Northern Pintails

Spring migration is on!

Northern Harrier

Red-shouldered Hawk

American Kestrel

Merlin

A Merlin (with a white feather) perches on a telephone wire on a bright and cold winter day.

Sliver of a Sunset

At the end of a very dark and snowy day, we had a sliver of a sunset this evening.

Blue Morph Snow Geese

Snow Geese

Overwintering Snow Geese on Lake Erie

Red-headed Woodpecker

Juvenile Great Black-backed Gull

The largest seagull in the world.

Winter Sky Porn

Beavers on Ice...

at sunset.

Icebow

Virginia opossum

Farewell to January

Bald Eagle

American Kestrel

American Kestrel consuming its prey.

Snow Dunes Sunset

Sunset over snow dunes on the beach.

A Blur of Snow Buntings

Think Spring!

The last few days have been totally overcast, frigid and gloomy.  I don't mind the cold, it's the lack of sunshine that makes it tough.  Here is a photo I took last May of a Yellow-throated Warbler.  This might help to create daydreams about sunnier days ahead...

American Tree Sparrow

Wintering American Robin

Lake Effect Snow

A wall of lake effect snow can be seen approaching from the open water of Lake Erie.

White-crowned Sparrows

Unusual winter visitors in Western New York State at this time of the year.

Northern Shrike

Eared Grebe

The Eared Grebe is a western bird not typically found on the Great Lakes.

Gray Squirrel in Hiding

Winter Blues

Happy National Bird Day!

Eastern Bluebird

Tufted Titmouse

Happy New Year!

End of Year Reflections

Life is a reflection of what we allow ourselves to see.

"Yes, the past can hurt.  But the way I see it -- you can either run from it or learn from it." ~ Rafiki  

American Robin

on a dark and rainy winter day...

Merlin

American Kestrel

Solstice Greetings

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Autumn's Last Breath