Birds from this Morning and few from last week
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…
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…
Favor Johnson – A Christmas Story
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…