Bird Photography Weekly

I came across a nice flock of Turkeys with several displaying males.  The head color and warty wonderfulness was fantastic.  Ain’t he a looker.
Check out this week’s Bird Photography Weekly for other hotties of the bird world.

Chasing a Ruff

Hark back with me to May 1995.
I was in Cape May for the Spring Weekend racking up lifebirds when a Ruff was reported.  The discovery was met with lots of excitement.    My friend and I jumped in our car like everyone else eager to see the bird but instead of speeding away, we ended up [...]

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

I squeezed the car into the pull-off making sure my tail was off the road.  Since the weather was gorgeous, I had come to my semi-secret place to check in on the warbler migration.  This is the place where Hooded Warblers nest every year and the only place I know where I can reliable see [...]

Brekkie with a Willet

Hmmmm, What’s this?  Looks Snacky.

You’ll ‘cuse me if I don’t talk with my mouf full.  (editorial note — cute willet tongue — can you see it?)

I will not puke this back up.  Gulp * swallow* gulp*  Work it, work it.  I’m dyin’ here.

Whew. I think I strained something.

Hmmm, still peckish.  Wonder what else I can [...]

Wordless Wednesday

Mystery Crustacean – mystery no more

Walking the beach at daybreak, I found this guy washed up, on his back, feet waving frantically in the air.  I almost stepped on him.  He was about 3 inches long and the color of the sand.  I flipped him over and he just sat there, so I scooped him up and put him back [...]

Bird Photography Weekly

I stood on the narrow catwalk hanging below the bridge over Oregon inlet.  The platform vibrated as the cars passed behind me; their tires whizzing by just over my head.   Although the catwalk was intended for fishing, it made a good spot for bird observation.  I resolutely turned my back on the traffic and scanned [...]