Photos taken on our way to and at East Creek & Lake Champlain at the end of August & September 2024. Lots of young eagles flying and playing on the first day. One was fascinated by an empty Gatorade bottle that had washed up on the shore. A couple of nicely busy days with lots of young birds out learning to hunt.

Birds and Butterflies from the Green Mountain National Forest in Granville, VT. From August 2024.

Taken on trails along the White River near Rochester in summer of 2024. In late June and July birds are focused on feeding chicks and fledglings. So insects everywhere beware! Mid to late July some adults are readying for a second brood by feeding up and gathering more nest building material.

Photos taken in Granville, VT. I found a large patch of Jewel Weed along a dirt road in the National Forest Area. All the immature birds there seemed to be out and chasing each other around until tired and then feeding on the Jewel Weed to get their energy back. Then right back to chasing again.. Seemed to be around 6-8 birds total partaking in the aerial battles. The one adult male I saw didn't seem to be playful, he was feeding a little, but I didn't see him participate in the flight games. This is only species of hummingbird that is common in Vermont. The Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Very entertaining! I spent a few hours there watching and photographing them.

The weather is getting better and birds are returning to Vermont. It was time to change the camera settings out of eclipse mode and back into bird mode. I went out to photograph woodpeckers, but ran into some other birds as well.

Here are some edited photos from Otter Creek in May 2023.

Here are some edited photos from the Peavine Trail in June 2023.

Here are some edited photos from East Creek in April & May of 2023.

Here are some edited photos from Cape Cod in June 2023.

Here are some edited photos from Maine in June 2023.

Here are some edited photos from Cape Cod in October 2023.

Feb '24

Feb '24

Jan '24 This male Goldeneye seemed very attached to this female, so I had convinced myself that it must be a female Goldeneye. Wrong! He was hanging out with a female Lesser Scaup. I later read that Goldeneye females winter further south then the males. I haven't seen a female Goldeneye on Lake Champlain, yet.

Jan '24