Cormorant in the sun
Though this bird belongs to the double-crested cormorant species, the double crests appear only o...
Lotus heron
Heron stood this way — on one leg with wings unfolded outward at the elbows, for about fifteen mi...
mute swan cygnet almost grown
Today, we saw her practice flying for the first time. She never stopped slapping her feet on the ...
black vulture
Five of these vultures took turns taking care of a squirrel carcass at Butternut. They handled th...
osprey
Many more images below... A real treat is to watch the osprey hover like a hummingbird (see the f...
old snapping turtle
We know snapping turtles are part of the pond ecosystem, but we rarely see them. This one, judgin...
Eastern bluebird
Follow the saga of a bluebird who wishes to feed some grub to a potential mate; it doesn't work o...
duck posing up close
This mallard is probably about a year old, still in transition to adult plumage.
duck on the edge
This duck, poised at the edge of the dam, seems to be undergoing the bird equivalent of having hi...
