Birds of May 2023
We start with an identification quiz. What is the species, gender, and age of this bird. The answer will appear later in this post. I am indebted to George Clark…
Stick Season 2022
Stick Season arrived ushering out a spectacular Fall Foliage season. There was still some color around these last few weeks. Tamaracks were blazing yellow. We were touched by snow.…
Birds of early May 2022 in New Hampshire
My last blog post showed photos of Birds of early May 2022 in Vermont. Here I move to the eastern side of the Connecticut river and present photos of birds…
Seven Days in Early May
The seven days from May 3 to 9, presented here, ended with this beautiful Hermit Thrush in Etna. If you look closely you can see two pieces of snow on…
Crossroad Farm Visit
I paid a long-delayed first visit to Crossroad Farm in Thetford on Sunday. I planned to wander the fields and the neighboring Taylor Floodplain Preserve alone, in search of birds…
Last Two Weeks of April 2020
From snow on April 16, to a heavy "dusting" of snow on the ground April 22, to a half foot of heavy wet snow creating a "winter wonderland" on April…
Ice House Birds
Thursday morning I stopped at the boat launch near the Shaker Bridge over Lake Mascoma in Enfield to photograph the sunrise. Then I went to the Rail Trail at the…
Weekend Photos
This weekend I went birding with two groups and did a bit of birding on my own. I have always found it difficult to get good bird photos with a…
Mid-June Birds
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday I spent a few hours photographing birds in each of the Kearsarge area towns of New London, Sunapee, and Newport. There are photos of 19 species…
Third Week of May, 2016
During the Third Week of May I did not travel as far as during the Second Week. I visited spots in NH and VT about equally -- Mink Brook in Hanover twice…
Marton Road Area Birds
Here is a slide show of photos taken yesterday morning in the old orchard east of Marton Road and in the brush just to the west, in Windsor, Vermont. Species represented…