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…
Rainy Day Photography, November 16, 2016
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…
Ducks along the Connecticut April 2016
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",…
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…
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…
Hoodies and Woodies in NH and VT
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…
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.…