After way too long a wait, I set up my tripod, gimbal and camera on a friendly dock within sight…
Hector Hurries Off
Having posed so handsomely for his portrait, Hector the Handsome Devil then paid me the extra favor of displaying his…
Handsome Devil
Hector the Handsome Devil is my favorite Blue Jay of the summer… Working his wings off to feed his nestlings,…
Radley the Red-Belly on the Wing
Radley’s a daily visitor to our garden, and I’m always pleased to welcome him, especially because… …he’s the third generation…
Barry the Very Contrarian Owl
If you grab a great photograph of an owl in the daytime… And you live in the Western Hemisphere… On…
The Cardinal Cha Cha
Neil is a barely-grown male Northern Cardinal—proudly showing his red feathers to attract a mate, but so far, barely bigger…
Bianca Bursts Into Flight
As Bianca the Black-Capped Chickadee perched on her branch… I heard an alarm call from another Black-Capped Chickadee nearby: Chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee!…
Carlo Sings His Sweet 🤎Heart Out
No sound lifts my heart quite like the “teakettle, teakettle, teakettle” of a Carolina Wren in in the springtime. They…
Dora Downy Launches
Dora the Downy Woodpecker Daughter is the hatchling of one of my best avian friends… Her Mama never failed to…
My Upstairs Maid
Every morning she helps me make the bed and when it comes time to change the linens, we have a special game together. She’s so conscientious about her duties that…