Category Archives: photography
Late summer woodland birds in Maine
The last week in August is an interesting time. Migrants are gorging on insects and seeds before moving south. Resident birds are also taking advantage of plentiful food before fall comes. Here are some photographs of residents plus a couple … Continue reading
A walk in Porter Preserve, Boothbay, Maine
I went to Maine this Spring just before warm weather burst on the scene and buds broke fully open. The land was green with recent moisture and seemed full of anticipation of real Spring. Porter Preserve, Boothbay Region, Land Trust is … Continue reading
The Glories of Autumn in Ireland: Part 3
Several insects and other small invertebrates came indoors as the weather turned colder. The cottage is in the middle of the woods and close to the lake and wildlife finds a way to come inside. Below are pictures of some … Continue reading
Glories of Nature: Autumn in Ireland Part 2
The rich harvest of wild berries in the Irish hedgerows is a signature sign of Autumn. Blackberries and rose hips from wild Dog Roses, Hawthorn hips and Blackthorn berries better known as Sloes.
To see the glories of nature you have to look carefully. Autumn in Ireland part one.
As Spring approaches in 2017 I look back to October 2016 in Tipperary, Ireland on the shores of Lough Derg. It was a typical ripe Autumn bursting with berries and dying leaves rich with color. I found wildflowers before Winter and battered … Continue reading
Pacific Shore Birds on Rose Atoll
I find that shore birds on distant Pacific islands can be hard to approach. They are often far out on sand spits or rocky outcrops, and fly off as soon as one approaches. On Rose Atoll, the southern-most US national monument … Continue reading
Anna’s Hummingbirds in La Jolla
During the winter in Southern California the hummingbirds are as busy as ever defending their territory and this male Anna’s Hummingbird was no exception. He was so focused on defending his patch that he let me get very close. … Continue reading
Masked Boobies: Rose Atoll Part Two
The Masked Booby is such an elegant bird however the young are endearing and almost comical – as the first two photographs show. There were a few chicks and juveniles on Rose Island and I saw several adults flying. The young were … Continue reading
Rose Atoll, Remote US National Monument. Part One Brown Boobies
Rose Atoll is a tiny speck on the map in the Southern pacific and is part of American Samoa. This remote place has one small island that you can walk around in twenty minutes but is home for over 300,000 seabirds. … Continue reading
Ofu Beach American Samoa National Park
The second island in American Samoa I visited was Ofu. It is joined by a slim suspension bridge to Olisega and together they are six kilometers long. This isolated speck of paradise has steep verdant slopes of thick forest and … Continue reading
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