Its been a couple of days since I've spotted a Hummingbird so the recommendation is to leave the feeder up for 2 weeks after the last sighting. I'm taking it down October 15.
Saw a pair of bald eagles at the Great Swamp yesterday. Seemed like it was a known location to other people who were there and not a lucky fortuitous siting. They tend to make a home and stay there. They are in a dead tree about 1/4 mile or more from the viewing platform at the end of the swamp boardwalk that is the farthest to the right from the parking lot where the boardwalks are. You need a good pair of binocs.
I haven't named them yet - although the one which stands on the lid of the blue bin and loudly insists I feed it first may soon be called Cheeky. I've already trained it to take its food from the plastic container I'm using. The others are still somewhat shy.
A couple more photos - another of them at my rear door, and of them foraging in the grass outside my rear door.
I haven't named them yet - although the one which stands on the lid of the blue bin and loudly insists I feed it first may soon be called Cheeky. I've already trained it to take its food from the plastic container I'm using. The others are still somewhat shy.
A couple more photos - another of them at my rear door, and of them foraging in the grass outside my rear door.
Good looking critters. I thought you had posted about them. Cheeky, I like that.
Over the years, I’ve posted about the immense journeys many of our southern birds take, often on an annual basis, for breeding or to avoid the northern snows and blizzards. I’m never sure how much you appreciate the distances and the speeds the birds manage to achieve, often barely a year old. Their navigation and stamina are just mind-blowing.
For the past couple of weeks, I, along with countless others, have been watching a clutch of four peregrine falcons hatch then grow until they fledge and fly off the ledge that has been their home high above my home city.
At this stage, I believe there are still two birds that haven't yet fledged.
Why is pheasant hunting a thing and seemingly endorsed by the state?
I haven't seen any articles on it but now I'm going to search. As we just got the bear hunt stopped and we are working on protesting the deer hunts, I'm always stunned that a pastime that only a minority of people participate it is tolerated.
JJ, I’m in total awe of your photos; so much so that sometimes I delay looking at your thread until I have hours to spare so I can armchair-travel and read up on the locations Such clarity, and colour - so easy to feel the excitement of spotting the critters and the views.
JJ, I’m in total awe of your photos; so much so that sometimes I delay looking at your thread until I have hours to spare so I can armchair-travel and read up on the locations Such clarity, and colour - so easy to feel the excitement of spotting the critters and the views.
Thanks. The thing of it is that most of the photos I post are from the iPhone. I spend days hiking in wooded areas, hills and fields. I would bring the Nikon but for two reasons....
If/when I fall, I might break the camera or lens.
Taking the camera out of the backpack would take too much time and hold up the rest of the hikers. For safety reasons, I seldom hike solo.
Soooooo. The point is, everyone has a cell phone. So take it out and take some pictures.
Thanks. The thing of it is that most of the photos I post are from the iPhone. I spend days hiking in wooded areas, hills and fields. I would bring the Nikon but for two reasons....
If/when I fall, I might break the camera or lens.
Taking the camera out of the backpack would take too much time and hold up the rest of the hikers. For safety reasons, I seldom hike solo.
Soooooo. The point is, everyone has a cell phone. So take it out and take some pictures.
I've got a Nikon D5100. I'd like to treat myself to a micro lens. Any suggestions?
Its been a couple of days since I've spotted a Hummingbird so the recommendation is to leave the feeder up for 2 weeks after the last sighting. I'm taking it down October 15.