A Woodbury pond evening sky in mid autumn
Woodbury sunset
Power line monitor
Osprey morning
From a couple of Springs ago, an osprey mom is alerted by our approach along the Connecticut coastline
Beaver dam near the beaver bog
The latest project by our local beaver team includes dimension lumber as well as the usual complement of trunks, branches, leaves, and mud.
A Springtime beaver
We have recently found several beaver dams in the backwoods. While we are hoping to get some pictures of the new inhabitants, we have gone back to the archives and found some interesting images from the past (here is an April 2017 snapshot from the far bog).
Beginning colors
The leaves are starting to turn; a full color autumn has been forecast. The longevity and persistence of reds is how I grade the quality of a northern New England foliage season.
Backyard woodpecker
During the last few days, a number of different birds have been prowling around the property. Here is a downy woodpecker that spent several minutes investigating tree branches in the backyard today.
Fall on the deck
An elegant egret overhead
The great egret with a long neck curled into the “sink trap” shape during flight. The feet just hanging back.
Fall harvest on the old dogwood tree
john's f-stop 