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Add features designed to attract wildlife and eventually its likely you will see wildlife. What wildlife you will see is not always easy to predict. Even if you add a feature designed to specifically attract a certain animal it doesn’t mean you will actually see that animal. I put up a Purple Martin house in hopes of attracting Purple Martins. However to date that has not occurred. What has transpired instead is… Read More
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Purple Martins are cool birds. Fast and always on the move when I’ve see them. There is really only one time of year I ever see Purple Martins. Spring migration when the Purple Martins arrive back in the north is the best time for me to see them. There have been an increasing number of Purple Martin houses being put up in places in the Finger Lakes region that I visit. And… Read More
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This photo does a few things that I like. The bird stands out from the background. This is helped by the background being mostly light monochrome colors and not a very busy background. The Barn Swallow has deep colors that sets it apart form the rest of the scene. Light is glinting off the Barn Swallows feathers. Posture makes a difference. And the Barn Swallow with its wings back and tail to… Read More
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There are so many reasons to love birds. Bright colors. Sharp beaks and talons. Enormous wingspans. Amazing acrobatics. Ability to catch prey. Sometimes these features occur all in one creature. One bird I really like is this tiny little drab colors bird, the Eastern Phoebe. They are just un to watch Eastern Phoebes are hyper active little birds. They do not sit still for long. Moving from branch to branch. Exploding into… Read More
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I love the view of this Rose-Breasted Grosbeak as it is about to lean in and take a piece of food from the birdfeeder. The Rose-Breasted Grosbeak is another one of those birds that I’ve seldom seen for the most part. Then all of a sudden one season I saw Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks a lot. They were regular visitors to my backyard feeders for a season. I had so many opportunities to watch… Read More
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Its hard not to like colorful birds. When there is a burst of color at the bird feeder it can quite literally brighten up the day. If you enjoy seeing wildlife. Set up a birdfeeder wherever you can. If you want to photograph wildlife. Set up a birdfeeder wherever you can. Photo details: Nikon D300S. Nikon 300mm f/4. Focal length 420mm. ISO 400. 1/1000 sec. f/5.6.
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Some birds seem to be few and fare between. Other birds are seen all the time. Then there are birds that for some reason or another it seems to be that I have increasingly frequent sightings. That is the case for Pine Siskins. It was a long time before I saw my first Pine Siskin. Then it just seemed over the years I have been seeing them with increasing frequency. There are… Read More
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The Northern Cardinal is probably one of the more well known bird species in my area. They are known for their song and most significantly for their bright bold red color. The bright red color is great. But for me it is all about the more subtle colors of the female Northern Cardinal. I love the subtle brown color of the feathers that cover mosst of the body. The brown is set… Read More
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Beautiful light and a beautiful bird combine in this image. I had never seen an Evening Grosbeak until all of a sudden I saw a lot of them. I had more opportuinities to focus my phtogorapohy on a new species of bird than I almost ver get. All this right at home. NAture is always full of surprises. Photo details: Nikon D500. Nikon 300mm f/4. Focal length 420mm. ISO 400. 1/800 sec…. Read More
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Some birds you see all the time. Some birds you see only a couple of times ever. Common Redpolls are cool looking little finch type birds. I have seen them on four occasions. The last time I saw one was in 2013. I have not seen one since. I love the little bits of dappled sunlight hitting the Redpoll in this photo. Photo details: Nikon D300S. Nikon 300mm f/4. Focal length 420mm…. Read More
