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Haunted Halloween Vulture

Immature Turkey Vulture
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Baltimore Orioles

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2021 New England Bird Calendars for sale

For more information, go to my new web site

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Happy New Year!

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A Hummingbird that isn’t a Hummingbird!

Hummingbird Moths look and act remarkably like real birds. They are beautiful! This is the first one I’ve ever see-it was in my garden, feeding on a Bee Balm flower. Official name is “Hummingbird Clearwing”  (Hemaris thysbe).

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Spring Bird Sightings

After a long winter, extending into April, Finally, Spring!

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Show at Seven Stars Arts Center in Sharon Vermont

My new show is hung at Seven Stars Arts center in Sharon Vermont. It will be up through August. 

http://www.sevenstarsarts.org/index.html

Look at the schedule of events and activities to find out when they are open. There are no regular hours for the show, but there is a lot going on!

Here are a few of the works to be seen:

 

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Yellow-rumped Warbler Visits suet feeder

I love to make stories with my photos, even if they are not all “perfect” pictures, but sometimes documentation is worth more than perfection.  A few days ago I was surprised to see a bright Yellow-rumped Warbled on my suet feeder. It had been cold and rainy all day.  The feeder was almost empty, but he was very determined to glean a crumb.  I took these shots through a window. After he left I put more suet in the feeder and he came back for a better meal.

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Scarlet Tanager

Brilliant Scarlet Tanager Arrives May 1, 2017

Found along a busy roadside-saw this bright speck and came to a screeching halt (safely). He flitted all around, but posed for me briefly. This is an early date for a Scarlet to arrive here in Vermont.

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EAGLE’S NEST!

A pair of Bald Eagles have a nest in the area, and these photos were taken when 2 nestlings seemed newly hatched.

 

 

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Surprise Spring Snowstorm In Vermont

The birds at home were pretty hungry and came to our feeders. April Fools day dumped a foot of snow on us!

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A FEW WINTER BIRD SIGHTINGS

JUST A RANDOM COLLECTION OF BIRDS AROUND HOME IN VERMONT…WAITING FOR SPRING!

 

 

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2017 Vermont Birds Calendar!

Once again I have created a calendar with new photos of Vermont birds. Although that’s the title, they are really appropriate for  most species found in New England. I am a long-time local photographer. Most of my work is bird photography, so I’ve put together a 2017 calendar of Vermont birds. It is 11″ x 8 1/2″, wire bound printed on heavy stock, very nice color.

Go to my “shopping cart”  page to purchase with Paypal. Here are a few images from the calendar.

 

 

 

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Mother Fox and her Two Kits

I spied this lovely fox in a field and soon noticed her kits coming out of their den. They stayed out a short while before getting frightened by some loud crows.

 

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Spring Surprises in Vermont

Spring is so exciting here in Vermont. Every day brings a new surprise. For the first time I am seeing a yellow-bellied Sapsucker at my suet. He seems to have to raise his head to swallow the stuff.  (Taken through a dirty window).  There seem to be Bitterns (usually rare and elusive) everywhere. Here is the Sapsucker sharing suet with a Downy Woodpecker. And closer views of the amazing bittern with a frog, and after “lunch”.


 

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