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Elizabeth River Bird Blog » Bird Photography
1y ago
Some of what I'm about to share may be familiar to you. I've been telling the story of the Osprey pair for a while now. It's an interesting one because so few of these birds nest in south central PA (though that may be changing). It's interesting, too, because I've been given access to property ..read more
Elizabeth River Bird Blog » Bird Photography
1y ago
I’ve started to watch and take photos of a male Belted Kingfisher. He's laid claim to the farm pond I visit and is there now every time I show. The Osprey family that took up residence nearby has moved on and headed south, but the kingfisher is going nowhere—at least for the time being. And ..read more
Elizabeth River Bird Blog » Bird Photography
1y ago
A quick note to readers. This blog is mostly about birds and bird photography. It isn't particularly technical, but I never rule the technical out. Though each post stands alone, I tend to build on or expand upon previous ones. For example, this one builds on what I've written about a local greenspace and its ..read more
Elizabeth River Bird Blog » Bird Photography
1y ago
I continue to be amazed at the number of people who visit here and read "A Green Heron Colony." After "A Game Changing Bird Photography Camera," a piece about the then-new Canon EOS R5 full-frame mirrorless camera, it's my most-read post. I've written a lot about other species of birds, like the Osprey and Killdeer ..read more
Elizabeth River Bird Blog » Bird Photography
1y ago
Let's begin with a photo of a Gray Catbird. I made the mistake of writing in an earlier blog that these birds are hard to find out in the open. Not true. This adult was doing what so many do this time of year: it was gathering food to feed its young. But it was ..read more
Elizabeth River Bird Blog » Bird Photography
1y ago
This isn't an essay on photography and art (by any stretch), nevertheless I touch on both here and hope you find what follows interesting and helpful. Before we get underway, here's another female bird we can add to the "pantheon." This is a female Wood Duck—a perching duck, as you can see. Here, she was ..read more
Elizabeth River Bird Blog » Bird Photography
2y ago
The last blog didn't go over too well. Such is life. I imagined some saying, "What does 'Water Sources and Winter Light' even mean"? If the title had been catchier or if I had worded it something like, "How to Take Advantage of Water Sources and Winter Light," the blog might have attracted more interest ..read more
Elizabeth River Bird Blog » Bird Photography
2y ago
Several readers asked me about the thrush photo in "More Photo-Worthy Moments." It was nothing special, but I chose it because it perfectly complemented the quote just above it. If you're interested, I took the photo in the woods. It was quiet, the bird was close, and it was easy to "feel that connection." The ..read more
Elizabeth River Bird Blog » Bird Photography
2y ago
A few days after my encounter with the Northern Waterthrush, an occasion I described in "Photos and Commentary," I came face to face with a red fox. My wife and I had just gotten out of our car and were busy watching the Osprey nest (and one I'm now monitoring for the Pennsylvania Game Commission ..read more
Elizabeth River Bird Blog » Bird Photography
2y ago
You know it's winter when you see a bird sighting report of 4 Greater White-fronted Geese spending time in a corn stubble field and a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk soaring nearby or one of a Golden Eagle drifting by overhead accompanied by a couple of Common Ravens. These may have been Pennsylvania and Massachusetts reports ..read more