Dragonfly Swarm!
On the evening of July 21, 2015 a cold front was rapidly advancing through Stratford, Connecticut from the northwest, bringing showers and thunderstorms to the tri-state area. This video was taken at Stratford Point, a peninsula that stretches far into Long Island Sound and harbors migratory insects and birds throughout the year. These Swamp Darners (Epiaeschna heros) and Common Green Darners (Anax junius) suddenly swarmed the site, seeking refuge from the rain and storms in this corner of the building and covered porch. Some literally flew into me while I filmed. This behavior has been...
Read MoreThanks Banff Sponsors!
Our sincere thanks to our local sponsors, Gary N. Johnson Insurance Agency and Chautauqua Patrons Insurance Company, for their support of the 2015 Jamestown Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour presented by the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History. This always exciting evening is this Wednesday, April 8, 2015 from 7:00pm – 11:00pm at the Reg Lenna Center For The Arts, 116 East Third Street, Jamestown, NY 14701. Get your tickets here!
Read MoreNorthern Flickers
Earlier this week we were looking for a Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) photo because, as you have likely seen, over 99% of the content we use we make ourselves. This is something we take pride in at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History. We write, we photograph, we record, we film, and we create. We do not use outside materials except when there is no other alternative…and then we immediately try to get out and get the missing content ourselves. Twan and I did not have many Northern Flicker pictures, each of us with only one real usable image. They fall into that...
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