Bird Photos and their Stories
Here are a few more pictures from our trip to Cape May in late September. Again, I included some interesting poses that show feather patterns not normally seen. The previous blog is here: Gorgeous Fall Warblers from Cape May trip–Part I. Enjoy!
It’s putting it mildly to say that identifying fall warblers is difficult, since many of them look very different from their breeding plumage. Add to that the fact that warblers don’t hold still for more than a nanosecond, especially for a photo-op. Then while you’re watching for movement, the leaves are also falling off […]
In Central PA, the beautiful fall warblers have all but made their way South, but the sparrows are coming through now. One of the gems that moves through our region is the handsome Lincoln’s Sparrow. The Audubon app says, “Although not uncommon during migration, Lincoln’s Sparrow is seldom noticed because of its shyness and its […]
Early this morning I heard a gang of Blue jays carrying on right outside the back of the house. It only lasted a minute, and then the Bluebirds and Nuthatches took over, making alarm calls like I’ve never heard before. We have 4 Screech Owl boxes put up around our house in the woods. The […]
My “how to” title may sound facetious, as I am no expert by any means, and coming across one of these babies is at least half luck! But everybody likes a good “how to” once in a while! Connecticut Warblers may be scarce as hen’s teeth in Central PA, but there are more reports […]
In my last post, I shared pictures of Those Beautiful Blue-headed Vireos which we have breeding on our hill. Here’s a vireo that we don’t get to see too often in Central PA, although I’ve heard them twice in migration this year. While visiting Cape May for a few days last week, I was excited to […]
It was a blue kind of day–Blue-headed Vireo day, that is! These little guys were everywhere it seemed, and not too shy either. I would welcome comments on the immature bird below, as Sibley has no picture of a streaked young bird. I’m assuming it’s newly fledged. It’s feathers look rather wet or oily.
The same misty morning as my last post, Bald Eagles on a Foggy Morning, I encountered a beautiful osprey on the lake. I zigzagged over to him to get a closer look, then when he was ready to take off, he came towards me rather than away like the Bald Eagles do. I loved the […]
Nowhere else was it foggy, but when I got to Montour Preserve, I found the lake completely fogged in. After taking the trouble to load the kayak that morning, I decided to go for it. The fog was bound to clear, wasn’t it? And also there were two bald eagles waiting for me across the […]
Had to laugh today while watching this pair of Wood Ducks at Wildwood Lake Park in Harrisburg. They seemed to be having a disagreement over something, but they got it worked out in the end.