Brent Pennington: Photographer

BRENT PENNINGTON – A great egret hunts in a canal at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Chincoteague, VA, on 10 May 2025. BRENT PENNINGTON –

BRENT PENNINGTON – A ring-billed gull on the beach at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Chincoteague, VA, on the morning of 10 May 2025. BRENT PENNINGTON

The best part about visiting the beach is the chance to work with shorebirds – at least, it is for me.  I am an equal

A nod to the simple song sparrow, often overlooked.  In fact, the entirety of the sparrow family may be overlooked by birders and photographers alike,

The tufted titmouse is a year-long resident of Northeastern Pennsylvania, and a frequent visitor to bird feeders.  More visible in winter when there are fewer

A bit of “No Man’s Sky” humor for anyone who is familiar.  But this tree swallow is an interloper, trying to elbow in on eastern

BRENT PENNINGTON – A male Eastern bluebird perches near his nest box on the east shore of Lackawanna State Park, PA, on the morning of

Baltimore Orioles are one of the more-recognized eastern birds, even among non-birders.  This is hardly surprising, given their bright orange and black coloring, and their

This was a new entry for the life-list, a Chestnut-sided Warbler.  Little guy was singing his heard out from a branch alongside one of the

BRENT PENNINGTON – An American red squirrel clings to a tree trunk at Lackawanna State Park, PA, on the morning of 14 May 2024. BRENT

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

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! 

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

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

Mama Wood Duck and her brood, out for a morning swim.

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

Goats living their best life at the Hancock Shaker Village in Massachusetts this past spring.

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

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,

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