Tag Archives: local birding
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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Early May Birds
New migrants are arriving daily and the trees are just budding — it’s a great time to get out an check things out. Here are a few recent sightings. Eastern Kingbirds showed up last week, as did Common Loons. And … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin Pond, Birding with Ginger, Canada Geese, Common Loon, Eastern Kingbird, local birding, Solitary Sandpiper, 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
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Tagged local birding, Mallard, mergansers, Stick_season, Vermont Birding, Washington County, White-Throated Sparrow
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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
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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Platonic Turkey Love
Yesterday I came upon a dozen or more Wild Turkeys and just like last year’s post in mid-April — the guys were displaying — the hens were in a “get lost, Buster” mood.
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Some Winter Photos
I want to share some shots of winter birds and other items we’ve seen on our daily outings. I’ll start with a quiet and beautiful spot we found the other day. In the neighborhood, there’s a nice variety of birds … Continue reading
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Tagged Birding with Ginger, local birding, mergansers, Vermont Birding, Washington County, Winter birding
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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.