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…
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…
Juvenile Bald Eagle
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Bittern at 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…
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",…
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…
Foggy Journeys, Dec 10-11, 2015
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…