Eastern Cottontail - Canon 7D Mark II
There are a number of Eastern Cottontails that have taken up residence on our property. The rabbits mostly are harmless with the exception of the early-summer vegetable garden, which we have fenced off this Spring. The bunnies also attract the hawks and owls periodically, who do a decent job of keeping the bunny population in control.
Read MoreMale House Finch in the sun
It has been dark and gloomy day in the Capital District. While working on the year-end clean-up of my Lightroom catalog I came across an image of some flowers in the mid-day Summer sun that I thought would work well as a background to one of my winter bird photos and add some color and warmth to the day. Above is the result of some quick editing.
Read MoreA Pileated Woodpecker pecks away at a stump - Canon 7D Mark II
I have been seeing a lot of woodpecker sign this Spring and every once in awhile I spook the Pileated Woodpeckers while walking the dog...there is always two. On this late sunny afternoon in early April, my son happened to notice that we had a visitor on the tree stump in the backyard. I managed to grab the camera and start taking a few photos through the glass window in our backdoor.
Read MoreFemale House Finch perched
Another week in the NorthEast and another Nor'Easter providing the white winter background well into March. On this weekend in early March we had a number of House Finch visiting.
Read MoreBlack-Capped Chickadee perched in Winter
A Black-Capped Chickadee visits in a winter storm and indulges your humble photographer by perching on the top of a bird feeder hanger wire for about 10 seconds.
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