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Pied-billed Grebes are small duck like birds. They are often found swimming around on ponds or lakes. For me the Pied-billed Grebe is a difficult bird to photograph a lot of the time. I don’t use really long telephoto lenses and the Pied-billed Grebe is small and often stays at a distance. But they are a fun and challenging bird to photograph and it creates a good way to work on my… Read More
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Horned Grebes are birds that migrate through my area in the early spring. When you see Horned Grebes you can easily tell the males and females apart. Their coloration is different. At least during the spring migration. Male Horned Grebes are darker overall, especially on their head and necks and the males have a bright swash of bright color that is the “horn” they are names for. Female Horned Grebes are not… Read More
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Greater Yellow-Legs are medium sized wading birds that can be seen in the area of upstate New York where I live. Watching Greater Yellow-Legs is fun because they are larger than small wading birds like sandpipers. And Greater Yellow-Legs move around more than larger wading birds like great blue heron. Having a medium sized shorebird that moves around regularly is good for wildlife photography. A subject that is relatively easy to see… Read More
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I am a fan of trying to find appreciation for things other might not appreciate, especially when it comes to nature. The much maligned Canada Geese are a perfect example of that. There probably are not many other birds especially in my area that are more complained about. Canada Geese are actually beautiful and majestic birds. We just lose sight of that. Canada Geese have become so commonplace that we think of… Read More
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I mentioned previously that there is only one species of Egrets we see right where I live. That species is the Great Egret. I am fortunate that we have a few different options for finding wading birds like Great Egrets where I live. One such option is along the Chemung River. The river is often not particularly deep. So Great Egrets can be seen at almost any point from one shoreline to… Read More
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It is always exciting to get out and visit a new location. I don’t usually do any research in advance of a visit to a new place to see what I might find there. I like to be surprised. The excitement of seeing something new and unexpected is part of what I find so fun. If you see a new bird. Do you know what it is. Are you familiar with it…. Read More
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The Wood Duck is a bit smaller than the more common duck the Mallard. Wood Ducks are a brightly colored beautiful bird in the male ducks of the species. This is probably the way one most often sees them photographed. I often like the more subtle colors in birds. The female wood duck is a beautiful more subtle shade of colors. In my recent photography adventures with the Wood Duck I was… Read More
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The Ruddy Duck is one of the variety of birds I often look for during spring migration. I try to stop at one of our local parks that features a pond regularly looking for migrating birds in the early spring. Some days are better than others. Sometimes I don’t see any migratory birds passing through. Other days I am treated to a wide variety of migrating birds al in one visit. It… Read More
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The Ring-necked Duck is a perfectly fine duck. But to me it is a misnamed duck. I don’t think I have ever seen a Ring-necked Duck that actually has a ring on their neck. So maybe I am misidentifying them. Very possible. Or the ducks were named for a duck that did have a ring on its neck, but that is not actually the most common variation in the birds plumage. Maybe… Read More
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Redhead ducks are beautiful birds. The Redhead features multiple colors across its body. Gray lower body and abdomen. A black chest. And of course the red head for which the Redhead duck is so named. All the colors fit together beautifully. They are all in these deeper darker tones. Not brilliant and standing out so much. There is this subtle dignified beauty to the colors of the Redhead. I was able to… Read More
