Vermont Birder

Early this morning on a dog walk/birding outing, I came across this merganser family out for a cruise. For once, the dog was not moving, the sun was behind me, and there was no foliage in the way...

https://www.vtbirder.com/june-1st-ride-with-mom/

New migrants are arriving daily and the trees are just budding — it’s a great time to get out an check things out. Here are a few recent sightings. Eastern Kingbirds showed up last week, as d...

https://www.vtbirder.com/early-may-birds/

As we walked a couple of miles alongside the reservoir, there was a quite a mix of birds. Here are more — some of the images are poor because of the grey skies. The first was this American Kest...

https://www.vtbirder.com/cherry-hill-part-2/

When I visit my daughter in Massachusetts, I often try to go birding with Ginger at Cherry Hill Reservoir. We spent a few good hours on a chilly morning last Thursday. Here are a few of the water...

https://www.vtbirder.com/cherry-hill-part-1/

I seldom watch birds without our dog, Ginger, along on a leash. It adds a challenge of stabilizing dog and camera when photographing but we often log 15-20 miles a week together. With mud season ...

https://www.vtbirder.com/dog-walk-birds/

We’ve had a long stretch of gray days and with icy trails and muddy back roads, one can long for warmer climes. Then, out on a chilly walk, you get a look at a neat bird, it could be a Chickade...

https://www.vtbirder.com/brightening-a-gray-day/

Life sort of got in the way of blogging but I’ve been back lugging my camera with me the last few days. But first, here’s an iPhone shot – an American Tree Sparrow – through the kitchen w...

https://www.vtbirder.com/december-birds/

After a wonderful trip to Spain with a stopover in Lisbon, we are back in Vermont at the start of stick season. The leaves are gone and many of the birds but many of our favorites are around. Her...

https://www.vtbirder.com/some-october-birds/

On our first trip to Spain in 2018, we discovered this gem of a wetland refuge not far from our lodging in Salobreña. Nestled into an area of apartment and industrial buildings, it is a great ne...

https://www.vtbirder.com/returning-to-charca-de-suarez/

In order to beat the heat of Southern Spain, we get out for walks and birding early. Twice now, we’ve made the half hour walk to the Village of La Caleta, seeing agriculture workers harvesting ...

https://www.vtbirder.com/a-walk-to-la-caleta/