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We are having a somewhat typical spring with widely fluctuating temperatures. But we have had some pretty extreme winds and it is exceptionally dry. So we are in a drought rather than “mud season”. There have been some early arrivals and more transients heading north. This is a sampling from the past 7-10 days. First,Continue reading “Early Spring Sightings”

Continuing to explore inland areas after a winter spent mostly along the shore has been fruitful. We are seeing some early migrants and some residents that were scarce during the snowier times. I have recently posted pictures of two of the three Merganser species that visit our region: Red-breasted Merganser and Hooded Merganser. The thirdContinue reading “More inland sightings”

The ice has disappeared from ponds and reservoirs at last so there are finally opportunities to see more of the inland birds. Resident and migrating ducks and other early arrivals are appearing in good numbers. This is an interesting shot of two pairs of different duck species in close proximity. They don’t often get closeContinue reading “Away from the Ocean”

“In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” ― Alfred Lord Tennyson. I guess that’s true but there is no question about a young duck’s interest. I took these photos of two male Bufflehead with a lone female performing their courtship rituals just offshore from the beach on the southernContinue reading “Spring and a young duck’s fancy.”

We’ve been dodging some wild early March weather and were happy to have a few warm, calm days between those with high winds and arctic temperatures. March has certainly been a “coming in like a lion” so far this year. The snow and ice finally cleared enough for a trip to the bluffs overlooking theContinue reading “Early March”

These are some photos that I took during the past week or so while checking out some different camera/lens/setting combinations. We seem to be at a bit of an interlude as birds are starting to be on the move or getting ready for breeding season. So the numbers of birds are a bit lower. ButContinue reading “Testing”

It’s time to return to reality after the warm weather photos and memories in the previous posts and face the persistent winter of 2020-21. There have been a few brief periods of relative warmth but winter isn’t quite ready to move along yet. These pictures are from a couple of outings in the past week.Continue reading “Back to Winter”

We saw so many old favorites and new discoveries on our pre-Pandemic Florida expedition that I had a hard time picking out pictures. What follows are just a few of them. And I must add some non-avian residents.

A year ago, during the first week of March, I was with a group of fellow birders and photographers on a trip organized by Massachusetts Audubon to visit sites in southern Florida. We returned home less than two weeks before things started shutting down. Seems like a lot more than a year has passed. AndContinue reading “Before the Pandemic, Part 1”

A friend and I took advantage of the only sunny day last week to get out and explore. The sun was nice but the very gusty wind made for a bitterly cold morning. Even the birds were generally hunkered down but there always seems to be something for us see. At our first stop, anContinue reading “Cold Day”