Bird Photos and their Stories
These blubbery sausage-like seals are a sight to behold, sometimes blending in with the rocks that they’ve hauled out onto. They stick close to shore so that when the tide goes out they can do their version of planking, often with head and tail upraised, looking something like a banana! They weigh between up […]
Living in the woods, our family comes across Carpenter Bees quite often. They can be real pests if they decide to bore holes in your deck in order to make tunnels for raising their offspring, but they are not actually feeding on the wood. They collect nectar from flowers and aid in pollination like other […]
Last week while hoping for shorebirds at Montour Preserve, and watching for anything that moves from the kayak, I spotted this long, thin, chocolate-brown creature. I’ve seen them on the other side of the preserve before where very few people walk the trails, but never out in the open with people walking the path 5 […]
While photographing hummingbirds in my flower garden, I’ve come across two smaller imposters. In fact, these moths are so fast, that it’s hard to get a good look as they feed on the bee balm in the garden. Several people over the years have asked me about their little, but strange-looking hummingbirds. Until I photographed […]
What do you call a nature walk by kayak? Not sure, but I love early mornings all alone in my kayak at Montour Preserve near my home. Here are some images I captured from this morning. I am in awe of our Great Creator!!
Across the field from where I was birding with friends was an animal that we thought was a deer at first. Putting bins on it, we realized we were seeing an adult coyote running along the woods with a young pup running behind. I know that the farmers in our area would not be happy […]