Allow me to introduce you to “Garrett.” A Sandhill Crane that has recently been added to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Garrett was found in Garrett County, Maryland at the end of 2015 wandering the streets looking for a handout. Clearly with no fear of humans (Human Imprint), […]
A Willet, walking alone along the sandy surf. His feathers buffy and soft. With an elegant step he moves along the water line. A ghost crab, a minnow, either will do.
It was a crazy day today and I had total birding AD&D. Blame it on the Bald Eagles again. It started this morning on the river when I was heading out for an appointment when I see two eagles drop down to the iced over river to attack […]
A big change from what the scene looked just a day ago. The Garden Bird Photography Studio is now well under two feet of snow and the manor is snowed in. No way to get in or out. It’ll be a hard working day tomorrow, but in the […]
The Mid-Atlantic region is being hammered tonight and tomorrow with a significant snowstorm. Calling for blizzard conditions, at times we’ll experience complete white-outs. In the quiet moments of the beginning of the snow storm, the birds and squirrels were busy eating, gathering energy to stay warm at night. […]
Falling into the category of having too much time on my hands, and the creative impulse hitting me, it was time for me to create a Garden Bird Photography Studio. As an article writer for the online magazine Dynamic Range Magazine: Women in Photography, created and published by […]
As it’s winter and winter means Duck Season and I’ve been on the hunt for ducks. I’ve been hunting all over Maryland and haven’t had any luck. That is, until I headed down to Washington D.C. and visited Constitution Garden Ponds where a small mixed flock of ducks […]
Birds on the beach. White as the snow. Feathers blowing in the salt misted breeze. Watch out, here comes a wave!
I was driving down the highway on the way to the barn, when up in the sky huge flocks of geese caught my attention. I saw them dropping down and I just knew where they had to be heading. There is a hay field along the busy divided […]
A dreary day today, but the birds sang in spite of the hovering clouds. I’ve been duck hunting on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay, but have been rather unsuccessful. El Nino has been keeping the gulf stream further north, giving us a milder winter and keeping the […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 