Birding with Bill in Boltonville
I attended the 20th Annual "Birding with Bill in Boltonville" event Friday morning. It rained the whole time we birded and stopped shortly after we finished. Bill is Bill Shepard,…
Unusual Ducks, a Grouse, and others
Sunday and Monday of this week produced few birds, but some interesting ones. On Sunday I got my best bird photos in the first 10 minutes and less than 1.5…
Ducks in Lyme and Norwich
Away from home from 6:30 AM until 7:00 PM yesterday, I managed to sneak in 65 minutes of duck photography in the early morning gloom during a quick loop through…
Norwich to Orford and Back
Last Sunday I did a quick trip up the river from Norwich, VT to Orford, NH, stopping at a few spots along the way. One spot was Long Wind Farm…
Iridescent Clouds, Etna, NH, October 10, 2018
Iridescent Clouds
Modern digital cameras can capture sights that are difficult to fully appreciate with the naked eye. Iridescent Clouds are but one example. Cloud iridescence is a fairly common phenomenon that…
Waxwings and Pine Grosbeaks in the Upper Valley
A short loop along both sides of the Connecticut River yesterday afternoon produced two large flocks of winter visitors. The flock in White River Junction, VT consisted of over 200…
Days and Weeks of …
Birders talk about a “Big Day” or a “Big Year”. I’ve had some big days and weeks photographically venturing out alone or with a friend exploring interesting spots in NH…
Third Week of October 2018
This blog presents some of the photos I took between October 15 and 21, 2018. It was foggy in the Upper Valley Monday. I used the soft light to take…
Windsor State Farm Birds
It was, in order, "veer", "beee-BZZZZ", and "drink your teeee" at the Winsdor, VT (former) Prison Farm orchard yesterday. The morning was calm and clear. I arrived early, and I…
Woodies at Pompy
Last Tuesday and Wednesday turned out to be really good days for Wood Ducks in the Pompy area of Norwich. I had found some there a few days earlier, so…
Paradise Park, Part 2
What is that bird above? This angle does not show it well, so you might have some difficulty identifying this warbler that was the star of the show, after the…
Phoebes Flying
After Chris Rimmer’s post about the massive phoebe fallout at Paradise Park in Windsor, I decided to go there yesterday morning and see if I could find a few phoebes…