Birding Orlando
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In early May, I reluctantly accepted my parental obligation to bring my
children to Orlando, Florida. The Disney mystique hasn’t entranced my brood
the way...
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Not much to say on the bird front today, the first newly fledged CHAFFINCH
was seen along Ashes Lane as I walked to work this morning, being fed by
the mal...
Blackpoll Warbler, yes
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Blackpoll Warbler, male, against a gray sky, on top of Cannon Mt. NH
Here's a side view
He was singing, and singing.
Went birding this weekend ...
Three-toed Woodpecker
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[image: Three-toed Woodpecker]
The three-toed woodpeckers range further north then any other woodpecker
in the world. At one time there was only one specie...
Porcupine encounter
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I recently spent a week up in Michigan, and the primary purpose of my visit
was birding. And bird I did, along with a small group of several other
folks wh...
Ridgefield:::Kiwa Trail
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Had a perfect morning birding the Kiwa Trail with three of my favorite birder girls. Lots of great birds were seen and laughs were had. My official tally was...
Butterflies for Mellow Yellow Monday
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Butterflies are a delightful nature accent to each day at this time of
year. We have an old lilac tree (bush?) which attract several of these
flying crea...
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Of the five young Scrub-Jays that hatched, only two remain in the nest. I
don't know what happened to the other three. These two are spending a lot
of time...
Memorial Day Weekend….
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This weekend I remember that my cousin’s son is in Afghanistan and so is a
friend of my daughter’s. One is in the Army, the other re-enlisted in the
Marine...
Raccoon family foraging......
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As we were leaving the Henderson area, we saw a heron in a flooded field
that usually has some wildlife in it, so we stopped for a photo.
As I took a photo...
Your Funky Nest Could Win a Prize—Submit by July 15
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With breeding season in full swing, birds are in a flurry of nesting—that
means it’s time for another Funky Nests in Funky Places contest held by our
Celeb...
Snobbery
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*snob- a person who believes himself or herself an expert or connoisseur in
a given field *
*and is condescending toward or disdainful of those who hold oth...
Sandy River Delta
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Migration is winding down and the summer residents are back in force at the
Sandy River Delta. Specialty species such as Eastern Kingbird and
Yellow-breast...
Pics of Pic-noir in Picardy
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A short trip down to the Somme this weekend, to find the sun and any birds
that might be around. We took the Cantello bible and called in at some of
his ...
Great-tailed Grackle - Quiscalus mexicanus
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These grackles have moved to the United States from Mexico. Their range is
the southern states from California to Florida, however, they are slowly
moving ...
Nikon's May Facebook Quiz
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Photos with multiple species are always the most fun posts, because you need to identify a few birds along with identifying the location. Location is always ...
St. Mary's Surprises 16/4/12
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Arrived at St. Mary's with Dan yesterday morning at 9, seawatching until 11
produced quite a bit, ore than expected, with 5 sandwich terns, 1 common
scoter...
Short eared owl aerial combat
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Ron Dudley recently returned from one of his favorite places in the world –
Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. Last year he was able to
photograph n...
Short-toed treecreeper!
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Finally, after quite a few walks in the neighbourhood, eyes and ears wide
open... we have seen what we think was a short-toed treecreeper
(GartenbaumlÀufer...
Been away for a while...
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We apologize for not posting in the last few months. We will try to get a
little better about posting regularly. Here are a few photos from the last
few mo...
Might be working now
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Okay, now I think I can insert a picture even though there are still no
icons showing, there are in visible places that are clickable. So here's a
black n...
Who Am I ???
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Any idea who will pop out of this cocoon? It spent about an hour yesterday
creeping along the deck. I suppose there was something of nutritional value
that...
We've moved!
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One week ago, Sarah and I closed on our new house and moved out of our
apartment. This weekend, we moved into our new house with a lot of help
from family...
Think Inside The [Chocolate] Box
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We're just two weeks away from my very favorite holiday, Halloween! A very
exciting time around here - planning and putting up decorations, what we'll
wear...
Moving Day
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The day has finally arrived. The new website is complete and the transfer
process can now begin. As nearly two years worth of blog content needs to
be pull...