Farewell to March

Sunset on the last day of March in a vineyard flooded by snow melt.

Spring Thaw

Horned Grebe

Black-Crowned Night-Heron

Killdeer

Not looking very happy with fresh snow on the ground.

Spring Snow

Great Blue Heron weathering a spring snowfall...

as Tundra Swans migrate through the sky overhead.

American Wigeon

Hairy Woodpecker

Distinctly different from the smaller, more common Downy Woodpecker when you note the much longer beak.

Equinox Sunset

On this most auspicious day of the Vernal Equinox, a Solar Eclipse and a New Moon...

The season of life and light is here.  Happy Spring!

Sandhill Crane

An uncommon visitor migrating through the area.

Spring Migration is on!

An American Pipit on the way to its breeding grounds on the Arctic tundra.  We see them in western New York only during the spring and fall migration seasons.

Eastern Bluebird

Horned Lark

Female above and male below.

Full Worm Moon

Long-tailed Duck

Red-breasted Merganser

Niagara Falls State Park

Trees frosted by the mist from Niagara Falls looked spectacular today against a clear blue sky.

Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker eating berries from staghorn sumac which is an exotic looking small tree that is a member of the cashew family.  The berries from this noble plant sustain the lives of many birds and wild animals in late winter.

White-winged Scoters

White-winged Scoters are ocean ducks that can be found on the Great Lakes and Niagara River in winter and during migration season.

Bald Eagles

Bald Eagles fishing in the Dunkirk Harbor during a heavy snowfall.