Spring Birding Trip, Part 2 (Star Island)
Part 1 is here. Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire, is a classic ‘migrant trap’. Birds migrating at night look
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Spring Birding Trip, Part 1
I spent most of last week on my annual spring migration birding trip. I headed out on Monday morning and drove up the southern Maine coast as far as Cape
A New (to me) Camera
Several months ago, a good photographer friend of mine died. A couple of weeks ago, his widow invited me to stop by and see what of my friend’s photo gear
Cilley Family Forest Odes
Couple of days ago (Monday to be exact) I spent about an hour (5-6 PM) photographing odes at the Cilley Family Forest in Greenfield (formerly the Robertson Farm whose last
Independence Day Odes
I finally found some time this afternoon to get out and photograph some odes. My first outing of this summer. I spent a couple of hours along the road at
Spring Migration – Star Island
Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals off the New Hampshire and Southern Maine coast, is a classic migrant trap. When the conditions are right, hundreds of migrating birds
Ten Species – Ninety Minutes
This afternoon with the temperature in the 70s F, sunny skies and no wind (i.e. ideal odeing weather) I spent an hour and a half (5:00 to 6:30 PM) photographing
Gregg Lake Moose
Late this afternoon, I spent about forty minutes watching (and photographing) a young male moose in shallows of Gregg Lake north of the road*. Much of the time the light
Forty-Eight Hours on Star Island
This week I spent 48 hours on Star Island, one of the Isles of Shoals, photographing birds during the northward migration. The trip was organized by Eric Masterson. I took
Bald Eagle Nest – Hinsdale, NH
Yesterday, I spent several hours watching and photographing the eagle nest just south of the boat ramp on the Connecticut River in Hinsdale, NH. The best viewing sites are a