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,…
Monday’s 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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…