It is that time of year when Great Horned Owlets are beginning to branch and fledge from their nest under the watchful eyes of the Mom...

Recently, Newton, Chelsea, Falmouth, Wareham, Mashpee, Nantucket, and Plymouth have banned the sale of those small popular bottles of...

What a pleasure to watch this beautiful mother fox take care of her litter by nursing, providing food (a rabbit and a squirrel although...

It was an absolute pleasure watching these Eastern Screech owls as they shared their roosting spot. From their size and behavior, I am...

A frequent birding friend, Carol M., and I decided to meet up at Horn Pond in Woburn, MA on Pi day to see if we could get some good shots...

I couldn't resist one more visit to Cumberland Farms IBA with Melinda P. to see the Short-eared Owls before they started their trek back...

My ebird alert had reported a rare Barrow's Goldeneye in a very nearby location in Mansfield, MA and, as it was only 15 minutes away, I...

On a recent trip to Costa Rica, I saw over 200 different species, quite an amazing feat in such a short time in such a beautiful country....

How do you pick the best of the best on a dream vacation taken with your husband in the land of Pura Vida, Costa Rica? We had such an...

The birding tour that Jose and I took with Costa Rica Focus was called, "Tracking the Trogons" and track them we did! We were able to...

Living in Massachusetts, I get to see one species of hummingbird during the spring and summer, the Ruby-throated Hummingbird. While I...

I remember the first time that I ever heard the "rattle" of a Belted Kingfisher as it perched above the water, and I have been hooked...

Jose and I took an amazing trip to Costa Rica on 1/9 for ten days of intensive birding with Costa Rica Focus which entailed walking up to...

I have assembled a collage of some of my favorite photos for 2023 and, in spite of the fact that I love photographing owls, raptors, and...

The end of 2023 was filled with excursions to photograph Short-eared Owls in the late afternoon sun. These beautiful owls are my...

It is that time of year when Eastern Screech Owls hop from hole to hole. They are not establishing territories, finding a mate, or...

Fall Duck migration is a new birding opportunity for me as I always see late October and November as a dead time while I await other...

I have certain locations that I check on ebird to see what my fellow birders and photographers have seen and Broad Meadow and...

A day after seeing the beautiful Hudsonian Godwit, another lifer turned up, the Northern Wheatear! This little bird, however, was...

September is a great time to see unusual birds that are moving through on their way from their northern Arctic breeding grounds to their...