Tag Archives: Great Blue Heron

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

Posted in Local Birding, Vermont Birding | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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

Posted in Local Birding, Vermont Birding | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

See You Next Spring

In spite of wintry weather in December, our visiting Great Blue Heron hung in there until mid-month. Here are the last photos I got before it departed just before Christmas.

Posted in Local Birding, Vermont Birding | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Pre-storm Birds

We’ve had a Nor’easter forecast for a week and it’s hitting today. Yesterday Ginger and I took several outings and found a number of interesting birds along the river. In an early walk, I surprised a few Mallards, only to … Continue reading

Posted in Local Birding, Vermont Birding | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Pre-storm Birds

A Morning Surprise

Ginger and I usually take a short walk every morning – same route, same routine. Yesterday, we came across these two Great Blue Herons, birds we haven’t seen for a month or so on the river. After a short photo … Continue reading

Posted in Local Birding, Vermont Birding | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment