Today was a wonderful day at the Conowingo Dam, waiting..waiting..and waiting for some Bald Eagle action to occur. The morning was overcast and misty, with cloud cover through most of the morning. The promised sunny day didn’t occur until midday when the dam went quiet, and the Bald […]
It’s a busy Monday morning for me, but I wanted to share with you this glorious sunrise. Captured Saturday morning at Swan Creek Wetlands located near the Under Armour Factory. Swan Creek Wetlands is a birders paradise offering wide range of habitats for birds. Have a wonderful […]
Living on the Magothy River that feeds into the Chesapeake Bay allows me to play in the playground of Ospreys. These beautiful birds, sometimes known as Sea Hawks are so creative in where they make their homes. Fishing daily to feed their little ones, the crying fishing call […]
Having joined the Anne Arundel County Bird Club this spring, I’ve been learning so much about the bird and birding world. One of their most popular field trips is to head to the Northern Chesapeake Bay in the middle of May to see migrating birds and horseshoe crabs congregate on the […]
This morning I was greeted by loud Hawk Squawks in my front yard. I rushed outside, quickly changing the lens on my Canon 7D to the 100-400mm L zoom. High in the trees this Red-Shouldered Hawk had all the song birds up-in-arms. I even saw a Baltimore Oriole take a […]
On the west coast of Florida, far above Tampa and Busch Gardens and down a quiet and remote road sits a sleepy fishing village known as Cedar Key. In all the years that have passed since I was first introduced to Cedar Key, this village has managed […]
View of Annapolis over the Severn River This bright and crisp late January morning, my friend and I joined this wonderful group of people from the Anne Arundel County Bird Club down at Greenbury Point along the Severn River in Annapolis. Our mission? To find as many wintering birds […]
Beautiful and graceful, the Tundra Swan elegantly glides along the Chesapeake Bay during its winter holiday from Alaska. Also known as the Whistling Swan, the Tundra Swan is known to be native to the bay area. Every winter they fly nearly 4,000 miles from Alaska and the northern […]
On a beautiful early winter day, members of the MCOMD club went to enjoy the Potomac River and its incredible scenery. Led by Marge Guinard, this figure-8 hike encompassed the narrow, rocky River Trail south from the Great Falls Visitor Center, and looped around. Lunch was held at […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 