Author Archives: Richard
December Birds
Life sort of got in the way of blogging but I’ve been back lugging my camera with me the last few days. But first, here’s an iPhone shot – an American Tree Sparrow – through the kitchen window. Several days … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard birds, Birding with Ginger, Cooper's Hawk, Hooded Mergansers, Mallard, Vermont Birding, Washington County
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Some October Birds
After a wonderful trip to Spain with a stopover in Lisbon, we are back in Vermont at the start of stick season. The leaves are gone and many of the birds but many of our favorites are around. Here are … Continue reading
Posted in Vermont Birding, Winter Birds
Tagged local birding, Mallard, mergansers, Stick_season, Vermont Birding, Washington County, White-Throated Sparrow
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Returning to Charca de Suarez
On our first trip to Spain in 2018, we discovered this gem of a wetland refuge not far from our lodging in Salobreña. Nestled into an area of apartment and industrial buildings, it is a great network of ponds, shady … Continue reading
Posted in Spain Birding, Vacation birding
Tagged Common Moorhen, Greater flamingo, Red-knobbed coot, Spain birding
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A Walk to La Caleta
In order to beat the heat of Southern Spain, we get out for walks and birding early. Twice now, we’ve made the half hour walk to the Village of La Caleta, seeing agriculture workers harvesting mangos, planting beans, herding goats. … Continue reading
First Days in Spain
After a long trip, we’ve setted into our apartment and with nice views and weather, are seeing a nice mix of birds from our terrace. We have an artist friend here from past visits and this montage of his captures … Continue reading
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Tagged Salobreña, Spain birding, Vavation birding
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Testing the IPad
We’re leaving for Spain in a few days and I’m planning to blog with my new iPad, but testing things while I still have computer backup. Here area few images from the last couple of days. A month ago, I … Continue reading
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Tagged Birding with Ginger, Blogging with iPad, migration, Vermont Birding, Washington County
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A Few Monday Birds
We took a three mile walk around town this morning — here are a few shots from our jaunt. These are days when Vermont is great — nice air, sun, and a breeze — and some last looks at birds … Continue reading
Local Birds — late August
I have combined dog walks and birding for years and here are a few shots from recent outings. Here’s my companion, resting halfway through a three mile hike. A few minutes earlier we had encountered several Northern Flickers. Most of … Continue reading
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Tagged Birding with Ginger, Green Heron, local birding, mergansers, Northern Flicker, Veery, Vermont Birding, Washington County, Wood Ducks
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A Few August Backyard Birds
We are fortunate to have a nice birdwatching venue behind our house, located less than a mile from the center of the city. Here are a few visitors in the last week or two: Our path to the river is … Continue reading
Two cameras – one Monarch
Today, walking with Ginger, I was using my iPhone to capture some images for a Spanish lesson. This garden of coneflowers (Echinacea) just down the street, caught my eye. You might notice the butterfly – I did as it moved … Continue reading
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