Tag Archives: birds

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

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Blue Super Moon

While I did not have much luck with the Super Moon earlier this month, I decided to create a blue hour version by using a long exposure to build up the sky’s blue color. A few days before the Super … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Best of 2011

Previously I have shared with you my Best Sports and Disney photos for 2011.  Now, it is time to present my top ten photos of 2011.  It was not easy to whittle it down to 10.  I started with over … Continue reading

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