Yellow Warbler
Yellow warblers are one of my perennial summer favorites, cheerful, flitting balls of golden fluff who seem to be always in motion, one moment brace and the next skittish. While this photo isn’t as dramatic as others I’ve captured of them in the past, I liked it for its simplicity, the little bird paused in […]
Common Yellowthroat
An immature Common yellowthroat who I found hunting amid the field at Lackawanna State Park in July. He was successful, at least in this attempt! I was able to capture a few photos of him before he moved on to continue his search for breakfast. Identification of immature birds is often a bit tricky, as […]
Tree Swallow
A Tree swallow perched atop a metal post, just as curious about me as I was about him. Or perhaps he was just soaking in the morning sun and letting it warm him.
Great Blue Heron
A Great Blue Heron looking mighty dapper on a September morning. Caught this from the kayak during a morning paddle; shooting from the kayak opens up lots of access that isn’t possible from land, and has the added benefit of being seen as less frightening by a lot of wildlife. Letting the kayak drift forward […]
Wood Ducks
Mama Wood Duck and her brood, out for a morning swim.
Autumn Killdeer
A mid-September paddle at Lackawanna State Park resulted in a welcome encounter with a flock of Killdeer along a muddy sandbar, near where the East Branch of Tunkhannock Creek flows into the lake. Killdeer are a long-time favorite if mine, but are skittish, almost always hovering just a few feet farther away that would be […]
Goats
Goats living their best life at the Hancock Shaker Village in Massachusetts this past spring.
Nescopeck Birds
In addition to the loon, my visit to Nescopeck State Park this past spring included encounters with several other bird species, including a new addition to my life list! In order of appearance in the gallery above: The Black & White warbler includes Pennsylvania in its extensive breeding range, but in my experience it is […]
Nescopeck Loon
In the closing weeks of this past spring, I managed a visit to Nescopeck State Park. Nescopeck takes a little extra effort to get to, so it has long been on my list of “I’d like to go there” places, but across the span of many years I’ve only made one actual visit, and it […]
Trumpeter Swan
A visit to Promised Land State Park a few weeks back, on an unusually cool summer morning, didn’t yield the morning light and sunrise images I had been anticipating. It did, however, bring me something unexpected – a swan floating just offshore from the Lower Lake boat launch. Swans are in the area, but are […]