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 […]

Osprey

BRENT PENNINGTON – Osprey perch on a nesting platform at the Lackawac Sanctuary, at Lake Wallenpaupack, PA, on the afternoon of 31 July 2023. BRENT PENNINGTON – Osprey perch on a nesting platform at the Lackawac Sanctuary, at Lake Wallenpaupack, PA, on the afternoon of 31 July 2023. BRENT PENNINGTON – Osprey perch on a […]

Promised Land Birds

A sampling of birds from a morning visit to Promised Land State Park, as a follow-up to my last post.  The shoreline at the Lower Lake, from the wildlife blind to the boat launch, and around to the creek, is often fruitful, even later into the summer than I’d generally expect.  It’s a good mix […]

Lone Goldfinch

A lone male Goldfinch on a cloudy morning.

Unexpected Meeting

While visiting Hillside Park on morning looking for birds, I came around a protrusion of scrub growth to find myself face-to-face with this White-tailed deer buck.  I think we were equally surprised to see each other, although he lingered for several moments, enough time that I was able to grab a few frames. White-tailed deer […]

Striped Lynx Spider

BRENT PENNINGTON – A Striped Lynx spider hunts among thyme and chives in a herb garden in Scranton, PA, on the afternoon of 22 July 2023. BRENT PENNINGTON – A Striped Lynx spider hunts among thyme and chives in a herb garden in Scranton, PA, on the afternoon of 22 July 2023. BRENT PENNINGTON – […]