Birds In The Snow
Female Cardinal ...
Male Cardinal ...
And a Tufted Titmouse (just because it's the best bird name) ...
January 25, 2011
March 26, 2009
Chickadee
March 1, 2009
Finch And Cardinal In The Snow
With a winter storm on the way, the birds were flocking to the bird feeder again.
December 14, 2008
A Hawk Again
Last Sunday around lunch time a hawk landed in my front yard. This Sunday around lunch time a hawk landed in a tree near my driveway.
December 7, 2008
Hawks play in the snow, too.
... and when I say play, I mean this hawk swooped out of a tree to grab some small animal for lunch.
November 25, 2008
More Birds
With the days getting shorter and the weather getting colder, the birds are going a little crazy around the bird feeder when there's a storm on the way. When the red bellied woodpecker flew in all the other smaller birds scattered. Otherwise the little birds, mostly finches, were fighting for space on the feeder which was fun to watch and take photos of (especially if you're a nature photography geek like me).
November 13, 2008
Finch
This finch was part of the feeding frenzy at my bird feeder this morning. Obviously the birds were aware that there was a rain storm on the way, and it made for some good bird photography from my kitchen window.
October 12, 2008
Seagulls at the Beach
There were some photogenic seagulls on the beaches of Cape Cod today...
July 20, 2008
Young Cardinal
I was in New Hampshire for the weekend and had some good photos I was thinking about posting here, but then I got home and snapped a shot of this juvenile cardinal. It's the best photo of the weekend by far. I particularly like the detail in the bird's feathers.
July 9, 2008
Some Geese
A couple of Canada Geese hanging out on a rock in a local pond.
June 30, 2008
Bird Feeder Photo Project
At the end of January I put up a bird feeder in my yard so I could get some photos of wild birds. It's worked out quite nicely and I've been introduced to a lot of bird behavior that I didn't know about before.
Of course I've been taking photos of the birds as they grab seeds from the feeder since I've had it. At first I was thinking that it was kind of lame to have all these photos of wild birds with a bird feeder in every shot. But when I put it in the context of a bird feeder project, all of a sudden the feeder becomes a meeting place instead of a distraction.
So, enjoy my set of bird feeder photos from the past 5 months. You'll see cardinals, finches, chickadees, nuthatches, a squirrel, a chipmunk, and of course the tufted titmouse (which just may be the most fun bird name ever).
Enjoy the photos... see them by clicking your mouse right here.
June 22, 2008
Cardinal Closeup
It was a real good few days for wildlife photos. A deer on Friday afternoon, a chipmunk (photos to be posted a little later) and a ton of birds at the bird feeder this afternoon.
The whole reason behind setting up a bird feeder was to get some photos of the cardinals that hang around my yard. Of course there have been many other birds that I've been able to shoot (with the camera, not with a bb gun) since I set it up in January, and I've just started thinking about a project to put together the best photos from the bird feeder. At first I thought it was kind of cheesy to have a bird feeder in almost all of my wild bird photos, but I think it'll be fine if it becomes a set of photos that show off the birds that visit people's backyard feeders.
June 15, 2008
Loon
A loon swimming in New Hampshire.
The same loon showing off for the camera.
April 5, 2008
Goldfinch
A goldfinch molting. The bright yellow color will fill in completely in a couple of weeks.
March 10, 2008
The Wildlife Returns
We set our clocks ahead an hour this past weekend and that apparently brought out some wildlife. I came across a group of 6 turkeys while I was out for a walk this morning.
The sun is getting warm and the days are getting longer... that's good for wildlife photographers.
February 6, 2008
Wet Cardinal
View imageFinally, after having my bird feeder up for a week and a half the cardinals finally showed up. It rained for most of the day here, but the cardinals decided to join the rest of the birds for a snack around noon. Now that they've warmed up the to the bird feeder, I should be able to get some great shots when the sun comes out.
February 4, 2008
Birds
For the past couple of months I've been trying to get some good photos of the pair of cardinals that hang out in a tree by my driveway, but they never get close enough so that I can get a good photo. I can't afford a 1000mm lens right now, so I grabbed an old bird feeder from my parents and got some wild bird seed to try to bring the cardinals closer to my window so I can take some nice photos of them.
it's been about a week since the bird feeder has been up and the cardinals don't seem to want to come near it yet, but there have been tons of other birds eating the free food. They were out in force yesterday and I got a bunch of good shots. The photo in this post is my favorite from yesterday. Click on it to see a larger version.
January 24, 2008
Birds and a Squirrel
Here's a set of some wildlife photos I've taken in the past month. I should have posted them earlier, but it's not like they're time sensitive, so it's OK.
January 11, 2008
Birds
I've been in Florida on vacation for the past week, and the wildlife is outstanding here. Here's a white heron that was hunting fish in a pond this afternoon. I'll have more to show off next week when I get back home.
November 26, 2007
Cardinal
Because the male cardinal is red, he's really easy to see on an overcast day in late autumn when most of the trees have lost their leaves. But the cardinal knows he's red and knows that everything that wants to eat him can see him very easily, too. That means that he doesn't stick around too long when he notices something odd... like the sound of a camera shutter. I went unnoticed long enough to get a couple of decent shots. Nothing good enough to print out a wall sized poster, but certainly good enough for you to look at in this update.
August 19, 2007
A Little Early For Thanksgiving
I spotted this trio walking down a dirt road underneath some power lines this afternoon. Actually, they were in the middle of the road blocking traffic first, but they moved out of the way of the cars fairly fast. A fourth turkey flew over my head as I was taking photos of these three.