Monthly Archives: August 2012
Quieter Woods
Things are pretty quiet these days in our woods as I walk the dog on our trails — aside for some deer watching us nearly every walk and numerous red squirrels and chipmunks, the activity has died off as birds … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Local Birding, Vermont Birding
Tagged American Goldfinch, Backyard birds, Common Yellowthroat, fall migration, Kenn Kaufman, Song Sparrow, White-Throated Sparrow
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A Solitary Sandpiper
We don’t have a lot of shorebird habitat hotspots in central Vermont so we make do with puddles in cornfields, small mudflats along the rivers and ponds, and other spots where water gathers. We go over to Lake Champlain or … Continue reading
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Tagged county bird, digiscoping, Solitary Sandpiper
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Bird Watcher’s Digest Subscription Drive
I just read a compelling blog post by Julie Zickefoose, an author, illustrator from Ohio who has written many great birding articles and books. I am currently reading her The Bluebird Effect: Uncommon Bonds with Common Birds. Julie, who writes … Continue reading
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Backyard Digiscoping
I’ve fiddled with digiscoping for the last year, reading a lot of forums, shooting a lot of poor shots — both with my point and shoot and with my SLR. Because of camera shake and problems with picking up images … Continue reading
Posted in Digiscoping, Photography
Tagged Backyard birds, Common Yellowthroat, digiscoping, Goldfinches, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, Song Sparrow
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Enjoying the birds of summer
While activity has dropped off in our woods, I’m starting to get the feeling that birds are getting ready to head on out — and trying to enjoy the ones I see during my daily dog walks in our woods. … Continue reading
Posted in Backyard birds, Digiscoping, Yard birds
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Airstream Turns 80
The Airstream recreational vehicle, all curves and chrome, was originally designed to evoke the open road and the aviation age. Hawley Bowlus, the man who created the brand’s toaster-over-in-a-wind-tunnel look was also the chief designer of Charles Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. … Continue reading
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