Category Archives: Photography
Florida Birding sans camera
We are enjoying good weather and birding in Cedar Key but an extra leash tug from Ginger ended up with a dropped camera and a jammed lens on my SX60 Canon. So it’s iphone time and the birds here are … Continue reading
Posted in 2020 SE Trip, Florida_Birds, iPhone, Labradoodle, shorebirds
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2019 Birds – (Jan-March)
It’s getting to that time when listings of the best of the year come out for many things. Here are some of my best birds of the first quarter of 2019 – nice to remember on a cold December spitting … Continue reading
Posted in 2019 SE Trip, best birds of year, Birding_trips, Louisiana State Parks, Photography, Vermont Birding
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The Sparrow Farm Trail
One of the most scenic sites locally is also a prime birding spot – and a fine mountain bike trail. Today Ginger, our pup, and I took a little hike, seeing and hearing a few birds, but also just enjoying … Continue reading
Posted in butterflies, iPhone, iPhone photography, Labradoodle, Local Birding, Vermont Birding, Washington County
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Muggy Mid-day Paddle
Like most of the East, and it seems, most of the world, we have been enduring a long stretch of hot and humid conditions with sparse precipitation. While the river is low, paddling seemed like a nice option to get … Continue reading
Posted in Kayak Birding, Local Birding, Photography, Vermont Birding
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Photos by Sally
On our second day at Tandayapa, Sally decided to spend a day birding at the lodge and took some great photos with her IPhone. Sally watched this Toucanet snatch and devour a hummingbird — “That’s nature.” When we returned to … Continue reading
Posted in Birding Trip Report, Ecuador Birding, iPhone, North Branch Nature Center
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Snapshots
So often when birding, you get a quick look at a bird and suddenly it has moved or just gone, so you grab what shots you can get. Here are a few recent ones.
Posted in 2018SW Trip, Photography, SW Trip 2018, Texas birding, Texas birds
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Getting the Scope Out
I have been frustrated with blogging from the road where wifi is often slim or none. I can use 3G/4G with the iPhone or the iPad but handling pictures from the Canon SX50 is a hassle. Too much transferring and … Continue reading
Posted in Digiscoping, iPhone 6, Vermont Birding
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Sunday Afternoon Digiscoping
I took advantage of a damp Sunday afternoon to practice some digiscoping with my iPhone. The lighting was poor but the dog and I had several outings and got a lot of fresh air. I can see why people opt … Continue reading
Posted in Digiscoping, iPhone, Southwest trip 5, Texas birds, Winter2015 Trip
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Keep Your Paws Off My Cell Signal
We can see the lights of Mexico across the lake from our Airstream windows – and it’s quite lovely at times. Not so lovely is that their telecom companies can overwhelm our AT&T 4G signal and make communicating a challenge. … Continue reading
Posted in Backyard birds, communications, iPhone, personal opinion, Southwest trip 5
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An iPhone Red, White, & Blue Trifecta
This morning, a few of us brave souls met at the pier for a bird walk. I had every piece of warm clothing I had brought, including “hot hands” insert for my mittens, and managed to stay relatively warm. I … Continue reading
Posted in Digiscoping, iPhone, Southwest trip 5, Texas birding, Texas birds, Winter2015 Trip
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