Green-striped Darner Mating Wheel
Sometimes a great wildlife photograph just falls into your lap… just be observant and have your camera nearby. No planning nor travel needed. This afternoon, Joan and I were having
Category: Wildlife
Went for the Odes, Stayed for the Plants (and Fungi)
Last Saturday (5 September 2026) I headed out late morning hoping to photograph some late season dragonflies. I had not photographed odes (dragons or damsels) all summer. This is very,
Continue readingWent for the Odes, Stayed for the Plants (and Fungi)
2026 Trip – Wildlife
Our trip was focused more on the landscape rather than wildlife. However, I still managed to make a few wildlife photographs, here and there! The bald eagle photo was made
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
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