Archive for the 'Slower Delaware' Category

Mar 09 2010

Pictures for Peterson 3: Prairie Warbler

No big backstory here…just a beautiful little bird, singing his heart out, an image that seems appropriate for the gorgeous early spring weather we are having today, though it will still be another month before Prairie Warblers return to our area.

The buzzy, ascending song of Prairie Warbler is the first “fancy” song I remember learning, [...]

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Mar 08 2010

Pictures for Peterson 2: Red Knots & Ruddy Turnstones

The second of my photos that appears in the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America is one of the big ones, spanning two pages, a treatment afforded only 3 shots in each book. It appears across pages ii & iii.

But the photograph has to share space–lots of space–with two text boxes and [...]

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Mar 04 2010

Pictures for Peterson 1: Scarlet Tanager

I’m beginning with the first of my bird photos that appears in the Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America, hereafter simply, Eastern. It appears on page i.

Obviously, it’s a male Scarlet Tanager. It was photographed 19 May 2009 near Georgetown, DE. When I accepted the assignment to provide 30 photographs [...]

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Sep 14 2009

European Golden-Plover near Smyrna, DE photo by Anthony Gonzon

Congratulations to Andy Urquhart for his astonishing find of a European Golden-Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) just southeast of Smyrna, Delaware. The bird is hanging out in the fields at Wick’s Potato Farm, on the west side of Route 9, just south of the turnoff for Bombay Hook National Wildlife National Wildlife Refuge. Time to write is [...]

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Sep 12 2009

Lark Sparrow at Fort Miles, Cape Henlopen State Park, DE

Published by jeff under Birding, Delmarva, Slower Delaware

I was out walking the dog around 9:30 AM this morning when I got a phone call from Forrest Rowland, who is once again scanning the skies over the Cape Henlopen Hawk Watch. He said that he had heard from Derek Stoner that the Delmarva Ornithological Society group Derek was leading on their annual Cape May field [...]

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Jul 12 2009

Sunday Morning Horseshoe Crab Flip

Approaching Fowler Beach this morning, I glanced at the interpretive sign declaring it a Horseshoe Crab sanctuary. I thought back to the height of the crab spawning in May and thought how much more placid things felt now, as the frenzied activity of spring slowly melted into the comparative quiet of midsummer. It would be [...]

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May 28 2009

Camo Anniversary

Mr. & Mrs. Gordon
Redden State Forest
27 May 2009 
 
I think I may have missed the boat here. Looks like the traditional gift for 3rd anniversaries is, um, leather…
 
Oh well. We went out taking pictures of birds (and bees!) instead. It was not the most romantic anniversary ever, but it was lots of fun. Thanks to [...]

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May 26 2009

You’re gonna find your way to heaven is a rough and rocky road…

…if you don’t stop and smell the roses along the way!

Rough Greensnake near Trap Pond State Park, DE  sunning on road and climbing multiflora rose 
19 May 2009

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May 13 2009

Marsh Wren: Portrait & Landscape

Published by jeff under Birding, Slower Delaware

May oh May! There is always something going on in May. In my case, not much blogging so far. And not much today, either, but I wanted to put up a quick post to just check in and say hello.
Here are two views of a Marsh Wren I took this morning while out photographing with [...]

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Apr 28 2009

Weekend Celebrities & Monday Morning Warblers

I spent much of the last several days leading trips and hanging out at various events associated with the Delmarva Birding Weekend. Though I had a great time, I took virtually no pictures. When you’re leading a big group of people it’s darned near impossible, in my experience, to take any time out even for scenic [...]

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