Category Archives: Local Birding
On We Go
For a variety of reasons, I haven’t blogged for months. On a day where I have disconnected from news feeds for mental health, I’ve started an initiative to focus on topics such as birding, travel, dogs, and family that enliven … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin Pond, Birding with Ginger, Mallards, mergansers, Washington County
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June 1st Ride with Mom
Early this morning on a dog walk/birding outing, I came across this merganser family out for a cruise. For once, the dog was not moving, the sun was behind me, and there was no foliage in the way. I count … Continue reading
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Tagged Birding with Ginger, Common Merganser, local birding
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Brightening A Gray Day
We’ve had a long stretch of gray days and with icy trails and muddy back roads, one can long for warmer climes. Then, out on a chilly walk, you get a look at a neat bird, it could be a … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard birds, Birding with Ginger, Hooded Mergansers, 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
Morning walk along river
After yesterday’s encounter with the Great Egret, I vowed to carry my camera every jaunt. Here are a few shots from this morning, when mosquitos seem to outnumber birds. One of today’s objectives was to relearn how to blog and … Continue reading
A Summer Surprise
For various reasons: vacation and a major flood being the primary ones, I haven’t posted for a month. This morning, I was standing in our neighbors’ backyard as the dogs played and suddenly noticed this big white bird at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard birds, Great Blue Heron, Great Egret, rare birds, Vermont Birding, Washington County
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Views From The Bridge
Just up the street from our house, there’s a little bridge that I cross nearly every day on walks with Ginger. Over the years, I’ve seen all sorts of wildlife on the river from it – here are a few … Continue reading
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Tagged Birding with Ginger, Canada Geese, local birding, Snapping Turtles, Vermont Birding, Washington County
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Some Vermont Spring Birds
As the hills green up, often you can hear a bird but not spot it — at least open enough for a photo. Here are a few successful encounters I’ve had in the last few weeks. Typically, warblers are bouncing … Continue reading
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Tagged Backyard birds, Birding with Ginger, Chestnut-sided Warblers, Common Yellowthroat, Eastern Kingbird, Ovenbird, Veery, Vermont Birding, Warblers, Yellow Warbler
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