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Tag Archives: wildlife
Assignment 25: Your Photography Passion
This being a milestone number, I thought I would come up with something a little different for this month’s assignment. I have many passions in my life which repeated here on the blog. I have followed many of you (see … Continue reading
Posted in Assignments
Tagged autumn, beach, bison, boat, buffalo, crunch, girls, hockey, lake george, Lake Ontario, north dakota, sunset, syracuse, tourist, water, wildlife
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Eastern Bluebird
It was a windy, cold Spring day when I visited the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge near Seneca Falls, New York last week. The Wildlife Drive was not completely open yet with a turn around and two way traffic on a … Continue reading
Posted in Animals
Tagged 80-400mm, birds, bokeh, eastern bluebird, female, montezuma national wildlife refuge, new york, nikon D7100, outdoors, seneca falls, sialia sialis, spring, vr, wildlife
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View 271: Snow Birds
In upstate New York, many people refer to Snow Birds as the Canadian people who travel through the state in the Spring after spending the winter in Florida and other points south. There is another kind of snow bird who … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Weekly View
Tagged 80-400mm, birds, cayuga lake, finger lakes, migration, new york, nikon D700, seneca falls, snow geese, spring, vr, water, white, wildlife, winter
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Spring Tradition
The Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) has made an appearance on my blog for each year of its existence. It has become my Spring tradition to post a photo of the sweet sounding little song bird. Last year was the first … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Nature
Tagged 80-400mm, birds, blue, branch, feet, legs, montezuma national wildlife refuge, new york, nikon D700, perch, profile, savannah sparrow, seneca falls, singing, sky, song sparrow, spring, vr, wildlife, yellow
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View 225: Spring Pairs
Last month we had a stretch of unusually warm weather which accelerated the growth of many flowering tree species. In visiting the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge over the weekend, it looks like the birds are a little early, too. This … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Nature, Weekly View
Tagged 80-400mm, birds, box, ducks, eastern bluebirds, mallard, montezuma national wildlife refuge, nest, nesting, new york, nikon D700, pond, seneca falls, tree swallows, vr, water, wildlife
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