Category Archives: Nature

Views 119: Birds of Montezuma

Spring and another Sunshine day saw me traveling to the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge near Seneca Falls, New York over the weekend  The Nikon 80-400VR lens brought back a nice group of avian photographs to share with you today. For … Continue reading

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Sunshine

If I had a day that I could give you I’d give to you a day just like today — lyrics from “Sunshine On My Shoulder” by John Denver I have a personal Springtime tradition that on the very first … Continue reading

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Winter’s Back is Broken

I first encountered the phrase, “Winter’s back is broken”, while reading Jean Auel’s The Mammoth Hunters,  the third book in her Earth’s Children series (excellent books, by the way).  I had never heard it but Google shows me others are … Continue reading

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White Calm

But calm, white calm, was born into a swan — Elizabeth Coatsworth There where thousands of ducks and geese on Webster Pond but only one swan. He was a calm in a sea of flying feathers and noisy neighbors. This … Continue reading

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View 109: On Webster Pond

Taking advantage of a warm and sunny January day, I visited Webster Pond just south of Syracuse, New York, to photograph the waterfowl who call it home.  I wanted to try and capture the faces and grace of the ducks … Continue reading

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