Diamondback Terrapin
Here’s a belated post for #worldturtleday yesterday and one of Twan’s favorites – a baby Diamondback Terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin) photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project.
Read MoreRose-breasted Grosbeak
This male Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) was a thrilling find for RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser’s next shoot in the Audubon series. He says he always loves their red bibs shining through the forest canopy at this time of year. For many that have the good fortune of attracting them to their feeders at home, their return signals the beginning of spring. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Connecticut while on assignment for The Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
Read MoreCommon Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
Some of our more common breeding songbirds have returned to the Northeast and are already setting up territories. The Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) is one such species, and RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser captured the character of an adult male in this wonderful piece for his Audubon series. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Connecticut while on assignment for The Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
Read MoreHairy Woodpecker
Here’s the next of the “John James Audubon” series of Meet Your Neighbours shots by RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser – the Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus). The less common of our backyard black and white woodpeckers, the Hairy Woodpecker is often more elusive despite it being larger than our Downy Woodpecker. They have a larger bill, sometimes described as thorn-like, and feature all white outer rectrices unlike the black barred of the Downys. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Connecticut while on assignment for The Roger Tory...
Read MoreAmerican Goldfinches
RTPI Affiliate Sean Graesser wanted to try something new with his Meet Your Neighbours bird photos, attempting to give them a little bit more of a John James Audubon feel with the modern twist of living birds and of course, photography. Here is a compilation of a few American Goldfinches (Spinus tristis) with their beautiful yellow plumage representing as the ever-present warm sign of spring. Photographed for the Meet Your Neighbours global biodiversity project in Connecticut while on assignment for The Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History.
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