Sammy is now a frequent guest on the back porch at a friend’s house.
birds
Crow’s Perch
Homes
I have discovered these almost perfectly round holes in dead trees are the front doors of nests and homes of various birds like flickers and woodpeckers.
Woodpecker at work
A male downy woodpecker gets ready for Spring on a cold Saturday morning.
Seven year dawn
The last day of 2006 dawned like this on the Connecticut coast. This image is the reward for waking up early, for having a steady hand, investing in nice photographic equipment, for parents who worked hard, sacrificed much, watched over you and let you go alone, sometimes at the same time.
Who called this meeting?
On the Connecticut coast last year; this was a post-Sandy day along a damaged shore. Perhaps this is what this group was discussing?
Robins in a wreath
Three baby robins call out for Mom from their fancy nest in Amherst, NH.
Single file on a vernal pool
On a small vernal pool that dries out by late summer during drought years, a small group of ducks call home (from 2007).
from the archive 2007
Fleet on the move
john's f-stop 
