Tag Archives: wildlife refuge

Birds of Montezuma Photo Essay

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Scott Thomas Photography

I had my most successful day photographing the birds who call the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge home in early April, 2010. In all, I photographed nine species in four hours of roving the wildlife drive, lookouts and trails. I know … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature, Photo Essay | Tagged 80-400mm, birds, canada goose, chickadee, flicker, flying, great blue heron, montezuma, new york, nikon D70, nuthatch, osprey, Photography, soaring, song sparrow, tree swallow, vr, wild turkey, wildlife, wildlife refuge, woodpecker | 18 Comments

Views 119: Birds of Montezuma

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Scott Thomas Photography

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 →

Posted in Animals, Nature, Weekly View | Tagged 80-400mm, canada goose, chickadee, montezuma, new york, nikon D70, nuthatch, osprey, Photography, song sparrow, tree swallow, vr, wildlife, wildlife refuge | 34 Comments

Curious Deer

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Scott Thomas Photography

Whitetail Deer can be very curious. When I pulled up to a viewing area in my car on the Wildlife Drive in the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge last week, this doe wandered over to see what this strange looking thing … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Nature | Tagged brown, deer, doe, mammal, montezuma, new york, Photography, whitetail, wildlife, wildlife refuge | 9 Comments

Song Itch

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Scott Thomas Photography

Last year, I shared the song of the Song Sparrow. This year I not only enjoyed the Song Sparrow’s singing but a real life moment. As the saying goes, when you get an itch, scratch it. 🙂

Posted in Animals, Nature | Tagged birds, itch, montezuma, new york, Photography, scratch, song sparrow, wildlife, wildlife refuge | 17 Comments

View 68: Great Blue Heron

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Scott Thomas Photography

I’ve been watching Great Blue Herons around central New York for over 40 years. In all that time, I’ve never gotten any good photos of one. Sure, I have some of them sleeping, resting, hunting or flying. None are very … Continue reading →