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Weekly Photo Challenge: Horizon
It was so nice last weekend to spend an afternoon exploring the “real” Jersey Shore at Sandy Hook (Gateway National Recreation Area). I especially like going to the beach in autumn when the crowds have...
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Blue Jays Back
As I sit at the laptop and type, I am listening to a cacophony of blue jay calls in the backyard. Lately, I’ve been noticing groups of blue jays banding together in sound and purpose just about...
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Autumn Color
While taking a walk in the park, I found a little section by a fence that seemed to be bursting with autumn color — from the golden, end-of-day sunlight on the trees, to the carpet of fallen leaves....
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Waiting Motionlessly
At the corner of the reservoir, in a secluded spot, the hunter (a.k.a. great blue heron) waits motionlessly for a morning meal. Linking to “Friday’s Fences” at Life According to Jan and Jer.
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Let There Be Light
This week’s Photo Challenge is “Let There Be Light.” Especially when it’s cold out, that last bit of color in the sky is an extra welcome sight. When the natural light is gone, a beam from a lighthouse...
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Foggy Fence
A foggy day near the Raritan River. Linking to “Friday’s Fences” at Life According to Jan and Jer.
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Our Owl-less Outing Near the Ocean
Snow on the beach, but no owls This trash sure looked like a snowy owl from a distance! Lots of gulls, but no owls A great blue heron on the path near the cove A group of sanderlings After reading all...
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One Loud Wren
We only have one wren that visits our backyard, but he makes his presence known very loudly! See other “One” photos at: Weekly Photo Challenge.
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Sunning Tail Feathers
For a bird, a fence makes a great place for sunning your tail feathers after the snow. Linking to Friday’s Fences at Life According to Jan and Jer.
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Vulture Hangout
This is THE place to hang out if you’re a black vulture. Linking to Friday’s Fences at Life According to Jan and Jer.
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Identifying the Red Tail
Are they red-tailed hawks? The red feathers are starting to fan out Notice the distinctive red tail feathers I have trouble identifying hawks because they all seem to look so similar. Looking for clues...
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Winter at the Beach (Weekly Photo Challenge: Threes)
1. Setting the scene: Snow on the beach2. Interaction: The snow has mostly melted near the rocks and ocean3. Detail: Snow inside a seashell See other interpretations of the “Threes” theme at: Weekly...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside
Our backyard wood rat. He pilfers birdseed from inside an overturned flower pot. We have a new backyard visitor. Actually, he thinks he’s a long-term resident. A wood rat has been living in the yard...
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Reblog: The Song Sparrow’s Friend (or Foe?)
Reblog: The Song Sparrow’s Friend (or Foe?).
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Pothole Bathing
We have two areas in our yard where birds in the neighborhood can get freshened up on a dusty day. In front, there is a large stone birdbath. In the rear, we have a small pond with a very shallow...
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Split Second Story
The sunset was quite pretty at the park last night, but that goldeny-glow on the park bench lasted only a short while, a.k.a. a split second. A few quick clicks on my camera and the glow was gone. See...
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Hawk’s Backyard Behavior
Backyard Hawk Most of the time, when hawks visit our backyard with lunch in mind, they follow the same pattern of behavior. They position themselves on a high tree branch, in an incognito location,...
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Woodpecker Glimpse
So happy to catch a glimpse of a pileated woodpecker the other day. He was busily moving up and down a large tree trunk in the woods, but I wasn’t able to get an unobstructed photo. They truly are the...
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Hawk’s Breakfast
A few mornings ago, I walked into the backyard to put something away; suddenly a hawk flew from the grass, right in front of me, up into a tree branch. The spot where he had been on the lawn was...
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