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…
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…
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.…
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…
Glossy Ibis in Woodstock
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Claassen Northeast Kingdom Lakes Century Ride
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…
Minister’s 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…
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…
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,…