Roger Tory Peterson on the coast
#ThrowbackThursday to our own Dr. Roger Tory Peterson enjoying what looks to be a beautiful coastal view. I hope you’re also getting to spend the second half of August near the beach or the shore. We’re wrapping up our field season with the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds and saying goodbye to a near record number of juvenile Piping Plovers that we helped successfully fledge in 2014 across Connecticut.
Read MoreRoger Tory Peterson woodpecker plate
Throwback Thursday – Roger Tory Peterson with one of his exquisite woodpecker plates as taken by Noble Proctor. Can you identify the birds? I’ve seen all three! Maybe the last one was not living…you can find the Red-headed Woodpecker uncommonly in a few locations Western New York and the Pileated Woodpecker in areas of sizable mature forests. The Ivory-billed Woodpecker is in RTPI’s collection along with several other now extinct species.
Read MoreRoger Tory Peterson – Galapagos
Here’s a Throwback Thursday photo to Roger Tory Peterson in the Galapagos in 1964 from Ross Kiester. Here’s hoping many of you are getting to relax on the beach and enjoy some birds or will be soon! Our coastal stewardship work continues through August across Connecticut at some of Roger’s favorite locations.
Read MoreRoger Tory Peterson – albatross
On another hot day here’s a Throwback Thursday to a cooler moment with Roger Tory Peterson being reminded how big albatrosses are! Photo by Noble Proctor.
Read MoreRoger Tory Peterson in studio
Throwback Thursday: Roger Tory Peterson in his studio with a lottttt of tanagers by Noble Proctor.
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