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Red-tailed hawk in flight
March 30, 2023 - Hello everyone! I know it's been a few weeks since I've last posted and I'm so sorry for the delay. Life has been busy!...
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Loon with chicks
January 13, 2023 - Yay, it's Friday and the weekend is here. It's time to relax and unwind before starting it all over again next week.
Th...
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Juvenile yellow-crowned Night-Heron
January 07, 2023 - I'm just loving this lazy Saturday morning after working all week. It's overcast, drizzly, and cold here in the Northeas...
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Tricolored Heron on the move
January 05, 2023 - Hey everyone! How is your week going? Mine is good, it's going fast. Things have started to pick up at work and I'm gett...
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Happy New Year
January 01, 2023 - Hello, Hello, Hello!
Happy New Year to you all!
It's been several years since I've blogged and I've wanted to get back...
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Portrait of a Puffin
June 25, 2019 - Today is my last full day in Maine and my third and final day of doing the Puffin Tour on Machias Seal Island. It's been...
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Peregrine Falcon giving the photographers her fist
March 09, 2019 - What a gorgeous day today was! It was so nice to finally have a day off with blue sky, sunshine, temps in the mid 40's a...
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Stalking my bird feeders
January 21, 2019 - On Saturday night we had our first storm of the year. The expectation was 7-10 inches of snow, instead we had roughly 4...
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Goodbye 2018
December 31, 2018 - Wow, it's hard to believe that today is the last day of 2018! It's been a busy year full of activities and making memori...
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My first Loon photo
July 01, 2018 - I knew today was going to be a super hot day, so I headed out early to kayak. My goal was to find a mama loon with babie...
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Happy Flappy - Female Wood Duck
March 31, 2018 - I woke up super early today so I could meet up with some friends at Downing Park in Newburgh, NY. My first stop along th...
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Short-eared owl in flight
March 11, 2018 - I woke up to a beautiful morning with the sun shining and the most beautiful blue sky. I planned to spend the entire day...
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Day out on the CT Shore
January 14, 2018 - My plans for today were to head out to the Connecticut shore, but I started the day unsure if I would be able to do so a...
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Bitter Cold Day
January 05, 2018 - It was a short, 4 day work week, but it seemed much longer due to me being sick and the seriously cold spell we've been...
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Possibly an American Racing Pigeon
November 02, 2017 - Over the past two weeks I've noticed this beautiful bird in my neighborhood that reminds me of the cross between a pigeo...
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Birthday celebration with Peregrine Falcons
October 15, 2017 - It's a birthday tradition that I go to New Jersey with my friend Bob to photograph raptors and so I picked Bob up at 8am...
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Osprey kid out and about
August 05, 2017 - I was first awakened at 5:55 this morning by some seriously heavy rain that startled me out of my deep sleep as it began...
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Osprey kid on the rocks
July 30, 2017 - Once again, the boyz and I woke up to a cold camper in the upper 50's. We got up late, but got moving a little quicker t...
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Osprey kid fledged
July 29, 2017 - The boyz and I woke a little late this morning and we weren't too anxious to get out of our comfy bed as it was only 59...
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Juvenile Caspian Tern on Lake Champlain
July 16, 2017 - Today was a gorgeous day in Ticonderoga, NY. Sunny with a high of 82!
My buddy, Justin, and I went kayaking on LaChute...
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Papa Osprey delivers a Fish
June 24, 2017 - This morning started out gloomy, overcast and raining, but that didn't last long. By 10:00 the sun was shining and the s...
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Why did the chicken cross the road?
June 21, 2017 - The weather today was absolutely gorgeous and I had my nose buried deep in work trying to get done to meet a big deadlin...
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Portrait of a Great Blue Heron
June 11, 2017 - Oh boy is it a scorcher out there today! I left my house at 8:00 this morning and was back by 1:30 because the sun and h...
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The Osprey Switch
June 01, 2017 - I've been on vacation all week and the weather has been rather yucky with lots of overcast, rain and horrible thundersto...
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Portrait of a Barred Owl
May 21, 2017 - Happy Sunday everyone! I hope your day has been as good as mine! I made a few stops today and got to see lots of birds....
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The beauty of a Great Egret
May 20, 2017 - Weekends are always the best because I can get out with my camera and photograph wildlife.
This morning was drizzly and...
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Barn Swallows make an appearance
May 18, 2017 - Work was hectic today with a bunch of meetings and trying to tie up loose end for my big deadline that is quickly approa...
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Immature Great Horned Owl
May 10, 2017 - Happy Hump Day! The work week is almost over for me as I'm taking a long weekend to go open camp!
Today was another won...
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Mockingbird on a Tombstone
May 01, 2017 - Happy Monday and Hello May!
My day started far earlier than I ever would have expected. At roughly 2:50 this morning I...
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Gray Morph Screech Owl
April 16, 2017 - Happy Easter to all my family, friends and blog followers! I hope you all had a wonderful day! My day was fantastic as I...
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Barred Owl showing off the Talons
April 15, 2017 - Today was another beautiful spring day in the Hudson Valley. I was up before 8am and out of the house by 9. I had a full...
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Bald Eagle passing by
April 11, 2017 - I'm absolutely loving these longer days and the nice weather that comes along with it. Although, I have to admit that I...
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Educational Barn Owl and other Raptors
April 02, 2017 - Today was a beautiful spring day. Lots of warm sunshine and temps that hit 60 degrees. Such a great change after all the...
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Bald Eagle with an air freshener for the nest
March 17, 2017 - Wow, I think I'm still shocked by the events of today as the entire day went completely different than planned. Not even...
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Robin with a Worm
March 12, 2017 - It was another cold and windy day in NY and I spent roughly 6 hours of it out hoping to see bald eagles. Temps stayed in...
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Woodpecker during a snow storm
March 10, 2017 - I woke this morning to an empty bed (no dogs) and to find the snow falling outside. It was really pretty as it was stick...
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Peregrine Falcon putting on a show
February 27, 2017 - I had a management directed day off today and I used it to go to Alpine, NJ with my friend, Bob. It's a bit of a drive,...
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Forever in our Hearts, N42
February 24, 2017 - For the past four years I've been watching, observing and photographing a beautiful pair of bald eagles in The Hudson Va...
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The Bald Eagle Couple
February 19, 2017 - My weekend with my cute little niece ended at noon today when I returned her to her dad. We had a really good time and I...
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Immature Bald Eagle in flight
February 18, 2017 - Last night I picked up my niece, Emily, who has been staying with me for the weekend. We've been having such a fantastic...
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February 10, 2017
February 10, 2017 - My day started at 5:30am when the alarm went off and I nearly jumped out of my skin as I was out like a light. I hit the...
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February 9, 2017
February 09, 2017 - Today was my second full day in Florida and I had so much fun. I got up early and headed out to Honeymoon Island State P...
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February 4, 2017
February 04, 2017 - For the past few days, my buddy, Justin, and I have been excited for the expected sunshine for today and we discussed go...
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January 15, 2017
January 15, 2017 - All winter I've been dealing with beautiful, sunny days during the week while I've been stuck at work and weekends full...
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January 13, 2017
January 13, 2017 - Happy New Year to all my blog followers!
The new year has started off very slowly for opportunities to photograph wildl...
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December 17, 2016
December 17, 2016 - YAY! We finally got a few inches of snow. We never got this much last year, so I'm pretty excited to see it in all its b...
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December 16, 2016
December 16, 2016 - It's been two whole weeks since I've been out with my camera and when I saw the crumby weather expected for the weekend,...
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December 4, 2016
December 04, 2016 - My past few weekends have been extremely busy with very long days, so today I decided to sleep in and get a late start o...
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November 21, 2016
November 21, 2016 - Today was our fifth and final day at the Conowingo Dam. Somehow, Bob and I were the first photographer's on location and...
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November 20, 2016
November 20, 2016 - Today was day 4 at the dam and it was extremely brutal with heavy winds and wind gusts up to 50 mph. It was really cloud...
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November 19, 2016
November 19, 2016 - Day 3 at the Conowingo Dam was absolutely AMAZING!!!!! I'm in shock that we've had two full days of non-stop activity. T...
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November 18, 2016
November 18, 2016 - Today was day 2 at the Conowingo Dam and it was absolutely FANTASTIC!
I got up at 4:45 this morning and was out the doo...
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November 17, 2016
November 17, 2016 - It's that time of year, my annual trip with friends to the Conowingo Dam. YAY
I woke at 3:40 this morning and was out t...
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November 13, 2016
November 13, 2016 - It's unbelievable how quickly weekends go by. I took Friday off due to it being Veteran's Day and even with that extra d...
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November 11, 2016
November 11, 2016 - Over the years I've always worked on Veteran's Day, but today I thought I would take the day off. I spent the day reflec...
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September 11, 2016
September 11, 2016 - Today was officially my last day of vacation and it was a fantastic day! The boyz and I got up surprisingly early, much...
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September 5, 2016
September 05, 2016 - Late summer days are amazing! The mornings start off cool, then the afternoons get warm, with a nice cool evening. The b...
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September 2, 2016
September 02, 2016 - It's official, my vacation week started at noon today! HOORAY
Usually, I would go and check on my favorite Osprey famil...
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August 29, 2016
August 29, 2016 - As the days are getting shorter all I can think is that I need to take advantage of getting out after work before that i...
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August 21, 2016
August 21, 2016 - Today was another wonderful day out with my camera. Since I had so much fun yesterday with the green heron and mute swan...
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August 20, 2016
August 20, 2016 - As always, today was a fantastic day out with my camera and lenses! I began the day by stopping at historic sites and en...
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July 17, 2016
July 17, 2016 - This morning I woke up and thought it would be a great day to go check on my favorite Osprey family. What a fantastic id...
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June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016 - My last blog was of a Mallard Duckling, and in that blog I mentioned two things... The first thing I mention was that li...
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June 23, 2016
June 23, 2016 - Life has been crazy busy and so I haven't had a chance to post any blogs in a long while. In fact, for the past 3 months...
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May 20, 2016
May 20, 2016 - I spent the past week up at camp, getting things opened up and set up. I worked with the chipmunks I feed and was lucky...
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May 9, 2016
May 09, 2016 - We've had rain for over a week here in New York and that puts a real damper on things for someone who enjoys wildlife ph...
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May 6, 2016
May 06, 2016 - The weather this past week has been really crappy.... incredibly rainy and gloomy. In fact, I think it rained several da...
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April 30, 2016
April 30, 2016 - I left my house early today to go spend some time with my favorite eagle family. It started out as a beautiful day with...
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April 27, 2016
April 27, 2016 - Today was such a fantastic day! Lots of sunshine, warmth, and a new Mini Countryman to get around in. Between the fantas...
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March 28, 2016
March 28, 2016 - Like always, I'm a bit behind on photo's and am trying to play catch up.
Roughly a week ago I went out to play with my...
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February 28, 2016
February 28, 2016 - I knew today was going to be a gorgeous February day with lots of sunshine and temps reaching a high of 60, so I planned...
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February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016 - I took yesterday off as a management directed day off for celebrating my 13th anniversary with IBM. It was a cool, yet s...
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February 6, 2016
February 06, 2016 - I had an absolutely fantastic day out today watching and photographing bald eagles.
At my first location I saw one bald...
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January 21, 2016
January 21, 2016 - I generally spend every weekend out and about looking for wildlife to photograph. Mostly I look for birds of prey (eagle...
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December 22, 2015
December 22, 2015 - It has been an extremely busy and fun year. So busy that I haven't had the time to blog like I hoped I would. Although I...
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August 2, 2015
August 02, 2015 - Hello everyone! How are you all?
Sadly, this is only my second blog post for 2015 and I do need to improve on my bloggi...
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March 29, 2015
March 29, 2015 - Hello everyone! I know it has been forever since I've posted. Heck, I think this might be the first post of 2015. Appare...
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November 10, 2014 - Day 73
November 16, 2014 - EXTRA, EXTRA, Read all about it!!!
I've written and illustrated a children's picture book about Bald Eagles!
The expec...
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November 9, 2014 - Day 72
November 09, 2014 - Wow, this has been an incredibly awesome weekend. I've been in Maryland since Friday with a bunch of my eagle photograph...
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July 17, 2014 - Day 64
July 17, 2014 - Today was an interesting day on so many levels. On the plus side, the weather was wonderful and I got to see my two favo...
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July 9, 2014 - Day 60
July 09, 2014 - My day at the office was extremely busy between juggling meetings and trying to get work done, it felt insane. The furth...
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July 8, 2014 - Day 59
July 08, 2014 - My vacation was awesome and I'm not back home. Naturally, I couldn't resist heading over to see my favorite young bald e...
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July 2, 2014 - Day 56
July 02, 2014 - I'm half way through my vacation week and so far everything has been pretty awesome. On Monday I kayaked into Lake Champ...
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June 1, 2014 - Day 47
June 01, 2014 - Today I attended the "Birds of Prey" event at the Green Chimney's School in Brewster, NY. It was an incredibly spectacul...
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May 21, 2014 - Day 42
May 21, 2014 - Wow, work is insanely busy! There is so much to get done and not nearly enough time to get it all done. By lunch time I...
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May 20, 2014 - Day 41
May 20, 2014 - My last weekend was spent away at camp, getting things open up for the season. I was hoping to get some pics and post ov...
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May 12, 2014 - Day 40
May 12, 2014 - The countdown is on as we are quickly approaching the opening of camp. Only two more working days, then I will be headin...
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May 11, 2014 - Day 39
May 11, 2014 - Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there!
Today was a beautiful and sunny day. I started it off by taking care of...
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April 25, 2014 - Day 36
April 25, 2014 - Wow, this week has been insanely busy and I am now exhausted. In addition to all my usual weekly activities, I volunteer...
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April 6, 2014 - Day 33
April 06, 2014 - Wow, today was a beautiful spring day. I put my boys out and could here the beautiful sounds of birds chirping. Finally,...
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April 5, 2014 - Day 32
April 05, 2014 - Oh my, today has been a really busy and fun day. Full of photography and hanging out with friends. I began my day hangin...
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April 3, 2014 - Day 31
April 03, 2014 - Oh my gosh, today was such a beautiful day. I think Spring has finally arrived in the area of Dutchess County, NY. For a...
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March 31, 2014 - Day 29
March 31, 2014 - This Bronchitis has been brutal. I can't believe it has been 12 days and I'm still a bit far from being back to normal....
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March 3, 2014 - Day 18
March 03, 2014 - I would like to begin my blog by giving birthday shout outs to my sister, Tina and my nephew, Branden! Happy Birthday to...
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February 18, 2014 - Day 13
February 18, 2014 - Another inch of snow fell today. I'm so thankful it was only an inch.:-)
The good thing about the snow is that the bird...
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February 13, 2014 - Day 11
February 13, 2014 - Snow, Snow, and more Snow! I can't believe how much snow we've gotten and the fact that they are still calling for anoth...
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July 19, 2013 - Day 19
July 19, 2013 - Oh my, it's HOT, HOT, HOT today! The temp is currently 90 degrees with a heat index of 96. It's far too hot to do anythi...
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