May 28 2009
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 [...]
May 26 2009
…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
May 13 2009
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 [...]
Apr 28 2009
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 [...]
Apr 21 2009
I think it was Bill of the Birds who first introduced me to the concept of “proofreading the world,” the uncontrollable tendency some of us have to sift our environment for errors, typographic and otherwise. I realize nearly everyone does this at some level, but for some of us, it’s a compulsion. We can’t stop. [...]
Feb 11 2009
I haven’t participated in Wordless Wednesday before, but this photo, taken last fall in Cape Henlopen State Park, seems to fit. Click that link for other word-free goodness.
Feb 09 2009
Few people like to be reminded of the practical aspects of mortality. When we encounter death, we like to do it in a church, funeral home or a similarly sanitized, perfumed setting. It’s easy to understand. So I’ll take no offense if you don’t want to look at this photo series. I promise you, though, [...]
Feb 04 2009
So many birderwatchers can name, without a moment’s hesitation, the bird that turned them into a birder, their encounter with it leaving them forever changed in a kind of ornithological epiphany, or birding conversion experience. Like converts of all sorts, the vast majority of birders delight in telling their personal story–the story of their spark bird.
I have [...]
Nov 28 2008
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! If you live outside the U.S., I know it was just another Thursday, but I still hope you enjoyed family, friends, and good food.
The above shot was taken looking east over the Atlantic Ocean from the hawk watch platform at Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, on October 12, 2008. [...]
Nov 24 2008
Forrest Rowland and I got out early this morning with the intention of birding Burton’s Island, but we had made it only a few meters down the trail when my cell phone rang. It was Michael O’Brien, calling from Cape May to say that Mark Garland and a Cape May Bird Observatory group that Mark was [...]
