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 […]
Yesterday was a double header for my “Bird of Day” Project 366. Although at night, I think everyone was bored and the internet was dinosaur slow. So although I’m posting a morning later, a day late is better than nothing. In two months I’m heading to a very […]
As if I’m not busy enough with all the things I love to do. But it was time to challenge myself to continue on my journey in this beautiful thing called photography. Two years ago, I embarked on what is known as a “Project 365.” The objective? […]
A charming little hummingbird can not be better described than as a wood nymph. These little darlings can be found in the lowlands of Costa Rica on both the Caribbean and Pacific coasts. Hope this little one finds you in good spirits and ready for a fresh start […]
The video above has just been released by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. For 100 years, Cornell has been studying and researching the avian world. With over 10,00 species on our planet, their efforts in understanding the natural world and conservation efforts has educated generations throughout the past […]
Some of my favorite birds to watch are in the Heron and Egret family. With their elegant long necks, they are fascinating to watch as they use such stealth while they fish. As a fishing bird, they are quite skittish. They have the eye of an eagle, and […]
The Sandwich Tern can be found along the southeastern coast of the United States, Brazil and in the Caribbean. A rather unusual tern with its bill heralding a yellow tip. This was the first time I had set eyes on one. Laying on the sand at St. Augustine […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 