Sunrise at Pt Judith Lighthouse, Rhode Island

Sunrise at Pt Judith Lighthouse, Rhode Island #RhodeIsland #PtJudithLighthouse #waves #sunrise

Happy Samhain! Happy Halloween! #blackcat #halloween #samhain

The beautiful Mid-Hudson Valley in the late Fall looking across to the 'Gunks (Shawangunk Mountains) #NewYork #Shawangunks #Fall

The beautiful Mid-Hudson Valley in the late Fall looking across to the 'Gunks (Shawangunk Mountains) #NewYork #Shawangunks #Fall

I interrupted an Ovenbird engaged in a food fest consuming berries from an invasive bush honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.).#birds #nybird #nature #invasiveplant #ovenbird #woodwarbler #canoneosR52

I interrupted an Ovenbird engaged in a food fest consuming berries from an invasive bush honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.). #birds #nybird #nature #invasiveplant #ovenbird #woodwarbler #canoneosR52

Razorbill flying near Petit Manan Island, ME, from aboard the Tricia Clark Puffin Cruise. Razorbills have white lines on their face & bill primarily during the breeding season as a visual signal, potentially for mate attraction or territorial display (source: Cornell-All About Birds). Fun fact: It is the closest living relative of the extinct great auk

5.29 Razorbills have white lines on their face & bill primarily during the breeding season as a visual signal, potentially for mate attraction or territorial display (source: Cornell-All About Birds). Fun fact: It is the closest living relative of the extinct great auk #birds #razorbill #mainebird

Atlantic Puffins, Common Murres, Petit Manan Island, ME from aboard the Tricia Clark Puffin Cruise

Nature heals. Enjoy it. Protect it. Fight for it! Atlantic Puffins, Common Murres, Petit Manan Island, ME #birds #acadiabirdingfestival #puffin #Mainebirds #naturephotography #Canon #TriciaClarkpuffincruise

Atlantic Puffin flying to Petit Manan Island, Maine seen from about the Tricia Clark Puffin Cruise

Acadia (Maine) Birding Festival Puffin Cruise, Petit Manan Refuge - 5.27.25 #bird #nature #canon #maine #acadiabirdingfestival #puffincruise #atlanticpuffin

Eastern Screech-owl (rufous) day-roosting in tree cavitiy

I've always checked tree cavities, but this was a wonderful surprise! Eastern Screech-owl (rufous), NY #birds #bird #owl #nature #wildlife #photography, #CanonR5markii

Canada warbler briefly perched on a low branch

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The Canada warbler passing through to more northern breeding grounds. It seemed hopeless to photo, it was dark, drizzling, windy, but eventually he foraged lower, singing his sweet jumbled song! #bird #warbler #nature #songbird #naturephotography #NYbird #Dutchesscounty

Day-roosting Common Nighthawk

A day-roosting Common Nighthawk #bird #NYbird #CanonMark52 #nature #birdphotography #wildlife #Birdwatching #commonnighthawk

Singing Wood Thrush with quote from Thoreau - "This is the only bird whose note affects me like music. It lifts and exhilarates me. It is inspiring. It changes all hours to an eternal morning."

The Wood Thrush
"This is the only bird whose note affects me like music. It lifts and exhilarates me. It is inspiring. It changes all hours to an eternal morning." - Thoreau #bird #nature #woodthrush #thoreau #canonEOSMark52

Prairie warbler (Setophaga discolor) singing in the rain

The warblers are arriving!
Prairie warbler (Setophaga discolor) singing in the rain #bird #warbler #nature #songbird #naturephotography #NYbird #Dutchesscounty

White-eyed Vireo singing in the low tangles, Dutchess Co, NY

An Earth Day blessing - a sighting and even a few photos of the White-eyed Vireo, a favorite with its wonky song and those white eyes! Enjoy. Preserve. Protect #Resist #bird #songbird #whiteeyedvireo #wonkybirdsong #nature #naturephotography #canon #dutchesscounty #NYbird

A male Wood Duck photographed "fly-catching" along the Wappingers Creek, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook NY

Have you ever seen a Wood Duck "fly-catch"? #bird #birds #nature #waterfowl #woodduck #naturephotography #canon #flycatcher #NYbirding

A wee, wet, female American Kestrel perched on a roadside sign

4.12.25 Wee, wet American Kestrel (female) #birds #falcon #birdsofprey #raptor #americankestrel #naturephotography

A male Wood Duck navigates through a marsh at Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook NY

The beautiful male Wood Duck
#birds #waterfowl #duck #naturephotography #Woodduck

Mother Red Fox grooming one of her kits.

Mother Red Fox grooming one of her kits. Nature heals - Enjoy it - Protect It - #nature #mammal #redfox #naturephotography #handsoffnature #resist

A pair of Northern Shovelers at Edwin B Forsythe NWR

A pair of Northern Shovelers at Edwin B Forsythe NWR
Nature heals. Enjoy it. Protect it. Fight for it!
#birds #waterfowl #duck #naturephotography #Resist

A bonded pair of Bald Eagles engaged in a duet, New York USA

Duet - Bald Eagle pair, Dutchess Co NY USA #birds #eagles #baldeagle #wildlifephotography #canon #naturephotography #birdofprey

A Wood Duck pair in a flooded marsh, Millbrook NY

3.17.25 Wood Duck pair, Millbrook NY #bird #birdphotography #waterfowl #duck #Woodduck #nature

American Woodcock - Millbrook NY - this wee dude was bopping along the side of the road "penting" a merry tune (lit by car headlights).

TIMBERDOODLE! American Woodcock - Millbrook NY - this wee dude was bopping along the side of the road "penting" a merry tune (lit by car headlights). #bird #timberdoodle #Americanwoodcock #pent #nature #CanonEOSR5II

A backlit Red Fox pauses to watch me at sunset

The Golden Hour - Red Fox at sunset #nature #mammal #redfox #goldenhour

Distant subadult Bald Eagles, talons out-stretched, jousting high above

Nature is never dull - distant subadult Bald Eagles jousting high above, Stanfordville NY #bird #baldeagles #nature

Hooded Merganser driving off a rival

Spring is in the air in the Northeast - Hooded Merganser driving off a rival #bird #hoodedmerganser #nature

My black cat, Uncle Mo, dressed up for Mardi Gras complete with beads wishing everyone Happy Fat Tuesday - Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Happy Fat Tuesday from Uncle Mo
#FatTuesday #MardiGras #Blackcat

Wee Eastern Screech-owl, red morph, sunning in it's hidey-hole.

I check any tree cavity I find, sometimes they look back at me! Wee Eastern Screech-owl, red morph. Nice surprise #bird #nature #screech-owl #owl

Hooded Merganser stands on the edge of an icy creek - Wappingers Creek, Millbrook NY. The ice is finally receding!

Hooded Merganser - Wappingers Creek, Millbrook NY. The ice is finally receding! #bird #nature #waterfowl

A female American Kestrel on a fencepost readies to launch

Female American Kestrel ready to launch #bird #nature

Immature & adult Golden eagles perched in the same tree as a Bald Eagle

The Goldens and a Bald Eagle #bird #eagles #birdofprey #nature #goldeneagle

Adult Bald Eagle, talons outstretched, landing in a tree

1.15.25 Breathe deep ~
This Bald Eagle "bumped" the Red-tailed Hawk that had just landed beneath it. #bird #Baldeagle #birdofprey