Category: Bird Photographs

Birding with a Camera Presentation

photocrati galleryOn Monday, February 11 at 7 PM I will be giving a talk and slide show called “Birding with a Camera”. It will be at the Mayer Room at the  Howe Library in Hanover, N.H. Sponsored by the Mascoma Chapter of the New Hampshire Audubon Society. I will cover camera basics, then show slides of photos on location in various situations , followed by a Loon show with some of my original harp music and field recordings of Loon calls.  The bottom photo is a juvenile Loon.

Barred Owl Rescue

photocrati galleryI was called by my vet (Norwich Regional Animal Hospital aka NoAH),  this past Friday to visit and photograph a Barred Owl that had been brought in by the local police. Got some nice close-up photos- the owl was very calm . Veterinarian Jennifer Lesser (pictured)  was in charge until someone came from the Vermont Institute of Natural Science to take it to their Avian Rehab. facility, where the owl, a female, is recovering from a small wing fracture.

Belted Kingfisher Takes Flight

photocrati galleryI was watching this female belted kingfisher flying around and diving in a local Vermont beaver pond. Caught this action as she was taking off  for another dash and dive around the pond.

 

The first picture is my original photo, and the second is “painted” in Photoshop. The third picture is kingfisher as “Phoenix Rising”

 

Odd Ducks

photocrati galleryThese two ducks- a male Bufflehead and a male Ring-necked Duck, have been hanging out together above a big dam on the Connecticut river in Wilder , Vermont. They were here in January/February, when they might be expected to be seen, but they’re STILL here , long after they usually would have migrated North. No one has seen either of them fly. They seem content, eat well and stay close. It’s a joy to see them, but. hoping there is nothing wrong with them.

bufflehead, ring-necked
Two ducks still visiting in Vermont

American Redstart Nesting

photocrati galleryOne if the joys of bird-watching is witnessing something special- in this case , an American Redstart female building a nest in a Sumac bush. I watched her for about 15 minutes, and managed to get a few pictures.  The real picture though, is in my memory as a cherished moment!