Author Archives: Richard
Backyard Birds 2
Some of the visual treats for us are the mergansers, both hooded and common, who motor past our spot on the river. The last few days, between snow squalls, some handsome Hoodies have been out and about. They’ll head south … Continue reading
Backyard Birds 1
Living next to a river is great — we paddle on it, ski on it some winters, and have an ever-delightful array of wildlife to watch. On perhaps my last paddle of the year, I flushed these mallards just upstream … Continue reading
Posted in Backyard birds, Local Birding, Vermont Birding, Winooski River North Branch
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Stick Season 3
The last few days, Ginger and I have been exploring the trails along Wrightsville Reservoir. Today the rain stopped early and a beautiful Fall morning ensued. The usually suspects were there: crows, geese, chickadees, blue jays, and goldfinches but then … Continue reading
Stick Season 2
Each day I take Ginger, our labradoodle, on walks around the city or on trails throughout the county. We spend an hour or two and try to integrate a little birding into each adventure. Montpelier itself has some nice birding … Continue reading
Posted in Local Birding, Local trails, Stick Season, Vermont Birding
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Stick Season 1
Stick season in Vermont means that the leaves have fallen, many of the birds have left, as have most bugs and tourists, and we get some cold clear days to get out and about. Next week is the start of … Continue reading
Posted in Local Birding, Vermont Birding, Washington County
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Paddling With Mergs
Until the last few days, we’ve had a small group of Common Mergansers on the river behind our house. In several kayak outings I’ve mixed with them, and when I had my camera onboard, trying to photograph them. With a … Continue reading
Posted in home patch, Local Birding
Tagged Backyard birds, mergansers
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Seals and Gulls
We recently spent a nice week on Cape Cod, avoiding crowds and taking long walks along the National Seashore beaches. We saw a lot of gulls, Herring, Greater Black-backed, and likely others. Each day, we also saw dozens of Harbor … Continue reading
Posted in Gulls, MA Birding, Seals, Vacation, Vacation birding
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Charca de Suárez -Motril, Spain
On our first trip to Spain in 2018, we discovered this gem of a wetland refuge not far from our lodging in Salobreña. Nestled into an area of apartment and industrial buildings, it is a wonderful network of ponds, shady … Continue reading
Posted in Spain Birding
Tagged Favorite Places, Spain birding
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August Juveniles
We’ve enjoyed seeing a lot of bird youngster activity in our yard this summer including a brood or two of House Wrens as well as young Blue Jays and Common Grackles begging their parents for food from the suet feeder. … Continue reading
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Airport Birding
Over the years, I’ve owned a number of small planes and spent a lot of time around airports. Our local airfield is a great place to find some birds and exercise the dog when not much is going on aviation-wise. … Continue reading
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