Butterflies from the garden...

Butterflies continue to show up, though the numbers are sparse. New visitors include a couple of skippers; I have tried my best to get the ...

Wordless Wednesday Black-crowned Night-Heron...

20 species of shorebirds…

Another long day of birding out East in Suffolk County turned in an impressive number of shorebirds, with our last tally showing 20 differen...

From the Backyard - Wordless Wednesday...

A day of birding in Long Island NY turns into a Tern fest…

I called Cory Finger of 10000birds , on Friday and asked him if he was interested in making a trip to Cupsogue in West Hampton Long Island, ...

The watch is on at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Queens NY…

Take a look and see if you can identify the shorebirds in this picture. Click on the image to enlarge it, if you need a closer look. With S...

July butterflies from the garden...

With the recent few days of warm weather I kept an eye out for butterflies and I was able to get some photos of about 5 different species. ...