Tree Swallow
This busy nesting Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) may have been hunting for insects while perched at the top of the pole of its box, but it almost looked for a moment to be staring towards the sun in silent contemplation. Just something to think about for your Monday morning – and I hope you get to spend at least some of your day outdoors basking in the sunshine. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreNonstop Song
How do Song Sparrows even have time to breed and raise young? All they do is sing, sing, and sing…
Read MoreYellow Warbler
This male Yellow Warbler was more engrossed in feeding and foraging than singing and calling on a recent cloudy May day, with many, many others of the species migrating through the area. Will this guy be a resident or is he a migrant, too? I’m leaning towards the latter with how little he spoke. Even when the weather is drab, gray and dreary these little beacons of light shine out among the growing leaves. Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreCape May Warbler
This male Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) is hidden in the very tops of this oak tree, its bright and vibrant yellow, orange and brown shades somehow camouflaged in the growing leaves and glowing sunlight. The easiest way to “spot” this bird was to hear its voice, but even the song of the species is a high-pitched, thin and quick little tune. These record photos are actually past record shots of a bird that I heard moments after waking up, with it in the always helpful oak outside my window. Being half awake I was not fully processing what I was hearing among a chorus of...
Read MoreMaple Leaves Emerging
These maple tree leaves are about to pop…here we go, spring is on the way, and for real. No more snow for us! Right? Um, right! It’s only May…
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