Today was my first official workshop day with the newly founded meetup group Feathered Friends. This was a two part workshop, starting at my favorite local park – Kinder Farm in search for birds. It was cold, it was windy, and the birds were pretty much non existent. […]
You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ Eleanor Roosevelt
Today I had some time to finally get down to visit School House Pond in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. (Hold your hat, Jerry of Quiet Solo Pursuits this is my best work yet. ) There were reports of some birds that I’ve only seen once or twice, with really […]
Snow, snow and more snow. That is what today was all about. This past weekend was a mini vacation for me, and would you believe that I didn’t take any pictures? I have no idea why I didn’t as I had three different cameras on hand. Guess it […]
It was a day of bi-polar weather with the sunrise illuminating the snow that was heavily falling on the bay. By noon, the dark gray skies moved east, opening up to beautiful bright blue skies with puffy clouds. I had visions of visiting the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore […]
With the spring like day, the zoo was filling to the brim with family and children. Enjoying the natural sights and sounds of the wildlife throughout the Smithsonian National Zoo. The bird area is well laid out with a wide variety of exotic birds to enjoy. It was […]
I miss my little trips to Florida, when I can escape for a couple of a hours in fun places like alligator farms in Orlando or St. Augustine. Just knowing that I’m missing breeding season of the Great Egrets in these rookeries only make me miss it more. […]
This morning I headed out to Maryland’s Eastern Shore in search of a Red Necked Grebe at Kent Narrows. I had never known that birds could be red necks. I did find the Grebe, and a few other charming ducks along the water. It was quite chilly and […]
The wild goose chase actually started yesterday at the wee hours of pre-dawn at five in the morning. Heading out of the house at six in order to arrive at Quarry Lake in Baltimore, Maryland before the sun rose, the thought of seeing a rare goose was better […]
The long term below freezing temperatures has caused the Chesapeake Bay to be filled with ice. It is a rather unusual for the bay to be iced covered and hubby doesn’t remember the bay being frozen like this since 1976. The wildlife have been looking for open patches […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 