Before today, all of my avian sunning photos were taken at one location: my backyard and deck. Sometimes I get the feeling that there's something about me that encourages birds to relax and take it easy, as these new photos of birds sunning themselves demonstrate: These birds engaged in sunning behavior at Webb State [...]
The "other" Birding Hot Spot Growing up in the suburbs of Boston in the 70’s I had a passion for learning about the natural world, discovering the unexpected. and sharing my enthusiasm for nature with others. With the help of books, magazines and TV, I pictured myself in The Galapagos and the Amazon as [...]
For the uninitiated, bird watching may seem like a passive, peculiar and maybe silly activity, but it's a pursuit that has a lot in common with a treasure hunt, or "seek and find" games. It combines patience with the kind of passion and perseverance usually reserved for treasure hunters or The Discovery Channel's new stars: [...]
In an effort to publicize my photography, I'll occasionally create a "direct email" piece and send it to prospects and targets, via AdBase. Here's the first one for 2011
For the un-initiated, "bird watching" conjures up visions of mature ladies with ill-fitting floppy hats and "sensible" shoes, holding opera glasses up to their faces while whistling at what may be actual birds somewhere in that tree. Although that breed of veteran bird watcher does exist, an influx of tech-savvy, energetic and passionate "birders" has [...]
