Cherries. Sweet Sweet Cherries. How I dream of you each year. I remember when I planted my cherry tree twelve years ago. A $7.00 stick that made my hubby shake his head in bewilderment. Surely this stick wouldn’t become a tree. Meant to be a dwarf tree of […]
I went down to the dock this evening to check on Mother Goose. I’m starting to get concerned about these very diligent parents. Their babies have yet to hatch out of their big egg capsules. On my way down, the first thing that caught my eye was this […]
Come with me, down the Magothy River that leads to the Chesapeake Bay. Starting around the bend from the manor, stands high on a piling an Osprey nest. The teenager osprey screaming at their parents to feed them. A parent close by with a fresh fish, waiting for […]
With good fortune, my visitors from Colorado happen to enjoy birding. Leaving the boys at home the girls went out to play. Visiting Wooton’s Landing to see what birds we could find our first discovery was this pair of Hairy Woodpeckers that were busy feeding their little family. […]
So a photo is due for yesterday and admittedly, the one I quickly took was…bleech ! It was one of those times that the idea is sound, but the image doesn’t come out with what the eye sees. But today’s adventure more than made up for with amazing […]
Most times when I am out and about, the time of day isn’t conducive for good light for photography. Regardless, that doesn’t stop me from capturing images that I want to remember. During yesterday’s Birding Blitz I came across this barn. The sky was hazy and the sun […]
Four county parks, over 50 species of birds, 500+ photos, 37 keepers, 2 ‘gallery’ shots. What an amazing day! It is a process of discovery. It’s being quiet enough and undisturbed enough for a period of time so that the songs can begin to sort of peek out, […]
The rain storm that came to Maryland this week has brought the long delayed migrating birds. Tomorrow is set for a birding blitz, and I hope I can get some sleep tonight. It’s like someone dusted magical fairy bird dust along the land and the place is exploding […]
Spring migration is slow this year in Maryland, but it hasn’t stopped me to keep trying to keep adding to the list for my Big Year. Those who have been following me for a while have probably wondered why all of sudden tons of birds have appeared. Well, […]
Finally having a chance to catch up on some spring migration birding, I headed down to new-to-me natural area in Harwood, Maryland. Wooten’s Landing offers a natural marshland area that is lesser known. A perfect resting stop for migrating warblers and other birds heading north for the summer. […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 