/10/wood-ducks-on-clay-brook/) - The morning was cold, dark, wet, and foggy around Post Pond. I vertured into the Chaffee Wildlife Sanctuary hoping to photograph wood ducks. Several males flew by and a female drifted in the distance barely noticable in the fog. Suddendly a group of males energed from hidding across from me and no sooner did I
- [Exploring Andover on Mountain Bike](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/08/andover-on-mtn-bike/) - I've used my mountain bike to explore Andover, NH a number of times in the last month. I was largely unfamiliar with Andover so much of what I saw was new to me. I discovered that this town is filled with variety and beauty. I carried a Panasonic LX5 camera, and almost all the photos here were
- [Loon, Hawk, Cormorant, Mallard, and GBH](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/08/big-birds/) - Big Birds in Burkehaven and a few on the lake. The strange-colored loon that has been on Lake Sunapee for two years made an appearance. It is likely just an immature common loon that is inland when it should be still in the ocean waiting to mature. And a cormorant sat in front of Loon
- [GIRAFE](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/08/girafe/) - The 3rd Annual GIRAFE (Great Island Regatta and Fleet Exercise) was held today. We had the largest ever turnout, though most only did one trip around the island. We were joined early on by the GIGBH (Great Island Great Blue Heron). For a slide show of this event, please CLICK THE IMAGE BELOW.
- [Yellowlegs and Blue Heron](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/07/yellowlegs-and-blue-heron/) - An adult Great Blue Heron has been hanging around the islands and points between Burkehaven and Blodgett Landing on Lake Sunapee the past month. Unlike many of its kind in this area, this one can be approached reasonably closely by canoe or kayak. Two days ago a Greater Yellowlegs arrived to add color to the
- [The 30th Prouty, July 9, 2011](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/07/the-30th-prouty-july-9-2011/) - I was one of 5,000 participants riding, walking, or rowing to raise money for research at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center in the Thirtieth Annual Prouty. I rode 100 miles with a small Panasonic LX5 camera around my neck. Shooting from a moving bike and while refreshing myself with food and water at the many SAGs along
- [Training for the Prouty](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/06/training-for-the-prouty/) - Heck of a way to train for the Prouty Century Ride---ride 100 miles. On July 9th I will ride in my first Prouty. This 30th Prouty is a charity bike ride to support the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center. I'll be doing the Century ride with a friend. Although I enjoyed biking with my family 30 years ago, I've
- [Cars on LAKE Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/07/cars-on-lake-sunapee/) - It might be common see two old cars drive by while you are sitting on a picnic table in your yard eating lunch. But when the cars are driving across a lake you sit up and take notice. Here are some photos taken shortly after noon today.
- [Great Blue Heron on Lake Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/07/gbh-on-sunapee/) - For years I tried to sneak up on Great Blue Herons in my canoe in order to get a photo. Most of the time the photos were poor; it was hard to get close to these wary birds. Then I visited Florida and found GBHs were very easy birds to photograph. Down south they would
- [Bike Ride Simplified](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/06/bike-ride-simplified/) - Sometimes simple is nice. Photographers buy expensive lenses, high megapixel cameras, and some even use tripods (horrors!) to get sharp, highly detailed images. But sometimes a photo looks better without so many details. I find this especially true where the composition is strong. There are many ways to remove or hide details in images; I
- [Tigertown Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/05/tigertown-pond/) - Tigertown Road in Norwich Vermont has a few small ponds that sometimes host interesting birds. A brief stop there recently revealed a solitary sandpiper and a pair of hooded merganser. It was a treat to observe the merganser rapidly changing their crest profiles and, for the male, the size of his head patch.
- [Edgewater Farm at Thorung La](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/05/edgewater-farm/) - Edgewater Farm on River Road in Plainfield, run by Pooh and Anne Sprague, is a great place to stock up on plants for your garden. And their T-shirts seem to get to the most amazing places. Here is one at Thorung La pass in Nepal at almost 18,000 feet---higher than any place in the continental US.
- [Golden-crowned Sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/05/golden-crowned-sparrow/) - It was fun joining many others in observing this rare find by Spence and Doug Hardy. It was also interesting to see it feeding near white-throated sparrows, a somewhat similar-looking species. Here is a brief slide show from this afternoon.
- [Glossy Ibis in Woodstock](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/04/glossy-ibis/) - An unusual visitor has been hanging out in Woodstock, VT for several days---a beautiful glossy ibis. Often seen on the coast and sometimes on Lake Champlain, it is not a normal visitor to the area near Mount Tom. But the flooded fields along Route 12 seemed to provide good feeding---worms appeared to be a big
- [Spring Covers](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/04/spring-covers/) - Kearsarge in New Hampshire, Upper Valley Life in NH and Vermont, and Down East in Maine are three great magazines. But I admit to being biased. All emphasize photography by "real" photographers rather than buying stock images supplied by huge corporations. All have editors and photo editors who are dedicated and responsive---the very kind of
- [Home from Nepal](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/04/home-from-nepal/) - A group of eight trekkers successfully made it over the 17,769 ft Thorung La (pass) earlier this month with lots of support from a great group of five sherpas and six porters, especially our leader, Chhongba Sherpa. We did the classic Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, circling the Annapurna mountain range from Besi Shar to Jomson
- [Thorung La Conquered](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/04/thorung-la/) - We spent the night before at the end of the world, or so it seemed. The Annapurna Circuit trail we had hiked for 10 days ended in a canyon as the walls closed in on us. Only the hint of a path zigzagging up the steep slope behind the lodge revealed a possible route over
- [Fox and Turkeys](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/03/fox-and-turkeys/) - I still remember my astonishment the first time I saw a huge wild turkey lift seemingly effortlessly into flight. It glided away as gracefully as any bird, well almost any. Recently eight turkeys have been regulars in our yard along with a flock of common redpolls that numbers between 100 and 200 at various times.
- [Ice Storm of 2011](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/03/ice-storm-of-2011/) - The Upper Valley experienced an ice storm that hit Sunday night March 6. Our yard and driveway were hit quite hard. The ice is finally melting today, Friday, and the trees that haven't snapped in two are slowly standing upright again. There will be a lot of cleanup work to do this spring and summer.
- [Birds on Ice](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/03/birds-on-ice/) - There was a significant ice storm in the hills of Etna, and other parts of the Upper Valley, Sunday night. A subsequent post will show images of the destruction and beauty of the storm. Here are several images and a slide show of photos of birds that endured it---redpolls, chickadees, and turkeys. Although the storm
- [Red-tailed Hawk](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/12/red-tailed-hawk/) - A pre-Christmas hike at Volo Bog in northern Illinois produced some interesting bird sightings, and the scattered feathers from a bird that met its demise. With my trusty LX5 in my pocket, I was much better equipped to photograph the feathers than the Northern Harrier we saw nearby. So here are the feathers. Please let
- [Snow Buntings in Hartford](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/02/snow-buntings-in-hartford/) - A friend told me about the winter "robins" he has had in his yard for quite a while. He knew they were snow buntings but figured if he had them they must be everywhere. Well we have had 100 common redpolls in our yard since Christmas and over 200 recently, but I don't think they
- [Dog sleds, Snowmobiles, and Clouds on Potato Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/02/dog-sleds-snowmobiles-and-clouds-on-potato-road/) - Potato Road in Canaan, NH was an exciting place to be for a short span of time Friday as I headed home after a great hike over SRK Greenway Trail 8 in Wilmot. The sun and clouds put on a nice show while I awaited the arrival of the dog sled team I had spotted
- [Mount Kearsarge---a summer tradition](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/08/mount-kearsarge-a-summer-tradition/) - Every summer for over 10 years my grandson, Julian, and I have hiked Kearsarge. In the earlier days we would take the easier Rollins Trail from Warner. But now it is always the same route---up the steep (1.1 mile) Winslow Trail and down the longer (1.8 mile) Barlow Trail. Here are some photos from our
- [Indian Cucumber Root ](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/10/indian-cucumber-root/) - A fading plant caught my attention on a recent hike over Mount Sunapee on SRKG Trail 1 from Newbury to Goshen. I have so many images from the last few months I'd like to post and share, but this has been a very busy time. Too much to do outside, including photography, that I'm way
- [Snowshoe Hike down SRK Greenway Trail 10](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/01/snowshoe-hike-down-srk-greenway-trail-10/) - Lee Carvalho led a group of 5 hikers down the SRK Greenway Trail 10 from near Winslow State Park in Wilmot to Proctor Academy in Andover. It was snowing when we started but by the end we saw some glimpses of sun. Lee is near the center of the photo below while Deb is photographic
- [Sunapee in Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/02/sunapee-in-winter/) - The lake is quiet, no motorboats and only an occasional snowmobile. Mallards congregate in the Sugar River near the exit of Lake Sunapee. Burkehaven Boatyard is covered with snow. Winter is a very nice time to be in Sunapee. Don't miss the page of panoramas HERE. Here is a photo-illustration of mallards landing in the Sugar River.
- [Dog Day in Woodstock](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/02/dog-day-in-woodstock/) - Saturday I led my Photo---SLR class on a walking tour of Woodstock, VT. We did a slow loop through town photographing whatever we fancied and hopefully learning in the process. We fancied dogs a lot, and we met some cute ones with friendly owners along the way. I was carrying two cameras so I could
- [Lunch up North](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/01/lunch-up-north/) - Jann and I had lunch today with some dear friends who also happen to be great photographers. Every time I enter their home I dream of spending a few days photographing the many interesting details there. Today I carried my LX5 and shot a few photos handheld. Its f/2 lens is great for low light.
- [Bicknell Brook in early winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/01/bicknell-brook-in-early-winter/) - I spent a few very pleasant hours recently at the UVLT Bicknell Brook area in Enfield. My favorite direction to head from Boy's Camp Road is downstream---the water is more dramatic in that direction. I immediately got enthused about creating a panoramic image of the falls. The photo below is composed of 61 individual images.
- [Redpolls in Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/01/redpolls-in-etna/) - This is one of the years when Common Redpolls are visiting in huge numbers. Irruptions are being reported all through NH & VT. Our yard and sunflower seed supply has not been spared. Since we returned from a Christmas trip late last year, a flock, sometimes numbering 80-100 individuals, has been competing with the chickadees
- [New Years 2010-11](https://jimblockphoto.com/2011/01/new-years-2010-11/) - Cross-country skiing in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont with friends was a wonderful way to welcome in 2011. December 31 arrived with a nice sunrise in Etna. Shortly after noon found us part way up Mount Hor above Lake Willoughby photographing ice climbers on the cliffs of Mount Pisgah. Working our way uphill the sun
- [Mink in Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/12/mink-in-etna/) - This must be my fall for weasels. A few weeks ago I discovered a long-tailed weasel changing its summer brown coat to winter white. Today I took a short walk from my home and came upon a mink trying to cross the road. It saw me and scurried back into the roadside woods owned by
- [Mid-November on Lake Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/11/mid-november-on-lake-sunapee/) - There were very few other boats on Lake Sunapee November 16 when I took a ride from Burkehaven Harbor to Great Island. Sunapee Harbor was empty, and the docks in Burkehaven and on Great Island had been put to bed for the winter. But a pair of Bald Eagles were fishing, rather successfully, in the
- [Golden-crowned Kinglets ](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/11/golden-crowned-kinglets/) - Not looking for birds, I never-the-less caught sight of some motion through my window and noted that the pair I saw were not chickadees. It didn't take long to spot the bright yellow crown. It took much longer to get my camera set up with a long lens and on a tripod. By then they had moved.
- [Photography in the Rain](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/11/photography-in-the-rain/) - Many avoid taking their cameras out when it is raining. I relish a light drizzle for photographing flowers, fall foliage, forests, moody scenes, moving water, and even people. The low soft light can be wonderful, wrapping the subject in even illumination. And since I feel moving water is best photographed with a tripod and long
- [Mount Cardigan](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/11/mount-cardigan/) - On a beautiful summer day my son-in-law, Vivaldo, and I hiked Mount Cardigan in Canaan, NH. I had climbed it numerous times before, the last time almost 15 years ago. I had forgotten what a beautiful mountain it is. We had planned to climb Kearsarge but my daughter felt a bit ill and wanted to
- [Claassen Northeast Kingdom Lakes Century Ride](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/09/northeast-kingdom-century/) - The 13th Annual Terry & Ben Claassen Memorial Northeast Kingdom Lakes Century Tour was a mouthful in more ways than one. Food was plentiful at four spots along the route and the volunteers who supplied and served it were cheerful and friendly. It was easy to gain 5 pounds while riding 100 miles. I left
- [New Roubaix Bike](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/03/new-roubaix-bike/) - I picked up my new Roubaix bike at Omer & Bob's in Lebanon two weeks ago. Breck spent hours helping me choose the right bike for my body shape and riding plans, and Richard fitted the bike and my new shoes. (These were the most expensive shoes I have ever purchased, and fitting them to
- [Mount Moosilauke](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/10/mount-moosilauke/) - On a Blue Sky day Peg and I experienced high winds and a dense frozen fog when we summited Moosilauke in mid-October (the 13th to be specific). Earlier heading up the Glencliff Trail, which is the Appalachian Trail up the 4802 foot mountain from the south, we stopped to shed layers to keep from sweating
- [Second Century](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/08/second-century/) - August 28, 2010, second one of the year (and of my life). Extended myself this time---the ride was 102.4 miles long. But first a brief bungee jumping story. Jann and I spent 33 days touring New Zealand in 1998. I had a notion I would try bungee jumping. We checked out a few spots, but
- [Century Ride—for real this time ](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/08/century-ride/) - Three decades ago I blew my shot at fame and fortune—and regretted it ever since. On Friday July 30, 2010, I finally got some redemption. I went out and just did it, documenting the accomplishment with camera and GPS. Back in the dark ages, before “technology”, WiFi, cell phones, digital cameras, email, and a full
- [Follow the Cairns](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/09/follow-the-cairns/) - Friday a group of 8 met in northern Norwich and "followed the cairns" on mountain bikes along a very nice series of trails. Below are a few images from this trip. You can also see images from Spring Mountain Biking excursions by clicking HERE.
- [Hike to French's Ledges](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/08/frenchs-ledges/) - Recently my grandson, Julian, and I hiked to French's Ledges from the Plainfield Elementary School. This was my first visit to this wonderful Upper Valley Land Trust spot. It had been on my "go to soon" list for years, but sadly that didn't happen sooner. Now that I have "discovered" it I plan to go
- [Egret and Motocross](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/09/egret-and-motocross/) - A bike loop today from Sunapee to Newport, Claremont, Charlestown, Langdon, Alstead, Marlow, Lempster, Goshen, and back yielded two surprises: a Great Egret in downtown Claremont and a Motocross race near the wind turbines of Lempster. First the egret. Here it is. Can you find the egret? Below is a cropped version of another photo.
- [Sunapee Sunrise](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/09/sunapee-sunrise/) - Crossing Lake Sunapee from Great Island heading to Burkehaven Harbor for a short bike ride, I was treated to a very nice sunrise through thin clouds yesterday. I made three quick photos from my moving boat and with some effort combined them into a panoramic image. The colors in the photo here are likely more
- [King Hill Reservation](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/09/king-hill-reservation/) - A family ski area where many, including yours truly, first took a successful downhill run, King Ridge Ski Area in Sutton NH is now a conserved area for hiking, bird watching, and cross country skiing. The former ski area has been divided into a luxury home development at the very top of the hill and
- [Digital Cameras](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/08/digital-cameras/) - The digital camera revolution continues. DSLRs have reached unthinkably high ISO levels with amazing quality, EVIL cameras are becoming serious tools for those who like to travel light, and megapixel madness continues with many P&S cameras. Choosing and using the "right" camera is more complex every day. Here are some facts and opinions as of
- [Birding in Newbury, NH](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/08/birding-in-newbury/) - I searched in vain for migrants in a small area of wetland and forest in Newbury this morning. But I managed to find some birds that I believe are residents. On the way there I got a few quick photos of a pair of loon. Here are some of the photos I took followed by
- [Hike to Lake Solitude](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/08/hike-to-lake-solitude/) - Lake Solitude, high on the Sunapee range, is a beautiful spot that few see. It takes a hike of an hour or so to reach. Along the Newbury Trail, the first leg of the 75 mile SRK Greenway ring of trails, there is a nice lookout over Lake Sunapee. Below is a view from this
- [Mountain Biking 2010 images](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/07/mtn-bike-2010/) - My mountain bike now has two and a half seasons of wear on it. My body experienced that in the first year I owned the bike. But my riding ability and endurance have improved gradually, and roots, rocks, and mud do not hold the terror they once did. Observing and learning from more experienced riders,
- [Boot Tree and Steam Engine, HDR examples](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/07/hdr-boot-tree/) - I recently photographed two curiosities in the Sunapee/Sutton area. Both were surrounded by trees and both days were bright and sunny. This is a deadly combination for creating a nice photo---the contrast is way too high and the shadows tend to "confuse the image". So I tried a 5-shot high dynamic range (HDR) blend. HDR is a
- [Kayak and Cloud](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/07/kayak-and-cloud/) - My grandson, Julian, is visiting. We went for a kayak ride just before sunset. The clouds were beautiful, and neither of us got wet. Even our cat, Gatinha, managed to stay dry.
- [Loons in Burkehaven Harbor](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/07/loons-in-burkehaven-harbor/) - I very much enjoy photographing loons on quiet ponds at the crack of dawn. When the water is still the natural reflections can add so much to the image. I drift my kayak in the general area of the loon, let it come to me, and shoot with a long lens. But it has been a
- [Making Guitars](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/07/making-guitars/) - A few months ago I was asked to photograph a guitar-building class in Post Mills Vermont for Upper Valley Life, an excellent regional magazine. Three students from three New England states worked with two instructors in a nicely equipped workspace. One day I was there photographing I was treated to a live concert by a guitar duo. I greatly
- [Banding Bicknell's Thrushes](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/07/banding-bicknells-thrushes/) - In June I joined Chris Rimmer, Kent McFarland, and Pat Johnson of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies on Mount Mansfield while they banded Bicknell's Thrushes as part of an ongoing project. It was foggy when we arrived, and as the afternoon and evening wore on it got foggier and darker, except for a brief clearing between
- [Pillsbury State Park Biking](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/07/pillsbury/) - I explored Pillsbury State Park in Washington, NH yesterday for the first time on a mountain bike. I had kayaked and canoed there previously, but never tried the trails on a bike. Pillsbury is a little-know park, great for camping, kayaking small ponds, hiking, and mountain biking. It is one of the few state
- [Rabbit in yard](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/07/rabbit-in-yard/) - Yesterday afternoon, on what may be the hottest day of the year, I walked into my garage from the house and saw a rabbit at the edge of the garage. Surprisingly it only retreated a short distance and allow me to grab a camera and get some photos before a single bound took it out
- [Red-winged Blackbird Nest at Hanover Country Club](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/07/rwbb-nest/) - Mike Choukas alerted me this morning to the presence of a red-winged blackbird nest on the Hanover golf course. He gave me excellent directions, but I left them at home. I got close by memory, but didn't find it while ducking golf balls as a foursome passed by. A member of this group told me Mike was
- [Peregrines fledged](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/07/peregrines-fledged/) - Peg Ackerson and I returned to Holt's Ledge recently to check on the progress of the three peregrine falcon chicks that Chris Martin banded earlier this year. The chicks had fledged and looked healthy. All were out of their eyrie and flying, although after a quick pass near us by one, they made themselves scarce. Nonetheless, I
- [Quebec Bike Trip](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/06/quebec-bike-trip/) - Recently an agreeable group of four traveled to the Eastern Townships of Quebec to spend two days biking the trails north and south of North Hatley. On the first day we did a 33 mile loop from North Hatley to Sherbrooke and back. The second day found us riding south on the Tomifobia Trail. I have created three
- [Minister's Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/06/ministers-brook/) - I love to photograph moving water. So recently when I arrived early to meet friends for a two-day bike trip in Quebec, I stopped at Minister's Brook in Westmore, Vermont to make a few photos. The spot I chose was expansive so the photos turned out to be panoramic images--I combined multiple shots. Here
- [Gnatcatchers](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/06/gnatcatchers/) - Blue-gray Gnatcatchers use Tent Caterpillars Silk for Nest Material They move fast. They are small and gray; blue-gray actually. They arrive early, from Mexico, parts of Central America, and sections of the Caribbean. They search for food by moving up and down through a tree’s outer foliage and sometimes back along branches, peering with quick
- [Banding Peregrine Chicks](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/06/banding-peregrine-chicks/) - I photographed the banding of peregrine falcon chicks at Holt's Ledge in Lyme, NH 2009 and 2010. Click HERE to get to a page that will take you to 6 individual slide shows and a panoramic overview of the site that you can explore in detail.
- [50 seconds with a deer fawn](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/05/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 longer because we feared our presence might be keeping the mother from approaching her fawn.
- [Kite Day](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/05/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 day. This will also take you to a page that has two panoramic images you can explore in detail.
- [Circles of Confusion](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/05/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 they get larger. When they are above a certain size they are defined as out of focus, though the actual degree of sharpness decreases gradually. The property
- [Orchard Oriole](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/05/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 they will nest again this year. Here are a few photos from mid-day yesterday.
- [West Rutland Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/05/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, but I wasn't counting. My goal was to capture photos of warblers that nest along the power lines. Early on I got some quick shots
- [Boston Lot Creeper](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/05/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 highlight of the excursion was a brown creeper that worked it way up several trees at the perimeter of the field just before the lake.
- [Common Birds and Apple Trees](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/05/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 are chattering. Here are three images from yesterday morning at Milton Frye and one from the steps of Tracy Hall.
- [Dueling Redstarts](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/05/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 look for the Orchard Oriole Kent found the day before. I thought I spotted a male, but it turned out to be a pesky Redstart.
- [Baker Bush Wetlands](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/04/baker-bush-wetlands/) - Saturday, a large group explored the Baker Bush wetland, a conserved area in Strafford, VT. The hike and nature study was led by Steve Faccio of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies and Amber Boland of the Upper Valley Land Trust, the group that helped Susan Baker conserve this beautiful spot. I invited a photographer
- [Vermont Vernal Pool](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/04/vermont-vernal-pool/) - It was a vernal pool weekend--Saturday at Baker Bush then Sunday at a wood lot with a vernal pool owned by friends. The images in the slide show below are from Sunday. The wildflowers you will see (in order) are: Wild Ginger leaves, Sharp-lobed Hepatica, Marsh Blue Violet, Spring Beauty, Miterwort, Trout Lily with Goldenrod
- [Merlin, Buffleheads, and Wood Ducks](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/04/merlin-buffleheads-and-wood-ducks/) - A morning of bird photography before the warbler influx resulted in photos of a merlin and displaying turkey in Hanover and buffleheads, wood ducks, a very bright cardinal, phoebe, and purple finch in Lyme. Here are two short slide shows and some individual images. My favorite photos of the morning were of a trio of wood
- [Iceland Gull in Lebanon](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/03/iceland-gull-in-lebanon/) - A semi-rare (for this area) Iceland Gull was spotted this morning in Lebanon. I spent about a half hour photographing it. Here is a brief slide show of some of the photos I took.
- [Baker Bush Maple Sugaring](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/03/baker-bush-maple-sugaring/) - The Upper Valley Land Trust hosted a hike and maple syrup tasting event at the Baker Bush property in Strafford Vermont today. Susan Baker conserved the parcel in honor and memory of her late husband, Chas Baker, who invested his time and energy in developing and maintaining a sugarbush and sugarhouse on the property. Tig
- [Mink Brook to Boston Lot](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/03/mink-brook-to-boston-lot/) - A hike with the Hanover Conservation Council March 6 from Mink Brook in Hanover to Boston Lot in Lebanon along the Indian Ridge Trail netted these images.
- [Khari Gompa Mirror](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/03/khari-gompa-mirror/) - Mirrors are fun and easy to create in Photoshop. Just hit Crtl+J to duplicate the Background layer, Transform flip horizontal or vertical, use the Crop tool with nothing in the Option bar to double the size of the canvass. (Yes, the Crop tool can increase as well as decrease canvass size. Just draw a crop
- [Snowshoe Out Back](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/02/snowshoe-out-back/) - Jann and I headed out back for a short trip down the Morton Farm trails before turning north toward our mailbox about a half mile away. It was snowing--the first good snow in quite a while. The woods were beautiful. So I went wild an put a 81 megapixel image from out trek "in" my
- [Moose Mountain Snow Shoe](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/03/moose-mountain-snow-shoe/) - Saturday and Sunday found me snowshoeing on Moose Mountain. Saturday was a loop in the lower regions. Sunday I climbed to the ridge and descended a bit to the east. I found the snow snake near the ridge line. If you click on any of the first three images you will be taken to a page
- [Kathmandu Video](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/02/kathmandu-video/) - As a test I have embedded one of the very first videos I have created--one minute of a street scene just outside the Thamel district of Kathmandu, Nepal. This video was lightly edited using a crude program and clunky transitions. In the video I attempt to show some of the noise and chaos that is
- [Skate on Grafton Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/02/skate-on-grafton-pond-2/) - A windy start on Lake Mascoma drove us to the more sheltered coves of Grafton Pond for a mid-day skate. It was interesting exploring the various arms of this pond on skates rather than kayak. If you click the last image below you will be able to zoom and pan and see considerably more detail.
- [Skating at Lake Morey](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/02/skating-at-lake-morey/) - I skated two laps around the 4.5 mile loop on Lake Morey today stopping occassionally to photograph a pair of ice boats, some people fishing, and some hockey players. Here are a few photos.
- [Skating on Lake Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/02/skating-on-lake-sunapee/) - This has been a great winter. Soon after I bought some "nordic" free-heel ice skates the snow came covering the ponds and lakes. It stayed cold for many weeks and cross country skiing was the best in years. Then a few warm days and torrential rain ruined the snow. But the rain created great ice on the rivers and
- [Moose Mountain Hike](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/02/moose-mountain-hike/) - Sarah Mahlab ably led a group up the Appalachian Trail to the south peak of Moose Mountain today. The weather was beautiful and conditions underfoot were firm. We were a congenial group of 10.
- [Skating on the Connecticut River](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/01/skating-on-the-connecticut-river/) - Martha and Stephen took me out on the Connecticut River today to try out my new skates. It was cold and windy but the ice was great. We skated south against the wind then turned back north up the river. We enjoyed photographing the patterns in the ice.
- [Still going forward](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/01/still-going-forward/) - If you visit these pages today or in the near future you will see many empty pages and galleries with temporary filler images. I am trying to establish a structure and layout that will be easy to navigate. Over the nest month I will be populatting the site with many more images. Currently you can enjoy several
- [The start at long last](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/01/hello-world/) - I have finally taken the plunge and am setting up a "real" web site. I've avoided learning HTML and Dreamweaver and am hoping the route I have chosen will get me there--wherever there is. I think it will.
- [Progress continues](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/01/progress-continues/) - Some torrential rain Monday has kept me from xc-skiing so I've had a chance to make progress on the web site. Starting to populate it with images and text, mostly items already prepared for other purposes. Soon I'll attempt to add "new" images--images that have not been on the web in any form.
- [Change of direction](https://jimblockphoto.com/2010/01/change-of-direction/) - In the last few days I changed direction dramatically with my web site. I got a real host, installed some tools, and started uploading some test images. Lots of things need to be fixed and rearranged and added. I'm learning as I am going making a lot of mistakes along the way. It has been frustrating

## Pages

- [HOME](https://jimblockphoto.com/) - Images from New England (especially New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine) as well as other places (ranging from Montana to Nepal to Bhutan to the Dolomites populate this site. In addition you will find images of wildlife and nature, including birds with a special gallery on loons. I license these to publishers and sell fine art prints. I do commissioned photography
- [An Owl named George](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/birds-2/an-owl-named-george/) - An Owl named George It was seven minutes into a cold hour of watching George do almost nothing. And then the barred owl that Ted Levin named looked up, staring at the sky. Why? We looked and saw two adult bald eagles circling high overhead. No doubt they were the Quechee/VINS pair
- [Bald Eagles in Lyme -- Year Three](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bald-eagles-in-lyme-a-four-year-saga/year-three/) - Bald Eagles in Lyme -- Year Three I visited the nest February 14, Valentines Day. Not surprisingly, the nest was empty. February 22, an eagle in a tree near the empty nest. March 4, incubation in progress. After an hour there was a nest exchange. One flew to the favorite tree. And relieved itself. A
- [Portfolio](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/) - NEW ENGLAND NEW HAMPSHIRE Sunapee Area Great North Woods Bicknell Brook Smarts Mountain Route 4A VERMONT Milton Frye Nature Area Nulhegan Basin Mount Mansfield Migration of the Snow Geese MAINE Monhegan Island 2018 Monhegan Island 2019 Monhegan Island 2023 Sears Island Appledore Island BEYOND NEW ENGLAND GRAND CANYON MONTANA Glacier National
- [Bald Eagles in Lyme -- Year Four](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bald-eagles-in-lyme-a-four-year-saga/year-four/) - Bald Eagles in Lyme -- Year Four Year Four starts, surprisingly in November of Year Three. Who would have guessed some of the best action photos of the eagles were taken in the cold, drab month of November. During a very short visit on November 15, I found both eagles in the nest. I was
- [Bald Eagles in Lyme -- Year Two](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bald-eagles-in-lyme-a-four-year-saga/year-two/) - Bald Eagles in Lyme -- Year Two On March 1, the nest was covered with snow. It is interesting to observe the size of nest this spring. For comparison, the photo below was taken early the previous year. The bare part of the trunk that has appeared will remain a common feature in nest
- [Bald Eagles in Lyme -- Year One](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bald-eagles-in-lyme-a-four-year-saga/year-one/) - Bald Eagles in Lyme -- Year One On April 4th, I crept slowly to the edge of Clay Brook at the crack of dawn hoping to photograph wood ducks as I had in the past. Suddenly a bald eagle flew past. I got a couple quick photos. A few minutes later I noticed A second
- [Bald Eagles in Lyme — A four-year saga](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bald-eagles-in-lyme-a-four-year-saga/) - I spent many hours observing, studying, and photographing a pair of bald eagles in Lyme over a four year period. Most of the time that I was observing the nest nothing happened; there were hours of boring downtime. But then my patience was rewarded by seconds or minutes of high excitement and drama. I have
- [UV Bird Sites](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/) - Upper Valley Birding Sites This page lists my favorite birding spots in the Upper Valley in NH and VT. A description of each location with photos of typical birds found at each site can be found if you click the photos or the site names below. I list the sites roughly north to south in
- [Costa Rica 2025](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/costa-rica-2025/) - Costa Rica 2025 This page provides links to individual pages detailing a trip to Costa Rica led by Ted Levin and Gil Calvo, two amazing guides. You can click any of the titles or images to get to the pages. Once on a page you can click NEXT at the bottom to move on.
- [Corcovado -- second 24 hours](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/costa-rica-2025/corcovado-2/) - Corcovado -- second 24 hours I began our second 24 hours on Corcovado with a brief rest after lunch. We met again around 2 p.m., and I photographed a Gray-capped Flycatcher (top) and Palm Tanager in a tall tree. A few minutes later, I took another photo of a Gray-capped Flycatcher. We stood near the
- [Tarcoles River and Eco Lodges](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/costa-rica-2025/tarcoles-river/) - Tarcoles River and Eco Lodges We departed the amazing natural zoo that is Corcovado and took a mostly-high-speed boat ride to Porto Sierpe arriving around 11 a.m. After that the day is a blur until after 4 p.m. I have a vague memory of a lunch somewhere and later stopping for a lengthy time at
- [Arenal Observatory   -- first 24 hours](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/costa-rica-2025/arenal-1/) - Arenal Observatory -- first 24 hours We arrived at the Arenal Observatory Lodge & Trails with the namesake volcano in the background at 2:25 p.m. The cloud makes it look like the volcano is active, but it has not been for 15 years. After a major 1968 eruption that destroyed nearby villages, it remained active
- [Arenal Observatory -- final 5 hours](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/costa-rica-2025/arenal-2/) - Arenal Observatory -- final 5 hours No local guide today. In fact we will leave after breakfast. But still a fantastic morning awaits. An amazing hike with beautiful views of the Arenal Volcano and some nice birds. From the deck at 5:30 a.m. looking down at a Bananaquit. Five of us plus our two leaders,
- [La Fortuna to Tortuguero](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/costa-rica-2025/la-fortuna/) - La Fortuna to Tortuguero We visited La Fortuna, the city where the Arenal Observatory & Trails Lodge is located, three times: to drop off laundry and have lunch the first day, to pick up laundry and have lunch the second day, stop for coconut water and to visit a family the third morning. Here is
- [Tortuguero Wildlife](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/costa-rica-2025/tortuguero/) - Tortuguero Wildlife We arrived at Tortuguero around 1 p.m., had a great lunch at the hotel, and around 3 p.m. headed out for a walk. My first photo was a flower. And then a very large and weird reticulate lubber grasshopper. A Great-tailed Grackle was strutting its stuff. And we came across leafcutter ants. Some
- [Tortuguero to Home](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/costa-rica-2025/tortuguero-2/) - Tortuguero to Home This page shows the village of Tortuguero, the few wildlife photos I was able to take after we left the village, and the trip back to New Hampshire. The first afternoon in Tortuguero I toured the town, and we walked as a group along a path near the beach before returning through
- [Rancho Naturalista](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/costa-rica-2025/rancho-naturalista/) - Rancho Naturalista We arrived at Rancho Naturalista around noon on our third full day in Costa Rica. We would stay two nights. Rachel and I were both singles so we lucked out and got great rooms in the main lodge. We each had a large glass door that opened onto a second-floor balcony where everyone
- [Corcovado -- first 24 hours](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/costa-rica-2025/corcovado-1/) - Corcovado -- first 24 hours The dock at the Sierpe River was filled with sea level sun at 11 a.m. We boarded for our one-hour trip to Corcovado National Park -- truly a special place. Most of the trip was at high speed -- 30 minutes along the river, followed by a very rough ride
- [La Rosa, La Pas, and many stops](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/costa-rica-2025/first-24-hrs/) - La Rosa, La Pas, and many stops First 24 hours in Costa Rica Our alarm sounded at 2 a.m. I knew Jann would have a lonely two weeks with only two quilt guild meetings to provide stimulus. I am very thankful she has been so supportive and encouraging about my foreign travels. Throughout the trip
- [Pineapples, La Quinta, & La Selva](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/costa-rica-2025/2nd-24-hours/) - Pineapples, La Quinta, & La Selva Second 24 hours in Costa Rica Gil had a special treat for us at lunch -- a pineapple plantation owned and run by a real showman. We had a great lunch. After lunch, our host and owner, Michael, took us on a tour, fearlessly chopping away at pineapples with
- [Iyok Ami, San Gerardo, and Mirador Torres](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/costa-rica-2025/iyok-to-sierpe/) - Iyok Ami, San Gerardo, and Mirador Torres We had a lot of ups and downs the next 48 hours. Specifically we bounced up to over 9,000 feet; then down into a valley in rain, fog, and darkness along a very steep, narrow, curving road with Luis the van driver and Gil both wiping the condensation
- [Esther Currier Wildlife Management Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/esther-currie-wma/) - Esther Currier Wildlife Management Area The Esther Currier WMA is located east of Route 11 between the two Elkins Road exits in New London. There are two observation blinds on Beaver Pond. Most of the photos here are from the shore of Beaver Pond, the blinds, or along the Davis Path.
- [Costa Rica 1992](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/costa-rica-1992/) - Costa Rica 1992 This is mostly a personal page for Jann and me to help us remember and relive a wonderful visit to Costa Rica over 33 years ago. But you are certainly welcome to read it and view the photos. I thought of creating this recently because of a planned return to Costa Rica
- [Audubon's Warbler in Hanover](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/birds-2/audubons-warbler-in-hanover/) - Audubon's Warbler in Hanover Angela spotted a Yellow-rumped Warbler in her yard on December 2, 2024 and correctly identified it as a very rare Audubon's Warbler. But she wasn't sure, since they are rarely seen on the east coast: "My friend from Cape May County tells me that we aren't supposed to have Audubon's here;
- [Complete Bhutan Experience](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/timphu/bite/) - As Stephen said when I returned to the hotel, "Now you've had the complete Bhutan experience". The "experience" started at 8 AM as I headed down the stairs and out to the street alone. Timphu seems to wake up late, so the shops were still locked up tight. Folks were drying their wash and
- [Mating Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/birds-2/mating-birds/) - This page has links to various avian mattings I have photographed. You can click any photo or the titles to get to the pages with photo sequences of the action. Bald Eagles Wood Ducks American Kestrels Chipping Sparrows Common Goldeneye Ring-necked Ducks
- [Ring-necked Ducks Mating](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/birds-2/ring-necked-ducks-mating/) - Ring-necked Ducks Mating I decided to spend the day sorting through the many photos I had taken in the last few days. It was of late March, and I knew a multi-day ice storm was coming. This was the last sunny afternoon we were going to have for quite a while. I kept thinking I
- [Winter Visitors](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/birds-2/winter-visitors/) - Winter is the season for entertaining visitors, perhaps including some who come great distances by air. The majority who fly to visit us do not drop in unannounced and unexpected. But some of our northern neighbors seem to have a habit of doing this every few years in winter. This commonly happens when food up
- [Brazil](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/brazil/) - The Pantanal of Brazil If you click the photo below you will be taken to a page that summarizes the Species of the Pantanal I photographed. The other images on this page take you to various days of this amazing adventure. You can click the Day or the Image to get there. Once on a
- [Day 10 of the Pantanal of Brazil](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/brazil/day-10/) - Day 10 of the Pantanal of Brazil We reluctantly left Porto Jofre and the jaguars this morning. But before we left, I took a few photos around the lodge. We passed our phones around so that a volunteer could take group photos. I am on the left side of
- [Day 11 of the Pantanal of Brazil](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/brazil/day-11/) - Day 11 of the Pantanal of Brazil Before breakfast, I photographed the sunrise behind the Southwild Lodge. I got a daylight photo of the Jabiru nest. We weren’t planning to hike into the small nearby forest until around 7:30 am. I took some photos on the lodge grounds and down near the river while waiting
- [Day 12 of the Pantanal of Brazil](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/brazil/day-12/) - Day 12 of the Pantanal of Brazil I photographed the Jabiru Stork nest as the sun was rising at 6 am. Breakfast wasn’t until 7 am, so I used the time to wander the grounds and photograph families of Capybara. We were moving on to our next lodge after breakfast, but I had some
- [Day 13 of the Pantanal of Brazil](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/brazil/day-13/) - Day 13 of the Pantanal of Brazil A notable feature of this modest lodge was the early morning visits by Toucans. These are strangely beautiful birds. It is hard to resist taking and showing a lot of photos of them. Also present was another even stranger looking bird, a Chestnut-eared Aracari. Before our
- [Day 14 of the Pantanal of Brazil](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/brazil/day-14/) - Day 14 of the Pantanal of Brazil Well before 6 am, I photographed the bright red sky across the dry, flat Pantanal. Petr wanted to take us back down the road where there was a tiny body of water. He expected we’d see some interesting birds at dawn there. There was a boat docked near
- [Species of the Pantanal](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/brazil/species-of-the-pantanal/) - Species of the Pantanal Mammals Jaguar The jaguar was certainly a highlight of the trip. All 15 to 20 were seen from the safety of a boat. It is hard to tell the exact number since some may be double counted. Our very first siting was a family of three. It is very rare to
- [Bald Eagles Mating](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/birds-2/bald-eagles-mating/) - I tromped through the snow on a 24F morning to find just a bit of an incubating eagle's head peeking above the nest. A second eagle was sitting in a tree perhaps 30 yards away. It was March 10, 2025. It had been a cold and snowy winter, and it had snowed lightly the night
- [Day 7 of the Pantanal of Brazil](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/brazil/day-7/) - Day 7 of the Pantanal of Brazil The seventh day of our adventure in Brazil was the first of three that we would spend more than 11 hours on a small boat, which is more than the daylight hours of each day. Our lunches would be delivered to us on the river by boat far from
- [Day 4 of the Pantanal of Brazil](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/brazil/day-4/) - Day 4 of the Pantanal of Brazil Up before 6 am while it was still dark was my routine in the Pantanal, just as at home. I was fascinated by an apparently-leafless tree in the distance beyond the small river that ran by the lodge. It was nicely framed by the foreground foliage. I took
- [Day 8 of the Pantanal of Brazil](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/brazil/day-8/) - Day 8 of the Pantanal of Brazil My very first ever Jaguar sighting was a family of three on Day 7. An amazing and rare event even for veteran Jaguar observers. Our first sighting on this Day 8 was perhaps just as special, although we did not get as clear a look. Like the previous
- [Day 5 of the Pantanal of Brazil](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/brazil/day-5/) - Day 5 of the Pantanal of Brazil I was up at 5:30 am to continue my exploration of that well-framed distant tree. Early morning is the best time of day in my opinion. Eight minutes later the dark red glow of the sky had faded to just a memory and a bunch of captured pixels.
- [Day 6 of the Pantanal of Brazil](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/brazil/day-6-of-the-pantanal-of-brazil/) - Day 6 of the Pantanal of Brazil This was a transition day: moving from our first three fairly large, upscale lodges to a small, more laid-back lodge in Porto Jofre, where we would spend three full days viewing Jaguars. Although this lodge was smaller and less elegant than the others. It was my favorite, perhaps
- [Day 9 of the Pantanal of Brazil](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/brazil/day-9/) - Day 9 of the Pantanal of Brazil Breakfast was scheduled for 6 am so I thought I had a bit of time. I took this photo of the patio area at our lodge. Then I realized our group was already eating breakfast early, as can be seen in the left back corner of this photo.
- [Day 3 of the Pantanal of Brazil](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/brazil/day-3/) - Day 3 of the Pantanal of Brazil Before sunrise, I photographed Capybara and Caiman in the wildlife pool. Then I joined the group as we headed out from the lodge in a different direction than the evening before to try to photograph a rare woodpecker and a Great Horned Owl. Wood Storks were perched in
- [Brazil Day 2](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/brazil/brazil-day-2/) - Day 2 of the Pantanal of Brazil We headed out before 6 am to try to find Giant Anteaters. Along the road, but still well inside the ranch’s property, we saw three Hyacinth Macaw across the field sitting at the top of a snag. This is a four-shot iPhone panorama of the scene. You can
- [Brazil Day 1](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/brazil/brazil-day-1/) - Day 1 of the Pantanal of Brazil After a long and grueling flight from the US, I arrived at the Slim Hotel in Cuiaba at around 2:30 am. The San Paulo airport is one of the worst I’ve been in, and Latam airline was equally bad. But there seems to be few options to get
- [Trip to Besi Shar](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/trip-to-besi-shar/) - I slept poorly my second night in Kathmandu. There would be limited walking this day as we would spend it on a private bus to Besi Shar. We watched Chhongba’s sons, Mingmar (L) and Pasang (R) on the top of our bus catch bags other sherpas and porters tossed up and said farewell to Leeli
- [Audubon's Warbler in Hanover early December](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/birds-2/audubons-warbler-in-hanover-early-december/) - Audubon's Warbler in Hanover Angela spotted an Audubon's Warbler in her Hanover, NH yard and informed a few folks who asked me to try for some photos. I arrived shortly before dark and got some. Here are a few to document this rare bird on December 2.
- [Nuvolau to Citta′ di Flume](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/nuvolau/) - I was up in time to get this 6 AM photo of Cortina from Rifugio Nuvolau. Overnight a snow rabbit appeared. I made a 12-photo panorama of where we were heading this morning – Passo Giau. Just before 6:30 AM I took another photo of Cortina and one down in the other direction toward Cinque Torri.
- [Lagazuoi to Nuvolau](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/lagazuoi/) - Yesterday it rained lightly as we hiked to Rifugio Lagazuoi. The rain was followed by an exciting afternoon and evening with dramatic light that probably contributed to a somewhat restless sleep. I was awake at 5:10 and snuck quietly out of our dorm room at 5:30. Everyone else appeared to be sound asleep. There was
- [Philbrick-Cricenti Bog](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/philbrick-cricenti-bog/) - Philbrick-Cricenti Bog The Philbrick-Cricenti Bog is off Route 11 in New London just west of when the stores begin. With its interesting boardwalks, it is a great place for kids. But do not venture off the boards. Sometime before the spring of 2024, the boardwalks were significantly upgraded. This is one of the prime bogs
- [Faces of Nepal](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/faces-of-nepal/) - Images of the many cheerful and friendly people I met in my trekking around Nepal.
- [Zealand Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-in-nh/zealand/) - The Zealand Trail, which starts at the end of the Zealand Road off Route 302 a bit east of Twin Mountain, is an easy trail with only a short steep section of less than 1/4 mile just before the Zealand Falls Hut. A friend and I hiked it one late October day after three days
- [Nomads and Caterpillars](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/nomads-and-caterpillars/) - To say that Phub Tshering is a forester is a tremendous understatement. He is a naturalist; humanitarian; trek leader; advisor, counselor, and protector for nomads; discoverer of new species; and documenter of species in unbelievable places. He knows the people, animals, flora, and fauna of the Himalayan Mountains of northwestern Bhutan like few others. He was
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- [Bog Mountain, SRKG 7](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/kearsarge-trails/bog-mountain/) - Bog Mountain, SRKG 7 For a beautiful hike over a small mountain the Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Trail 7 over Bog Mountain in Wilmot is hard to beat. It can be a short rewarding hike in any season or a challenging trek with snowshoes in winter. It offers great views, an impressive west-facing ledge, nice picnic spots,
- [Newbury Harbor](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/newbury-harbor/) - Newbury Harbor The area around Newbury Harbor along Route 103 can be interesting in several seasons -- spring and fall migrants and visitors from the north in winter. Check out the ponds behind (southeast of) the small shopping center and the Police Department along the old rail trail that used to bring folks from
- [Tiger's Nest](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/tigers-nest/) - Taktsang, informally known as Tiger's Nest, sits on the edge of a cliff at 10,236 ft around 3,000 ft above the Paro valley. Dhamey took us on a tour of Drukgyel Dzong early in our trip. To get there we passed Taktsang. It could be seen in the distance from the road. We stopped to
- [Boston Lot](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/boston-lot/) - Boston Lot The trail into Boston Lot and to the lake begins from the more northern parking area along Route 10 across from the Wilder Dam. There are a number of excellent birding spots along the trail to the lake, especially the powerline area and a small meadow on the left shortly before the lake.
- [West Lebanon Wetland](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/west-lebanon-wetland/) - West Lebanon Wetland The West Lebanon Wetlands are found behind Walmart and Price Chopper off Route 12A in West Lebanon. While not very attractive -- and somehow given the name Cranberry Pond -- this site has had some amazing wildlife, including a river otter which once swam in some beautiful reflections. How otter got there,
- [Windsor Grasslands WMA](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/windsor-grasslands/) - Windsor Grasslands WMA Windsor Grasslands WMA is located along Marton Road in Windsor. From downtown take State west to Hunt and then a right turn on Marton. I normally park across from Pond Road and walk east. I like the old orchard, but Pond Road has some interesting habitat also. The special birds at
- [Foley Park area](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/foley-park/) - Foley Park Area Foley Park is in Norwich just across the Ledyard Bridge from Hanover. There are two nearby parking lots available to the public on weekends. There is a walkway under the bridge. This site includes the RR Tracks that run south from the park and the area around the parking
- [Milton Frye Nature Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/milton-frye/) - Milton Frye Nature Area Milton Frye Nature Area is off Route 5 in Norwich. Turn into the Marion Cross School and then into the first parking area to your right. Several trails begin at the far end of the parking area. This area is owned by Norwich and conserved by the Upper Valley Land Trust
- [Campbell Flat](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/campbell-flat/) - Campbell Flat Campbell Flat in Norwich can be filled with birds or fairly quiet. In spring one might find wood ducks in the flooded fields. Nesting Kestrels are common. Campbell Flat has been visited by rarities such as a Little Blue Heron and a Western Kingbird. I normally combine Campbell Flat with a visit
- [American Kestrels Mating](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/birds-2/kestrels-mating/) - American Kestrels Mating On April 27, 2023 in Thetford, VT, I was privileged to witness and photograph a pair of American Kestrels mating. It was the third avian copulation I photographed this spring along with Common Goldeneyes and Wood Ducks. Later I got my fourth mating of the season, a pair of Chipping Sparrows. The
- [Stevens Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/stevens/) - Stevens Road At the northern border of Norwich along Route 5 is Stevens Road. Most of the road is in Thetford. I rarely consider it a destination, but I do check it out when in the area. I keep looking for meadowlarks there, but no luck so far. However, this is a great site to
- [Cedar Brook Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/cedar-brook-farm/) - Cedar Brook Farm Cedar Brook Farm is near the Bradford Spring Site along East Washington Road less than a half mile north of the Bradford Bog and about a mile north of East Washington. There is a gate near the road. Park without blocking it and walk in. It is wet on both sides
- [Kezar Lake area](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/kezar-lake/) - Kezar Lake area The birding area around Kezar Lake in Sutton includes a very nice 3-mile walk around the lake with side trips up Harvey Road to Muster Field Farm (a must-visit spot) and Wadleigh Hill Road south to the bridge over the Lane River. So the birding is spread out, but the walking is
- [Bog Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/bog-road/) - Bog Road Bog Road is a place I normally go for fall foliage, not birds. Yet I've found some nice species there, and you might also. From Enfield Center ("Fish Market") take Route 4A east then right turn onto Bog Road at the spot shown below. George Pond starts at this corner, and it
- [Bear Pond Natural Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/bear-pond-natural-area/) - Bear Pond Natural Area Bear Pond Natural Area is owned and conserved by the Upper Valley Land Trust. It has over 900 acres including 95 acres of peat bog and 65 acres of wetlands at the headwaters of the Mascoma River. From Route 4 in Canaan take Switch Road 1.4 miles to a left turn
- [Harris Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-of-the-upper-valley/harris-brook/) - Harris Brook Scenic Area The Enfield Conservation Commission developed the Harris Brook Scenic Area in 2015. Its centerpiece is the Enfield Reservoir, which is actually in Canaan. It was constructed in 1903 and supplied water to Enfield until 1983. There is an easy, well-blazed new trail around the reservoir with several nice spots for swimming,
- [Occom Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/occom/) - Occom Pond Jann and I do the 1.5-mile walk around Occom Pond in Hanover, NH many times a year. It is great in all seasons. I always carry a camera, and occasionally I carry one with a long lens. You can find Occom Pond north of downtown Hanover. Take Rope Ferry Road and
- [Mill Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/mill-pond/) - Mill Pond High up on Moose Mountain in Etna is the Mill Pond Forest, permanently protected by Kay and Peter Shumway through a conservation easement to the Hanover Conservancy. The Mill Pond Forest includes the north shore of Mill Pond, Hanover’s highest water body and the primary headwaters of Mink Brook. To get there take
- [Mink Brook Nature Preserve](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/mink-brook-nature-preserve/) - Mink Brook Nature Preserve Mink Brook Nature Preserve is located south of the center of Hanover along Route 10 just north of Mink Brook. Parking is available in the pull-off by the trailhead to the preserve on Brook Road east of Route 10. There is also parking west of Route 10 that leads to a
- [Springfield Nature Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/springfield-na/) - Springfield Nature Area To reach the Springfield Nature Area take Maple Street north from Route 106 in North Springfield. You can park in the lot on the right just after the sweeping right turn. The trails head north along the east side of the Hartness State Airport. Prairie Warblers are regulars here, but I
- [Paradise Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/paradise/) - Paradise Park Paradise Park is just north of the village of Windsor, VT along Route 5. It has Lake Runnemede, some nice open fields, swallow boxes, and some woods. Parts of Lake Runnemede require a scope, but there are narrower sections too. Here are some of the species you might find, although the
- [Ottaquechee River Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/ottaquechee-rt/) - Ottaquechee River Trail I have only birded the Ottaquechee River Trail once. I'll have to go back. Reach it from Route 4 in Woodstock from the East End Park.
- [Dewey Pond Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/dewey-pond/) - Dewey Pond Trail The few times I have been there, I reached the Dewey Pond Trail from Quechee Main Street across from the Quechee Inn at Marshland Farm. It is a narrow area sandwiched between the Ottauquechee River and Deweys Pond.
- [Kilowatt Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/kilowatt-park/) - Kilowatt Park Kilowatt Park in Wilder, VT is most easily reached from Route 5 by taking Depot Street to Passumpsic Avenue. The main area is KW South, but a trail takes one to KW North and this is definitely worth the walk. Ducks in the Connecticut River are often too far way to view
- [Pompy Oxbow](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/pompy-oxbow/) - Pompy Oxbow Pompy Oxbow Is south of Route 132 and Kendall Station Road along Route 5 in Norwich. One can park by the side of the road just north of Town Highway 99. Cross the RR tracks to this series of planted fields between Route 5 and the Connecticut River. At times the
- [Ompompanoosuc area  ](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/ompompanoosuc/) - Ompompanoosuc area The Ompompanoosuc area is a small, easily walked site that included the Ompompanoosuc River, Old Bridge Road, the boat launch, Kendal Station Road, and the RR tracks that parallel Kendal Station Road. It is at the junction of Routes 5 and 132. This area is sometimes called Pompy Flats.
- [Union Village Dam area](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/uvd/) - Union Village Dam area Over the years I have been to Union Village Dam area many times: hiking and swimming with Jann and our daughters, xc-skiing, mountain biking, photographing, and birding with the Mascoma Audubon. The Ompompanoosuc River flows through this area, and its rapids along the Mystery Trail were a favorite clothing-optional swimming
- [Zebedee Wetland](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/zebedee/) - Zebedee Wetland Zebedee Wetland off Houghton Hill Road in Thetford Hill is conserved by the Upper Valley Land Trust. The 3/4 mile Linny Levin Trail encircles the wetland. The Linny Levin Trail is definitely worth taking. On the far side there are some interesting structures carved by beavers. Can you find an American
- [Cross Vermont Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/cvt/) - Cross Vermont Trail I've birded the Cross Vermont Trail in Wells River Vermont four times, all with "Birding with Bill in Boltonville", an event organized for over 20 years by Alice Allen and led by Bill Shepard. This trail, which we start from the end of Industrial Park Road near Exit 17 of I-91
- [Up on the Hill](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/up-on-the-hill/) - Up on the Hill Conservation Area Up on the Hill is at Richardson Road off Morningside Lane in Charlestown. This 1100 acre spot is owned and conserved by the Upper Valley Land Trust. I have only been to Up on the Hill once, on a bird walk with the Ascutney Mountain Audubon Society. I need
- [Morningside Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/morningside/) - Morningside Farm Morningside Farm is along Morningside Lane off Route 11 in North Charleston near Morningside Flight Park. The extensive hayfields and grasslands in this area are used by tow planes, hang gliders, paragliders, paramotor fliers, farmers, and grassland birds. It is the only reliable spot in the Upper Valley for Eastern Meadowlarks that I
- [Trask & Paradise Roads](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/trask/) - Trask and Paradise Roads Trask and Paradise Roads are a one-mile continuous road that changes names from Sunapee to Newport. Enter from Route 103 in Wendell (Sunapee) near Sanctuary Dairy Farm -- a great place for ice cream. The Newport end has a closed bridge. Trask is also known as Trask Brook Road. Here
- [Sugar River Rail Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/sugar-river-rt/) - Sugar River Rail Trail There are three convenient parking areas for Sugar River Rail Trail in Newport: off Belknap Avenue northwest of the Newport Recreation Department building, where Route 103 crosses the Sugar River heading to Claremont just past Chandler Mill Road, and -- my favorite -- where Oak Street crosses the Sugar River. Just
- [Lower Shaker WMA](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/lower-shaker-wma/) - Lower Shaker Wildlife Management Area Not an area I normally bird, but the few times I have visited the Lower Shaker WMA I have found some nice species. I'll have to go back more often. It is located in Enfield along Route 4A just south of the Shaker Museum across from Landing Road. A long
- [Mascoma Lakeside Park area](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/mascoma-lakeside-park-area/) - Mascoma Lakeside Park Mascoma Lakeside Park, at the northern end of the Shaker Bridge over Lake Mascoma, gets better each year. It was a motel, then a staging area for the bridge reconstruction. Now it hosts sailboats, ice skating, dog swimming area, and events, with a very ample parking area. Come for sunrise over the
- [Post Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/post-pond/) - Post Pond Although the Chase Beach area at Post Pond is for residents only, it is fine to park at the boat launch off Rt. 10 in Lyme and walk in. Many of photos below were taken from the short road to the boat launch. Below is a view to the left of the
- [Harris Brook Scenic Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/harris-brook-scenic-area/) - Harris Brook Scenic Area Harris Brook Scenic Area is located about one mile up Moose Mountains Road from the Enfield Post Office. Look for birds in the field near the parking area then take the path for a nice 45 minute hike around the old Enfield reservoir which is actually in Canaan. The reservoir was
- [Northern Rail Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/northern-rail-trail/) - Northern Rail Trail This bird site is along the Northern Rail Trail in Lebanon and Enfield. Access points are off Route 4 at Ice House Road in Lebanon and Johnston Drive in Enfield just over the border from Lebanon. You can park at the end of each short road. The rail trail goes along Lake
- [Wilson's Landing](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/wilsons-landing/) - Wilson's Landing Just off Route 10 north of Hanover, Wilson's Landing is a small area that attracts ducks in spring on a piece of water that is separated from the Connecticut River by a long peninsula. The photo below, looking south in mid-September, shows this peninsula with the Connecticut River on the right. Below is
- [Reeds Marsh](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/reeds-marsh/) - Reeds Marsh Reeds Marsh in Orford is a small area at the end of a short road down from Rt. 10 south of the town. You can bring a kayak if you want to see more. After visiting Reeds Marsh you can drive north carefully scanning the often-flooded fields to the west and then turn into
- [Hayes Farm Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/hayes-farm-park/) - Hayes Farm Park Park at the Hanover Town Library, aka the Etna Library, along Etna Road just north of Downtown Metropolitan Etna and walk up the obvious path. You will be in Hayes Farm Park heading to the King Bird Sanctuary and, if you continue to the west, the very interesting Trescott Wetlands. If
- [Wilder WMA and Grant Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/wilder-wma-and-grant-brook/) - Wilder WMA and Grant Brook Wilder Wildlife Management Area and Grant Brook are along River Road about one mile south of the East Thetford Road in Lyme. The wide mouth of Grant Brook can have hundreds of ducks in spring. It can be viewed from River Road or from the Wilder WMA that is just
- [Bedell Bridge State Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/uv-bird-sites/bedell-bridge-state-park/) - Bedell Bridge State Park Bedell Bridge State Park in Haverhill, NH has one of the prime floodplain forests in NH. Take a left just past the village before you get to Rt. 25 north of the center of Haverhill. You can spot birds in the wetlands along the road if you enter slowly. There are
- [Mani Rimdu](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/mani-rimdu/) - Mani Rimdu Near the culmination of my first trip to Nepal in 2008, I developed a bad cold. We were trekking for many hours that day before a long climb to the Chiwang Gompa monastery. Seeing the shape I was in, Chhongba gave my pack to one of the sherpas to carry. Then, as the
- [Distributing Fleece Jackets](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/distributing-fleece-jackets/) - Distributing Fleece Jackets I first met Leeli Bonney when I photographed her for a magazine that was featuring her continuing efforts to help the people of Nepal. She started bringing used fleece jackets to Nepal that were donated by children from many local NH schools. I mentioned I always wanted to go to Bhutan,
- [Details](https://jimblockphoto.com/details/) - About Me I’m a photographer because I love what I do—making photos that please clients and myself and teaching photography to beginners and experienced photographers. After a successful career in engineering and business, I’ve been doing photography professionally for over 30 years. Contact Please contact me if you are interested in hiring me to help meet
- [Monhegan Island 2023](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/maine/monhegan-island-2023/) - This fourth trip to Monhegan Island was the longest and perhaps the most interesting. The first was many years ago with Jann. It was back in the film days, and it was just a day trip. We walked many miles. I was carrying a huge lens and very heavy tripod. It was a very exhausting
- [Maine](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/maine/) - This is the beginning of a page that will have photos linked to different topics and locations throughout the state of Maine. You can click on the image or words to get to the respective pages. Monhegan Island 2018 A four-day stay with the good folks from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies was an eye-opening experience
- [Loons](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/loons/) - This page contains photos of loons that have appeared in magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images.
- [Bicknell Brook and Colette Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/new-hampshire/bicknell-brook-and-colette-trail/) - The first featured trail is one of my favorites---the Colette Trail that runs along Bicknell Brook . Beauty, nature, and a pristine stream await just a few paces from your car at this Upper Valley outdoor gem in Enfield. Downstream from a one-lane bridge over Bicknell Brook, a series of dramatic waterfalls lead to Crystal
- [The Prouty 2012](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/the-prouty-2012/) - Cyclists at the Woodsville SAG The Thirty-first Prouty on July 14, 2012 had over 5,000 participants riding, walking, and rowing to raise money for research at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center. Started by four Cancer Center nurses who rode 100 miles to honor their patient, Audrey Prouty. Their first 100 mile ride raised $4,000. So
- [The Prouty 2011](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/the-prouty-2011/) - The Thirtieth Prouty on July 9, 2011 had 5,000 participants riding, walking, and rowing to raise money for research at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center. Started by four Cancer Center nurses who rode 100 miles to honor their patient, Audrey Prouty, their first 100 mile ride raised $4,000. This year over $2,500,000 was contributed. As
- [Chipping Sparrows Mating](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/birds-2/chipping-sparrows-mating/) - Chipping Sparrows Mating I was in a friend's yard in Ryegate, VT on May 20, 2023 when I was fortunate to photograph my fourth avian copulation this spring. A pair of Chipping Sparrows appeared to mate twice and almost a third time on a well-placed branch. I was at the right distance with the right
- [Wood Ducks Mating](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/birds-2/wood-ducks-mating/) - Wood Ducks Mating Late in the first week of April 2023, I headed down to the Connecticut River in Hanover very early in the morning. I set up my portable blind with leather seats made by Toyota as close to the river as possible and quietly waited. There were a few Hooded Merganser that I
- [Common Goldeneyes Mating](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/birds-2/common-goldeneyes-mating/) - Common Goldeneyes Mating At 8am March 27, 2023 from the Kilowatt South boat launch in Wilder, VT, I photographed a sequence of Common Goldeneyes copulating in the Connecticut River. The early morning light was harsh and almost directly at me. I include here a sequence of nine photos, even though some are not sharp and
- [Four Nepal Treks Reviewed](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/auction-for-nepal/) - On this page I briefly summarize some of the highlights of my four trips to Nepal. All involved a considerable amount of trekking. On three of the treks we visited people in villages which were damaged by the 2015 earthquakes. There was an auction of photographic prints and other items at Pico Mountain in Vermont September
- [Trescott Ridge Wetlands Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-of-the-upper-valley/trescott-wetlands/) - The Trescott Ridge Wetlands Area in Etna, NH conjures up a primordial age. It is a fantastic example of a red maple - black ash swamp. The swamp is reached by hiking through the Hayes Farm Park at the Etna Library. Hike up through the King Bird Sanctuary and then down one of several paths
- [Distant Trails](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/distant-trails/) - This page provides links to some of the amazing trail I have had the good fortune to be able to explore by foot, dory, or raft all over the world. Please choose the area you want to explore. You can click on the images or the titles to get to the respective pages. Bhutan Jomolhari
- [Nepal](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/) - Please click the images or the words below to get to the respective pages. Memories of Nepal Annapurna Circuit Trek 2011 Himalayan Mountains of Nepal Faces of Nepal 2008 Distributing Jackets 2008 Four Nepal Trips Reviewed Here is a slide show from 2008 and 2009.
- [Galloway to Deer Creek and Below Kanab Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/deer-creek-and-below-kanab/) - Above is an oil painting of the Dubendorff Rapid. I had plenty of time to do it while waiting for breakfast and packing up this morning. Plus my tent had already been taken down the night before so I did not have that “chore” to do. Actually this is a digital creation from a normal
- [Milton Frye Nature Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/vermont/milton-frye/) - Here are some photos from the Milton Frye Nature Area in Norwich, VT. How many of the birds can you identify? Many of these were taken during an amazing "fall-out" during three rainy and cold days in May. George Clark was leading one of his many very educational bird walks in Norwich. But this day
- [Bozeman Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/montana/bozeman-area/) - My travels to Bozeman have mainly been to visit family -- my Mother, brother, and sister-in-law. My days have mostly consisted of early morning photography, then taking my Mother for a tour of the areas around Bozeman. You can see some of the spots we visited by clicking the links on the main Montana page. Here I show
- [Coast to Coast Walk](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/c2c/) - This page has links to pages of words and photos from a 2018 hike along the Wainwright Trail in Northern England. This Coast to Coast Trail has amazing variety and some challenging hikes. I did 2/3 of the trail with Stephen Plume and Jim Gold. Schedule challenges caused Stephen and I to only spend 9
- [Keld to Reeth](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/c2c/keld/) - Keld to Reeth Day eight, the last day of the hike for Stephen and me. Jim will continue and do the last third of the Coast-to-Coast Walk, as he has done three times previously. But scheduling problems for Stephen and me caused us to plan to head home after Reeth. Today we would see the
- [Kirkby Stephen to Keld](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/c2c/kirkby-stephen/) - Kirkby Stephen to Keld I guess we needed one wet day to get the real UK experience. And boy was it wet. Not only did it rain and drizzle, but we slogged through wet, soggy, muddy moors in heavy fog. I can't remember ever being so wet with my clothes on. But the day didn't
- [Shap to Kirkby Stephen](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/c2c/shap/) - Shap to Kirkby Stephen No major mountains this day, but lots of ups and downs. By the end of the day I had walked over 20 miles with over 2000 feet of elevation gain. My average speed while walking was 2.9 mph, an amazingly fast speed for me. We left Shap just a bit after
- [Patterdale to Shap](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/c2c/patterdale/) - Patterdale to Shap Up at 6 AM after an excellent 10 hours of sleep and raring to go. Yesterday was a long, very exciting day yesterday, and this day was going to be even longer. At 6:30 AM I took this photo from the Noran Bank Farm dooryard. "PeakFinder" is an amazing app. On my
- [Grasmere to Patterdale](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/c2c/grasmere-to-patterdale/) - Grasmere to Patterdale This was a day I will long remember. The previous day of our Coast- to-Coast Walk, we took an alternate high route. Instead of walking down through the valley after we reached the col at Greenup Edge, we hiked uphill, crossing a number of interesting peaks ending at Helm Crag, before we
- [Rosthwaite to Grasmere](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/c2c/rosthwaite/) - Rosthwaite to Grasmere Breakfast wasn’t until 8 AM. I wished it was earlier so we could get an earlier start on a long day. But the late breakfast gave me an hour or so to wander around town before eating. Although I did not go in, I found a place where I would certainly want
- [Ennerdale Bridge to Rosthwaite](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/c2c/ennerdale-bridge/) - Ennerdale Bridge to Rosthwaite The second day of our Coast to Coast Walk would feature brilliant blue skies and white puffy clouds. We would hike along the shore of the beautiful Ennerdale Water before walking through a picturesque valley of the River Liza to reach the remote Black Sail Hut. From there it was a
- [St Bees to Ennerdale Bridge](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/c2c/st-bees/) - St Bees to Ennerdale Bridge Stephen, Jim, and I (dubbed the "three white hats" in the Dolomites) hiked the Coast-to-Coast Walk heading east, starting from St Bees on the Irish Sea, in late August and early September. But first we had to get there. Jim left the US a day before Stephen and me. We
- [Yellowstone](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/yellowstone/) - How does one deal with the vast and amazing place that Yellowstone National Park is? And how can one do justice to it in less than two days? This is my feeble attempt. We drove from the east coast to visit my Mother in Bozeman and to see parts of the country out there. We
- [Old Town Bozeman](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/montana/old-town-bozeman/) - I found "Old Town" a very interesting area. I'm not sure what this spot is really called but to me it was old town Bozeman without the upscale frills that often comes with historic areas. There were interesting signs and touches throughout this community just northeast of "downtown". I loved the flowers growing near the
- [Langwood Barn Party](https://jimblockphoto.com/langwood-barn-party/) - The 7th Annual Langwood Barn Party was held yesterday, hosted in splendid fashion by Colleen O'Neill and Paul Bruhn. An amazing spread of food and drinks was found inside the barn. Outside the sun warmed the somewhat cool early fall day. The foliage was starting to turn and the decorations inside and outside of the
- [New Hampshire](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/new-hampshire/) - This is the beginning of a page that will have photos linked to different topics and locations throughout the state of New Hampshire. You can click on the image or words to get to the respective pages. ​ Sunapee Area Lake Sunapee as seen from near the top of Mount Sunapee spreads out to the
- [Kearsarge from Afar](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/new-hampshire/kearsarge-from-afar/) - Kearsarge from Afar In topography, prominence measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contour line encircling it but containing no higher summit within it. Peaks with high prominence tend to be the highest points around and are likely to have extraordinary views. Depending on which list you look
- [Bridal Veil Falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-in-nh/bridal-veil-falls/) - Bridal Veil Falls This page combines photos from two seasons to both show contrast and to encourage visits to this beautiful spot any time during the year. As an example, the first photo below was taken October 16th, somewhat past the peak of the foliage season in this area. The second photo was taken February
- [Random Memories](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/random-memories/) - Random Memories Memories are so important. Here are some of my random memories from four great trips to Nepal. My wife, Jann, has an amazing memory for teacher's names, where everything is in our house, and people she has met. I have a poor memory for faces and names of the many folks who have
- [Memories of Nepal](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/) - Memories of Nepal Every Photo Tells a Story This series of pages is mainly for myself and a few friends, but if you enjoy reading the words and seeing the photos that is a bonus. Some of the pages are long, some are short. I've traveled to Nepal four times. When I think
- [Leeli Bonney](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/leeli-bonney/) - Leeli Bonney I first met Leeli in June 2008 when I visited her home to photograph her for an article in Upper Valley Life magazine. The article focused on voluntourism — basically doing good works while traveling. "At the core of voluntourism is the desire to help others." The article focused on her
- [Father and Son](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/father-and-son/) - Father and Son Very early during a Spring, 2011 trek around the Annapurna Circuit, I realized something wonderful about this father and son. Stephen and Keg were more like very good friends than parent and sibling. Actually, I first noticed their close friendship at breakfast in our hotel before we even started the trek.
- [Husband and Wife](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/husband-and-wife/) - Husband and Wife Carolyn and Milt joined us on my third and fourth treks in Nepal – the Annapurna Circuit and Jiri to Everest Base Camp. They are delightful people, volunteering their time and labor to help others in need in Vermont and New Hampshire. They are welcoming and generous. For years they have
- [Maila Rai](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/maila-rai/) - Maila Rai My first memory of Maila Rai was late in my first trip to Nepal at the Chiwang Gumpa where we attended the three-day Mani Rindu celebration. Early in the morning Runner Pasang was loading him up. Not only did he have perhaps 100 pounds of duffels, but on top he carried a backpack.
- [Alawa Sherpa](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/alawa-sherpa/) - Alawa Sherpa Alawa is a porter who lives in Jubhing, Nepal. He is a very good friend of Chhongba. He was with us the first and fourth of my treks in Nepal and has became a friend, even though we aren't able to speak the same verbal language. I twice visited his home and
- [Khari Rinpoche](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/khari-rinpoche/) - Khari Rinpoche I met Khari Rinpoche on my first trip to Nepal. We had dinner together overlooking the amazing Boudha Stupa (Boudhanath Stupa). Since then I've enjoyed his company on every trip I made to Nepal and several times in New Hampshire and Vermont when he visited Leeli Bonney, who has been his
- [Chhongba Sherpa](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/chhongba-sherpa/) - Chhongba Sherpa I first met Chhongba Sherpa November 1, 2008 in Kathmandu when he met our plane at the airport after a 36-hour journey. And that didn't count the time it took us to get to Boston and wait to board the flight to London and then Bahrain. Over the years Chhongba
- [Kala Patthar](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/kala-patthar/) - Kala Patthar Our fourth trip to Nepal featured another try to summit Kala Patthar (18,514 ft). On my second trip we had to turn around short of our goal when gastrointestinal illness struck. From Kala Patthar we expected to look down at Everest Base Camp. We did this four-week trek the hard way by starting
- [Everest Base Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/everest-base-camp/) - Everest Base Camp After finally making it to the summit of Kala Patthar, I woke in Gorakshep at 4 AM to a lot of noise. Many people were heading up Kala Patthar before 5 AM. That's what I really wanted to do, but timing did not work out for that. The Buddha Lodge where we
- [Delivering Photos](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/delivering-photos/) - Delivering Photos One of my main goals for my first trip to Nepal was to photograph the people who live there. It turned out to be very easy. Almost everyone was extremely friendly and happy to have their photographs taken. On my first morning in Nepal I photographed a mother with her two daughters not
- [Kagbeni and Mustang](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/kagbeni-and-mustang/) - Kagbeni and Mustang After crossing Thorong La, we stayed the night in the marginal town of Muktinath. Since this town had the only road we encountered in the last two weeks of walking, Chhongba wanted to hire a jeep to take us down to Kagbeni. But we rebelled. We wanted to walk. It rained and
- [Fly to Pokhara](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/fly-to-pokhara/) - Another great day: What must be one of the most spectacular 15 minute flights in the world. Breakfast in Pokhara. A boat ride on the Phewa Tal with a stop at the Barahi Temple. A long, hot, steep hike to the World Peace Pagoda. A free afternoon to tour Pokhara and photograph the people and
- [Glen Falls Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-of-the-upper-valley/glen-falls-brook/) - Above Lake Morey is a wonderful series of waterfalls. This is a hike you can take as long a distance as you wish before backtracking. You can also continue up until you meet the Cross Rivendell Trail and then follow it east back down to your car passing some great views. So it can either
- [Central NH Birds, Oct. 2021](https://jimblockphoto.com/central-nh-birds-oct-2011/) - I was photographing the foliage, but a few birds jumped in front of my lens today. A hermit thrush at Tewksbury Pond. And a Blue-headed Vireo at Danbury Bog. My Blog is here.
- [Mount Cardigan](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/cardigan/) - Please explore these images taken during a hike up Mount Cardigan via the South Ridge trail on a beautiful summer day. You can click each of these images to get to a site where you can zoom way in then pan around. When you get there, click the double arrow above the image on the
- [Ledge Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/kearsarge-trails/ledge-pond/) - Over 40% of the shore frontage on Ledge Pond is conserved under an easement to the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust donated by Sunapee and its Conservation Commission. Common loons nest on the pond, which is ranked among the highest quality wildlife habitat in New Hampshire. The pond is reached by an easy walk of
- [Brookside Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/kearsarge-trails/brookside-park/) - Brookside Park A gift to the town of Grantham from Emil & Tony Hanslin in 1984, this 20-acre wooded park has been significantly upgraded by the Grantham Conservation Commission. A new bridge crosses Skinner Brook from near the parking area and leads to the easy trails beyond. The bridge and trails were built by volunteers
- [Clark Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/kearsarge-trails/clark-pond/) - Clark Pond This charming and compact area in New London has many interesting features. Many of the plants are labeled, though you need to come in the right season to see them. Clark Pond Natural Area is located on Bog Road near Messer Pond Forest Acres Road. It covers a total of 91 acres. The
- [Trails of the Kearsarge Region](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/kearsarge-trails/) - This page takes you to various pages of image, each of a different trail in the Kearsarge Region of NH. You can click on any of the titles or images to get to the respective page. Newbury Trail, Lake Solitude, Mount Sunapee (SRKG 1) Bog Mountain (SRKG 7) Ragged Mountain Trail from Wilmot (SRKG
- [Philbrick-Cricenti Bog](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/kearsarge-trails/philbrick-cricenti-bog/) - Philbrick-Cricenti Bog I have long known this wonderful bog in New London as Cricenti's Bog. It is along the Newport Road about 0.3 miles west of the Hannaford Supermarket, which was formally Cricenti's Supermarket. This is one of the best bogs I have ever visited. The bog is explored by walking on boardwalks except for
- [Great Brook to the Dura Crocket Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/kearsarge-trails/great-brook/) - Great Brook Trail to Lower and Upper Cascades and Dura Crocket Loop, New London TRAILS OF THE KEARSARGE REGION Newbury Trail, SRKG 1 Star Lake Farm, SRKG 4 Great Brook, SRKG 5 Bog Mountain, SRKG 7 Ragged Mountain, SRKG 9 Clark Lookout Chandler Reservation Cook & Deming Easements Great Brook to Dura Crocket Loop
- [Star Lake Farm, SRKG 4](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/kearsarge-trails/star-lake-farm-srkg-4/) - Star Lake Farm, SRKG 4 Star Lake Farm in Springfield can be visited on foot as part of the Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Trail 4 or as a loop from Deer Hill Road. Like Clark Lookout and many other great trails, the conservation easement for this area is held by the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust. The
- [Chandler Reservation](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/kearsarge-trails/chandler-reservation/) - Chandler Reservation and Woods Walk, Warner, NH in Fall. TRAILS OF THE KEARSARGE REGION Newbury Trail, SRKG 1 Star Lake Farm, SRKG 4 Great Brook, SRKG 5 Bog Mountain, SRKG 7 Ragged Mountain, SRKG 9 Clark Lookout Chandler Reservation Cook & Deming Easements Great Brook to Dura Crocket Loop
- [Great Brook and SRKG 5](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/kearsarge-trails/great-brook-and-srkg-5/) - Great Brook and SRKG 5 SRKG 5 is the longest Greenway trail at 8.4 miles, but the lower portion from Pleasant Lake to Devil's Half Acre Pond makes a wonderful out-and-back hike of under 5 miles total. This section passes some great cascades which are especially beautiful early in the season. You start near the west
- [Clark Lookout](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/kearsarge-trails/clark-lookout/) - Clark Lookout Clark Lookout in New London is a short and easy hike with a spectacular view of Lake Sunapee in any season. Start from the Exit 12 Park-and-Ride in New London and hike up Davis Hill Road across Route 103A. The gate, sign, and trail are on your left in about 100 yards or
- [Cook and Deming Easements](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/kearsarge-trails/cook-and-deming-easements/) - The adjacent Cook and Deming conserved lands in the Elkins village of New London contain a wonderful network of very well marked trails. Located off Whitney Brook Road these trails are principally maintained by Dave Cook who built, extended, and blazed many of them. That's Dave on the right standing next to a very large
- [Ragged Mountain, SRKG 9](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/kearsarge-trails/ragged-mountain/) - Ragged Mountain, SRKG 9 I've hiked over Ragged Mountain in both directions on SRKG Trail 9 multiple times. It is one of the more difficult trails of the Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway, but one of my favorites. Here is a view of Ragged from Mount Kearsarge, my long-time most favorite mountain of the Greenway. The lake to
- [Newbury Trail and SRKG Trail 1](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/kearsarge-trails/newbury-trail/) - Newbury Trail and SRKG Trail 1 What a great way to start a Greenway! Although the Andrew’s Brook trail from Mountain Road in Newbury is slightly easier and more popular—probably because it is easier—the Newbury Trail is a much more scenic way to hike to Lake Solitude. It is the first part of Trail Number
- [Dragonflies](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nature/insects/dragonflies/) - I started to get semi-serious about photographing dragonflies in the summer of 2020. Two factors contributed. I paid an unplanned trip to McDaniels Marsh without a kayak and found the area above the dam filled with dragonflies. So I spent an enjoyable hour taking photos. The second factor was the emergence of iNaturalist, a great
- [Thorong La](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/thorong-la/) - Thorong La La means pass, so saying or writing "Thorong La pass" is redundant. At almost 18,000 feet and a long way from any medical help, it is certainly the most dangerous part of the Annapurna Circuit. This was my third trip to Nepal and the one with the largest group of Americans -- eight
- [Gastrointestinal Illness Strikes](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/gastrointestinal-illness/) - Gastrointestinal Illness Strikes I invited Stephen to join me on my second trip to Nepal in 2007. First he had to be vetted by Leeli, but she, and later Denise, found him to be as wonderful a person as I did. Before the trip Stephen and I did a training hike along part of the
- [Manang](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/manang/) - Manang There are three pages of our visit to Manang along the Annapurna Circuit on this web site. Here is a link to the middle of the three, when we took a great acclimatization hike. On this page I recall a few vivid memories I have from a wonderful two nights in Manang on
- [Phortse](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/phortse/) - Phortse Phortse is the home of the Khumbu Climbing Center. It is across the Imja Khola valley from Tengbouche Monastery, and hence, not on the main trekking route to Everest Base Camp. We trekked there from the wonderful village of Khumjung on my second trip to Nepal. In the photo below you can see the
- [90 kg Pack](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/memories-of-nepal/90-kg-pack/) - 90 kg Pack This is another one of my very favorite photos from Nepal. I took it on our first trip. Pictured is a very small porter with extremely thin ankles. To his right is the 90 kg pack he was carrying. Next to it is Chhongba's fairly large backpack. For those of
- [Annapurna Circuit Trek](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/) - Annapurna Circuit Trek This page has links to pages that describe an amazing experience -- a trek around the Annapurna mountain range in Nepal. At the bottom of this page are pages keyed to the days of the journey. When you visit a page, please be patient as the images may take a while to
- [Thorung La](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/thorung-la/) - Today we cross Thorung La, a high pass where the guidebook warns that an average of two trekkers die each year. That was before the October, 2014 disaster that happened shortly before Stephen and I left for Bhutan. A snowstorm and series of avalanches in this area resulted in the deaths of at least 43
- [Himalayan Mountains of Nepal](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/mtns-of-nepal/) - This page has photos taken on two flights between Delhi, India and Paro, Bhutan in November, 2014. It shows the Himalayan Mountains of the Khumbu and Annapurna regions of Nepal plus a few from Bhutan. Heading to Bhutan we got a nice view of the Himalayas, although there were some clouds. The photo below shows
- [Distributing Jackets](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/distributing-jackets/) - In November, 2008 four trekkers from NH and VT led by Leeli Bonney and guide extraordinary, Chhongba Sherpa, visited schools in the Solu region of Nepal. There we distributed hundreds of fleece jackets to the children and teachers. These used jackets were donated by local children in the US and carried to Nepal is large
- [View south from Mount Cube](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/view-south-from-mount-cube/) - This is a view from Mount Cube in Orford, NH on a beautiful late July afternoon. You can click this image to get to a site where you can zoom way in then pan around. When you get there, click the double arrow above the image on the right to see it full frame. Please
- [Smarts Mountain](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-of-the-upper-valley/smarts-mountain/) - If you would like to see the features in the image below labeled, you can click this image to get to a site where you can zoom way in then pan around. When you get there, click the double arrow above the image on the right to see it full frame. Please wait for the
- [Fanes to Lagazuoi](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/fanes/) - After five gloriously warm and sunny days in Italy, this day was very overcast with a light drizzle. We would be walking in a light rain the entire way from Rifugio Fanes to Rifugio Lagazuoi. Before we set off I took two photos on the patio of Fanes. The photo of the wet patio on
- [Colette Trail along Bicknell Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-of-the-upper-valley/colette-trail/) - The first featured trail is one of my favorites---the Colette Trail that runs along Bicknell Brook . Beauty, nature, and a pristine stream await just a few paces from your car at this Upper Valley outdoor gem in Enfield. Downstream from a one-lane bridge over Bicknell Brook, a series of dramatic waterfalls lead to Crystal
- [Kite Flying](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/kite-flying/) - Balch Hill in Hanover, a spot managed by the Hanover Conservancy, is a wonderful place for a picnic or for flying a kite. This page has a slide show of images from "Kite Day" in 2010. If you scroll down you will also find two panoramic images from the day. You can zoom in on these and
- [Created](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/created/)
- [Peregrine fledged](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/peregrine/peregrine-fledged/) - The three peregrine chick fledged sometime before June 29. The first 4 images show the chicks, although after a very brief view of them they moved far away and let the mother do guard duty. The remainder of the photos show mostly the mother, with a few of the dad, and ending with an
- [Peregrine pan](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/peregrine/peregrine-pan/) - This is an image you can explore in detail. You can click this image to get to a site where you can zoom way in then pan around. When you get there, click the double arrow above the image on the right to see it full frame. Please wait for the resolution to download. You
- [Peregrine walk](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/peregrine/peregrine-walk/) - Here is a slide show "movie" of a peregrine walking to the eyrie.
- [Peregrine drop out](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/peregrine/peregrine-drop-out/) - This page shows Chris Martin making the scary drop out of the eyrie ledge into "thin air".
- [Peregrine swing in](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/peregrine/peregrine-swing-in/) - Here is a brief slide show of Chris Martin swinging into the eyrie guided by Mike Thompson.
- [Peregrine 2009](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/peregrine/peregrine-2009/) - The banding in 2009 was special because for the only time in 24 breeding seasons the pair chose a different eyrie than their traditional cave. This meant that the chick was brought to the top of the cliff and the banding was done right in front of us.
- [Peregrine 2010](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/peregrine/peregrine-2010/) - In 2010 three chicks were banded. I watched the process from the side as Chris and Mike rappelled to the eyrie for the banding. The female peregrine was very evident during the process, circling and complaining loudly.
- [Peregrine](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/peregrine/) - This page contains links to eight pages of peregrine banding related images. Click on any image to get to the pages. Then click the NEXT button on each page or return to this page to navigate to the other pages. On June 2, 2010, Chris Martin, assisted by Mike Thompson, banded three peregrine chicks at
- [Kids](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/kids/) - Photographing kids enjoying life is a joy. Here are some of my favorites.
- [Banding Bicknell's](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/vermont/bicknells/) - Chris Rimmer of the Vermont Center for Ecostudies invited me to join him on Mount Mansfield while he banded Bicknell's Thrushes as part of an ongoing (25+ year) project. We were joined by Kent McFarland and Pat Johnson of VCE. It was foggy when we arrived, and as the afternoon and evening wore on it
- [Zebedee Wetland](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-of-the-upper-valley/zebedee-wetland/) - I did get photos at Zebedee of an elusive Brown Creeper, a common bird that is rarely seen. But I've seen them at Zebedee several times. It is interesting how the light appears to change to color of the bird as it moves from sun (L) to the bluer shade (R). The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker below
- [Grand Canyon](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/) - It was an amazing eighteen days bouncing down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon on dories: great whitewater, fabulous hikes, a crew of very dedicated and talented boatmen, and congenial travelling companions. The scenery was spectacular, the rapids were exciting, and food was delicious and plentiful. We learned about the amazing geology of
- [Lees Ferry to Hot Na Na](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/lees-ferry-to-hot-na-na/) - After some safety instructions, I climbed into Nick's dory and we were off. The canyon was wide near Lees Ferry, the beaches were white, and the river was an amazing green. The green color is from the cladophra plant that grows at the bottom of Lake Powell upstream and is chopped up by the Glen Canyon
- [Classes](https://jimblockphoto.com/photo-classes/) - Photography Courses I offer two basic digital photography courses several times each year: “Photoshop” and “Digital Photography”. I also offer more advanced courses open to those who have completed one of these courses. “Photoshop” covers many aspects of digital photography including obtaining, managing, improving, and printing your images. Learning how to use any version of
- [Vermont](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/vermont/) - This is the beginning of a page that will have photos linked to different topics and locations throughout the state of Vermont. You can click on the image or words to get to the respective pages. Milton Frye Nature Area This small but diverse nature area in "downtown" Norwich Vermont can be spectacular when the
- [Special Subjects](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/) - This page houses a growing collection of special subjects. Some of the galleries that you can reach by clicking the thumbnails below were taken during an intense several hours. Some were taken over a longer but time-limited period. Some are a collection of images taken over the years. THE 2011 PROUTY
- [Simmer Milwaukee 2013 and 2014](https://jimblockphoto.com/mwk-sim/) - Jann and I visited Milwaukee twice in recent years. In mid-November 2013 after I rafted through the Grand Canyon and in late-September 2014 as we headed home from a driving trip to Montana. This private page has Simmer Truck and Cafe related photos from both visits. If you click for thumbnails they will be on
- [Migration of the Snow Geese](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/vermont/migration-of-the-snow-geese/) - The foliage was well past its peak when Jann and I loaded our canoe onto our car and left the Connecticut River Valley an early Saturday morning in late October many years ago, back in the days of film. We crossed the Green Mountains to that other great valley—the Champlain—through Bethel, over the southern shoulder
- [Nature](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nature/) - This is the beginning of a page on Nature. Only the topics with photos are up on this site. You can click on the topic or the photo to get to the subject page. Birds Mammals There are many Blogs on the site on Red Fox Kits. You can get to the most recent one,
- [Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/birds-2/) - Here are many photos of birds. Hopefully I will find time to build more structured galleries eventually. You can see some of my bird photos that have been published by clicking the following words: Warblers, Raptors, Water Birds, Various Birds. There are an additional three pages of loon photos that have been published HERE and a page
- [Insects](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nature/insects/) - This is the beginning of a page on Insects. Only the topics with photos are up on this site. You can click on that topic of the photo to get to the page. Dragonflies Butterflies and Moths
- [Montana](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/montana/) - This is the beginning of a page that will have photos linked to different topics and locations throughout the state of Montana. You can click on the images or words to get to the respective pages. Glacier National Park Glacier is a vast and beautiful park. One could profitably spend a month or more photographing
- [Published Photos](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/) - This page is a gateway to some of the photos I have taken that have been published, mostly in magazines, some in calendars, books, and maps. You can click on any image to get to the respective pages.
- [Pollards Mill Falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/pollards-mill-falls/) - The heavy rains caused the Sugar River to run full. I battled sun, but got this 13-shot pan when a cloud briefly move in. You can explore this image in more detail. You might be able to find the remains of the old mill. You can click this image to get to a site where
- [Lower Kanab to Havasu Canyon and “Love Nest” Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/havasu-and-love-nest/) - Today was a day of highs and lows. The clouds were wonderful, and there were great reflections in the river. However I was riding solo in the stern so about all I could photograph from the dory was back upstream or the sky above. Havasu Creek was phenomenal with its beautiful blue green water and
- [North Hatley](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/north-hatley/) - We overnighted in North Hatley, Quebec and used it as a base for bike rides north and south. North Hatley is a very charming community on the northern shore of Lac Massawippi.
- [Bike in Quebec](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/bike-in-quebec/)
- [People at Work](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/work/) - This page shows photos I took of people at work that have appeared in magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images.
- [Buildings](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/buildings/) - This page shows photos of building I took that have appeared in magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images.
- [Objects](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/objects/) - This page contains photos of various objects that have appeared in magazines and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images.
- [Gardens and Landscapes](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/gardens/) - This page contains photos of gardens and landscapes that have appeared in magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images with the arrows.
- [New Hampshire Scenes](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/nh-scenes/) - This page contains photos of scenes in New Hampshire that have appeared in magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can pause on any image and then step through the images with the arrows.
- [People](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/people/) - This page contain photos of people that have appeared in magazines and other publications. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images.
- [Children](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/children/) - This page contains photos of children that have appeared in magazines. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images.
- [Activities](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/activities/) - This page contains photos of various activities that have appeared in magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images.
- [Pot Creek to Rippling Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/yampa-and-green-rivers/green-river/pot-creek-to-rippling-brook/) - The pair of photos below of Pot Creek 1 Camp almost look like they were taken in the daylight. But what about those stars? They were actually shot at 1:11 am while the camp was asleep. The scene is lit by the moon. The boatmen were sound asleep an hour before coffee would be ready at 7
- [Glacier National Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/montana/glacier-national-park/) - Glacier National Park is vast, and our short three days and an evening there could not do it justice. Plus we lost a half day waiting for a very slow auto dealership in Kalispell to determine there really wasn't a serious problem with our car, just a flukey warning light. But enough of that. Let me share some
- [Bozeman Area in Panorama](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/montana-in-panorama/bozeman-area-in-panorama/) - Please explore these panoramic images from the Bozeman area. You can click this image to get to a site where you can zoom way in then pan around. When you get there, click the double arrow above the image on the right to see it full frame. Please wait for the resolution to download. You can
- [Culbertson Town Museum](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/montana/culbertson-town-museum/) - One of the real surprises when we drove from New Hampshire to Montana was the Town of Culbertson Museum in northeastern Montana just across the border from North Dakota. We drove right past the nondescript building then found out this was where we could get some tourist information -- like a suggestion of where to stay for
- [Bicknell Brook Panoramas](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/bicknell-brook-panoramas/) - This page has links to five pages of large panoramas from Bicknell Brook in Enfield, NH. Please visit each and explore this beautiful spot. April, 2015 May 21, 2013 January 6, 2011 January 16, 2011 Spring 2008
- [Aurora and Milky Way over Lake Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/aurora-and-milky-way-over-lake-sunapee/) - It was a fantastic early morning (2:30 AM) on Lake Sunapee Sunday June 8, 2014. I went to try to make some panoramic images of the arc of the Milky Way. I found a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Actually it was the Northern Lights at the northern end of the
- [Phomdrong](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/phomdrong/) - Nobody visits Phomdrong. Yet it was one of the highlights of our trip. It is a small village of about 20 families. It was not on our itinerary, and I suspect it is not on any other tourist’s itineraries either. I attended a puja there the evening before our spur-of-the-moment morning tour of the village.
- [Smith Pond Shaker Forest](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-of-the-upper-valley/smith-pond/) - I finally hiked to Smith Pond from Route 4A. It was a completely unplanned hike on an overcast day, which was perfect for photographing the streams and waterfalls. I’d been meaning to do it for several years but never seem to make it happen. This is an excellent, fairly easy hike up to a beautiful,
- [French's Ledges](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-of-the-upper-valley/frenchs-ledges/) - French's Ledges offer great views of Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NH as seen in the photo above. This area has a large network of trails that are great for hiking, mountain biking, xc-skiing, and snowshoeing. The ledges can be reached from one of four Trailheads. The shortest and easiest is the South Trailhead near
- [Milky Way over Nubble Light](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/maine/milky-way-over-nubble-light/) - Officially called Cape Neddick Light, this is apparently one of the most photographed lighthouses in the country. I traveled to the New England coast to photograph snowy owls and the Milky Way with a decent foreground. I found snowy owls in Rye, NH and Salisbury, MA, but I did not see a decent place to set up
- [Tang School](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/tang-school/) - Lakey had an unplanned event for us the morning after our 10 hour trek from Ura to Tang the previous day. He had gotten permission to visit the school in Tang. We were uncertain how this would turn out, but it was a very enjoyable and educational look at how children are educated in Bhutan. On an
- [Appledore Island](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/maine/appledore-island-2/) - Appledore Island is for the birds—especially in migration season. It’s in Maine but reached mostly from Portsmouth, NH. This is a spot that can be absolutely fabulous for birds, or a bust. When the birds are scarce you can’t easily drive somewhere else to find them. But when the birds put on a show it
- [Monhegan Island 2019](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/maine/monhegan-2019/) - For the second year in a row I visited Monhegan Island, Maine during fall migration with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies. If you would like to see photos from the 2018 trip you can CLICK HERE and that trip will open in a new tab. The trip this year featured birds, butterflies, and beautiful weather.
- [Monhegan Island 2018](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/maine/monhegan-island/) - Although I had been to Monhegan Island once before, my 4-day stay with the good folks from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies was an eye-opening experience revealing the beauty and bird life of the island. This page contains many photos of birds I took during my visit. It begins and ends with some non-avian photos. The
- [Jann's Studio](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/janns-studio/) - This is Jann's studio. It is a composite of 12 shots taken with a wide angle lens so there is a lot of distortion. But it is fun to view. As quilters say, "the one who dies with the most fabric wins". You can click this image to get to a site where you can
- [Annapurna Circuit in Panorama](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/annapurna-circuit-in-panorama/) - This page is the beginning of some panoramas from a trek around the Annapurna Range in Nepal in March and April of 2011. More will be added, so please check back. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and
- [Iceland](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/iceland/) - This page has links to pages of words and photos from a 2017 trip to Iceland with three friends. The first four pages give an overview of our two weeks. Other, subject-specific pages will be added, so please check back. Please click a title or photo to get to the respective page. Only the pages
- [Golden Circle](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/iceland/golden-circle/) - The name Golden Circle is a marketing term for a popular tourist route near Reykjavik. It is derived from the name of Gullfoss, which means "golden waterfall" in Icelandic. Gullfoss is one of the three main attractions, the others being Þingvellir National Park and the geothermal area in Haukadalur, which contains the geysers Geysir and
- [Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon and Iceberg Beach](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/iceland/jokulsarlon-glacier-lagoon-and-iceberg-beach/) - The Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon was very high on my list of must-visit places in Iceland. So we spent our first two nights in Iceland at the fairly-nearby Hali Country Hotel. We left Boston at 9:30 PM and arrived in Iceland at 6:30 AM after a short 5 hour flight. After picking up two cars for
- [Iceland Chronologically Part 4](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/iceland/iceland-chron-4/) - We were nearing the end of a very interesting visit to Iceland. We would spend one night in an Airbnb on the outskirts of Reykjavík and visit some of the bird-filled beaches south of the city the next day before catching our flight home. So we would have a half day to tour Reykjavík. It was still
- [Birds of Iceland](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/iceland/birds-of-iceland/) - This page has slide shows and single images of the birds I photographed in Iceland. I would like to have had a longer lens than 300mm, but this was not a trip to photograph birds, and I did not want to lug my big, heavy lens to Iceland and around the country. One of these
- [Trails of the Upper Valley](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-of-the-upper-valley/) - I plan publish photos and descriptions on this web site of many trails in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont as well at trails in the Kearsarge region of NH and also in other areas of New Hampshire. The ones below are a start. Please choose the trail you want to explore. You
- [Iceland Chronologically Part 2](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/iceland/iceland-chron-2/) - May 4th was a day of travel to the Snæfellsnes Peninsula, a beautiful area that is covered on this page. Heading north on the Ring Road, we went through a long tunnel to arrive at Akranes. We found it a charming town and spent some time at the waterfront photographing birds. Below are some of
- [Iceland Chronologically Part 3](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/iceland/iceland-chron-3/) - This page mainly covers the time we spent in the Westfjords. We had planned to take the ferry across the Breiðafjörður the next morning, but Martha discovered much earlier that it was not running these days. Something about needing it elsewhere, I believe. However, when we checked Google Maps for various times and directions to
- [Iceland Chronologically Part 1](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/iceland/iceland-chron-1/) - Four friends spent two weeks in Iceland in early May. We toured much of the southern coast, the Golden Circle, the Snaefellsnes Peninsula, the West Fjords, and Reykjavik. We rented two cars so we could travel independently -- two of us were "focused" on photography and two were mostly into hiking. Marc and I alternated
- [Mill on Moose Mountain](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/mill-on-moose-mountain/) - Kay and Peter Shumway donated a conservation easement to the Hanover Conservancy for the beautiful Mill Pond Forest on Moose Mountain. This area includes a large pond with a very impressive beaver dam that forms the main headwaters of Mink Brook. Below the pond one can find the remains of an old mill site in a steep
- [Jomsom and Marpha](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/jomson-and-marpha/) - Today was to be a relatively easy hike to the beautiful village of Marpha and back for another night in Jomsom before flying to Pokhara the next morning. Weather precluded any flights into or out of Jomsom yesterday, and this morning they were working hard to catch up. Because of the wind, all flights are
- [Thimphu](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/timphu/) - Our first view of Thimphu and its valley was from a Druk airplane during a flight from Paro to Bumthang. In the photos below you can see the still-under-construction Buddha Dordenma statue. It is surrounded by a large expanse of the white stone of the plaza in front of it. It is said that this
- [Dinosaur National Monument](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/yampa-and-green-rivers/dinosaur-national-monument/) - Five of us were rafting the Green and Yampa Rivers back-to-back with a day in between the two trips with O.A.R.S. So based on Stefanie's recommendation, later seconded by others, we headed to Harpers Corner. We wanted to get there early in the day and then visit the Dinosaur Quarry on our way back to Vernal. This
- [Big Island to Split Mountain](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/yampa-and-green-rivers/green-river/big-island-to-split-mountain/) - The photography day started at 6 am right at my campsite on Big Island -- an almost full moon setting over our kitchen/dining area and an almost face in a tree. Sausages for breakfast. Not for all, but I loved them. And the fruit was very welcome also. I just loved using that great bent cottonwood
- [Jones Hole to Big Island](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/yampa-and-green-rivers/green-river/jones-hole-to-big-island/) - My tarp, pad, and sleeping bag were on the ground right next to Jones Hole Creek. So at 2:50 am I did not have to walk more than a few feet to get this photo in the moonlight. At 6 am the scene looked like this. Just before our 7 am coffee, I photographed this common
- [Rippling Brook to Jones Hole](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/yampa-and-green-rivers/green-river/rippling-brook-to-jones-hole/) - It was almost 5 hours before coffee would be served, but I was up taking photos. The moonlight was great. I walked down to the beach and got the one to the right at 2:16 am. It is looking upstream. This is my bed site at just before 6 am. Below is how the beach at
- [Gates of Lodore to Pot Creek](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/yampa-and-green-rivers/green-river/gates-of-lodore-to-pot-creek/) - We met at the Hatch Warehouse just north of beautiful downtown Vernal. Soon we were on the bus heading to our launch site just outside the Gates of Lodore. We even bypassed the liquor store in Dinosaur. The previous month had been very rainy, but the forecast for our 5 days was very favorable. At
- [Jones Hole through Split Mountain](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/yampa-and-green-rivers/yampa-river/jones-hole-through-split-mountain/) - This was a short day for us and a shorter day for me behind a camera. I figured I had taken enough photos and -- with some taunting by my daughters -- decided it was time to ride a duckie. Ahead were the most challenging rapids that the duckies would run this trip, once one
- [Warm Springs to Jones Hole](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/yampa-and-green-rivers/yampa-river/warm-springs-to-jones-hole/) - The photo below was taken at 2 AM -- a bit late. The light on the cliffs is from the moon that is just below the hills in the distance. By 6:10 AM our Warm Springs Camp was stirring. I hiked along the beach toward the rapids and made the 16-shot panorama below. The rapids
- [Harding Hole to Warm Springs](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/yampa-and-green-rivers/yampa-river/harding-hole-to-warm-springs/) - I'm beginning this page where I left off the last one -- with a photo of the Milky Way and Northern Lights from Harding Hole. This photo shows a smaller sweep of the sky than the previous one. Below it is a photo I took in NH exactly a year earlier that also includes the
- [Anderson Hole to Harding Hole](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/yampa-and-green-rivers/yampa-river/anderson-hole-to-harding-hole/) - It was quiet at Anderson Hole Camp before 6 AM. The boatmen were asleep in their rafts. But several of us were already moving about. Some may have been thinking it would still be an hour before the appointed coffee time. Joelle noticed that a number of folks were wandering apparently aimlessly with empty coffee
- [Deerlodge Park to Anderson Hole](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/yampa-and-green-rivers/yampa-river/deerlodge-park-to-anderson-hole/) - The trip to Deerlodge Park was shorter than the ride to the put-in for the Green River trip a week earlier. But it took about the same amount of time from the Hatch Warehouse because the group on the Green trip did not need a stop at the spirits store in beautiful downtown Dinosaur, CO.
- [Arrival in Nepal](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/arrival-in-nepal/) - Stephen rented a large van, and Ralph drove 6 of the 8 trekkers -- plus Leeli who did not do the trek because of her Mother’s failing health -- to Logan airport. Around Manchester Martha called Stephen to tell him he forgot his camera. He had three others (LX5, iPhone, and one which he brought
- [Multi](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/created/multi/) - The book, "PHOTO IMPRESSIONISM and the Subjective Image", co-authored by Freeman Patterson and André Gallant has examples of two types of creative multiple exposures made on slide film. Freeman would put 9 to 25 exposures of a single subject on a single transparency moving the camera slightly between exposures. Andre's favorite technique was to combine
- [Structures](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/structures/) - This page contains photos of bridges and other structures that have appeared in magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images with the arrows.
- [Mammals](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/mammals/) - This page contains photos of various mammals that have appeared in magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images with the arrows.
- [Nature](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/nature/) - This page contains photos of nature that have appeared in magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images with the arrows.
- [Plants](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/plants/) - This page contains photos of various flowers, ferns, and trees that have appeared in magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images with the arrows.
- [Various Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/various-birds/) - This page contains photos of various species of birds that have appeared in magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images with the arrows.
- [Water Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/water-birds/) - This page contains photos of birds often found near water that have appeared in magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images with the arrows.
- [Raptors](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/raptors/) - This page contains photos of raptors that have appeared in magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images.
- [Covers](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/covers/) - This page contains photos that have appeared on the cover of magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images.
- [Nulhegan Basin from Lewis Overlook](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/nulhegan-basin-from-lewis-overlook/) - Please explore this panoramic image taken from the Lewis Pond Overlook in the Nulhegan Basin of Vermont. You can see a tip of Lewis Pond at the far right. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to
- [Nulhegan Basin](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/vermont/nulhegan-basin/) - The Nulhegan Basin in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont is a very unique area. Part of the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, it is a relatively flat, low-lying circular area, roughly 10 miles in diameter, surrounded by hills. The predominance of boreal habitats is typical of forest found further to the north.
- [Bahundanda to Jagat](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/bahundanda-to-jagat/) - Morning brought beautiful early light to the terraced fields and birds, including a beautiful black-headed shrike, in the local trees. We posed for a partial group picture with the lodge owner, then set off. The main part of town, somewhat below us and a bit farther along the trail, showed considerable Maoist presence in the
- [Besi Shar to Bahundanda](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/besi-shar-to-bahundanda/) - Our first day of actual trekking took us from Besi Shar at 2,490 ft along the Marsyangdi River -- which we followed to Manang -- to Bahundande at 4,295 ft with many ups and downs along the way. Nothing is level in Nepal -- at least not in the parts I have visited. We saw
- [Muktinath to Jomsom via Kagbeni](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/muktinath-to-jomson-via-kagbeni/) - After a very long day crossing Thorung La, Chhongba thought he would take it easy on us and rent a couple of jeeps for the day to carry us to Kagbeni or beyond to Jomsom. But we wanted nothing of that – we much preferred to walk. And that was a good decision even though
- [Kathmandu and Patan](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/kathmandu-and-patan/) - My alarm woke me at 5:30 the first morning in Kathmandu. I believe it was the only time I slept later than 4:30 or 5:00 the whole trip. I was tired from the three plane rides. My normal bed time on the trek was 8 PM plus or minus ½ hour -- and sometimes earlier.
- [Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar  2012](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/ebc-and-kala-patthar/) - This represents the beginnings of a page that will have many links to large panoramas from a month-long trek in Nepal during the spring of 2012. Initally I have created pans from two glorious days: climbing Kala Patthar and visiting Everest Base Camp. Please click the titles or photos below to be taken to pages
- [Dharapani to Chame](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/dharapani-to-chame/) - I woke up at 2:30 AM, made a three-shot panorama of the half moon through the dirty window of my bedroom with my LX5, and then slept restlessly until almost 5. This was to be a day of considerable climbing, partly through an enchanted forest. We had been hiking generally north. Now we would head
- [Jagat to Dharapani](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/jagat-to-dharapani/) - Bed at 8:15 PM last night. Awoke at 4 AM after a good sleep and lay in bed until 4:45. I bandaged my big toe (only minor blister problem). We stayed the night in Jagat at Hotel Mont Blanc near the entrance to the town. Tim and Milt were feeling less than perfect. I survived
- [Yak Kharka to Thorung Phedi](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/yak-kharka-to-thorung-phedi/) - As had been the case for the last several mornings, the clouds are hanging low. They appear to be only about 500 feet above us. I hope the sky is clear some early morning or during the night. I had hoped to get good photos of stars, but it hasn't been possible so far on
- [Manang to Yak Kharka](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/manang-to-yak-kharka/) - The mountains were amazing from the Yeti Hotel in Manang as daylight broke through early morning fog. I made some photographs from my room, but mostly I took them from the balcony just outside my door. This one was taken from my room. The Yeti Hotel was a wonderful place. Although it discouraged washing in
- [Manang acclimatization day](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/manang-acclimatisation-day/) - It is 5 AM and the start of a great day. The room is cold, but not bitterly cold. The blankets worked fine, with the sleeping bag. The mountains were beautiful as dawn arrived. I photographed them from my room and from the porch just outside my door. Here is the early light on Gangapurna.
- [Pisang to Manang](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/pisang-to-manang/) - I got up early and headed down the very long stairway from our lodge to make some photos before breakfast. I wanted to walk at least part way back up to Upper Pisang to try to get the morning light on Annapurna II and Paungi Danda, the Gateway to Heaven. In the photo below the
- [Chame to Pisang](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/chame-to-pisang/) - So-so sleep. I awoke at 11:30 PM briefly, then again at 2 AM, and slept fitfully after until 4. Lay in bed until 5:15. I took two Aleves and taped calf well, but I needed help with pack this day. That fast downhill the previous day really did a number on my strained left calf.
- [Chame acclimatization day](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/chame-acclimatisation-day/) - This was our first of two “rest” days which means a rapid climb a few thousand feet uphill and then relaxing on the ground for 30-60 minutes before returning. I rose early and made some early morning photos of Annapurna II from Chame. Wandering around town before breakfast, I photographed the sites and people of
- [Pokhara & Kathmandu](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/pokhara-kathmandu/) - I headed out around 5 AM to try to get early light on the Annapurna range before it hazed over, the colorful boats on Phewa Tal, and the early activity in town before tourists arrived. I did get some early light on Annapurna South (center) and Annapurna I (far right) in the dawn photo to
- [Faces of Kathmandu](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/faces-of-kathmandu/)
- [Faces of Bhaktapur](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/faces-of-bhaktapur/)
- [Kathmandu](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/kathmandu/) - I toured Thamel in Kathmandu the afternoon of the day we visited Bhaktapur. Then the next day, the morning of our flight home, I hiked to Durbar Square in Kathmandu. I also saw most everything in between these areas and the Hotel Tibet, as my paths were not straight lines. Stephen, Keg, and I visited
- [Bhaktapur](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-circuit-trek/bhaktapur/) - In the morning we said good bye to Kevin, who had an early flight back to Hawaii, and we headed off to Bhaktapur. Along with Kathmandu and its close neighbor Patan, Bhaktapur is one of the three royal cities in the Kathmandu Valley. It was the oldest capital of Nepal; the current capital is Kathmandu.
- [Ogyen Choling Museum](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/ogyen-choling-museum/) - The Ogyen Choling Museum is a must see if you ever get to the Tang Valley, perhaps the most remote of the 4 valleys of Bumthang in Bhutan. Bumthang is a very long drive from Paro and Thimpu over poor roads. We flew to Bumthang from Paro and spent 5 days in the Bumthang valleys finishing with
- [Annapurna Circuit in Panorama](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/annapurna-in-pan/) - This page is the beginning of some panoramas from a trek around the Annapurna Range in Nepal in March and April of 2011. More will be added, so please check back. You can click this image to get to a site where you can zoom way in then pan around. When you get there, click the double arrow above
- [Mile 220 to Diamond Creek](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/mile-220-to-diamond-creek/) - Our last half-day had arrived after the coldest night and morning of the trip. I wore my pillow for the first time. Although a nice pillow was provided with the sleeping bag, I used my down vest in a pillow case instead for the whole trip. Soon we will be back to civilization and all
- [Green River](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/yampa-and-green-rivers/green-river/) - This page has links to pages of text and photos from a trip down the Green River in Colorado and Utah with O.A.R.S. It also has links to Dinosaur National Monument photos with overviews of the Green River. Gates of Lodore to Pot Creek Pot Creek to Rippling Brook Rippling Brook to Jones Hole Jones
- [Yampa River](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/yampa-and-green-rivers/yampa-river/) - This page has links to pages of text and photos from a trip down the Yampa River in Colorado and Utah with O.A.R.S. It also has links to Dinosaur National Monument photos with overviews of the Yampa River. Deerlodge Park to Anderson Hole Anderson Hole to Harding Hole Harding Hole to Warm Springs Warm Springs
- [Yampa and Green Rivers](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/yampa-and-green-rivers/) - This is a page that has links to pages of text and photos from trips down the Green and Yampa Rivers in Colorado and Utah with O.A.R.S. Green River Yampa River Dinosaur National Monument
- [Parashant to Pumpkin Springs and Mile 220 Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/parashant-to-mile-220-camp/) - Our journey through the Grand Canyon was almost over. Twenty-one miles today to our last campsite of the trip. It drizzled lightly at 5 AM. I spent some time before and after our breakfast of egg inside garlic bread photographing near the end of Parashant Wash. Stephen and I waited for the others to assemble.
- [Upper Chevron to Parashant Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/chevron-parashant/) - The front that brought the rain last night moved through. As typical of the passage of cold front, the day broke noticeably colder and windy. I made some long exposure (5-8 second) photos during the "blue hour" between 6 AM and when coffee would be ready somewhat after 6:30. In the photo to the right
- [Through Lava Falls Rapid to Upper Chevron Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/lava-falls-to-upper-chevron/) - The waning moon was peeking through the clouds at 6:50 AM while we enjoyed our morning coffee awaiting breakfast at Love Nest Camp. Before coffee I spent quite a while cleaning sand off everything from the windy night. My little Poldar alarm clock was toast. Fortunately my cameras had been safely stowed in Pelican cases.
- [Galloway to Stone Creek Up-and-Over Hike](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/galloway-to-stone-creek-hike/) - No getting wet this day; the 15 minutes of drizzle at 4:45 AM didn't even do it because we had pitched tents as a precaution. This was the day for over 2000 feet elevation gain, and loss, over some very challenging parts including a "chimney". As Nick described it the evening before (I'm paraphrasing): You
- [Garnet to Blacktail Canyon and Galloway Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/garnet-to-galloway/) - Day 11 was characterized by spectacular light and clouds, and a hike through the slot-canyon-like Blacktail Canyon. We had some nice rapids but the major one of the day, Bedrock Rapid, was a walk-around as it was too shallow and rocky for dories to run it with our weight. We had the most spectacular sunset
- [Crystal Creek to Garnet Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/crystal-creek-to-garnet/) - The boring blue skies we had for several days earlier in the trip were starting to fill with interesting clouds. The bottom of the Grand Canyon is not an ideal spot to photograph sunrises and sunsets -- from most spots there is little sky visible -- but Day 10 featured brief but nice ones 11
- [Trinity to Crystal Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/trinity-to-crystal-camp/) - This was a day for photographing dories running rapids and getting very wet running them too. But first we hiked up Trinity Canyon to see some nice rock -- actually the metamorphic gneiss -- and scramble up a few short but tricky climbs. Stephen and Roger packed their big cameras, and Roger even brought his
- [Cremation to Phantom Ranch and Trinity Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/cremation-to-trinity-camp/) - It's 5:45 AM; most of the camp is asleep. The photo below left is lit by the 93% waning gibbous moon. You can perhaps make out stars in the sky. I got up early to say goodbye to Sandy and Dick. They left with Rondo and another couple who departed unexpectedly to get flown out
- [Escalante to Cremation Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/escalante-to-cremation/) - Another night shot to start this day. This one was taken at 4:30 AM after a long nights sleep. Still 2 hours to wait for coffee. Earlier would have been nice. The bright thing in the sky is the moon, not the sun. Jake planned to do some fishing but Roger first had to check his
- [Lava Chuar to Escalante Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/lava-chuar-to-escalante/) - Yesterday ended with the hand-held 8-second exposure below that yielded an interesting view of our dinner preparations. I believe not all photos need to be sharp. This day started with another moonlit photo that looks like daytime. On the right is this 30 second exposure. Those are stars in the sky. I photographed the full
- [Upper Nankoweap to Lava Chuar Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/nankoweap-to-lava-chuar/) - What was that bright light at 2 AM? An almost full moon. Time for a photo, but not of the moon. I rolled out of my bag onto the soft sand, set up my tripod, and made a 6-shot panorama of our beach, the river, and the buttes across the river. The photo here is
- [Eminence to Upper Nankoweap Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/eminence-upper-nankoweap/) - I set up my tent the first night to prove I could do it. The second night I was on autopilot and did it again. After that no more tent, except for a night it rained just a bit and one it threatened to rain. Under the stars from now on, or in the case
- [South Canyon to Eminence Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/south-canyon-to-eminence-camp/) - Our third day started with a hike, carrying our OARS-supplied mugs filled with coffee. Breakfast would have to wait until we visited Stanton's Cave. Surveyor Robert Stanton ended his first trip through the Grand Canyon here in South Canyon in 1989. Here are two views from the cave looking upstream toward our camp and downstream
- [Hot Na Na to South Canyon Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/hot-na-na-to-south-canyon-camp/) - No sooner did we hit the water for the morning then we learned the water was soon going to hit us. We pulled over before 9 AM to scout House Rock Rapid. I think the boatmen scout rapids just to make us apprehensive, because they are masters at getting us through safely. I didn't do
- [Trails in New Hampshire](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-in-nh/) - This is the beginning of a page with links to various trails in New Hampshire. Trails located in the Upper Valley can be found HERE. Trails in the Kearsarge Region around Sunapee and New London can be found HERE. You can click on the title or photo to get to the page describing each trail.
- [Franconia Falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-in-nh/franconia-falls/) - The hike to Franconia Falls is a round trip of around 7 miles, but an easy 7 miles. Except for the last half mile, there is essentially no uphill as the trail follows the old East Branch & Lincoln Railroad. This railroad into the vast 45,000-acre Pemigewasset Wilderness, NH's largest, was the largest logging railroad
- [Paro](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/paro/) - This page serves as a chronological guide to our trip to Bhutan. As you work your way through the page you can click each link to get to a page that describes our next adventure, then you can return to this Paro page. You can repeat this process to learn about our trip in the
- [Trails](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/) - This page connects you to many photo essays on great trails in the Upper Valley, the Lake Sunapee region, and farther afield in New Hampshire, the United States, and the World. I hope to add many more trails soon. You can click on the title or photo to get to the page describing each region.
- [Union Village Dam](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-of-the-upper-valley/union-village-dam/) - This large and diverse area in Thetford, Vermont has a network of trails suitable for mountain biking, cross country skiing, birding, and hiking in all seasons. It is located north of the Union Village flood control dam. Most of the area lies between the main (East) and West branches of the Ompompanoosuc River. There are four official entrance
- [Etna Library pan](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/etna-library-pan/) - This page has a link to a large panorama of the Etna Library. You can CLICK HERE to get to a panorama composed of 20 separate images blended together. Please zoom in, pan around, and explore how the library looked February 3, 2012. You can double click repeatedly to zoom way in then pan around.
- [Bald Top Mountain](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-of-the-upper-valley/bald-top-mountain/) - Bald Top Mountain in Fairlee, VT is a relatively easy 6.6 mile out-and-back hike, mostly on the Cross Rivendell Trail. I recommend starting by heading up the Glen Falls Trail to view the waterfalls along the first 0.4 mile of the hike. You can then join the CRT and follow it up and back. Directions
- [Hyalite Canyon](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/montana/hyalite-canyon/) - One web site claims the Hyalite Canyon Recreation Area is the most heavily visited recreation area in Montana. Hard to believe with Glacier also in the state. Perhaps the key hedge words are "recreation area". In any case, it is a great spot for hiking, mountain biking, fishing, cross-country skiing, ice climbing, and photography. When I visited
- [Mount Washington](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-in-nh/mount-washington/) - Mount Washington is seen in mid-October from the summit of Mount Cardigan in the photo below. The three peaks to the left of Washington are, right-to-left: Mounts Jefferson, Adams, and Clay. The peak at the far right of this photo is Mount Osceola. Bruce and I hiked Mount Washington on an unusually warm late-September day.
- [Bhutan](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/) - This page has many links to pages of words and photos from a 2014 trip to Bhutan. You can click on any image or heading to get to the respective pages. Stephen Plume and I spent 23 days visiting this fascinating country. Our trip was orchestrated by Dhamey Tenzing Norgay, who took exceptionally good care
- [Beaver Brook Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-in-nh/beaver-brook-trail/) - The Beaver Brook Trail is a steep downhill from Mount Moosilauke when heading north along the Appalachian Trail. But our goal this day was to hike it up about a mile and a half. We intentionally went on an overcast day so that I could get decent photos of the many cascades of Beaver Brook
- [Arethusa Falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-in-nh/arethusa-falls/) - This hike is either a fairly easy out-and-back covering a total distance of 3 miles or a moderately difficult 5 mile loop. Either way I suggest starting up the Bemis Brook Trail which parallels the Arethusa Falls Trail for about a half mile. This gives a view of several nice falls before you reach the
- [Wantastiquet Mountain Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-in-nh/wantastiquet/) - I have hiked the Wantastiquet Mountain Trail only one time so far. It was on a beautiful spring day with a group of about two dozen hikers led by the Wantastiquet Monadnock Trail Coalition. They were celebrating the completion of a new hiking trail from Mount Wantastiquet to Mount Monadnock in southwestern New Hampshire. This is
- [Panoramas](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/) - This page takes you to various galleries of large panoramic images. Click on the links below to explore these galleries and images. When you get to an image use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Or use the scroll wheel to zoom and the left mouse to drag.
- [Dewey’s Landing](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-of-the-upper-valley/deweys-landing/) - There is a flat and scenic out-and-back walk over a man-made dike between the pond and the Ottauquechee River. I normally do not even go the less than a mile to the Dewey’s Mill Pond Dam and Waterfalls. Rather I find many interesting birds to keep my attention well short of there. Red-wind blackbirds are
- [King Bird Sanctuary](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-of-the-upper-valley/king-bird-sanctuary/) - Hanover has a new nature sanctuary. It is located in metropolitan downtown Etna. It deserves a visit in any season but especially in spring when the trees are blooming and the birds that headed south for the winter are returning to nest or just passing through. Established through the cooperative efforts of the Hanover Conservancy
- [Sky](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/sky/) - This page shows photos of celestial events I took that have appeared in magazines. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images.
- [Warblers](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/wablers/) - This page contains photos of warblers that have appeared in magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images.
- [Vermont Scenes](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/vermont-scenes/) - This page contains photos of Vermont Scenes that have appeared in magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images.
- [Dolomites and Italy](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/) - This page has links to pages of words and photos from a 2017 hike in the Dolomites of northeastern Italy. It also has links to other places we visited in Italy during this trip and our adventures getting there and back. Stephen Plume, Jim Gold, and I spent 15 days visiting this fascinating area in late
- [Traveling Home](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/traveling-home/) - After two beautiful sunny days with pleasant temperatures in Venice, we awoke to rain. So I packed up my camera and used my iPhone for the rest of the photos on this trip. With nothing much to do in our AirBnB, we headed to the nearby water bus station, Guglie. We had purchased tickets the
- [Traveling to Italy](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/traveling-to-italy/) - Jim and I traveled together to Venice by way of Dublin on Aer Lingus. Stephen flew from Montreal. It was a long trip, 17.5 hours Hanover to Venice, although we could have headed to Boston an hour later. Of this, 11.5 hours was Boston to Venice. After a bus ride to Boston we had a
- [Odds & Ends](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/venice/odds-ends/) - Here I collect some photos that did not nicely fit another category. Like my fascination with wash hanging above the passageways and canals. Or the extra long T-shirt depicting David by Michelangelo. Or this woman standing very still outside a store that sells masks. Here are a few more Odds & Ends.
- [Venice](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/venice/) - Venice, a city of canals, gondolas, seafood, very old buildings, and lots of tourists. We spent a day and a half there and walked and walked and walked. We had some great meals and saw many interesting buildings, canals, and most of all people people. This is a directory page that will take you to
- [Tourists](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/venice/tourists/) - Venice can be very crowded with tourists. I'm guessing most come from huge cruise ships. There was a very long line waiting to enter Saint Mark's Basilica. It stretched from the front at the far left in the photo below all the way to the end of the building corner to the right of center. But there
- [Natives](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/venice/natives/) - It is hard to definitively tell who is a resident of Venice and who is a tourist, but in most cases it seems pretty clear. On this page I made guesses and believe most of the people featured actually live in Venice. For example, I assume that women carrying grocery bags are most likely to
- [Gondolas](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/venice/gondolas/) - When one thinks of Venice, gondolas immediately come to mind. Being there one realizes they are now mostly or exclusively a tourist attraction. That is fine as they are still fun to photograph. In some spots gondolas are lined up side by side waiting for passengers. Some people ride elegantly dressed. While others are
- [Canals](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/venice/canals/) - Venice is the city of canals. These are crossed by 400 bridges which join most of the 118 small islands. Except for a tiny area at the end of a long causeway, there are no cars. There are almost no bikes, since you can't ride them far before having to carry they over a bridge.
- [Architecture](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/venice/architecture/) - Venice is an old city, like maybe 8th Century old. It's architecture is varied and interesting. Below is the Greek Orthodox Church, San Giorgio dei Greci. If it looks like the tower is leaning it is because it is. Many of the buildings lie along the Grand Canal. Here is a 7-photo panorama that gives a
- [Sculptures](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/venice/sculptures/) - We saw some amazing sculptures in Venice. Some amazingly life-like and some wild and crazy. I wish we had time to see the ones that were likely in museums. Here are some that we found outdoors.
- [Selfies](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/venice/selfies/) - Just like we saw in Iceland, people taking selfies were everywhere. And if you didn't have a selfie-stick you could buy one from one of a number of vendors. Here are some photos of people taking selfies or at least carrying a selfie stick.
- [Tattoos](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/venice/tattoos/) - We saw many tattoos in Venice, on backs and arms... ... and on legs. Here are some of the tattoos I photographed. Some subtle, some dramatic.
- [Food](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/venice/food/) - Food is a very real part of Venice for the natives and the tourists. Not surprisingly, seafood if plentiful. As tourists we had some excellent meals in the canal-side outdoor restaurants. And we had some wonderful hot chocolate and croissants. Plus don't forget the ice cream cone eaten by a tourist with a scraggly beard.
- [Kids](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/venice/kids/) - We saw relatively few children in Venice. Most of those that we saw appeared to live there rather than touring with parents. It is likely not too many people take their kids on cruise ships. The most interesting child I saw was this girl laying out books and other things to sell. Below are a
- [Wedding](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/venice/wedding/) - We happened upon a wedding about to begin. We stood in the plaza outside the church waiting and taking photos of the crowd. The honor guard had already lined up before we arrived. People inside the church were preparing to photograph the grand entrance. The maid-of-honor waited in a green dress. A bit later the
- [Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/venice/birds/) - The birds of Venice consisted of gulls and rock doves (pigeons), plus a parrot that sat next to a guitar player. Here are a dozen photos.
- [AirBnB](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/venice/airbnb/) - Stephen and I spent two nights in a very nice AirBnB that he booked before we left home. Here are photos that include my room, the living room, dining room, kitchen, and umbrellas in the stairwell. All except the umbrella photos were taken with my iPhone.
- [Moose River in Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/moose-river-in-winter/) - The falls of the Moose River look more spectacular when they are not covered with snow. Still the spot was a pleasant interlude from searching for birds. You can double click to zoom way in and the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the
- [Sears Island](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/maine/sears-island/) - The largest uninhabited island reachable by car on the east coast is rarely visited. Here are two slide shows of photos I took during a two and a half day photo assignment for Down East magazine. Nine of these photos were published in the June, 2009 issue. These photos were taken mid-May. The colorful budding
- [San Sebastiano to Plan de Fontana](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/san-sebastiano/) - This was a great day of trekking. The route card claimed it was "medium" in difficulty, but I found it challenging. I wound up walking most of the day alone. It was a long uphill at the start, then a nice cruise to a rifugio for a great lunch. After that it was up and
- [Citta' di Flume to Vazzoler](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/citta/) - The morning light was nice from Rifugio Citta′ di Fiume. The panorama below shows where we would be hiking today. We walked below Monte Pelmo seen at the far left. The smaller of the two peaks at the far left is called, Pelmetto. The small peak in the center is Crot. Behind it to the
- [Cortina and Tofana](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/tofana/) - We traveled to the top of Tofana di Mezzo, at over 10,000 feet, during our first full day in Cortina. I awoke early and hiked uphill to get some overview photos of Cortina before breakfast. Here is the first 6-photo panorama I made. Later this morning we would ascend Tofana by gondola and foot, and
- [Sennes to Fanes](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/sennes/) - Just as last evening ended with a colorful alpenglow, the morning at Rifugio Sennes began with some very nice colors in the eastern and southern sky. Here is another version of the image above where the mountain peaks seen from Sennes are labeled. I got a few photos before breakfast and before we departed
- [Lago di Braies to Sennes](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/lago/) - After an exciting time in Cortina, a beautiful hike around Tre Cime, and a nice afternoon in Dobbiaco, I had a good nights rest in a beautiful hotel. I was up early with bags packed for our nine-day hike. The red bag contained a photo backpack with camera and lens, a small backpack that I
- [Cortina](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/cortina/) - We spent two nights in Cortina at the charming Hotel Ambra. This hotel has a small footprint, but it is much larger than it looks. The breakfast there was fantastic, and the rooms were quite large (by Italian standards), beautiful, and very pleasant. As the Cortina Express bus approached the city, I got a few
- [Tre Cime and Dobbiaco](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/tre-cime/) - I wanted to skip breakfast and head for Tre Cime before dawn to photograph it at sunrise and, secondarily, to avoid crowds. But I was outvoted. Hotel Ambra really did have great breakfasts. The taxi picked us up at 8:00 AM to take us from Cortina to Tre Cime. The plan was the taxi would
- [Vazzoler to San Sebastiano](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/vazzoler/) - Rifugio Vazzoler is surrounded by trees and mountain peaks, so it is not a great spot for sunrise or sunset photography. However I did get a little color in the clouds around 6:30 AM. The southern part of the Civetta massif is seen below about two hours later. Torre Venezia is on the left and
- [Pian de Fontana to La Pissa](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/pian-de-fontana/) - We reached the final day of our trek. It would be a short one starting with some climbing, but mostly consisting of a very long downhill. We would lose 4700 feet of altitude today. The building in the center of the photo below is the dining area. The two buildings on either side are dormitories.
- [Belluno](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/dolomites/belluno/) - At the conclusion of an amazing nine-day trek, Jim, Martin, and I caught a bus to Belluno. Stephen and Young just missed the bus and had to wait two hours for the next one. We spent the night at a very nice hotel, Albergo Capello e Cadore. I was pleased to see my transfer bag
- [Greeley Ponds Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/trails/trails-in-nh/greeley/) - We set off along the Greeley Ponds Trail south of the Kancamagus Highway at 7:15 AM on the shortest day of the year. It was 5 °F. The conifers still were covered with snow. It was beautiful. As we hiked along we could start to see that the sky was getting some color. Through the
- [Northern Bobwhite](https://jimblockphoto.com/bobwhite/) - A few days ago my wife and I stopped at the Post Office to mail our Christmas cards. Then we took a loop walk in Etna. We spotted three birds on the side of the road ahead. I had just a short "walk-around lens" on my camera, but I took some photos anyway not expecting
- [Gallery of Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/birds-2/gallery-of-birds/) - Here are some random photos of birds. Hopefully I will find time to build more structured galleries eventually. You can see some of my bird photos that have been published by clicking the following words: Warblers, Raptors, Water Birds, Various Birds. There are an additional three pages of loon photos that have been published HERE. And if you click HERE you will
- [Tara's 10th Anniversary](https://jimblockphoto.com/tara-10th/) - A few iPhone photos from the celebration of the Tenth Anniversary of the creation of the Tara Foundation.
- [WOW Quilt Exhibit in Woodstock](https://jimblockphoto.com/wow-exhibit/) - The Woman of Wonder are showing some of their creations at the Woodstock, VT Library through September 30, 2017. Photos cannot do justice to this great display of art quilts. You should go and see them yourself. Here are a few photos I took with my (gulp) iPhone at the opening reception.
- [2016 Remodel](https://jimblockphoto.com/2016-remodel/) - We made some changes to the exterior of our home in 2016: new deck and front stairs, new siding, and new garage doors. The finish coats of paint happened in July, 2017. This page documenting the changes is not listed in any of the menus. The panoramic image below was taken after an ice storm
- [Presidentials from Owl's Head](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/presidentials-from-owls-head/) - On an early August hike up Mount Martha, we found the area deserted except for a local couple we met near the parking area. From the top of Mount Martha we hiked Martha's Mile to Owl's Head where the view was better. This image is a composite of 19 individual photos and covers about 180
- [Iceland in Panorama](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/iceland-in-panorama/) - This represents the beginnings of a page that will have large panoramas from a trip to Iceland in May 2017. Please explore these panoramic images. You can double click to zoom way in then pan around. Please wait for the resolution to download. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and
- [Loon](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/birds-2/loon/) - My loon images that have been published are found HERE. The photos below have not been published yet.
- [Humor](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/humor/) - This page contains humorous photos that have appeared in magazines. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images.
- [Colorado Scenes](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/colorado-scenes/) - This page contain photos of Colorado scenes that have appeared in an O.A.R.S. catalog. I was hired by the Founder and President of O.A.R.S. to photograph two river trips. You can see many images from these trips by clicking HERE. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images.
- [Fishing](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/fishing/) - This page contains photos of fishing that have appeared in magazines, calendars, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images.
- [Patterns](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/patterns/) - This page contains pattern photos that have appeared in magazines, calendars, maps, and books. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images with the arrows.
- [Maine Scenes](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/published-photos/maine-scenes/) - This page contains photos of scenes in Maine that have appeared in magazines. You can click any image to pause it and then step through the images.
- [Immature Bald Eagle Flying](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/immature-bald-eagle-flying/) - I pulled into a side road at the Pompy area in Norwich, VT only to see a very large bird leaving from high in a tree above the road. I rolled down my window, grabbed the camera that was on the seat next to me all ready to go, and got some photos as an
- [Getting There and Back](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/getting-there-and-back/) - Our flights to and from Bhutan were relatively uneventful with some fantastic views of the Himalayan Mountains in both directions. We flew out of Manchester NH, got a nonstop flight to Delhi from Newark, spent the night in Delhi, and flew late morning to Paro, Bhutan. There were some advantages and disadvantages to this route.
- [Jiri to Everest Base Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/jiri-to-ebc/) - This is the beginning of a page of links to a trek from Jiri to Everest Base Camp via two high passes and Kala Patthar in 2012. You can click on the highlighted words to get to the respective pages, although none are yet active. COMING SOON Getting to Nepal and Kathmandu Bhaktapur & Kathmandu
- [Haa Valley](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/haa-valley/) - November 1, the first day of our trip to Bhutan. It would take less than 4 hours to gain 13,000 ft of altitude from Delhi, India to the Chele La pass. Those last two words are redundant since "La" means pass. Lakey, our guide, and Kencho, our driver, met us at the airport. Soon we
- [Drukgyel Dzong with Dhamey](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/drukgyel-dzong-with-dhamey/) - After our great morning hiking to the Kila Nunnery, it was hard to imagine something as special the rest of the day. But our experiences in Bhutan seem to just get better and better. You can find links to many more pages from our trip to Bhutan HERE. When we got to Paro we finally
- [Hike to Kila Nunnery](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/hike-to-kila-nunnery/) - The Himalayan Mountains were majestic and beautiful during our flight from Delhi to Paro, Bhutan. Our guide, Lakey Wangchuk, and driver, Kencho Thinley, were waiting for us. We immediately headed for Haa Valley over a narrow, winding road. Actually it is a typical road for Bhutan. Our flight from Delhi was over an hour late
- [Phobjikha Valley and the Black-necked Crane Festival](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/bnc-festival/) - We spent the first part of the morning of November 10 in Trongsa touring the fantastic Royal Heritage Museum, in the Tower of Trongsa. This is a beautifully renovated five-floor old watchtower for the dzong below. The art on display was absolutely mind-boggling. Unfortunately, as was the case in the temples of Bhutan and most
- [Ara](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/ara/) - Ara is a traditional alcoholic beverage consumed in Bhutan. "Ara is made from rice, maize, millet, or wheat, and may be either fermented or distilled" according to Wikipedia. However, I believe it is normally first fermented and then distilled. Dr. Karma’s father described the process to us, with our guide Lakey translating, as we sat on his floor eating breakfast with the family. To paraphrase the
- [Doma](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/doma/) - Bhutan is the world's first non-smoking nation. Since late in 2005 it has been illegal to smoke in public or sell tobacco. Cigarettes can be imported into the country with a very heavy tax. During my visit there I only saw one person smoking. However, chewing doma is a deeply embedded tradition in Bhutanese society.
- [Puja in Phomdrong](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/puja/) - One of the highlights of our trip to Bhutan was not on our itinerary. It was two visits to Kencho’s village, Phomdrong. Kencho was our driver. He lives in central Bhutan in the Bumthang region. This page contains photos from a puja in the evening at Kencho’s uncle’s home. Be sure you visit the Phomdrong
- [Day 5 Jomolhari Trek](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/jomolhari-trek/day-5-jomolhari-trek/) - The fifth day of our trek started at a nomad house and ended in a beautiful valley over another high pass. But before we started hiking, the morning held several adventures and learning experiences. Staying overnight with the nomad family was an experience I will always remember and cherish. Thank you, Phub. I awoke at
- [Day 4 Jomolhari Trek](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/jomolhari-trek/day-4-jomolhari-trek/) - The morning broke cold, clear, and windless. The ground was frosty and there were plenty of stars. The temperature dipped to about 20F last night. Jomolhari was beautiful at 5:44 AM (left) and also at 6:22 AM (right) when it was in sun. This was to be our big day crossing the Bhonte La (pass)
- [Day 6 Jomolhari Trek](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/jomolhari-trek/day-6-jomolhari-trek/) - It was a bitter cold night -- somewhere in the teens Fahrenheit. Stayed in sleeping bag until 6 AM. My water bottle in the tent had ice in it. When I crawled out of the tent I found the crew around the stove which was now outside the dining tent. Just looking at these photos
- [Day 3 Jomolhari Trek](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/jomolhari-trek/day-3-jomolhari-trek/) - This was a "halt", a "rest day". We were not going anywhere -- except for an 8 km, 6+ hour excursion uphill well over 1000 ft to the base of Jomolhari! My notebook reports I had 12 hours of "sleep", from 6:40 PM to 6:40 AM, with weird dreams, perhaps due to the Dimox. The morning
- [Day 2 Jomolhari Trek](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/jomolhari-trek/day-2-jomolhari-trek/) - I got a good 9 hours of sleep last night, from around 7:15 PM to 4:15 AM. I took my 4th half Diamox pill and my notebook notation reports I thought I heard a wild boar. Day two started with some interesting morning light at Thangthangka. This is a view back down the valley toward
- [Day 1 Jomolhari Trek](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/jomolhari-trek/day-1-jomolhari-trek/) - We awoke in Paro at 7,545 ft elevation, ate a quick breakfast at 6:30 AM, drove a long hour past the Drukgyel Dzong that we visited earlier with Dhamey, passed through an army base at Gunichawa shown below, and met our trekking support staff at Sharna Zampa. It is here at 8,580 ft we would start
- [Jakar](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/jakar/) - After a tour of the Haa Valley, a beautiful high altitude hike to the Kila Nunnery, and a wonderful tour of Drukgyel Dzong with our host and caretaker, Dhamey, we flew from Paro to Bumthang, toured Jakar, and enjoyed a wonderful puja at Kencho's uncle's home and a tour of Phomdrong. This page covers our trip to
- [Himalayan Mountains of Khumbu](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/himalayan-mountains-of-khumbu/) - This image was made on a flight from Delhi, India to Paro, Bhutan. It was somewhat cloudy in the Himalayan Mountains on the first day of November. Shown is the beautiful and rugged Khumbu region of Nepal looking north. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around.
- [Traditional Bhutanese Dinner](https://jimblockphoto.com/dinner-in-vt/) - Our thanks go to Sonam and her helpers for a wonderful traditional Bhutanese meal. It was great again seeing Dhamey and Sonam and their three friendly, cheerful, and fast growing young adults. Thank you again, Erin, for hosting them and us. Here are a few photos from the evening. You can let the show run
- [Punakha](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/punakha/) - After spending two days in the beautiful Phobjikha Valley and attending the Black-necked Crane Festival, we spent an afternoon and early morning in Punakha. But first we had to get there. Heading uphill out of the Phobjikha Valley we came upon some yaks grazing. We stopped briefly at the Lawa La (pass). Shortly after the pass we
- [NH Route 4A, a little explored gem](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/new-hampshire/nh-route-4a/) - If you like to travel to photograph New England scenic icons, don't bother with Route 4A in west-central NH. But if you like to discover places that few photographers see or create images few will make, then this is the place for you. Route 4A is a rarely photographed gem. It is less than 24
- [Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/new-hampshire/sunapee/)
- [Birch and Lake](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/birch-and-lake/) - You can explore this image in more detail. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please wait for the resolution to download.
- [Tara Foundation Potluck September 1, 2016](https://jimblockphoto.com/tara-potluck/) - A congenial group met at Leeli and Jim Bonney's home on a beautiful afternoon to welcome Chhongba back. The weather couldn't have been more cooperative -- perfect temperature and very light breeze. And just when the Tara Board was ready to pose for the photo below a cloud covered the sun reducing the contrast and improving the
- [Panoramas from 2016 Experimental Balloon Meet](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/panoramas-2016-balloons/) - This page has many large panoramic images from the 2016 Experimental Balloon Meet in Post Mills, VT. They may take a while to download. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys
- [Flights of Fancy](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/flights-of-fancy/) - This panorama has 73 individual birds and 65 different species. Can you find the five species that are represented by more than one individual? Use + and - keys to zoom and arrow keys to scroll. Or use the scroll wheel to zoom and the left mouse to drag. You can also click on a
- [Preparing for new carpets](https://jimblockphoto.com/shambles/) - House is in shambles. New carpets come in a week. Tuesday I get to move all of the stuff that was in our dressing room and bedroom, plus all of the normal guest room stuff (mostly Jann's), out of the guest room and into our bedroom. It might fit. The image below is a composite
- [Lake Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/lake-sunapee/) - One of my very favorite spots in New Hampshire is White Ledges overlooking Lake Solitude. I normally take the Newbury Trail up which is a bit longer than the more heavily used Andrew's Brook Trail. Interestingly these two neighboring trails with small streams running near them are in two different watersheds. The Newbury Trail is
- [Tang Valley](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/tang-valley/) - I'm not sure where the Tang Valley officially starts, but we visited it several times. The first was a tour of the Burning Lake, which is actually just a wide part of the Tang River. Below is the Tang River along our walk to the Burning Lake. I crossed this bridge 5 times. Beyond it is
- [Jambay Lhakhang Festival in Jakar](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/festival-in-jakar/) - The Jambay Lhakhang Festival was another great event that was not on our itinerary. It was wonderful how Lakey made these things happen. The itinerary for this day called for a drive from Tang to Trongsa with a stop at the Burning Lake. But we had already done the Burning Lake 4 days earlier when we
- [Ura Valley](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/ura-valley/) - Before breakfast we hiked a short distance from our room at the Swiss Guest House down the entry road where we came upon a disturbing sight. A horse had gotten stuck in the cattle guard and was struggling in vain to free itself. The local dogs were not helping matters; they seem to be taunting the
- [Trongsa](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/trongsa/) - The day started with our hostess at the River Lodge in Tang wishing us well with a toast of ara at 7:40 AM. By 8:30 we arrived at the Kunzangdrak Goemba just in time for the nuns to pile into the beds of two large trucks and head off to the Tsechu Festival featuring masked dancers at the Jambey Lhakang Temple
- [Colatina Dinner](https://jimblockphoto.com/colatina-dinner/) - It was a magical night, and not because of Marco. It was the marvelous people all around the table that made the evening very special and memorable. I was persuaded to take two posed photos. Marco entertained and enjoyed our amazed attention. There were many smiles and laughs all evening. We hope Sonam and Dhamey return
- [Jomolhari Trek](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/jomolhari-trek/) - This page that has links to pages of words and photos from the Jomolhari Trek that we did mid-November, 2014 in Bhutan. You can click on any image or heading to get to the respective pages. At the top of this page is a detailed view of the trek. At the bottom of this page is a map that
- [Milwaukee](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/milwaukee/) - Jann and I visited Milwaukee for a few days in the fall of 2013 and 2014. This page contains photos of the people, buildings, and details I observed in this very interesting and pleasant city. I start with a stylized view of the city at dusk. And here is a short slideshow of some of
- [Glorioso's Italian Market](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/gloriosos-italian-market/) - Glorioso's Italian Market has been a Milwaukee institution since 1945. I visited once and took several sausages home to enjoy in New Hampshire. I will definitely go back. You can double click the image below to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around and "shop". You can also use the +
- [Family in Milwaukee 2013 and 2014](https://jimblockphoto.com/mwk-fam/) - Jann and I visited Milwaukee twice in recent years. In mid-November 2013 after I rafted through the Grand Canyon and in late-September 2014 as we headed home from a driving trip to Montana. This private page has photos from both visits. If you click for thumbnails they will be on three pages. Julian was there keeping
- [Farm Next Door](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/farm-next-door/) - This photo shows the farm next door to a Vermont icon that has strong leading lines. I found a leading line here too. You can double click the photo to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow
- [Photographers at Jenne Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/photographers-at-jenne-farm/) - This panorama was made at 6:50 AM October 6, 2015, as photographers waited for the sun to hit the buildings of the Jenne Farm. I had gotten my shots 20 minutes earlier and a full 40 minutes before the sun arrived. I liked those photos better than when the sun reached the buildings. Fall was late
- [Groton Falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/groton-falls/) - Groton Falls in the Wells River can easily be seen from VT Route 232 just north of US 302. The river drains Ricker Pond, Lake Groton, and Kettle Pond. The falls lie just south of Groton State Forest and have a parking lot large enough to hold one car comfortably. There is a cabin just
- [McDaniels Marsh at Dawn](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/mcdaniels-marsh-at-dawn/) - McDaniels Marsh is a shallow marsh well suited for kayaks, in particular, and canoes. The morning after I took this photo I returned with my kayak. You can click on this image, zoom in, and explore. You can double click to zoom in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use
- [Sunrise over Lake Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/sunrise-over-lake-sunapee/) - This 360 degree panorama was made just before 7 AM September 20, 2015, the last Sunday of Summer. You can double click the photo to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please wait for
- [Yampa River in Panorama](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/yampa-river-in-panorama/) - This page is the beginning of some panoramas from a great trip down the Yampa River with OARS in June 2015. More will be added, so please check back. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to
- [Dhamey and friends on Great Island](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/bhutan/island/) - Here are a few photos from our recent cookout. Please let me know if you would like a large version of any. You can see them as thumbnails, click on one, and then step thru them. Or you can run them as a slide show.
- [Khumjung to Phortse](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/nepal-in-panorama/khumjung-to-phortse/) - Khumjung to Phortse From Khumjung we hiked to Phortse. The trail was a beautiful walk with numerous extraordinary vistas along the way. It crossed the lower slopes of Khumbila, the mountain that Sherpas worship as the abode of the partron god of the Khumbu region. The Sherpa name for Khumbila is Khumbu Yul Lha which
- [Green River in Panorama](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/green-river-in-panorama/) - This page is the beginning of some panoramas from a great trip down the Green River with OARS in June 2015. More will be added, so please check back. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom
- [Thank You](https://jimblockphoto.com/thank-you/) - I will contact you as soon as possible.
- [Bicknell Brook May 21, 2013](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/bicknell-brook-panoramas/bicknell-brook-may-21-2013/) - Here are three images constructed from multiple photos of Bicknell Brook along the Colette Trail in Enfield, NH. They are composed with a more "normal" aspect ratio than most pans. You can find links to other pans from this spot HERE. You can see many non-panoramic images taken along the Colette Trail HERE. This area
- [Bicknell Brook January 16, 2011](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/bicknell-brook-panoramas/bicknell-brook-3/) - I again visited Bicknell Brook and hiked the Colette Trail, this time with a small group from the UVLT. Here are some panoramic images I took during the hike. Since I wanted to mostly stay with the group, I didn't take a tripod, so all of these were made handheld. You can double click to zoom
- [Bicknell Brook Spring 2008](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/bicknell-brook-panoramas/bicknell-brook/) - This page contains three large panoramic images of Bicknell Brook taken along the Colette Trail in Enfield, NH in 2008 as the snow melted. This area is under a conservation easement with the Upper Valley Land Trust. It is a favorite spot to visit, especially in winter and late spring. Scroll down to see each
- [Bicknell Brook January 6, 2011](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/bicknell-brook-panoramas/bicknell-brook-2/) - Winter is a great time to photograph Bicknell Brook along the Colette Trail in Enfield, NH. It is nice to arrive early in the season before it is completely covered with ice and snow or late when the ice is breaking up. Here are some panoramic image from January 6, 2011. The first is composed
- [Bicknell Brook Pans 2015](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/bicknell-brook-panoramas/bicknell-brook-pans-2015/) - Here are two images made at Bicknell Brook in April 2015. You can double click the images below to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please wait for the resolution to download. A
- [Tuckerman Ravine](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/tuckerman-ravine/) - Please explore these images taken during a hike up the Tuckerman Ravine Trail to a spot to the right of the Tuckerman bowl on a beautiful spring day -- 10 F with 20+ mph wind. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and
- [Headwaters of the Missouri](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/montana/headwaters-of-the-missouri/) - The area around Three Forks, Montana features some interesting towns as well as the joining of the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers to form the beginning of the longest river in the US, the Missouri. Below is a deserted house in Willow Creek. Below are two panoramic images of an oxbow of the Gallatin
- [Gallatin Canyon and Big Sky](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/montana/big-sky/) - Big Sky is a huge ski area that I have only visited in fall when there is no snow. To get there from the north one drives through the beautiful Gallatin Canyon. Montana's rivers in this area are wildly viewed as some of the best places to fish in the U.S. We photographed this couple
- [Virginia City Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/montana/virginia-city-area/) - Soon after gold was discovered nearby in 1863, Virginia City filled with thousands of prospectors and fortune seekers. It is now a well-preserved ghost town paying homage to the earlier era of the "wild west" -- gold mining, the lack of a justice system, and serious criminal activity. An interesting history of this region can
- [Virginia City in Panorama](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/montana-in-panorama/virginia-city-in-panorama/) - Virginia City is a tourist destination -- a preserved historic village. However, my visits there have been after the season when "everything" is closed. But, no crowds. Please explore these panoramic images from Virginia City and nearby Nevada City. Two of them have a hidden surprises. You can double click to zoom way in and
- [Hyalite Canyon in Panorama](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/montana-in-panorama/hyalite-canyon-in-panorama/) - The beautiful Hyalite Canyon is just south of Bozeman. The entrance drive follows Hyalite Creek to a reservoir. A short hike a parking area east of the reservoir takes one to the spectacular Palisade Falls. Please explore these panoramic images taken September 2014. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left
- [Paradise and Shields River Valleys](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/montana/paradise-and-shield-valleys/) - U.S. Route 89 both north and south of Livingston passes through interesting and picturesque country. Heading south it enters Yellowstone just before it leaves Montana. Heading north it passes through the Gallatin National Forest and parallels the Yellowstone River to Livingston. North of Livingston it follow the Shields River through its broad valley with the
- [Montana in Panorama](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/montana-in-panorama/) - If you click any of the titles below you will be taken to a page of panoramas that you can zoom into and explore in detail. Glacier National Park Bozeman Area Hyalite Canyon Shields River Valley Headwaters of the Missouri Virginia City
- [Glacier National Park  Panoramas](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/montana-in-panorama/glacier-national-park-panoramas/) - Glacier National Park is an amazing place, a real gem. As I get time, I plan to add more panoramas here, but for now I hope you will explore and enjoy these taken in September 2014. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also
- [Shields River Valley in Panorama](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/montana-in-panorama/shields-river-valley-in-panorama/) - I spent a beautiful November 7, 2013 touring the Bozeman-Livingston, Montana area with my Mother. The day started with some nice light on the Bridgers. We drove up through the Bridger Canyon then east to Wilsall and south through the Shields River Valley to Livingston. Please explore these panoramic images from the Shields River Valley. You can double
- [Headwaters of the Missouri River in Panorama](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/montana-in-panorama/headwaters-of-the-missouri-river-in-panorama/) - The Missouri is the longest river in the United States. Its headwaters are in the appropriately-named Three Forks, Montana where the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin Rivers join. Please explore these panoramic images, taken September, 2014 from Headwaters State Park. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around.
- [Family](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/montana/family/)
- [Lake Solitude from White Ledges in Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/lake-solitude-from-white-ledges-in-winter/) - You can zoom in and pan around and explore these two photos of Lake Solitude. You can double click to zoom and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and – keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please wait for the resolution to download. This photo
- [Great Brook Pans](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/great-brook-pans/) - Please explore these panoramic images taken along the Great Brook in New London, New Hampshire. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please wait for the resolution to download.
- [Mount Kearsarge](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/mount-kearsarge/) - Here are some panoramic images from Mount Kearsarge and the Lincoln and Link Trails. This is one of my favorite mountains. The first panorama shows a view from near the peak with some of my favorite mountains labeled. The peaks are directly below the first letter of the label. The remaining panoramas were made along
- [Double Rainbow over Lake Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/double-rainbow-over-lake-sunapee/) - I broke all (or at least most) of the "rules" with this photo because I had little choice. It is an 11-shot panorama, taken handheld (rather than with a tripod) with Aperture Priority (rather that Manual) Exposure, from a moving boat. This photo was made 7:40 pm August 7, 2014 after a series of brief,
- [Milky Way from inside the Grand Canyon](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/grand-canyon/milky-way-from-inside-the-grand-canyon/) - Travelling through the Grand Canyon provided a unique opportunity to photograph the Milky Way, especially later in the trip when the moon was not a factor. The few previous attempts I made were mostly in the middle of the night in winter in NH. But during this October trip the sun set very early, the
- [Khumbu 2009](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/nepal/khumbu-2009/) - NEPAL IN PANORAMA Preface and some viewing hints I travelled to Nepal late October and early November in 2008 and 2009. This trip overview describes the Oct. 25 to Nov. 16, 2009 trip but borrows three images from the previous trip. There are 40 panoramas on 11 pages with links to the pages below and
- [Curling at Lake Morey](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/vermont/curling-at-lake-morey/) - Lake Morey Resort hosted a Curling Tournament on Lake Morey in February. The photos here of this event were taken Sunday February 16, 2014.
- [Parlin Field](https://jimblockphoto.com/xyzparlin/)
- [Sherpa Visit to Great Island](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/xyzsherpa/)
- [Willoughby and Biking 2013](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/willoughby2013/) - A wonderful weekend with friends -- talking, eating, and biking. Even found time for some solo photography. Here are some of the photos.
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- [Drum Circle ](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/drum-circle/) - This is a first test video from the drum circle. The day was contrasty. I tried to tone down the contrast in CS6 which I used to edit the video. Drum Circle in Meridian Park May 7, 2013 from Jim Block on Vimeo.
- [Humor](https://jimblockphoto.com/humor/)
- [Return to Namche](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/nepal-in-panorama/return-to-namche/) - Return to Namche After Tengboche the trail went, you guessed it, down and up again to cross the Dudh Kosi on the way to Khumjung and the “No Name Lodge” where we stayed previously. We came bearing the name “Danfe” to bestow on it. To our horror we found a new menu bore the commonplace
- [Great North Woods](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/new-hampshire/great-north-woods/) - The Great North Woods encompasses the northern tip of New Hampshire, north of the White Mountains. It includes huge wilderness areas in Pittsburg, the headwaters of the Connecticut River, the rugged Dixville Notch, numerous waterfalls, and the rivers and forests around Errol. It is the moose and snowmobile capital of NH. The color in this
- [Glacial Erratics Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/glacial-erratics-trail/) - Please explore these panoramic images taken along the Erratics Trail on the Cook Easement in New London. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please wait for the resolution
- [Prospect Hill](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/prospect-hill/) - Please explore these panoramic images taken from Prospect Hill October 20, 2012. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please wait for the resolution to download. The mountain in
- [Bob's Barber Shop](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/bobs-barber-shop/) - Cassie George owns and runs a visually exciting barber shop in Windsor, VT. Please explore this panoramic image of her shop. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please
- [Mink Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/mink-brook/) - Mink Brook, which drains Moose Mountain in Etna and flows into the Connecticut River in Hanover, is one of my favorite small streams for photography. Although much of the brook is visible from the road, especially in "Mill Village", now called Etna, there are some hidden spots that are very special. I took the image below at one
- [Skinner Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/skinner-brook/) - Skinner Brook flows past Eastman and on into the Sugar River in Grantham, NH. Between the two entrances to Eastman is the small Brookside Park. These three panoramic images were taken there. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and
- [River Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/river-road/) - This is one of the very fine views of the Connecticut River along River Road from Hanover to Lyme. I took this in an exhausted condition nearing the end of a fairly fast 47 mile bike ride. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can
- [Minister's Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/ministers-brook/) - Minister's Brook, also known as Mill Brook, drains Long Pond and flows into beautiful Lake Willoughby in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. It has some dramatic falls, but this more placid spot is a favorite. Here are some panoramic images I took early one morning in late spring. Please explore these panoramic images. You can
- [Chapel at the Kingdom](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/chapel/) - This chapel awaits mountain bikers at the Kingdom Trails in East Burke, Vermont. At appears as if by magic at the top of a winding trail through tall pines. It has a very nice view of Burke Mountain and Willoughby gap. Feel free to zoom in and explore. You can double click to zoom way
- [Cardinal Flowers near Adder Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/cardinal-flowers/) - This photo was taken during the second week of August during a mountain bike ride just east of Adder or Lower Hopkins Pond. How many Cardinal Flowers can you count? You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys
- [View from French's Ledges](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/view-from-frenchs-ledges/) - Below is the view from French's Ledges down into Meriden and to KUA. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please wait for the resolution to download.
- [Great North Woods Panoramas](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/great-north-woods-panoramas/) - Please explore these panoramic images taken in the Great North Woods of New Hampshire. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please wait for the resolution to download. The
- [Gillingham Store](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/gillingham-store/) - Here are two panoramic images I made fairly quickly in the fabulous Gillingham store Woodstock, VT while leading a field trip for my Photo---SLR class. Please explore these images. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to
- [Willoughby Ski New Years 2010-11](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/willoughby-2010-11/) - Cross-country skiing with friends in Willoughby State Park Dec 31 and at Kingdom Trails Jan 1 was a wonderful way to welcome in the new year of 2011. Weather was unusually warm---sunny the first ski and foggy the second. But the snow held up very well. The first image below shows the last afternoon sun
- [Central NH in Fall](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/central-nh-in-fall/) - Here are some panoramic images from Central NH. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please wait for the resolution to download. The first is of a waterfall of
- [Millstone](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/millstone/) - The Millstone Trail Association in Websterville, Vermont has some wonderful mountain biking trails. Here are some panoramic images from two trips there. This first 3 pans were taken October 18, 2012; the last four May 26, 2010. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can
- [Henniker Bagel Break](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/henniker/) - I did my first Century Bike Ride July 30, 2010. After 70 miles I stopped for a bagel in Henniker, NH. While eating it I snapped this 15 shot panorama with an LX3 point-and-shoot camera. You can zoom way in and pan around. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse
- [Baker Bush Wetland](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/baker-bush-wetland/) - You can explore this panoramic image from Baker Bush in Strafford, VT. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please wait for the resolution to download.
- [Mount Moosilauke](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/mount-moosilauke/) - A popular mountain with great views of the White Mountains of NH and the Green Mountains in Vermont, the summit of Mount Moosilauke can be reached by trails from all sides in all seasons. It is normally a windy place at 4802 feet, but the views can be spectacular. The one mile hike from the
- [Baker Bush](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/baker-bush/) - Please explore these panoramic images. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please wait for the resolution to download. Can you find the two dogs in the top image?
- [Mormon Barns](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/mormon-barns/) - One of the very first pans I ever shot. Five slides make up this one from the Tetons. We stayed at a very nice B&B just down the road from here. The next day it snowed. This was June, 2001. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan
- [Grafton Pond ](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/grafton-pond/) - An ice skating excursion on Grafton Pond brought us quickly to an island quite distant from the "put-in". Zoom and pan around to see more detail. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the
- [Dartmouth in Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/dartmouth-in-winter/) - This is a 420 degree panorama. Zoom, pan, and explore. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please wait for the resolution to download.
- [Lower Cascades](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/lower-cascades/) - Lower Cascades of Great Brook, New London, NH You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please wait for the resolution to download.
- [Early Snow on Smarts Mountain](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/early-snow-on-smarts-mountain/) - As part of our training for a trek in Nepal, two of us climbed to the top of Smarts Mountain in Lyme and Dorchester, NH. A beautiful world of snow and foliage awaited us on the top. Dartmouth Skiway can be seen on the right. You can double click to zoom way in and use
- [Sunapee in Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/sunapee-in-winter/) - This page contains a several panoramic images of the Sunapee area taken January, 2011. Scroll down to see each panorama then click on the images, zoom way in, and explore. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys
- [Star Lake Farm on Snowshoes](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/star-lake-farm-on-snowshoes/) - Star Lake Farm is a large, beautiful area conserved by the Ausbon Sargent Land Preservation Trust. Here are some panoramic images I took during a winter hike on the farm and Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Trail 4. Since I wanted to keep up with the small group I was with, I didn't take a tripod, so all
- [SRK Greenway 10 in Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/srkg-10/) - The trail from Winslow State Park to Proctor along the SRK Greenway is mostly downhill heading to Andover. Here are some panoramic images I took during a winter hike along this Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Trail 10. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use
- [Namche Bazar](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/nepal-in-panorama/namche-bazar/) - Namche Bazar From the suspension bridge over the Dudh Kosi it was a serious and unrelenting two-hour uphill climb to Namche. Finally we turned a corner and Namche Bazar magically appeared on the hillsides above us. Approaching the city we saw more clearly the Tibetan Market with blankets, shoes, more blankets and other goodies. Traders
- [Julian on Cardigan](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/julian-on-cardigan/) - Please explore this panoramic image taken July 29, 2012 on Mount Cardigan. We had a great hike in spite of the fog. You can double click to zoom way in and use the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll.
- [Summit of Kala Patthar](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/jiri-ebc/summit-of-kala-patthar/) - I couldn't wait for lunch to finish and the group to assemble. After waiting 30 months---an earlier trip was stopped short because of sickness---Kala Patthar was about to be conquered. Slowly, slowly was the mantra for the 2 hour walk. Babu and I were in the lead, and it was a constant battle to go
- [Everest Base Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/jiri-ebc/ebc2/) - Here are more pans from Base Camp as we walked around. We stopped for tea at the Adventure Consultants camp and at the National Geographic base camp. Please explore these panoramic images. You can double click to zoom way in and the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and -
- [Everest Base Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/jiri-ebc/ebc1/) - Base camp was nothing like I imagined. There were tents pitched on every semi-level spot, and ice and rocks sticking up everywhere. It was an incredible place. Please explore these panoramic images. You can double click to zoom way in and the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and -
- [Hike to Everest Base Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/jiri-ebc/hike-to-ebc/) - Our lodge in Gorak Shep came to life very early as noisy trekkers prepared for a pre-dawn climb of Kala Patthar. Before breakfast I wondered around the lateral moraine of the glacier, watched a woman feed hay to yaks, and got some very close up shots with a 50 mm lens of a quite tame
- [Down from Kala Patthar](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/jiri-ebc/down-from-kala-patthar/) - I descended from the very top of Kala Patthar and joined others on a small ledge perhaps 40 feet below. The wind was still intense. From this ledge we watched our sherpas, cooks, and porters hang prayer flags. They traversed a ledge with minimal foot room (seemed like about 4-6 inches) and a vertical drop
- [Hike to Gorak Shep](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/jiri-ebc/hike-to-gorak-shep/) - We stayed overnight in Lobuche, only one small notch above Gorak Shep for luxury. In addition to boiling our water and irradiating it with UV light, Chhongba made sure we treated it with strong "pills". This part of Nepal was more crowded than Chhongba had ever seen it. And he has been to base camp many
- [Ice Storm on Tug Hill](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/ice-storm-on-tug-hill/) - Please explore this image. You can double click to zoom way in and the left mouse to pan around. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Please wait for the resolution to download.
- [Boathouse Panoramas](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/boathouse-panoramas/) - Please explore these panoramic images. They don't represent the highest quality of photography. Rather they provide a partial documentation of progress in October 2010 on a project to transform an old (1900ish) boathouse into a "cozy space". You can double click to zoom way in and the left mouse to pan around. You can also
- [Bog Mountain in Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/bog-mountain-in-winter/)
- [People](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/weddings-people/) - Here are some sample weddings and casual portrait photographs I have made. Information can be found here or by sending me an email.
- [Namche to Khumjung](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/nepal-in-panorama/namche-to-khumjung/) - Namche to Khumjung We hiked above Namche to the village of Chhorkung and the Sagarmatha National Park Visitor Center to get a view of Everest. In the photo below taken from this place, Thamserku is large and up close, the beautiful Ama Dablam is peaking around to its left, and, further left in the background,
- [Boathouse Renovation](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/boathouse-renovation/) - After observing a neighbor on Great Island doing a beautiful job remodeling his set of cabins, we started to consider and dream about whether we could insulate our old "boathouse". Our goal was mainly to extend our season on Great Island by creating a warm space than also might be free from wood smoke. So
- [GIRAFE 2011](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/girafe-2011/) - The 3rd Annual GIRAFE (Great Island Regatta and Fleet Exercise) was held August 6, 2011. We had the largest ever turnout, though most only did one trip around the island. We were joined early on by the GIGBH (Great Island Great Blue Heron). Here is a slide show of the event.
- [Shopping Cart](https://jimblockphoto.com/shopping-cart/)
- [Audio Test Page](https://jimblockphoto.com/audio-test-page/) - This is a private page, only those with the link you used can find it. While you are viewing the images on this page you can listen to Miles Davis by clicking the icon below. [audio:https://www.jimblockphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/09-In-A-Silent-Way.mp3|titles=In A Silent Way, Miles Davis]
- [Warblers](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/birds-2/warblers/) - A gallery of warbler images is coming soon, but for now you can CLICK HERE to see a slide show of birds with some warblers.
- [Barbers](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/barbers/) - Barbers and their shops can be fascinating. I photographed several for Upper Valley Life and some of those images follow. But first here is my favorite barber shop image taken through a window in Escazu, Costa Rica. Children were getting their haircut before the start of the school year. One child was angelic; another had to
- [Contra Dance](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/contra-dance/)
- [Lake Sunapee Rowing Club](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/ls-row/)
- [House Moving](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/house-moving/) - The Messier crew was lifting an older house in Etna preparing to move it. I was out for a walk when I met some of the folks working on this project. All were very friendly, as are the house owners who live nearby. Please explore this panoramic image created from 12 individual photo taken with
- [Removing Trees](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/removing-trees/) - We had a few partly dead white birch trees that threatened to fall and crush the boathouse removed by two talented woodsmen from Chippers. They also removed a huge dead oak branch high above our cabin that threatened to destroy part of our kitchen. Here are some of the photos from the operation. You can
- [Trail's End](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/trails-end/) - September, 2010, a wonderful time to enjoy friends old and new on the shore of Lake Willoughby and take a bike ride around the lakes of the area. I stayed in Top Trail, one of Stephen and Martha's cottages at Trail's End. Betsy greeted me and during the short walk to my cabin I already
- [Mountain Bike](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/mountain-bike/) - This page is a collection of snapshots taken during Mountain Biking excursions led by Jennie Hubbard along beautiful trails in Norwich Vermont during spring 2010. Also included are photos from two trips to the Kingdom Trails in East Burke, Vermont that some in the group took. The photos were taken with a Panasonic LX3 point-and-shoot camera. You can see all
- [La Chocolatière B&B](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/la-ch-bb/) - We stayed the night between our two bike trips at a very pleasant B&B in North Hatley, Quebec. Here are a few of the photos I took while there.
- [Guitar Building](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/guitar-building/) - This is a set of photos taking during a Guitar Building course at the Vermont Instruments School in Post Mills, Vermont.
- [Lake Hosts](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/lake-hosts/)
- [Peregrine scout](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/peregrine/peregrine-scout/) - Peg and I scouted the 2010 eyrie location to help prepare for the banding trip. the early spring colors were dramatic below us and trailing arbutus graced the cliff.
- [Vernal Pool in Vermont](https://jimblockphoto.com/vernal-pool-in-vermont/) - You can explore this panoramic image from a beautiful spot in Vermont. You can double click to zoom way in then pan around. Please wait for the resolution to download. You can also use the + and - keys to zoom and the arrow keys to scroll. Or use the scroll wheel to zoom and
- [LX3--15 days](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/special-subjects/lx3-15-days/) - All of the images in this gallery were taken during the first 15 days I owned a Panasonic LX3 camera. This is an unusual point-and-shoot model with a narrow "zoom range" (only 2.5x) but a fast, wide, and close focusing lens. It has plenty of manual control and all the features I normally use are
- [Return to Lukla](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/nepal-in-panorama/return-to-lukla/) - Return to Lukla We spent a night in Namche, Phakding, and Lukla before flying back to Kathmandu. We were “scheduled” to be on the second flight out in the morning. We arrived at the airport after an early and quick breakfast, went through security (not the tightest, but they did search our backpacks and persons),
- [Pangboche and Tengboche](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/nepal-in-panorama/pangboche-and-tengboche/) - Pangboche and Tengboche With some of us still weak we hiked the relatively short distance to Upper Pangboche. We stayed at the lodge where we had stopped for lunch 4 days earlier, just above the Pangboche Gompa, the oldest monastery in Khumbu, founded by Lam a Sange Dorje in the 17th century. We visited it
- [Dingboche and Pheriche](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/nepal-in-panorama/dingboche-and-pheriche/) - Dingboche and Pheriche After Phortse, we headed to Dingboche. Here is a view looking back at Phortse. If you click the first thumbnail you will zoom to some of the many potato fields. The second shows a toilet tent--not ours. We stayed at a lodge in the village below and did not use a portable
- [Phakding to Namche](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/nepal-in-panorama/phakding-to-namche-in-panorama/) - Phakding to Namche From Phakding it is a daylong slog uphill to the amazing unofficial Sherpa capital of Namche Bazar. But we were slowed as half of our group developed GI illness. We stopped for lunch at Monjo. “Slow food” was the norm on the trek but this lunch was extraordinarily slow since a large
- [Lukla to Phakding](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/nepal-in-panorama/lukla-to-phakding-in-panorama/) - Lukla to Phakding Our destination was the mountains just south of Everest. We trekked in the Khumbu region along some of the most popular and crowded trekking routes in Nepal. Much of the time we were in Sagarmatha National Park. We had a group of 6 trekkers, 5 porters, 3 young sherpas, and our talented
- [Flight to Lukla](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/nepal-in-panorama/flight-to-lukla-in-panorama/) - Flight to Lukla The flight from Kathmandu to Lukla is the most spectacular airplane ride I have ever had. The Himalayas form the northern border of our flight path. Here is a poor representation of what it looked like out the window of our plane. After about 30 minutes, sharp left turn just past the
- [Kathmandu](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/panoramas/nepal-in-panorama/kathmandu-in-panorama/) - Kathmandu Kathmandu is noisy, polluted, congested, and a whole lot of fun. Streets are filled with motorcycles, bicycles, cars, pedestrians, rickshaws, cows, tut-tuts (three-wheeled buses), pushcarts, and dogs, among other things. Driver honk their horns every few seconds. There are almost no traffic lights. You cross the street by walking slowly and steadily while the
- [Soft](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/created/soft-2/)
- [Sketch](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/created/sketch/)
- [Relief](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/created/relief/)
- [Reflection](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/created/reflection/)
- [Perspective](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/created/perspective/)
- [Pattern](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/created/pattern/)
- [Mirror](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/created/mirror-2/)
- [Glass](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/created/glass/)
- [Blur](https://jimblockphoto.com/portfolio/created/blur/)

## Categories

- [General](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/general/)
- [Nepal](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/nepal/)
- [Outdoors](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/outdoors/)
- [Ice Skate](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/outdoors/ice-skate-outdoors/)
- [Snow Shoe](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/outdoors/snow-shoe/)
- [Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/birds/)
- [Sailing](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/sailing/)
- [Kayak](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/outdoors/kayak/)
- [Humor](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/humor/)
- [Sky](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/outdoors/sky/)
- [Hike](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/outdoors/hike/)
- [XC-ski](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/outdoors/xc-ski/)
- [Loon](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/loon/)
- [Fall Foliage](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/outdoors/fall-foliage/)
- [Photography Tips](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/photography-tips/)
- [Biking](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/outdoors/biking/)
- [Nature](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/outdoors/nature/)
- [Wildlife](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/wildlife/)
- [Wildlife](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/outdoors/wildlife-outdoors/)
- [Animals](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/animals/)
- [SRK Greenway](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/outdoors/srkg-outdoors/)
- [Dog sled](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/outdoors/dog-sled/)
- [Snowmobile](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/outdoors/snowmobile/)
- [trek](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/nepal/trek/)
- [Flying](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/flying/)
- [Bhutan](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/bhutan/)
- [snorkel](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/snorkel/)
- [Christmas](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/christmas/)
- [Ski Jumping](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/outdoors/ski-jumping/)
- [Dolomites](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/dolomites/)
- [Garden](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/garden/)
- [Flowers](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/flowers/)
- [Hanover](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/hanover/)
- [NH](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/nh/)
- [Snow](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/snow/)
- [Winter Wonderland](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/winter-wonderland/)
- [Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/etna/)
- [snow storm](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/snow-storm/)
- [sky](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/sky-3/)
- [New England Scenes](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/new-england-scenes/)
- [Nature](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/nature-2/)
- [VT](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/vt/)
- [Fall Foliage](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/fall-foliage-3/)
- [Brazil](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/brazil/)
- [Costa Rica](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/costa-rica/)
- [Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/category/winter/)

## Tags

- [Applachian Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/applachian-trail/)
- [Hanover Conservation Council](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hanover-conservation-council/)
- [UVLT](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/uvlt/)
- [Photo tips](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/photo-tips/)
- [Moose Bog](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/moose-bog/)
- [Red-breasted Nuthatch](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/red-breasted-nuthatch/)
- [Boreal Chickadee](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/boreal-chickadee/)
- [Hairy Woodpecker](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hairy-woodpecker/)
- [maple sugar](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/maple-sugar/)
- [Brittany Spaniels](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/brittany-spaniels/)
- [sugar house](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sugar-house/)
- [macro](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/macro/)
- [polarizer](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/polarizer/)
- [shutter speed](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/shutter-speed/)
- [perspective](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/perspective/)
- [Hardy Hill Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hardy-hill-brook/)
- [Snapping Turtles](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/snapping-turtles/)
- [cardinal](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cardinal/)
- [phoebe](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/phoebe/)
- [turkey](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/turkey/)
- [Baker Bush](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/baker-bush/)
- [wildflowers](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wildflowers/)
- [Milton Frye](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/milton-frye/)
- [depth of field](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/depth-of-field/)
- [marsh](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/marsh/)
- [Balch Hill](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/balch-hill/)
- [kites](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kites/)
- [fawn](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/fawn/)
- [banding](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/banding/)
- [Minister's Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ministers-brook/)
- [Peregrine falcon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/peregrine-falcon/)
- [nest](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/nest/)
- [rabbit](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/rabbit/)
- [Bay-breasted Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bay-breasted-warbler/)
- [Bicknell's](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bicknells/)
- [thrush](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/thrush-2/)
- [Mansfield](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mansfield/)
- [Smuggler's Notch](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/smugglers-notch/)
- [reflections](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/reflections-2/)
- [Upper Valley Life](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/upper-valley-life/)
- [portraits](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/portraits/)
- [boot tree](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/boot-tree/)
- [steam engine](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/steam-engine/)
- [High dynamic range](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/high-dynamic-range/)
- [humor](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/humor-2/)
- [mountain bike](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mountain-bike-2/)
- [Photoshop](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/photoshop/)
- [Panasonic LX3](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/panasonic-lx3/)
- [KUA](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kua/)
- [RSK Greenway](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/rsk-greenway/)
- [Warblers](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/warblers/)
- [Newbury NH](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/newbury-nh/)
- [cameras](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cameras/)
- [camera types](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/camera-types/)
- [trails](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/trails/)
- [Burkehaven Harbor](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/burkehaven-harbor/)
- [sunrise](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sunrise-2/)
- [Lake Willoughby](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lake-willoughby/)
- [Island Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/island-pond/)
- [century bike ride](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/century-bike-ride/)
- [Barton](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/barton/)
- [Panasonic LX5](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/panasonic-lx5/)
- [chicken-of-the-woods](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/chicken-of-the-woods/)
- [indian cucumber root](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/indian-cucumber-root/)
- [mushroom](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mushroom-2/)
- [SRKG](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/srkg/)
- [Long Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/long-pond/)
- [Mount Lafayette](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mount-lafayette/)
- [Mount Lincoln](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mount-lincoln/)
- [normal lens](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/normal-lens/)
- [50mm lens](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/50mm-lens/)
- [f/1.8 lens](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/f1-8-lens/)
- [Mount Cardigan](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mount-cardigan/)
- [weasel](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/weasel-2/)
- [Bald Eagle](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bald-eagle/)
- [kayak](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kayak-2/)
- [hiking trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hiking-trail/)
- [pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/pond/)
- [Bohemian Waxwings](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bohemian-waxwings/)
- [Waxwings](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/waxwings/)
- [Volo Bog](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/volo-bog/)
- [hawk](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hawk-2/)
- [Willoughby](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/willoughby/)
- [Pisgah](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/pisgah/)
- [Hor](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hor/)
- [Northeast Kingdom](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/northeast-kingdom/)
- [Redpolls](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/redpolls/)
- [waterfalls](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/waterfalls/)
- [panoramic images](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/panoramic-images/)
- [snowshoe](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/snowshoe-2/)
- [Star Lake](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/star-lake/)
- [Kearsarge](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kearsarge/)
- [LX5](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lx5/)
- [dogs](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/dogs/)
- [Dog-shed](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/dog-shed/)
- [snow buntings](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/snow-buntings/)
- [birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/birds-2/)
- [redpoll](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/redpoll/)
- [weather](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/weather/)
- [squirrel](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/squirrel-2/)
- [Annapurna Circuit](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/annapurna-circuit/)
- [Pokhara](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/pokhara/)
- [Phewa Tal](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/phewa-tal/)
- [Thorung La](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/thorung-la/)
- [Jomson](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/jomson/)
- [Besi Shar](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/besi-shar/)
- [Annapurna](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/annapurna/)
- [Thorung La pass](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/thorung-la-pass/)
- [Thorung Phedi](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/thorung-phedi/)
- [magazine](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/magazine/)
- [Down East](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/down-east/)
- [photography](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/photography-2/)
- [Edgewater Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/edgewater-farm/)
- [merganser](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/merganser/)
- [sandpiper](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sandpiper/)
- [Canoe](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/canoe/)
- [old cars](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/old-cars/)
- [boat cars](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/boat-cars/)
- [car boats](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/car-boats/)
- [Norris Cotton Cancer Center](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/norris-cotton-cancer-center/)
- [Dartmouth-Hitchcock](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/dartmouth-hitchcock/)
- [The Prouty](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/the-prouty/)
- [30th Prouty](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/30th-prouty/)
- [Prouty 2011](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/prouty-2011/)
- [Photos](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/photos/)
- [yellowlegs](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/yellowlegs-2/)
- [Greater Yellowlegs](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/greater-yellowlegs/)
- [Cormorant](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cormorant/)
- [mallard](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mallard-2/)
- [duck](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/duck-2/)
- [cardinal flower](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cardinal-flower-2/)
- [Hopkins Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hopkins-pond/)
- [Kenniker](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kenniker/)
- [fall foliage](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/fall-foliage-2/)
- [Danville](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/danville/)
- [field trip](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/field-trip/)
- [photo quiz](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/photo-quiz/)
- [Clay Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/clay-brook/)
- [Post Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/post-pond/)
- [Bozeman](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bozeman/)
- [Montana](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/montana/)
- [Hyalite Canyon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hyalite-canyon/)
- [Ousel Falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ousel-falls/)
- [Palisade Falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/palisade-falls/)
- [Union Village](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/union-village/)
- [dam](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/dam/)
- [cat](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cat-2/)
- [milkweed](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/milkweed/)
- [devil's darning needle](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/devils-darning-needle/)
- [Gangapurna](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/gangapurna/)
- [glacier](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/glacier/)
- [lake](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lake/)
- [Manang](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/manang/)
- [Yeti Hotel](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/yeti-hotel/)
- [people](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/people-2/)
- [panorama](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/panorama/)
- [photo tip](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/photo-tip/)
- [exposure compensation](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/exposure-compensation/)
- [iPhone](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/iphone/)
- [True's Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/trues-brook/)
- [sun dog](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sun-dog/)
- [sun pillar](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sun-pillar/)
- [22 degree halo](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/22-degree-halo/)
- [arc](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/arc/)
- [circumhorizontal arc](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/circumhorizontal-arc/)
- [halo](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/halo/)
- [Evening Grosbeaks](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/evening-grosbeaks/)
- [bird](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bird/)
- [Marshall Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/marshall-brook/)
- [bobcat tracks](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bobcat-tracks/)
- [solar](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/solar/)
- [wood](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wood/)
- [Mustang](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mustang/)
- [cattle egret](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cattle-egret/)
- [egret](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/egret-2/)
- [Monadnock-Sunapee Greenway](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/monadnock-sunapee-greenway/)
- [Andrew's Brook Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/andrews-brook-trail/)
- [moose sign](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/moose-sign/)
- [danphe](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/danphe/)
- [danfe](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/danfe/)
- [chipmunk](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/chipmunk/)
- [kinglet](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kinglet-2/)
- [bluebird](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bluebird-2/)
- [Black-and-White](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/black-and-white/)
- [Chestnut-sided](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/chestnut-sided/)
- [Gray Catbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/gray-catbird/)
- [Yellow-rumped](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/yellow-rumped/)
- [Wabler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wabler/)
- [Great horned owl](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/great-horned-owl/)
- [owl](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/owl-2/)
- [heron](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/heron-2/)
- [Everest](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/everest/)
- [summit](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/summit/)
- [Conrad Anker](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/conrad-anker/)
- [Shepras](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/shepras/)
- [venus](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/venus/)
- [transit](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/transit/)
- [transit of venus](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/transit-of-venus/)
- [sky](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sky-2/)
- [sun](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sun-2/)
- [Philbrick-Criscenti Bog](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/philbrick-criscenti-bog/)
- [Quechee Balloon Festival](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/quechee-balloon-festival/)
- [balloon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/balloon/)
- [Criscenti's Bog](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/criscentis-bog/)
- [warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/warbler-2/)
- [red fox](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/red-fox-2/)
- [Sunapee Lions Club](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sunapee-lions-club/)
- [antique car](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/antique-car/)
- [antique auto](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/antique-auto/)
- [Motor Vehicles](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/motor-vehicles/)
- [Show](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/show/)
- [moon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/moon/)
- [full moon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/full-moon/)
- [Khari Gompa](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/khari-gompa/)
- [Thamserku](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/thamserku/)
- [clouds](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/clouds-2/)
- [50 mm lens](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/50-mm-lens/)
- [blue moon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/blue-moon/)
- [earthshine](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/earthshine/)
- [conjunction](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/conjunction/)
- [2012 Prouty](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/2012-prouty/)
- [bike event](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bike-event/)
- [cycling](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cycling/)
- [flowers](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/flowers/)
- [water ski](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/water-ski/)
- [photo hints](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/photo-hints/)
- [wood ducks](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wood-ducks/)
- [molting wood duck](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/molting-wood-duck/)
- [juvenile wood duck](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/juvenile-wood-duck/)
- [Shaker Bridge](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/shaker-bridge/)
- [SRKG 10](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/srkg-10/)
- [photo field trip](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/photo-field-trip/)
- [Millstone](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/millstone/)
- [quarry](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/quarry/)
- [Trescott Company Land](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/trescott-company-land/)
- [Trescott Company](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/trescott-company/)
- [water](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/water-2/)
- [reservoir](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/reservoir/)
- [Mount Ascutney](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mount-ascutney/)
- [Hanover Town Forest](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hanover-town-forest/)
- [Ascutney](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ascutney/)
- [photo class](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/photo-class/)
- [Kilowatt South](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kilowatt-south/)
- [pine grosbeak](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/pine-grosbeak-2/)
- [common merganser](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/common-merganser-2/)
- [American tree sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/american-tree-sparrow/)
- [horned lark](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/horned-lark-2/)
- [Lake Runnemede](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lake-runnemede/)
- [Great North Woods](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/great-north-woods/)
- [North Woods](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/north-woods/)
- [Milky Way](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/milky-way/)
- [night sky](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/night-sky/)
- [Panasonic](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/panasonic/)
- [LX7](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lx7/)
- [Geminid Meteor Shower](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/geminid-meteor-shower/)
- [Gemini](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/gemini/)
- [shooting stars](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/shooting-stars/)
- [hoary redpoll](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hoary-redpoll/)
- [snow fleas](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/snow-fleas/)
- [patterns](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/patterns/)
- [Kari La](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kari-la/)
- [Okemo](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/okemo/)
- [Stratton](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/stratton/)
- [sunset](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sunset-2/)
- [Lyme Hill Conservation Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lyme-hill-conservation-area/)
- [beaver](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/beaver-2/)
- [polypody](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/polypody/)
- [AT](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/at/)
- [Tunis Mill](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/tunis-mill/)
- [animal sign](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/animal-sign/)
- [animal tracks](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/animal-tracks/)
- [reservior](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/reservior/)
- [porcupine den](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/porcupine-den/)
- [Bicknell](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bicknell/)
- [Slade](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/slade/)
- [brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/brook/)
- [NEPG](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/nepg/)
- [kayak race](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kayak-race/)
- [Ledyard Canoe Club](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ledyard-canoe-club/)
- [slalom](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/slalom/)
- [King Sanctuary](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/king-sanctuary/)
- [King Bird Sanctuary](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/king-bird-sanctuary/)
- [Wilson's warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wilsons-warbler-2/)
- [Yellow-rumped Warblers](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/yellow-rumped-warblers/)
- [crabapples](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/crabapples/)
- [malus](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/malus/)
- [cherry](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cherry/)
- [porcupine](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/porcupine/)
- [porcupine with baby](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/porcupine-with-baby/)
- [young porcupine](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/young-porcupine/)
- [eagle](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/eagle/)
- [eastern phoebe](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/eastern-phoebe/)
- [fledge](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/fledge/)
- [pine warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/pine-warbler-2/)
- [yellow-rumped warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/yellow-rumped-warbler-2/)
- [bike](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bike/)
- [Sunapee Lions](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sunapee-lions/)
- [Antique and Collectible](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/antique-and-collectible/)
- [Motor Vehicle Show](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/motor-vehicle-show/)
- [Mount Sunapee Resort](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mount-sunapee-resort/)
- [Indigo Bunting. first year](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/indigo-bunting-first-year/)
- [Meridian Hill Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/meridian-hill-park/)
- [Malcolm X Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/malcolm-x-park/)
- [Drum Circle](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/drum-circle/)
- [D.C.](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/d-c/)
- [jugglers](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/jugglers/)
- [yoga acrobatics](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/yoga-acrobatics/)
- [hula hoops](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hula-hoops/)
- [fireworks](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/fireworks-2/)
- [flycatcher](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/flycatcher-2/)
- [mushrooms](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mushrooms/)
- [falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/falls/)
- [waterfall](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/waterfall/)
- [video](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/video/)
- [Stoddard](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/stoddard/)
- [covered bridge](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/covered-bridge-2/)
- [New London Historical Society](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/new-london-historical-society/)
- [St. James Church](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/st-james-church/)
- [perseid](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/perseid/)
- [perseid meteor](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/perseid-meteor/)
- [black-throated green warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/black-throated-green-warbler-2/)
- [gentain](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/gentain/)
- [time lapse video](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/time-lapse-video/)
- [dory](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/dory/)
- [antelope canyon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/antelope-canyon/)
- [Page](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/page/)
- [Garnet Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/garnet-camp/)
- [Galloway Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/galloway-camp/)
- [Titmouse](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/titmouse/)
- [Downey Woodpecker](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/downey-woodpecker/)
- [gray squirrel](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/gray-squirrel-2/)
- [downy woodpecker](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/downy-woodpecker-2/)
- [white-breasted nuthatch](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/white-breasted-nuthatch-2/)
- [Mayor-Niles Forest](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mayor-niles-forest/)
- [Cape Neddick](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cape-neddick/)
- [Nubble Light](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/nubble-light/)
- [lighthouse](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lighthouse-2/)
- [snowy owl](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/snowy-owl-2/)
- [cedar waxwing](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cedar-waxwing/)
- [York Maine](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/york-maine/)
- [Rye NH](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/rye-nh/)
- [Cape Neddick Light](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cape-neddick-light/)
- [eider](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/eider/)
- [Canada Geese](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/canada-geese/)
- [Green-winged Teal](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/green-winged-teal/)
- [turkey displaying](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/turkey-displaying/)
- [ECCC](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/eccc/)
- [cycle race](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cycle-race/)
- [bike race](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bike-race/)
- [robin](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/robin/)
- [waxwing](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/waxwing-2/)
- [barn](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/barn/)
- [hermit thrush](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hermit-thrush/)
- [red-necked grebe](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/red-necked-grebe/)
- [bald eagles](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bald-eagles/)
- [eagle nest](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/eagle-nest/)
- [kingfisher](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kingfisher/)
- [Mascoma Slalom](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mascoma-slalom/)
- [slalom race](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/slalom-race/)
- [photo tour](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/photo-tour/)
- [Yellow-throated Vireo](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/yellow-throated-vireo/)
- [Mink Brook Sanctuary](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mink-brook-sanctuary/)
- [fox kit](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/fox-kit-2/)
- [runt fox](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/runt-fox/)
- [fox](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/fox-2/)
- [balloons](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/balloons/)
- [experimental balloons](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/experimental-balloons/)
- [bunchberry](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bunchberry/)
- [crested iris](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/crested-iris/)
- [HDR](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hdr/)
- [Blue-eyed-Grass](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/blue-eyed-grass/)
- [Lupine](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lupine/)
- [Blue-flag Iris](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/blue-flag-iris/)
- [Orford](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/orford-2/)
- [Poppie](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/poppie/)
- [hebron](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hebron/)
- [sculptured rocks](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sculptured-rocks-2/)
- [Danville Bog](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/danville-bog/)
- [Alexandria](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/alexandria/)
- [northern lights](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/northern-lights/)
- [Western Hemisphere Championships](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/western-hemisphere-championships/)
- [Star Sailboat Race](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/star-sailboat-race/)
- [Lake Sunapee Yacht Club](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lake-sunapee-yacht-club/)
- [Sailboat Race](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sailboat-race/)
- [Star boats](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/star-boats/)
- [Sunapee Star Fleet](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sunapee-star-fleet/)
- [Black Mountain](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/black-mountain/)
- [Loon Island Light](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/loon-island-light/)
- [Loon chicks](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/loon-chicks/)
- [Feeding loon chick](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/feeding-loon-chick/)
- [loon family](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/loon-family/)
- [elderberry borer](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/elderberry-borer/)
- [beetle](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/beetle/)
- [Bradley Lake](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bradley-lake/)
- [Wider Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wider-pond/)
- [farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/farm/)
- [stone wall](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/stone-wall-2/)
- [Great Blue Herons](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/great-blue-herons/)
- [heron flying](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/heron-flying/)
- [Rainbow](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/rainbow/)
- [bridgers](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bridgers/)
- [mountains](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mountains/)
- [livingston](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/livingston/)
- [bridger mountains](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bridger-mountains/)
- [Winslow State Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/winslow-state-park/)
- [Proctor](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/proctor/)
- [Black-necked Crane Festival](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/black-necked-crane-festival/)
- [black-necked crane](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/black-necked-crane/)
- [Phobjikha](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/phobjikha/)
- [Phobjikha Valley](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/phobjikha-valley/)
- [nomad](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/nomad/)
- [Himalayan](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/himalayan/)
- [Himalayan Mountains](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/himalayan-mountains/)
- [caterpillar](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/caterpillar/)
- [Cordyceds sinensis](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cordyceds-sinensis/)
- [Ophiocordyceps sinensis](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ophiocordyceps-sinensis/)
- [cordyceps](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cordyceps/)
- [ghost moth](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ghost-moth/)
- [Phup Tshering](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/phup-tshering/)
- [Himalayas](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/himalayas/)
- [Lhotse](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lhotse/)
- [Nuptse](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/nuptse/)
- [Tangtega](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/tangtega/)
- [Island Peak](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/island-peak/)
- [timphu](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/timphu/)
- [potato](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/potato/)
- [ruffed grouse](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ruffed-grouse/)
- [stream](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/stream/)
- [red barn](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/red-barn/)
- [grouse](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/grouse/)
- [focus stacking](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/focus-stacking/)
- [photo technique](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/photo-technique/)
- [SRKG Trail 1](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/srkg-trail-1/)
- [Summit Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/summit-trail/)
- [St John](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/st-john/)
- [US Virgin Islands](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/us-virgin-islands/)
- [snorkel](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/snorkel/)
- [Hurricane Hole](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hurricane-hole/)
- [Princess Bay](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/princess-bay/)
- [Arawak Expeditions](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/arawak-expeditions/)
- [Birthday](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/birthday/)
- [100th](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/100th/)
- [Mom](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mom/)
- [Tuckerman Ravine](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/tuckerman-ravine/)
- [Mount Washington](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mount-washington/)
- [backcountry skiing](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/backcountry-skiing/)
- [Horned Grebe](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/horned-grebe/)
- [grebe](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/grebe/)
- [Woodcock](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/woodcock/)
- [streams](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/streams/)
- [photos tips](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/photos-tips/)
- [rivers](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/rivers/)
- [composition](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/composition/)
- [river](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/river/)
- [earthquake](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/earthquake/)
- [avalanche](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/avalanche/)
- [Tara Foundation USA](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/tara-foundation-usa/)
- [Nunthala](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/nunthala/)
- [Everest Base Camp](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/everest-base-camp/)
- [Mink Brook Preserve](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mink-brook-preserve/)
- [fox sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/fox-sparrow/)
- [VT airport](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/vt-airport/)
- [Brian Boland](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/brian-boland/)
- [Crepuscular Rays](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/crepuscular-rays/)
- [glory](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/glory/)
- [Lukla](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lukla/)
- [sun star](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sun-star/)
- [Green River](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/green-river/)
- [Colorado](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/colorado/)
- [whitewater](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/whitewater/)
- [loon on back](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/loon-on-back/)
- [Upper Valley](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/upper-valley/)
- [cover photos](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cover-photos/)
- [harbor](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/harbor/)
- [fog](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/fog/)
- [fishing](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/fishing/)
- [bloodroot](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bloodroot/)
- [hummer](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hummer/)
- [maple tree](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/maple-tree/)
- [tree](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/tree/)
- [ASLPT](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/aslpt/)
- [Blitzer](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/blitzer/)
- [dragonfly](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/dragonfly/)
- [damselfly](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/damselfly/)
- [2015 earthquake](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/2015-earthquake/)
- [benefit auction](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/benefit-auction/)
- [Pico Mountain](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/pico-mountain/)
- [Tara Foundation](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/tara-foundation/)
- [loon chick](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/loon-chick/)
- [mirror image](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mirror-image/)
- [Airport](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/airport/)
- [Kathmandu](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kathmandu/)
- [Nepal](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/nepal/)
- [Lake Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lake-sunapee/)
- [ice skate](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ice-skate/)
- [ice](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ice/)
- [fish](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/fish/)
- [Snow Shoe](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/snow-shoe/)
- [Common Loon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/common-loon/)
- [chick](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/chick/)
- [Eastern Bluebird](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/eastern-bluebird/)
- [Black-capped Chickadee](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/black-capped-chickadee/)
- [Great Blue Heron](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/great-blue-heron/)
- [Wood Duck](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wood-duck/)
- [Bohemian](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bohemian/)
- [Blue Jay](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/blue-jay/)
- [Gray Jay](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/gray-jay/)
- [Golden-crowned Kinglet](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/golden-crowned-kinglet/)
- [Arizona](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/arizona/)
- [AZ](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/az/)
- [Common Redpoll](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/common-redpoll/)
- [Grosbeak](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/grosbeak/)
- [Falcon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/falcon/)
- [Holts Ledge](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/holts-ledge/)
- [Lyme](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lyme/)
- [New Hampshire](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/new-hampshire/)
- [Peregrine](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/peregrine/)
- [Indigo Bunting](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/indigo-bunting/)
- [Yellow-bellied Sapsucker](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/yellow-bellied-sapsucker/)
- [Northern Flicker](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/northern-flicker/)
- [American Redstart](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/american-redstart/)
- [Nashville Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/nashville-warbler/)
- [Magnolia Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/magnolia-warbler/)
- [Snow](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/snow/)
- [Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sunapee/)
- [Sunapee Harbor](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sunapee-harbor/)
- [Burkehaven](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/burkehaven/)
- [Mount Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mount-sunapee/)
- [Newbury](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/newbury/)
- [Lake Solitude](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lake-solitude/)
- [Sutton](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sutton/)
- [Wilmot](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wilmot/)
- [Springfield](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/springfield/)
- [Washington](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/washington/)
- [New London](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/new-london/)
- [Grafton Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/grafton-pond/)
- [Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/etna/)
- [Hanover](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hanover/)
- [Moose Mountain](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/moose-mountain/)
- [Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/winter/)
- [Hike](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hike/)
- [Bear Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bear-pond/)
- [Connecticut River](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/connecticut-river/)
- [Lebanon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lebanon/)
- [Enfield](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/enfield/)
- [Mascoma River](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mascoma-river/)
- [XC-ski](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/xc-ski/)
- [Lake Mascoma](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lake-mascoma/)
- [Bradford](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bradford/)
- [Brewster's Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/brewsters-warbler/)
- [Common Yellowthroat](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/common-yellowthroat/)
- [Belted Kingfisher](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/belted-kingfisher/)
- [Boston Lot](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/boston-lot/)
- [Chestnut-sided Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/chestnut-sided-warbler/)
- [Great Crested Flycatcher](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/great-crested-flycatcher/)
- [Brown-headed Cowbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/brown-headed-cowbird/)
- [White-throated Sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/white-throated-sparrow/)
- [Solitary Sandpiper](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/solitary-sandpiper/)
- [Hooded Merganser](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hooded-merganser/)
- [Purple Finch](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/purple-finch/)
- [Red-winged Blackbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/red-winged-blackbird/)
- [Red-tailed Hawk](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/red-tailed-hawk/)
- [Chipping Sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/chipping-sparrow/)
- [Northern Harrier](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/northern-harrier/)
- [Veery](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/veery/)
- [Eastern Kingbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/eastern-kingbird/)
- [Broad-winged Hawk](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/broad-winged-hawk/)
- [Black-and-White Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/black-and-white-warbler/)
- [Loon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/loon/)
- [Norwich](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/norwich/)
- [Vermont](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/vermont/)
- [Errol](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/errol/)
- [Pittsburg](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/pittsburg/)
- [Warner](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/warner/)
- [Great Island](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/great-island/)
- [Red Squirrel](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/red-squirrel/)
- [Deer](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/deer/)
- [Muskrat](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/muskrat/)
- [Mink](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mink/)
- [Dartmouth](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/dartmouth/)
- [Motion Blur](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/motion-blur/)
- [Great Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/great-brook/)
- [Moving Water](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/moving-water/)
- [SRK Greenway](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/srk-greenway/)
- [Woodstock](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/woodstock/)
- [Sugar River](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sugar-river/)
- [Bicknell Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bicknell-brook/)
- [NH](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/nh/)
- [ME](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/me/)
- [Loon Light](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/loon-light/)
- [VT](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/vt/)
- [Ama Dablam](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ama-dablam/)
- [Lake Morey](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lake-morey/)
- [Fairlee](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/fairlee/)
- [Tufted Titmouse](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/tufted-titmouse/)
- [Newbury Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/newbury-trail/)
- [Ragged Mountain](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ragged-mountain/)
- [Mink Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mink-brook/)
- [Elkins](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/elkins/)
- [Victory Bog](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/victory-bog/)
- [Biking](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/biking/)
- [River Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/river-road/)
- [Iceland Gull](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/iceland-gull/)
- [Chickadee](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/chickadee/)
- [Merlin](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/merlin/)
- [Bufflehead](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bufflehead/)
- [Antique](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/antique/)
- [Muster Field Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/muster-field-farm/)
- [Strafford](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/strafford/)
- [Vernal Pool](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/vernal-pool/)
- [Wetland](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wetland/)
- [Beaver pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/beaver-pond/)
- [Milton Frye Nature Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/milton-frye-nature-area/)
- [House Wren](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/house-wren/)
- [Orchard Oriole](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/orchard-oriole/)
- [Northern Cardinal](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/northern-cardinal/)
- [Brown Creeper](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/brown-creeper/)
- [West Rutland](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/west-rutland/)
- [Blue-winged Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/blue-winged-warbler/)
- [Prairie Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/prairie-warbler/)
- [Eastern Towhee](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/eastern-towhee/)
- [Virginia Rail](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/virginia-rail/)
- [guitar](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/guitar/)
- [MA](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ma/)
- [Post Mills](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/post-mills/)
- [Beaver Meadow](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/beaver-meadow/)
- [Westmore](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/westmore/)
- [Canada](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/canada/)
- [North Hatley](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/north-hatley/)
- [Quebec](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/quebec/)
- [Tomifobia Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/tomifobia-trail/)
- [Kingdom Trails](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kingdom-trails/)
- [Mount Mansfield](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mount-mansfield/)
- [Century Ride](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/century-ride/)
- [French's Ledges](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/frenchs-ledges/)
- [Meriden](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/meriden/)
- [Plainfield](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/plainfield/)
- [Barlow Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/barlow-trail/)
- [Mount Kearsarge](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mount-kearsarge/)
- [Northern Waterthrush](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/northern-waterthrush/)
- [Lincoln Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lincoln-trail/)
- [Mount Moosilauke](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mount-moosilauke/)
- [Colette Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/colette-trail/)
- [Long-tailed Weasel](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/long-tailed-weasel/)
- [Windsor](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/windsor/)
- [Illinois](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/illinois/)
- [Willoughby State Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/willoughby-state-park/)
- [Star Lake Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/star-lake-farm/)
- [Andover](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/andover/)
- [Proctor Academy](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/proctor-academy/)
- [Nulhegan Basin](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/nulhegan-basin/)
- [Groton](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/groton/)
- [Newbury Harbor](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/newbury-harbor/)
- [Snowmobile](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/snowmobile/)
- [Canaan](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/canaan/)
- [Hartford](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hartford/)
- [Ice Storm](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ice-storm/)
- [trek](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/trek/)
- [Marpha](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/marpha/)
- [Glossy Ibis](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/glossy-ibis/)
- [Ibis](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ibis/)
- [Golden-crowned Sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/golden-crowned-sparrow/)
- [Tigertown Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/tigertown-road/)
- [Henniker](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/henniker/)
- [Prouty](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/prouty/)
- [GIRAFE](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/girafe/)
- [Blackwater River](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/blackwater-river/)
- [SRKG Trail 11](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/srkg-trail-11/)
- [Cilleyville](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cilleyville/)
- [Sucker Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sucker-brook/)
- [Peacham](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/peacham/)
- [East Topsham](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/east-topsham/)
- [East Orange](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/east-orange/)
- [Thetford](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/thetford/)
- [Red-throated Loon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/red-throated-loon/)
- [West Lebanon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/west-lebanon/)
- [Hanover Conservancy](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hanover-conservancy/)
- [Marshall Brook Wetlands](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/marshall-brook-wetlands/)
- [Ruby-crowned Kinglet](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ruby-crowned-kinglet/)
- [Wilson's](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wilsons/)
- [Nashville](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/nashville/)
- [Least Flycatcher](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/least-flycatcher/)
- [Quechee](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/quechee/)
- [Great Egret](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/great-egret/)
- [SRKG 9](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/srkg-9/)
- [Danbury](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/danbury/)
- [Bog Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bog-road/)
- [East Barre](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/east-barre/)
- [Millstone Trails](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/millstone-trails/)
- [Websterville](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/websterville/)
- [Prospect Hill](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/prospect-hill/)
- [John O'Brien](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/john-obrien/)
- [Tunis Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/tunis-road/)
- [Tunis Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/tunis-brook/)
- [Wilder](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wilder/)
- [stars](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/stars/)
- [Great Gray Owl](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/great-gray-owl/)
- [Wood Thrush](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wood-thrush/)
- [Evening Grosbeak](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/evening-grosbeak/)
- [Grand Canyon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/grand-canyon/)
- [Bhutan](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bhutan/)
- [storm](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/storm/)
- [Photography Classes](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/photography-classes/)
- [Photoshop Class](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/photoshop-class/)
- [NH 4A](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/nh-4a/)
- [Blodgett Landing](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/blodgett-landing/)
- [blood moon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/blood-moon/)
- [lunar eclipse](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lunar-eclipse/)
- [super moon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/super-moon/)
- [Route 4A](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/route-4a/)
- [McDaniels](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mcdaniels/)
- [otter](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/otter/)
- [Kimpton Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kimpton-brook/)
- [McDaniels Marsh](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mcdaniels-marsh/)
- [Springfield NH](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/springfield-nh/)
- [shorebirds](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/shorebirds/)
- [Groton Falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/groton-falls/)
- [Wells River](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wells-river/)
- [Reading](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/reading/)
- [Pomfret](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/pomfret/)
- [West Windsor](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/west-windsor/)
- [Brownsville](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/brownsville/)
- [Jenne Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/jenne-farm/)
- [Sleepy Hollow Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sleepy-hollow-farm/)
- [Profile Falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/profile-falls/)
- [Bristol](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bristol/)
- [Daybury](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/daybury/)
- [Bog Mountain](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bog-mountain/)
- [Seyon Lodge State Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/seyon-lodge-state-park/)
- [Groton Stat Forest](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/groton-stat-forest/)
- [Owls Head](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/owls-head/)
- [Kettle Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kettle-pond/)
- [Ricker Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ricker-pond/)
- [Photography Class](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/photography-class/)
- [leaves](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/leaves/)
- [snow bunting](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/snow-bunting/)
- [B&W](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bw/)
- [surfing](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/surfing/)
- [mockingbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mockingbird/)
- [Jenness Beach](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/jenness-beach/)
- [New Castle](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/new-castle/)
- [Salisbury](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/salisbury/)
- [Newburyport](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/newburyport/)
- [Plum Island](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/plum-island/)
- [Parker River](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/parker-river/)
- [Whaleback Light](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/whaleback-light/)
- [surfer](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/surfer/)
- [Great Island Common](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/great-island-common/)
- [white-tailed deer](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/white-tailed-deer/)
- [buck](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/buck/)
- [freezing fog](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/freezing-fog/)
- [Grantham](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/grantham/)
- [Jomolhari Trek](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/jomolhari-trek/)
- [Jangothang](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/jangothang/)
- [Tsho Phhu](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/tsho-phhu/)
- [Storrs Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/storrs-pond/)
- [shrew](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/shrew/)
- [Northern short-tailed shrew](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/northern-short-tailed-shrew/)
- [nuthatch](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/nuthatch/)
- [goldfinch](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/goldfinch/)
- [Lucia's Lookout](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lucias-lookout/)
- [Goshen](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/goshen/)
- [Lead Mine](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lead-mine/)
- [Franklin Pierce Lead Mine](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/franklin-pierce-lead-mine/)
- [Sunapee Mountain graphite mine](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sunapee-mountain-graphite-mine/)
- [running water](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/running-water/)
- [Alswell Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/alswell-farm/)
- [Hanover Center](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hanover-center/)
- [Slade Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/slade-brook/)
- [Ovenbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ovenbird/)
- [Yellow Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/yellow-warbler/)
- [Black-throated Blue Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/black-throated-blue-warbler/)
- [Blackburnian Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/blackburnian-warbler/)
- [Canada Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/canada-warbler/)
- [Post Mills Airport](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/post-mills-airport/)
- [hot air balloon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hot-air-balloon/)
- [Hewes Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hewes-brook/)
- [sap buckets](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sap-buckets/)
- [Bohemian Waxwing](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bohemian-waxwing/)
- [Junco](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/junco/)
- [American Goldfinch](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/american-goldfinch/)
- [Sandhill Crane](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sandhill-crane/)
- [crane](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/crane/)
- [sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sparrow/)
- [vesper sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/vesper-sparrow/)
- [goldeneye](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/goldeneye/)
- [Hanover Town Library](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hanover-town-library/)
- [Etna Library](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/etna-library/)
- [chalk drawings](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/chalk-drawings/)
- [bittern](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bittern/)
- [Zebedee Wetlands](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/zebedee-wetlands/)
- [winter wren](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/winter-wren/)
- [Mascoma Slolom](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mascoma-slolom/)
- [Dartmouth College](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/dartmouth-college/)
- [barred owl](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/barred-owl/)
- [Leucistic bittern](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/leucistic-bittern/)
- [American Bittern](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/american-bittern/)
- [leucism](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/leucism/)
- [leucistic](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/leucistic/)
- [Campbell Flats](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/campbell-flats/)
- [Green Heron](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/green-heron/)
- [kingbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kingbird/)
- [Blue-winged Teal](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/blue-winged-teal/)
- [Mink Brook Nature Preserve](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mink-brook-nature-preserve/)
- [Rail Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/rail-trail/)
- [brown thrasher](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/brown-thrasher/)
- [warbling vireo](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/warbling-vireo/)
- [Common Grackle](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/common-grackle/)
- [black bear](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/black-bear/)
- [bear](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bear/)
- [UVD](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/uvd/)
- [Mystery Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mystery-trail/)
- [Eastern Phoebee](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/eastern-phoebee/)
- [Union Village Dam](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/union-village-dam/)
- [Mascoma Audubon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mascoma-audubon/)
- [Baltimore Oriole](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/baltimore-oriole/)
- [Snapping Turtle](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/snapping-turtle/)
- [red trillium](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/red-trillium/)
- [fringed polygala](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/fringed-polygala/)
- [jack-in-the-pulpit](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/jack-in-the-pulpit/)
- [wild ginger](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wild-ginger/)
- [Bobolink](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bobolink/)
- [Red-eyed Vireo](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/red-eyed-vireo/)
- [Song Sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/song-sparrow/)
- [Rose-breasted Grosbeak](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/rose-breasted-grosbeak/)
- [G](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/g/)
- [West Rutland Marsh](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/west-rutland-marsh/)
- [Deweys Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/deweys-pond/)
- [fox kits](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/fox-kits/)
- [Sunapee NH](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sunapee-nh/)
- [Northern Parula](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/northern-parula/)
- [Newport](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/newport/)
- [Killdeer](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/killdeer/)
- [Scarlet Tanager](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/scarlet-tanager/)
- [Wild Turkey](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wild-turkey/)
- [boat](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/boat/)
- [ferns](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ferns/)
- [Len Reitsma](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/len-reitsma/)
- [hot air balloons](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hot-air-balloons/)
- [juvenile bald eagle](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/juvenile-bald-eagle/)
- [crows](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/crows/)
- [Pillsbury State Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/pillsbury-state-park/)
- [Wyoming](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wyoming/)
- [Yellowstone](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/yellowstone/)
- [geyser](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/geyser/)
- [bison](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bison/)
- [elk](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/elk/)
- [hot springs](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hot-springs/)
- [Old Faithful](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/old-faithful/)
- [Yellowstone Falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/yellowstone-falls/)
- [horses](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/horses/)
- [Hummingbird Moth](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hummingbird-moth/)
- [painted turtle](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/painted-turtle/)
- [moth](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/moth/)
- [West Hopkinton](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/west-hopkinton/)
- [Hopkinton](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hopkinton/)
- [Elm Brook Recreation area](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/elm-brook-recreation-area/)
- [Hopkinton Lake](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hopkinton-lake/)
- [GBH](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/gbh/)
- [turtle](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/turtle/)
- [Eagles Nest](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/eagles-nest/)
- [North Wilmot](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/north-wilmot/)
- [North Wilmot Church](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/north-wilmot-church/)
- [Kezar Lake](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kezar-lake/)
- [D500](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/d500/)
- [Sunapee Ragged Kearsarge Greenway](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sunapee-ragged-kearsarge-greenway/)
- [pseudo-HDR](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/pseudo-hdr/)
- [panoramas](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/panoramas/)
- [pans](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/pans/)
- [Pollard Mill Falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/pollard-mill-falls/)
- [Route](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/route/)
- [4A](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/4a/)
- [George Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/george-pond/)
- [Danbury Bog](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/danbury-bog/)
- [Barnard](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/barnard/)
- [Dorchester](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/dorchester/)
- [ellsworth](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ellsworth/)
- [Campton](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/campton/)
- [Piermont](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/piermont/)
- [Rumney](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/rumney/)
- [Franconia](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/franconia/)
- [Franconia Notch](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/franconia-notch/)
- [Basin](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/basin/)
- [Raymond's Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/raymonds-farm/)
- [Stone Iron Furnace](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/stone-iron-furnace/)
- [Blow-me-down](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/blow-me-down/)
- [cornish](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cornish/)
- [Sharon](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sharon/)
- [Harris Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/harris-brook/)
- [Harris Brook Scenic Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/harris-brook-scenic-area/)
- [Enfield Reservoir](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/enfield-reservoir/)
- [Willem Lange](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/willem-lange/)
- [Will Lange](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/will-lange/)
- [Favor Johnson](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/favor-johnson/)
- [Christmas](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/christmas/)
- [rain](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/rain/)
- [rainy day photography](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/rainy-day-photography/)
- [Hartland](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hartland/)
- [multiple exposures](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/multiple-exposures/)
- [Bridge](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bridge/)
- [barns](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/barns/)
- [snowshoe hare](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/snowshoe-hare/)
- [Mourning Dove](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mourning-dove/)
- [skating](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/skating/)
- [light](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/light/)
- [Ford Sayre](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ford-sayre/)
- [Ski Jump](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ski-jump/)
- [Oak Hill](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/oak-hill/)
- [Trescott Lands](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/trescott-lands/)
- [Red Squirrel Tunnels](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/red-squirrel-tunnels/)
- [eagle on nest](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/eagle-on-nest/)
- [Townsend's Solitaire](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/townsends-solitaire/)
- [Sugar River Rail Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/sugar-river-rail-trail/)
- [Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/dartmouth-lake-sunapee-area/)
- [GGOW](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ggow/)
- [Great Gray Owl in snow](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/great-gray-owl-in-snow/)
- [airplane](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/airplane/)
- [Phortse](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/phortse/)
- [Ama Dablan](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ama-dablan/)
- [Nupste](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/nupste/)
- [Kangtega](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kangtega/)
- [Ring-necked Ducks](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ring-necked-ducks/)
- [kestrel](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kestrel/)
- [Wood Duck Chase](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wood-duck-chase/)
- [male wood duck](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/male-wood-duck/)
- [WRJ](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wrj/)
- [immature bald eagle](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/immature-bald-eagle/)
- [eagle flying](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/eagle-flying/)
- [Glossy Iris](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/glossy-iris/)
- [woodpecker](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/woodpecker/)
- [Iceland birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/iceland-birds/)
- [Blackpoll Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/blackpoll-warbler/)
- [Chectnut-sided Warble](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/chectnut-sided-warble/)
- [Hayes Farm Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hayes-farm-park/)
- [Cape May Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cape-may-warbler/)
- [VCE](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/vce/)
- [Vermont Center for Ecostudies](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/vermont-center-for-ecostudies/)
- [bird banding](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bird-banding/)
- [Trescott Ridge Wetlands](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/trescott-ridge-wetlands/)
- [NH King Bird Sanctuary](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/nh-king-bird-sanctuary/)
- [Northern Fulmar](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/northern-fulmar/)
- [Great Black-backed Gull](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/great-black-backed-gull/)
- [Kittiwake](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kittiwake/)
- [Iceland](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/iceland/)
- [Arnarstapi](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/arnarstapi/)
- [Snaefellsnes Peninsula](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/snaefellsnes-peninsula/)
- [Hellnar](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/hellnar/)
- [fogbow](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/fogbow/)
- [iridescence](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/iridescence/)
- [iridescent clouds](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/iridescent-clouds/)
- [oriole](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/oriole/)
- [oriole nest](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/oriole-nest/)
- [redstart](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/redstart/)
- [lupines](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lupines/)
- [bees](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bees/)
- [White Ledges](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/white-ledges/)
- [Mount Eisenhower](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mount-eisenhower/)
- [Alpine Zone](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/alpine-zone/)
- [Crawford Path](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/crawford-path/)
- [Edmands](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/edmands/)
- [deer fawn](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/deer-fawn/)
- [Middlebury](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/middlebury/)
- [Thundering Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/thundering-brook/)
- [marsh wren](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/marsh-wren/)
- [Killington](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/killington/)
- [Kent Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kent-pond/)
- [Kent Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kent-brook/)
- [Otter Creek](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/otter-creek/)
- [Wolfeboro Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/wolfeboro-road/)
- [Tunis Schoolhouse](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/tunis-schoolhouse/)
- [Tunis District](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/tunis-district/)
- [Stephen Burroughs](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/stephen-burroughs/)
- [Ed Chamberlain](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ed-chamberlain/)
- [Little Blue Heron](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/little-blue-heron/)
- [Mount Everest](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/mount-everest/)
- [Enfield Wildlife Management Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/enfield-wildlife-management-area/)
- [autumn](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/autumn/)
- [Lake Kezar](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/lake-kezar/)
- [Kancamagus Highway](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/kancamagus-highway/)
- [Crawford Notch](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/crawford-notch/)
- [Silver Cascade](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/silver-cascade/)
- [Ammonoosuc River](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ammonoosuc-river/)
- [Swift River](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/swift-river/)
- [Haverhill](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/haverhill/)
- [Zealand Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/zealand-trail/)
- [Zealand Falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/zealand-falls/)
- [Whitewall Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/whitewall-brook/)
- [bogs](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/bogs/)
- [Zealand River](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/zealand-river/)
- [Zealand Notch](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/zealand-notch/)
- [Zeacliff](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/zeacliff/)
- [Ethan Pond Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ethan-pond-trail/)
- [multi-exposure](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/multi-exposure/)
- [multiple exposure](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/multiple-exposure/)
- [Taftsville](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/taftsville/)
- [Ottauquechee River](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/ottauquechee-river/)
- [Randolph](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/randolph/)
- [Faror Johnson](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/faror-johnson/)
- [Cloud Iridesence](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/cloud-iridesence/)
- [Dolomites](https://jimblockphoto.com/tag/dolomites/)

## Picture tag

- [mirror image](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mirror-image/)
- [masks in Nepal](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/masks-in-nepal/)
- [Airport](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/airport/)
- [Fleece Jackets](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/fleece-jackets/)
- [Kathmandu](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kathmandu/)
- [Leeli Booney](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/leeli-booney/)
- [Nepal Trip](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/nepal-trip/)
- [Person](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/person/)
- [Topic](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/topic/)
- [Phuleli](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/phuleli/)
- [Purdu School](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/purdu-school/)
- [Nunthala](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/nunthala/)
- [Nunthala School](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/nunthala-school/)
- [Sarah Sprague](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sarah-sprague/)
- [Chhongba Sherpa](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chhongba-sherpa/)
- [Denise Coriell](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/denise-coriell/)
- [Jim Block](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/jim-block/)
- [Dahlia](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/dahlia/)
- [Marigold](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/marigold/)
- [Plant](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/plant/)
- [Pasang (Runner) Sherpa](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pasang-runner-sherpa/)
- [Chhikee Sherpa family](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chhikee-sherpa-family/)
- [Lazimpat](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lazimpat/)
- [Tengal](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tengal/)
- [Religious Site](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/religious-site/)
- [Swayambhu Stupa](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/swayambhu-stupa/)
- [Budhanikantha](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/budhanikantha/)
- [Bouddhanath Stupa](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bouddhanath-stupa/)
- [Pashupatinath Temple](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pashupatinath-temple/)
- [Bouda](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bouda/)
- [Patan](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/patan/)
- [Patan Durbar](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/patan-durbar/)
- [Thamel](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/thamel/)
- [Chiwang](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chiwang/)
- [Chiwang Gumpa](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chiwang-gumpa/)
- [Paiya](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/paiya/)
- [Food](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/food/)
- [Thing](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/thing/)
- [Lukla](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lukla/)
- [Alawa's home and monastery](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/alawas-home-and-monastery/)
- [Juya](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/juya/)
- [Jubhing](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/jubhing/)
- [Jubing](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/jubing/)
- [Chhongba's house](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chhongbas-house/)
- [Neema](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/neema/)
- [Taksindu](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/taksindu/)
- [Ringmu](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ringmu/)
- [Beni](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/beni/)
- [Dendi Sherpa](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/dendi-sherpa/)
- [Mani Rimdu](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mani-rimdu/)
- [Chhongba's wife](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chhongbas-wife/)
- [Phaplu](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/phaplu/)
- [Salerie](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/salerie/)
- [Wash](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wash/)
- [Pasang's home](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pasangs-home/)
- [Pasang's son](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pasangs-son/)
- [Tashi Sherpa](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tashi-sherpa/)
- [Lainchaur](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lainchaur/)
- [Making Pavement](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/making-pavement/)
- [Khari Rinpoche](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/khari-rinpoche/)
- [Rinpoche's Statues](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/rinpoches-statues/)
- [Alawa](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/alawa/)
- [Salung](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/salung/)
- [Chang Chang Tulku Lama](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chang-chang-tulku-lama/)
- [Asan](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/asan/)
- [Karma Sherpa](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/karma-sherpa/)
- [Lake Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lake-sunapee/)
- [ice skate](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ice-skate/)
- [ice](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ice/)
- [Blodgett Landing](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/blodgett-landing/)
- [nordic skates](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/nordic-skates/)
- [fish](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/fish/)
- [jeep](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/jeep/)
- [ice fishing](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ice-fishing/)
- [leaf](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/leaf/)
- [People](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/people/)
- [bride](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bride/)
- [groom](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/groom/)
- [wedding](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wedding/)
- [church](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/church/)
- [preparation](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/preparation/)
- [father](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/father/)
- [mother](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mother/)
- [bride's maids](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/brides-maids/)
- [flower girl](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/flower-girl/)
- [just married](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/just-married/)
- [rings](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/rings/)
- [reception](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/reception/)
- [toast](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/toast/)
- [parents](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/parents/)
- [hands](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hands/)
- [wedding reception](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wedding-reception/)
- [dance](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/dance/)
- [couple](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/couple/)
- [causal](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/causal/)
- [portrait](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/portrait/)
- [woman](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/woman/)
- [man](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/man/)
- [family](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/family/)
- [casual](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/casual/)
- [wedding photos](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wedding-photos/)
- [samples](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/samples/)
- [Common Loon](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/common-loon/)
- [Albatross](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/albatross/)
- [Black-browed Albatross](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/black-browed-albatross/)
- [chick](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chick/)
- [Waved Albatross](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/waved-albatross/)
- [Giant Petrel](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/giant-petrel/)
- [Petrel](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/petrel/)
- [Bluebird](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bluebird/)
- [Eastern Bluebird](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/eastern-bluebird/)
- [Wandering Albaross](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wandering-albaross/)
- [Black-capped Chickadee](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/black-capped-chickadee/)
- [Owl](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/owl/)
- [Snowy Owl](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/snowy-owl/)
- [Eastern Screech Owl](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/eastern-screech-owl/)
- [Barred Owl](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/barred-owl/)
- [Burrowing Owl](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/burrowing-owl/)
- [Great Blue Heron](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/great-blue-heron/)
- [Heron](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/heron/)
- [Duck](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/duck/)
- [Wood Duck](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wood-duck/)
- [Ring-necked Duck](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ring-necked-duck/)
- [Atlantic Puffin](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/atlantic-puffin/)
- [Puffin](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/puffin/)
- [Bohemian](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bohemian/)
- [Waxwing](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/waxwing/)
- [Summer Tanager](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/summer-tanager/)
- [Tanager](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tanager/)
- [Phalarope](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/phalarope/)
- [Red Phalarope](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/red-phalarope/)
- [Shorebirds](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/shorebirds/)
- [Red-necked Phalarope](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/red-necked-phalarope/)
- [Blue Jay](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/blue-jay/)
- [Jay](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/jay/)
- [Gray Jay](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/gray-jay/)
- [Clay-colored Sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/clay-colored-sparrow/)
- [Sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sparrow/)
- [Scarlet Tanager](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/scarlet-tanager/)
- [Golden-crowned Kinglet](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/golden-crowned-kinglet/)
- [Kinglet](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kinglet/)
- [Arizona](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/arizona/)
- [AZ](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/az/)
- [Costa's Hummingbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/costas-hummingbird/)
- [Hummin‌gbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hummin‌gbird/)
- [March 2007](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/march-2007/)
- [Mockingbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mockingbird/)
- [Northern Mockingbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/northern-mockingbird/)
- [Red-eyed Vireo](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/red-eyed-vireo/)
- [Vireo](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/vireo/)
- [Blue-headed Vireo](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/blue-headed-vireo/)
- [Common Redpoll](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/common-redpoll/)
- [Finch](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/finch/)
- [Grosbeak](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/grosbeak/)
- [Pine Grosbeak](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pine-grosbeak/)
- [Dartmouth Skiway](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/dartmouth-skiway/)
- [Falcon](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/falcon/)
- [Holts Ledge](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/holts-ledge/)
- [Lyme](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lyme/)
- [New Hampshire](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/new-hampshire/)
- [Peregrine](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/peregrine/)
- [Raptor](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/raptor/)
- [Bunting](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bunting/)
- [Indigo Bunting](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/indigo-bunting/)
- [Hermit Thrust](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hermit-thrust/)
- [Thrush](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/thrush/)
- [Fox Sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/fox-sparrow/)
- [Winter Wren](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/winter-wren/)
- [Wren](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wren/)
- [Marsh Wren](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/marsh-wren/)
- [Warbling Vireo](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/warbling-vireo/)
- [Green Heron](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/green-heron/)
- [Woodpeckers](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/woodpeckers/)
- [Yellow-bellied Sapsucker](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/yellow-bellied-sapsucker/)
- [Black-backed Woodpecker](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/black-backed-woodpecker/)
- [Northern Flicker](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/northern-flicker/)
- [Black-throated Gray Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/black-throated-gray-warbler/)
- [Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/warbler/)
- [American Redstart](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/american-redstart/)
- [Blackburnian Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/blackburnian-warbler/)
- [Ovenbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ovenbird/)
- [Black-throated Blue Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/black-throated-blue-warbler/)
- [May 2008 Birds](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/may-2008-birds/)
- [Wilson's Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wilsons-warbler/)
- [Canada Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/canada-warbler/)
- [Nashville Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/nashville-warbler/)
- [Pine Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pine-warbler/)
- [Black-throated Green Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/black-throated-green-warbler/)
- [Magnolia Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/magnolia-warbler/)
- [Yellow Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/yellow-warbler/)
- [Blackpoll Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/blackpoll-warbler/)
- [Penguin](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/penguin/)
- [Yellow-eyed Penguin](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/yellow-eyed-penguin/)
- [Chinstrap Penguin](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chinstrap-penguin/)
- [Macaroni Penguin](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/macaroni-penguin/)
- [King Penguin](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/king-penguin/)
- [King Penguin chick](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/king-penguin-chick/)
- [Appalachian Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/appalachian-trail/)
- [Fall](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/fall/)
- [Lambert Ridge Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lambert-ridge-trail/)
- [Season](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/season/)
- [Smarts Mountain](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/smarts-mountain/)
- [Snow](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/snow/)
- [Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sunapee/)
- [Lighthouse](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lighthouse/)
- [Sport](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sport/)
- [Yacht Race](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/yacht-race/)
- [Fireworks](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/fireworks/)
- [Tour Boat](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tour-boat/)
- [Sunapee Harbor](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sunapee-harbor/)
- [Fishing](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/fishing/)
- [Parade](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/parade/)
- [Barack Obama](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/barack-obama/)
- [Burkehaven](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/burkehaven/)
- [Saint James church](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/saint-james-church/)
- [Mount Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mount-sunapee/)
- [Newbury](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/newbury/)
- [Lake Solitude](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lake-solitude/)
- [Mount Kearsage](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mount-kearsage/)
- [Sutton](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sutton/)
- [Wilmot](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wilmot/)
- [Springfield](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/springfield/)
- [Andrews Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/andrews-brook/)
- [Pillsbury State Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pillsbury-state-park/)
- [Washington](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/washington/)
- [May Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/may-pond/)
- [Low Plains](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/low-plains/)
- [New London](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/new-london/)
- [Newport](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/newport/)
- [Pollard Mill Falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pollard-mill-falls/)
- [White Ledges](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/white-ledges/)
- [Flower](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/flower/)
- [Wildflower](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wildflower/)
- [Clouds](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/clouds/)
- [Sun](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sun/)
- [Grafton](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/grafton/)
- [Grafton Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/grafton-pond/)
- [Martha McDaniels](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/martha-mcdaniels/)
- [Stephen Plume](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/stephen-plume/)
- [Etna](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/etna/)
- [Hanover](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hanover/)
- [HCC](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hcc/)
- [Hiking](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hiking/)
- [Moose Mountain](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/moose-mountain/)
- [Winter](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/winter/)
- [Airplane](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/airplane/)
- [Airplane part](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/airplane-part/)
- [Ice Formation](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ice-formation/)
- [Bear Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bear-pond/)
- [Connecticut River](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/connecticut-river/)
- [High Street](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/high-street/)
- [Lebanon](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lebanon/)
- [Kindlenook](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kindlenook/)
- [Ambulance](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ambulance/)
- [Blair Weathers](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/blair-weathers/)
- [EMT](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/emt/)
- [New London Hospital](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/new-london-hospital/)
- [Chinese Herbs](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chinese-herbs/)
- [Peter Stettenheim](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/peter-stettenheim/)
- [Alex Hartov](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/alex-hartov/)
- [Enfield](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/enfield/)
- [Jewish Sound Archive](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/jewish-sound-archive/)
- [Mascoma River](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mascoma-river/)
- [Singing](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/singing/)
- [Occom Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/occom-pond/)
- [Clayton Morelock](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/clayton-morelock/)
- [Pine Hill Skii Club](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pine-hill-skii-club/)
- [Sally Shoop](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sally-shoop/)
- [April 2005](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/april-2005/)
- [Ledyard](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ledyard/)
- [Mascoma](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mascoma/)
- [race](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/race/)
- [Bird Watching](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bird-watching/)
- [Logging](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/logging/)
- [Skiing](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/skiing/)
- [Post Pond area](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/post-pond-area/)
- [Boating](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/boating/)
- [Lake Mascoma](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lake-mascoma/)
- [Hanover Golf Club](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hanover-golf-club/)
- [Bradford](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bradford/)
- [Lake Massasecum](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lake-massasecum/)
- [Brewster's Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/brewsters-warbler/)
- [Brown Thrasher](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/brown-thrasher/)
- [Common Yellowthroat](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/common-yellowthroat/)
- [Bobolink](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bobolink/)
- [Belted Kingfisher](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/belted-kingfisher/)
- [Boston Lot](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/boston-lot/)
- [Flycatcher](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/flycatcher/)
- [Baltimore Oriole](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/baltimore-oriole/)
- [Oriole](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/oriole/)
- [Swamp Sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/swamp-sparrow/)
- [Chestnut-sided Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chestnut-sided-warbler/)
- [Great Crested Flycatcher](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/great-crested-flycatcher/)
- [Nuthatch](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/nuthatch/)
- [White-breasted Nuthatch](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/white-breasted-nuthatch/)
- [Brown-headed Cowbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/brown-headed-cowbird/)
- [Willow Flycatcher](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/willow-flycatcher/)
- [White-throated Sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/white-throated-sparrow/)
- [Solitary Sandpiper](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/solitary-sandpiper/)
- [Pied-billed Grebe](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pied-billed-grebe/)
- [Hooded Merganser](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hooded-merganser/)
- [Northern Parula](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/northern-parula/)
- [Common Merganser](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/common-merganser/)
- [Goldeneye](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/goldeneye/)
- [Purple Finch](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/purple-finch/)
- [Yellow-rumped Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/yellow-rumped-warbler/)
- [Osprey](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/osprey/)
- [Lesser Yellowlegs](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lesser-yellowlegs/)
- [Blackbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/blackbird/)
- [Red-winged Blackbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/red-winged-blackbird/)
- [Egret](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/egret/)
- [Snowy Egret](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/snowy-egret/)
- [American Bittern](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/american-bittern/)
- [Wading Bird](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wading-bird/)
- [Hawk](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hawk/)
- [Red-tailed Hawk](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/red-tailed-hawk/)
- [Common Snipe](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/common-snipe/)
- [Common Eider](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/common-eider/)
- [Chipping Sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chipping-sparrow/)
- [Northern Harrier](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/northern-harrier/)
- [Palm Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/palm-warbler/)
- [Song Sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/song-sparrow/)
- [Spotted Sandpiper](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/spotted-sandpiper/)
- [Killdeer](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/killdeer/)
- [Ruby-throated Hummingbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ruby-throated-hummingbird/)
- [Ring-necked Pheasant](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ring-necked-pheasant/)
- [Geese](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/geese/)
- [Snow Geese](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/snow-geese/)
- [Veery](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/veery/)
- [Eastern Kingbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/eastern-kingbird/)
- [Rose-breasted Grosbeak](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/rose-breasted-grosbeak/)
- [Northern Hawk Owl](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/northern-hawk-owl/)
- [American Goldfinch](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/american-goldfinch/)
- [Downy Woodpecker](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/downy-woodpecker/)
- [Broad-winged Hawk](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/broad-winged-hawk/)
- [Savannah Sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/savannah-sparrow/)
- [Black-and-White Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/black-and-white-warbler/)
- [Cooper's Hawk](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/coopers-hawk/)
- [Maine](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/maine/)
- [Johns River](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/johns-river/)
- [Whitefield](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/whitefield/)
- [Franconia](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/franconia/)
- [Franconia Notch](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/franconia-notch/)
- [Hogback Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hogback-road/)
- [Norwich](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/norwich/)
- [Vermont](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/vermont/)
- [Mink Brook Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mink-brook-pond/)
- [Androscoggin River](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/androscoggin-river/)
- [Errol](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/errol/)
- [Pittsburg](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pittsburg/)
- [Pomfret](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pomfret/)
- [Raymond Potter farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/raymond-potter-farm/)
- [Sunnyside Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sunnyside-farm/)
- [Burnt Hill](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/burnt-hill/)
- [Stone Wall](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/stone-wall/)
- [Warner](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/warner/)
- [Great Island](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/great-island/)
- [Children](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/children/)
- [Cloudland Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/cloudland-farm/)
- [Cloudland Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/cloudland-road/)
- [Jenne Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/jenne-farm/)
- [Photography](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/photography/)
- [Reading](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/reading/)
- [Forest](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/forest/)
- [Sunrise](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sunrise/)
- [Loon chick](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/loon-chick/)
- [Frog](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/frog/)
- [Reptile](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/reptile/)
- [Mammal](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mammal/)
- [Red Squirrel](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/red-squirrel/)
- [Moose](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/moose/)
- [Lichen](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lichen/)
- [Rock Tripe](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/rock-tripe/)
- [Fern](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/fern/)
- [Ostrich Fern](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ostrich-fern/)
- [Beaver](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/beaver/)
- [Jack-in-the-Pulpit](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/jack-in-the-pulpit/)
- [Pink Lady's-slipper](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pink-ladys-slipper/)
- [Lung Lichen](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lung-lichen/)
- [Deer](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/deer/)
- [White-tailed Deer](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/white-tailed-deer/)
- [Tulip](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tulip/)
- [Flabby Lichen](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/flabby-lichen/)
- [Tree](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tree/)
- [White Birch](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/white-birch/)
- [Room and Flash Light](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/room-and-flash-light/)
- [Blueberry](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/blueberry/)
- [Newt](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/newt/)
- [Red-spotted Newt](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/red-spotted-newt/)
- [Deer Fawn](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/deer-fawn/)
- [Reindeer Lichen](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/reindeer-lichen/)
- [Fox](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/fox/)
- [Fox Kit](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/fox-kit/)
- [Red Fox](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/red-fox/)
- [Dame's Rocket](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/dames-rocket/)
- [Snowshoe Hare](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/snowshoe-hare/)
- [Muskrat](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/muskrat/)
- [Sensitive Fern](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sensitive-fern/)
- [Showy Lady's Slipper](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/showy-ladys-slipper/)
- [Garden](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/garden/)
- [Purple Trillium](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/purple-trillium/)
- [Red Trillium](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/red-trillium/)
- [Trillium](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/trillium/)
- [False Hellebore](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/false-hellebore/)
- [Hosta](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hosta/)
- [Hosta 'Elegance'](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hosta-elegance/)
- [Spinulose Wood Fern](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/spinulose-wood-fern/)
- [Bloodroot](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bloodroot/)
- [Mink](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mink/)
- [Ermine](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ermine/)
- [Weasel](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/weasel/)
- [Insect](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/insect/)
- [Snow Flea](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/snow-flea/)
- [British Soldiers Lichen](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/british-soldiers-lichen/)
- [Wood Frog](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wood-frog/)
- [Orange Star Lichen](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/orange-star-lichen/)
- [Eating Ice Cream](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/eating-ice-cream/)
- [Bill Gilbert](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bill-gilbert/)
- [Jude Gilbert](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/jude-gilbert/)
- [Andrew Supplee](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/andrew-supplee/)
- [Acupuncture](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/acupuncture/)
- [Debra Marshall](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/debra-marshall/)
- [Dartmouth](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/dartmouth/)
- [April 2006](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/april-2006/)
- [Motion Blur](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/motion-blur/)
- [Film on Water](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/film-on-water/)
- [H20 exhibit](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/h20-exhibit/)
- [June Ahrens](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/june-ahrens/)
- [In Depth](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/in-depth/)
- [Mirrors](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mirrors/)
- [Reflections](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/reflections/)
- [Water show](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/water-show/)
- [Baum Conservation Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/baum-conservation-area/)
- [Other Keywords](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/other-keywords/)
- [Tuberous Begonia](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tuberous-begonia/)
- [Great Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/great-brook/)
- [Lower Cascades](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lower-cascades/)
- [Moving Water](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/moving-water/)
- [SRK Greenway](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/srk-greenway/)
- [Water](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/water/)
- [Webb Forest](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/webb-forest/)
- [From our Etna home](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/from-our-etna-home/)
- [Home](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/home/)
- [Stagecoach Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/stagecoach-road/)
- [Wildflower field](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wildflower-field/)
- [Woodstock](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/woodstock/)
- [Cross-Rivendale Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/cross-rivendale-trail/)
- [Ely Copper Mine Ridge Tail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ely-copper-mine-ridge-tail/)
- [Vershire](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/vershire/)
- [Bamboo](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bamboo/)
- [Beatty's Ranch](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/beattys-ranch/)
- [Miller Canyon](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/miller-canyon/)
- [Sierra Vista](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sierra-vista/)
- [Foliage](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/foliage/)
- [Sculpterfest](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sculpterfest/)
- [Vermont Field Trip 2009](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/vermont-field-trip-2009/)
- [Ann Osborn](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ann-osborn/)
- [Swiminmg](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/swiminmg/)
- [Multi-exposure](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/multi-exposure/)
- [Sugar River](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sugar-river/)
- [Enfield WMA](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/enfield-wma/)
- [Multiple Exposure](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/multiple-exposure/)
- [Sunset](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sunset/)
- [Glendale](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/glendale/)
- [Tree feature](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tree-feature/)
- [Shear Styling](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/shear-styling/)
- [Bisbee](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bisbee/)
- [Boat](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/boat/)
- [Basantapur](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/basantapur/)
- [Durbar Square Kathmandu](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/durbar-square-kathmandu/)
- [Night](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/night/)
- [Chhongba's neighborhood](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chhongbas-neighborhood/)
- [Creative](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/creative/)
- [Bicknell Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bicknell-brook/)
- [Ed Lilley & Jean Anderson House](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ed-lilley-jean-anderson-house/)
- [Mushroom](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mushroom/)
- [NH](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/nh/)
- [indian museum](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/indian-museum/)
- [warner nh](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/warner-nh/)
- [beef sandwich with salad](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/beef-sandwich-with-salad/)
- [nh telephone museum](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/nh-telephone-museum/)
- [instruments](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/instruments/)
- [1932 chriscraft](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/1932-chriscraft/)
- [deluxe runabout](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/deluxe-runabout/)
- [adirondack](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/adirondack/)
- [guideboat](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/guideboat/)
- [telephone museum](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/telephone-museum/)
- [tubbs snowshoes](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tubbs-snowshoes/)
- [chris craft](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chris-craft/)
- [wind turbine](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wind-turbine/)
- [nancy jane boat](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/nancy-jane-boat/)
- [muller boatworks](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/muller-boatworks/)
- [cowboy hat](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/cowboy-hat/)
- [new england kitchen depot](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/new-england-kitchen-depot/)
- [Lake Sunappe](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lake-sunappe/)
- [Bruce Cronin](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bruce-cronin/)
- [Babe Sargent](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/babe-sargent/)
- [Leeli Bonney](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/leeli-bonney/)
- [Skip Gorman](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/skip-gorman/)
- [Evan Dybvig](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/evan-dybvig/)
- [Whaleback Ski Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/whaleback-ski-area/)
- [College Cafe](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/college-cafe/)
- [SRK Trail 5](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/srk-trail-5/)
- [The Fells](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/the-fells/)
- [picking blueberries](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/picking-blueberries/)
- [birdwatching](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/birdwatching/)
- [Camden](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/camden/)
- [ME](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/me/)
- [mt sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mt-sunapee/)
- [clark lookout](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/clark-lookout/)
- [Loon Light](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/loon-light/)
- [Herrick Cove](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/herrick-cove/)
- [Pondicherry](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pondicherry/)
- [Snowshoe](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/snowshoe/)
- [samuel morey](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/samuel-morey/)
- [memorial bridge](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/memorial-bridge/)
- [orford](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/orford/)
- [mount cube](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mount-cube/)
- [indian pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/indian-pond/)
- [sears island](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sears-island/)
- [union river](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/union-river/)
- [ellsworth](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ellsworth/)
- [sun star](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sun-star/)
- [Lucifer Hummingbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lucifer-hummingbird/)
- [chotse](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chotse/)
- [taboche](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/taboche/)
- [VT](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/vt/)
- [Buddhist Masks](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/buddhist-masks/)
- [Ama Dablam](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ama-dablam/)
- [Lake Morey](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lake-morey/)
- [Fairlee](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/fairlee/)
- [Lake Morey Resort](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lake-morey-resort/)
- [Chandler Reservation](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chandler-reservation/)
- [Jim Block Photography](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/jim-block-photography/)
- [Tufted Titmouse](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tufted-titmouse/)
- [Newbury Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/newbury-trail/)
- [SRK Greenway Hike](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/srk-greenway-hike/)
- [Dura Crockett Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/dura-crockett-brook/)
- [Upper Cascades](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/upper-cascades/)
- [Devils Half Acre Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/devils-half-acre-pond/)
- [Vivaldo](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/vivaldo/)
- [Ragged Mountain](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ragged-mountain/)
- [Mink Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mink-brook/)
- [Janine Putnam](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/janine-putnam/)
- [North Pomfret](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/north-pomfret/)
- [Thistle Hill Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/thistle-hill-farm/)
- [John Putnam](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/john-putnam/)
- [Bunker Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bunker-road/)
- [Elkins](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/elkins/)
- [Joe Geisler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/joe-geisler/)
- [Lindley property](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lindley-property/)
- [Pumpkin Hill Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pumpkin-hill-road/)
- [Stone Walls](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/stone-walls/)
- [Stonefield Ranch](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/stonefield-ranch/)
- [Tim Gannett](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tim-gannett/)
- [Cow](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/cow/)
- [Jersey cow](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/jersey-cow/)
- [Victory Bog](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/victory-bog/)
- [River Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/river-road/)
- [Gull](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/gull/)
- [Iceland Gull](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/iceland-gull/)
- [Chelydra serpentina](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chelydra-serpentina/)
- [Ice House Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ice-house-road/)
- [Snapping Turtle](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/snapping-turtle/)
- [Turtle](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/turtle/)
- [Etna Yard](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/etna-yard/)
- [Spring](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/spring/)
- [Chickadee](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chickadee/)
- [Hanover golf course](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hanover-golf-course/)
- [Merlin](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/merlin/)
- [Bufflehead](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bufflehead/)
- [Patricik Osborn](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/patricik-osborn/)
- [Hopewell Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hopewell-farm/)
- [South Newbury](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/south-newbury/)
- [Will Moran](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/will-moran/)
- [Faulkner Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/faulkner-park/)
- [Nora Block-Perlstein](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/nora-block-perlstein/)
- [Tubing](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tubing/)
- [Ice boat](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ice-boat/)
- [Ice Sail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ice-sail/)
- [Antique](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/antique/)
- [Child](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/child/)
- [Farm Days](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/farm-days/)
- [Muster Field Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/muster-field-farm/)
- [Musterfield Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/musterfield-farm/)
- [Truck](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/truck/)
- [Vehicle](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/vehicle/)
- [Baker Bush Maple Sugar](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/baker-bush-maple-sugar/)
- [Environment](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/environment/)
- [Mosquito larve](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mosquito-larve/)
- [Sawnee Bean Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sawnee-bean-road/)
- [Strafford](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/strafford/)
- [Vernal Pool](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/vernal-pool/)
- [Wetland](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wetland/)
- [Wood Frog eggs](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wood-frog-eggs/)
- [Steve Faccio](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/steve-faccio/)
- [Beaver pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/beaver-pond/)
- [Spotted Salamander eggs](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/spotted-salamander-eggs/)
- [Sharon](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sharon/)
- [Silberfarb wood lot](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/silberfarb-wood-lot/)
- [Asarum canadense](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/asarum-canadense/)
- [Wild Ginger](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wild-ginger/)
- [Hepatica](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hepatica/)
- [Hepatica acutiloba](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hepatica-acutiloba/)
- [Sharp-lobed Hepatica](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sharp-lobed-hepatica/)
- [Marsh Blue Violet](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/marsh-blue-violet/)
- [Viola cucullata](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/viola-cucullata/)
- [Violet](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/violet/)
- [Mitella diphylla](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mitella-diphylla/)
- [Miterwort](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/miterwort/)
- [Spider](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/spider/)
- [Trillium erectum](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/trillium-erectum/)
- [Arisaema atrorubens](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/arisaema-atrorubens/)
- [Mountain Bike](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mountain-bike/)
- [Milton Frye Nature Area](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/milton-frye-nature-area/)
- [House Wren](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/house-wren/)
- [White Trillium](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/white-trillium/)
- [Dandelion](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/dandelion/)
- [Ledyard Bridge rail tracks](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ledyard-bridge-rail-tracks/)
- [Orchard Oriole](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/orchard-oriole/)
- [Northern Cardinal](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/northern-cardinal/)
- [Brown Creeper](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/brown-creeper/)
- [West Rutland](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/west-rutland/)
- [West Rutland Powerline](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/west-rutland-powerline/)
- [Blue-winged Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/blue-winged-warbler/)
- [Prairie Warbler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/prairie-warbler/)
- [Eastern Towhee](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/eastern-towhee/)
- [Marsh bird](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/marsh-bird/)
- [Virginia Rail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/virginia-rail/)
- [West Rutland Marsh](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/west-rutland-marsh/)
- [Bringham Hill Rd](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bringham-hill-rd/)
- [Strawberry](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/strawberry/)
- [Parcel 5](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/parcel-5/)
- [Brown Schoolhouse Rd](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/brown-schoolhouse-rd/)
- [Bragg Hill](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bragg-hill/)
- [Balch Hiill](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/balch-hiill/)
- [Kite Flying](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kite-flying/)
- [Rudsboro Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/rudsboro-road/)
- [Coosingham Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/coosingham-farm/)
- [Contra Dance](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/contra-dance/)
- [Delia Clark](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/delia-clark/)
- [caller](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/caller/)
- [Little Theater](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/little-theater/)
- [Old Sam Peabody Contra Dance Band](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/old-sam-peabody-contra-dance-band/)
- [Tim Traver. accordian](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tim-traver-accordian/)
- [mandolin](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mandolin/)
- [Katy Botsford](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/katy-botsford/)
- [fiddle](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/fiddle/)
- [Geoff Dates](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/geoff-dates/)
- [guitar](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/guitar/)
- [Pete Collier](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pete-collier/)
- [keyboard](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/keyboard/)
- [Gayle Giovanna](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/gayle-giovanna/)
- [flute](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/flute/)
- [Steve Hoffman](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/steve-hoffman/)
- [Tracy Hall](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tracy-hall/)
- [Bernie Waugh](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bernie-waugh/)
- [Cuckoo's Nest band](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/cuckoos-nest-band/)
- [Mary Wesley](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mary-wesley/)
- [Burlington](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/burlington/)
- [Neil Orzechowski](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/neil-orzechowski/)
- [Neiil Orzechowski](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/neiil-orzechowski/)
- [Peter Johnson](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/peter-johnson/)
- [Polly Howlett](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/polly-howlett/)
- [John Schumacher-Hardy](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/john-schumacher-hardy/)
- [So. Lancaster](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/so-lancaster/)
- [MA](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ma/)
- [Burlingotn](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/burlingotn/)
- [Joshua Boraz](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/joshua-boraz/)
- [Kira Dillon](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kira-dillon/)
- [Tiffany Kozash](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tiffany-kozash/)
- [western MA](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/western-ma/)
- [Evening Nightshade](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/evening-nightshade/)
- [Happy Hill](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/happy-hill/)
- [Chris Martin](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chris-martin/)
- [Pip Richens](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pip-richens/)
- [Lee Hansche](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lee-hansche/)
- [Betty Ward](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/betty-ward/)
- [Mike Thompson](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mike-thompson/)
- [Peg Ackerson](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/peg-ackerson/)
- [Trailing Arbutus](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/trailing-arbutus/)
- [Blue-gray Gnatcatcher](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/blue-gray-gnatcatcher/)
- [Two Rivers Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/two-rivers-park/)
- [Charley Muntz](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/charley-muntz/)
- [Lake Tarleton](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lake-tarleton/)
- [Piermont](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/piermont/)
- [George Tompkins](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/george-tompkins/)
- [Lake Armington](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lake-armington/)
- [Warren](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/warren/)
- [Burke](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/burke/)
- [East Burke](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/east-burke/)
- [Kingdon Trails](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kingdon-trails/)
- [Passumpsic River West Branch](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/passumpsic-river-west-branch/)
- [Passumpsic River East Branch](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/passumpsic-river-east-branch/)
- [Dutton Hill Rd](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/dutton-hill-rd/)
- [Guitar Building](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/guitar-building/)
- [Katie Needham](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/katie-needham/)
- [Post Mills](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/post-mills/)
- [Vermont Instrument School](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/vermont-instrument-school/)
- [Jeff Glover](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/jeff-glover/)
- [Charlestown](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/charlestown/)
- [RI](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ri/)
- [Dale Dunnells](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/dale-dunnells/)
- [Parsonfield](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/parsonfield/)
- [Adam Buchwald](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/adam-buchwald/)
- [George Morris](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/george-morris/)
- [founder](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/founder/)
- [Doug Perkins](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/doug-perkins/)
- [Adam](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/adam/)
- [Jeff](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/jeff/)
- [Beaver Meadow](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/beaver-meadow/)
- [Gile Mountain](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/gile-mountain/)
- [Westmore](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/westmore/)
- [Canada](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/canada/)
- [North Hatley](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/north-hatley/)
- [Quebec](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/quebec/)
- [Ken Rainey](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ken-rainey/)
- [Besty Plume](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/besty-plume/)
- [Sherbrooke](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sherbrooke/)
- [Columbine](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/columbine/)
- [Lennoxville](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lennoxville/)
- [Riviere Magog](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/riviere-magog/)
- [Pilsen Pub](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pilsen-pub/)
- [Tomifobia Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tomifobia-trail/)
- [Lake Missawippi](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lake-missawippi/)
- [Rose](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/rose/)
- [La Chocolatière d'Hatley](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/la-chocolatiere-dhatley/)
- [B&B](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bb/)
- [Bee](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bee/)
- [Bumble bee](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bumble-bee/)
- [Kingdom Trails](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kingdom-trails/)
- [Windmill](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/windmill/)
- [Banding Bicknell's](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/banding-bicknells/)
- [Mount Mansfield](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mount-mansfield/)
- [Underhill](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/underhill/)
- [Chris Rimmer](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chris-rimmer/)
- [Kent McFarland](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kent-mcfarland/)
- [Pat Johnson](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pat-johnson/)
- [Vermont Center for Ecostudies](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/vermont-center-for-ecostudies/)
- [Bicknell's Thrush](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bicknells-thrush/)
- [Dark-eyed Junco](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/dark-eyed-junco/)
- [Fox State Forest](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/fox-state-forest/)
- [Hillsborough](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hillsborough/)
- [Century Ride](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/century-ride/)
- [French's Ledges](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/frenchs-ledges/)
- [Julian](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/julian/)
- [Meriden](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/meriden/)
- [Plainfield](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/plainfield/)
- [Red Eft](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/red-eft/)
- [Winslow Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/winslow-trail/)
- [Barlow Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/barlow-trail/)
- [Mount Kearsarge](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mount-kearsarge/)
- [Newbury Wetlands](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/newbury-wetlands/)
- [Northern Waterthrush](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/northern-waterthrush/)
- [Lake Sunapee Rowing Club](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lake-sunapee-rowing-club/)
- [Bradley Hill](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bradley-hill/)
- [Lincoln Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lincoln-trail/)
- [Link Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/link-trail/)
- [Game](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/game/)
- [Petanque](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/petanque/)
- [Trail's End](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/trails-end/)
- [Martha McDaniel](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/martha-mcdaniel/)
- [Paula Gray](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/paula-gray/)
- [Ralph Gibson](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ralph-gibson/)
- [Tom Gray](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tom-gray/)
- [Betsy Plume](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/betsy-plume/)
- [Claudia Gibson](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/claudia-gibson/)
- [Benton](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/benton/)
- [Glencliff Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/glencliff-trail/)
- [Mount Moosilauke](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mount-moosilauke/)
- [Carriage Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/carriage-road/)
- [South Peak](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/south-peak/)
- [Horned Lark](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/horned-lark/)
- [Lark](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lark/)
- [Colette Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/colette-trail/)
- [Beaver chewed tree](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/beaver-chewed-tree/)
- [Beaver Lodge](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/beaver-lodge/)
- [Grandfather Rock](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/grandfather-rock/)
- [Renovating Boathouse](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/renovating-boathouse/)
- [Our Cabin](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/our-cabin/)
- [Long-tailed Weasel](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/long-tailed-weasel/)
- [Doug Gest Cabin](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/doug-gest-cabin/)
- [Barber](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/barber/)
- [Bob's barbershop](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bobs-barbershop/)
- [Cassie George](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/cassie-george/)
- [Lona Davidson](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lona-davidson/)
- [Windsor](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/windsor/)
- [Iam Barribal](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/iam-barribal/)
- [West Windsor (Brownsville)](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/west-windsor-brownsville/)
- [Lebanon Barber Shop](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lebanon-barber-shop/)
- [Micah Drexler](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/micah-drexler/)
- [Ricky Powell](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ricky-powell/)
- [student at St Lawrence](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/student-at-st-lawrence/)
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- [Gatinha](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/gatinha/)
- [Ash Canyon B&B](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ash-canyon-bb/)
- [Black-crowned Night Heron](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/black-crowned-night-heron/)
- [Kidder Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kidder-brook/)
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- [Motocross](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/motocross/)
- [winter visitor](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/winter-visitor/)
- [Illinois](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/illinois/)
- [Willoughby State Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/willoughby-state-park/)
- [Wildflower Inn](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wildflower-inn/)
- [Structure](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/structure/)
- [Sugar House](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sugar-house-2/)
- [Lenore Budd](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lenore-budd/)
- [Ralph Budd](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ralph-budd/)
- [ralph.budd@uvm.edu](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ralph-budduvm-edu/)
- [Horse](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/horse/)
- [Mount Hor](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mount-hor/)
- [Mount Pisgah](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mount-pisgah/)
- [Ice Climbing](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ice-climbing/)
- [Rustle](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/rustle/)
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- [Jann Block](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/jann-block/)
- [Star Lake Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/star-lake-farm/)
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- [Gerry Gold](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/gerry-gold/)
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- [SRKG Trail 4](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/srkg-trail-4/)
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- [Andover](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/andover/)
- [Kathy Tefft](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kathy-tefft/)
- [Brook Hollow](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/brook-hollow/)
- [SRKG Trail 10](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/srkg-trail-10/)
- [Proctor Academy](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/proctor-academy/)
- [Lewis](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lewis/)
- [Lewis Pond Overlook](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/lewis-pond-overlook/)
- [Nulhegan Basin](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/nulhegan-basin/)
- [Rail Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/rail-trail/)
- [Little Lake Sunapee](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/little-lake-sunapee/)
- [Kearsarge Valley Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kearsarge-valley-road/)
- [Cressy Point](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/cressy-point/)
- [Kimpton Brook Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kimpton-brook-trail/)
- [Heather](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/heather/)
- [Claremont](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/claremont/)
- [Ferdinand](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ferdinand/)
- [Silvio O. Conte NWR](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/silvio-o-conte-nwr/)
- [Groton](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/groton/)
- [Sculptured Rocks](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sculptured-rocks/)
- [Photo--SLR Field Trip](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/photo-slr-field-trip/)
- [Grayslake](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/grayslake/)
- [Hazel](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hazel/)
- [Jennifer's home](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/jennifers-home/)
- [London](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/london/)
- [Paddington Station](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/paddington-station/)
- [Dog](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/dog/)
- [Photo--SLR Field Trip January 2011](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/photo-slr-field-trip-january-2011/)
- [Mallard](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mallard/)
- [Newbury Harbor](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/newbury-harbor/)
- [Canaan](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/canaan/)
- [The Noffs](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/the-noffs/)
- [Trailer Park Boys](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/trailer-park-boys/)
- [Vermont Pond Hockey Championships](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/vermont-pond-hockey-championships/)
- [Hartford](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hartford/)
- [Snow Bunting](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/snow-bunting/)
- [Stephen Plume's house](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/stephen-plumes-house/)
- [Turkey](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/turkey-2/)
- [Ice Storm](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ice-storm/)
- [Our Driveway](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/our-driveway/)
- [Gray Squirrel](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/gray-squirrel/)
- [Squirrel](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/squirrel/)
- [Turkey Tracks](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/turkey-tracks/)
- [Morton Farm](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/morton-farm/)
- [Marpha](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/marpha/)
- [Glossy Ibis](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/glossy-ibis/)
- [Ibis](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ibis/)
- [Golden-crowned Sparrow](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/golden-crowned-sparrow/)
- [Tigertown Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tigertown-road/)
- [Our yard in Great Island](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/our-yard-in-great-island/)
- [Katze](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/katze/)
- [Minou](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/minou/)
- [Henniker](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/henniker/)
- [Prouty](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/prouty/)
- [Ann Eckenrode](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ann-eckenrode/)
- [Kearsarge Meadows](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kearsarge-meadows/)
- [Kimberley Brown Edelmann](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kimberley-brown-edelmann/)
- [Sole Express](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sole-express/)
- [West Meadow Stables](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/west-meadow-stables/)
- [Kendra Messer](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kendra-messer/)
- [Riley Messer](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/riley-messer/)
- [Brody Messer](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/brody-messer/)
- [Yellowlegs](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/yellowlegs/)
- [GIRAFE](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/girafe/)
- [Great Island Regatta and Fleet Exercise](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/great-island-regatta-and-fleet-exercise/)
- [North Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/north-road/)
- [Stevens River](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/stevens-river/)
- [Dartmouth Green](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/dartmouth-green/)
- [Air Chair](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/air-chair/)
- [Pogo ski](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pogo-ski/)
- [Ausbon Sargent land](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ausbon-sargent-land/)
- [Old Dana Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/old-dana-road/)
- [Taylor Valley Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/taylor-valley-road/)
- [Wright's Covered Bridge](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wrights-covered-bridge/)
- [Covered Bridge](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/covered-bridge/)
- [Pier Covered Bridge](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pier-covered-bridge/)
- [Crowther Chapel](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/crowther-chapel/)
- [Samuel Morey Memorial Bridge](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/samuel-morey-memorial-bridge/)
- [Bradford Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bradford-road/)
- [Trask Brook Wetland](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/trask-brook-wetland/)
- [Randolph](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/randolph/)
- [Blackwater River](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/blackwater-river/)
- [SRKG Trail 11](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/srkg-trail-11/)
- [Mark Buck](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mark-buck/)
- [Kids](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kids/)
- [Elbow Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/elbow-pond/)
- [Roots](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/roots/)
- [Cardinal Flower](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/cardinal-flower/)
- [Cilleyville](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/cilleyville/)
- [Sucker Brook](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sucker-brook/)
- [Horse Riding](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/horse-riding/)
- [Highland Lake](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/highland-lake/)
- [Chicken](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chicken/)
- [Pig](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/pig/)
- [Tilapia](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/tilapia/)
- [Honey](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/honey/)
- [Marc Moran](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/marc-moran/)
- [Chain Saw](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chain-saw/)
- [Logging Horses](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/logging-horses/)
- [Mark Cowdrey](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/mark-cowdrey/)
- [Saw Mill](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/saw-mill/)
- [Marc Cowdrey](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/marc-cowdrey/)
- [Sheep](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sheep/)
- [Sugar Bush](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sugar-bush/)
- [Sugar Maple](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sugar-maple/)
- [Sugaring](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/sugaring/)
- [Warner River](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/warner-river/)
- [Waterloo Bridge](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/waterloo-bridge/)
- [Contoocook](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/contoocook/)
- [Hopkinton](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hopkinton/)
- [Brookside Park stream](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/brookside-park-stream/)
- [Grantham](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/grantham/)
- [Gile Forest](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/gile-forest/)
- [Peacham](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/peacham/)
- [East Topsham](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/east-topsham/)
- [East Orange](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/east-orange/)
- [Peacham CornerCemertery](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/peacham-cornercemertery/)
- [Bur Cucumber](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bur-cucumber/)
- [East Hill](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/east-hill/)
- [Rock Wall](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/rock-wall/)
- [Martins Pond](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/martins-pond/)
- [Wells River](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wells-river/)
- [Wells River falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wells-river-falls/)
- [Orange](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/orange/)
- [Topsham](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/topsham/)
- [Waits River](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/waits-river/)
- [Waits River Falls](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/waits-river-falls/)
- [Thetford](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/thetford/)
- [UVD area](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/uvd-area/)
- [Beaver dam](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/beaver-dam/)
- [Red-throated Loon](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/red-throated-loon/)
- [Canada Goose](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/canada-goose/)
- [North Wilmot](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/north-wilmot/)
- [North Wilmot Church](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/north-wilmot-church/)
- [Hayes Hill Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hayes-hill-road/)
- [Stoney Brook Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/stoney-brook-road/)
- [Corn](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/corn/)
- [Three Mile Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/three-mile-road/)
- [Vegetable](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/vegetable/)
- [Key Deer](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/key-deer/)
- [West Lebanon](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/west-lebanon/)
- [Hanover Conservancy](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hanover-conservancy/)
- [Marshall Brook Wetlands](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/marshall-brook-wetlands/)
- [Ruby-crowned Kinglet](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ruby-crowned-kinglet/)
- [Wilson's](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/wilsons/)
- [Nashville](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/nashville/)
- [Least Flycatcher](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/least-flycatcher/)
- [Hayes Farm Park](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hayes-farm-park/)
- [Nan & Allen King Bird Scantuary](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/nan-allen-king-bird-scantuary/)
- [Chipmunk](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/chipmunk-2/)
- [Butterfly](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/butterfly/)
- [Shadbush](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/shadbush/)
- [Catbird](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/catbird/)
- [Bog Mountain](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bog-mountain/)
- [SRK Greenway Trail 7](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/srk-greenway-trail-7/)
- [Jennifer](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/jennifer/)
- [Dud's Dell](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/duds-dell/)
- [Ranger Trail](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/ranger-trail/)
- [Leaves](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/leaves/)
- [Quechee](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/quechee/)
- [Hotel Tibet](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/hotel-tibet/)
- [Nepal 2012](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/nepal-2012/)
- [Energy Emporium](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/energy-emporium/)
- [Kim Quick](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/kim-quick/)
- [Deming Easement](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/deming-easement/)
- [Brian Faughnan](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/brian-faughnan/)
- [Dave Cook](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/dave-cook/)
- [Cook Easement](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/cook-easement/)
- [Great Egret](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/great-egret/)
- [SRKG 9](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/srkg-9/)
- [Danbury](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/danbury/)
- [Balanaced Rock](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/balanaced-rock/)
- [Bog Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/bog-road/)
- [Central Vermont Fall 2012](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/central-vermont-fall-2012/)
- [Nepal Group](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/nepal-group/)
- [Photo Field Trip](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/photo-field-trip-2/)
- [Caper Hill Road](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/caper-hill-road/)
- [Carolyn Frye](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/carolyn-frye/)
- [Shedsville](https://jimblockphoto.com/ngg_tag/shedsville/)