Egrets at the Wetlands Institute, NJ

From my New Jersery Trip. This is at the Wetlands Institute. Lots of Egrets this year.

A Snowy Egret with his "yellow galoshes".

Birding: American Oystercatchers

Just got back from my week at the beach. We saw a lot more American Oystercatchers this year. Now I know where to look for them. Here are a couple of them at a tidal pool. They really stand out in the mixed flocks of shorebirds.

American Oystercatchers
Stone Harbor, NJ

March Birdwatching

The foggy morning and nice weather motivated me to go out birdwatching yesterday. A good couple of hours. Downy, Hairy, and Red-bellied Woodpeckers. A Hooded Merganser on the pond, Bluebirds, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Red-shouldered Hawks, and a lot of other neat stuff.

A Red-bellied Woodpecker working on a hole.

Lots of Painted Turtles

Hooded Merganser, my favorite duck. Unfortunately he never got close enough to get a decent picture. I would love to paint one sometime if i ever get some decent reference shots. They are so beautiful.

Razorbill egg painting

Working on a new landscape painting today. Hurricane Irene has passed. We didn't get much except some wind and steady rain all night. Still a little windy and wet outside.

This is a watercolor I did the other day of a Razorbill Egg. A seabird related to the extinct Great Auk. I like painting from life as much as possible, but this was done from photos I took at Matinicus Rock.


And a somewhat blurry photo of a Razorbill we saw at Egg Rock.

Puffin watching

On my first boat trip out to see the puffins, I was told to look for "flying footballs" to spot them. Sure enough when we pulled up to the island little football birds started flying past. Chunky and cute little guys.

Maine Trip - Wildlife and sea birds

Saw a lot of great wildlife in Maine. Which included Puffins of course.


We visited 3 islands where they nest. The pictures above were taken on Matinicus Rock where I got to go ashore for a bit. This day we spent 8 hours on ferries and a lobster boat - a very fun adventure.


Also saw a lot of other cool seabirds, including this Murre (below).

Other fun wildlife included Seals, Minks, Loons, Eagles, Razorbills, Petrels, Cormorants, and Eiders.


Arctic Terns nesting on Matinicus Rock. Below is the baby tern i got to hold.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

New linocut. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

This is one of the reference photos I took. It's feeding holes look like someone fired a mini cartoon machine gun into the tree.

Weekly Wildlife Photos

Some shorebirds for this weeks wildlife picks.

Oyster Catcher by Winnu. Some of the most amazing bird photos I've seen. A must see.

Piping Plover Chick by William Dalton. Wonderful collection of wildlife and outdoor photos.

Black Skimmers by Brett NJ. Really nice collection of New Jersey wildlife.

Weekly Wildlife Photos

A great shot of a hare in action from Chris Sharratt

A beautiful red fox from rroby

A Red Squirrel. Some great photos of British Wildlife by GZA1970

Weekly Wildlife Photos

Been stuck inside. Itching to go on an adventure.

Here is the first of a weekly feature that will showcase great wildlife photography on Flikr. Enjoy.

Great Grey Owl.
Harold Stiver has a great photostream of birds and landscapes.

Bobcat kitten
A lot of great nature and Bobcat images in Bocriss' photostream.

A really nice Great Horned Owl
from Raymond Lee Photography