Category Archives: Photography
iPhone Digiscoping: Video Grabs
Drew Weber, a young ornithologist originally from PA but now living in central New York, is pursuing a master’s degree at Penn State University studying grassland birds and their relationships with different agricultural practices. Not long ago, he posted a … Continue reading
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Tips For Watching & Photographing Wildlife
A Guest Post by Sue McGrath Study wildlife identification on your own before going out into the field. Learn about the most abundant species in the area, focusing on their physical markings and common behaviors. Even just familiarizing yourself with … Continue reading
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Tagged Newburyport Birders, photography, Wildlife Watching
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Thursday Digiscoping
I went out with my larger camera and in spite of temperatures in the low 40’s and cloud cover, found some active birds to practice on. I had forgotten my remote control so I shot in bursts to try to … Continue reading
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Tagged American Tree Sparrow, digiscoping, Fox Sparrow, Ring-necked Duck
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Hoodies Are Here
A visit this morning to nearby Berlin Pond revealed a few Hooded Mergansers, one of my favorite birds, and a raft of Black Scoters out in the middle of the pond. Hoodies are fun the watch — the males look … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin Pond, digiscoping, Hooded Mergansers
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A Couple of Storm Birds
In spite of forecast for high winds and some rain, we escaped Hurricane Sandy with just a little wind and showers. And so while we we likely didn’t get any rare birds blown in, we also are much more fortunate … Continue reading
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Digiscoping at Plum Island
I try to make it over to Parker River NWR every time we visit this area and today I grabbed a few hours to check things out and practice some digiscoping. There were few tourists and birders and lots of … Continue reading
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Tagged digiscoping, Greater Yellowlegs, Parker River NWR, Song
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Harbor Seal Spotting
Every fall and winter, harbor seals come into the Merrimack River. They congregate just opposite to the campground -they are very much a local attraction — to campers and day visitors to Salisbury State Park Reservation. Mary and I drove over … Continue reading
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Tagged Great Black-backed Gulls, harbor seals, Salisbury Beach State Reservation
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Mallards Get No Respect
“Ah, just a couple of Mallards.” How many times have we said that when scanning through a group of waterfowl, looking for the rock stars: the Teals, the Hoodies, the Redheads … anything but plain vanilla Mallards. Like Black-capped Chickadees … Continue reading
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Tagged birdwatching, Mallard
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Southern Birds
Mary and I drove three hours southeast to northern Massachusetts yesterday and it is like we became southerners. Not only have we changed stick season’s chilly rain and fog for mid-seventies and pretty foliage, I’m hearing and seeing birds that … Continue reading
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Tagged digiscoping, MA Birding, Ruddy Duck
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Bryan Pfeiffer Takes A New (old) Trail
Bryan Pfeiffer is a well-known Central Vermont writer, naturalist, photographer and educator. Many of us have enjoyed his bird walks/tours, his humor-filled lectures, and his photographic skills. His blog post the other day caught many of us by surprise — not … Continue reading →
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